Itanagar, Oct 15 (IANS) Congress Lok Sabha member Ninong Ering on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the recent intrusion of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops in the Upper Dibang Valley…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that reduction in inequalities will bring peace and harmony to mankind, which finds itself in a state of violence currently. “We are…
Cologne (Germany), Oct 15 (IANS) The German police on Monday arrested a man after he took a woman hostage at a pharmacy inside Cologne city’s central railway station leading to a lock-down for several hours….
Srinagar, Oct 15 (IANS) Students of the Kashmir University staged a silent march on Monday to show solidarity with Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students facing sedition charges for trying to offer funeral prayers in absentia…
Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) India’s offensive posture and induction of lethal weapons threatens strategic stability in South Asia, Pakistan President Arif Alvi said on Monday. Addressing an international conference here on “Global Non-Proliferation Regime: Challenges…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India and China on Monday launched a joint programme to train Afghan diplomats in pursuance of an understanding between the two countries to undertake joint projects in the war-torn nation….
Srinagar, Oct 15 (IANS) Security forces started a cordon and search operation on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district after presence of militants was suspected, police said. Following a tip off the security forces…
Rabat, Oct 15 (IANS) Nearly two months after Morocco introduced a year-long mandatory military service for those between 19 and 25 years of age, King Mohammed VI reiterated his backing for the decision. Chairing the…
Kabul, Oct 15 (IANS) At least 18 Afghan army soldiers were killed and 10 others kidnapped in attacks carried out by the Taliban militant group against several military checkpoints in the western province of Farah,…
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Sunday that if it continues the violent attacks against Israel, “it will be stopped in a very painful way”. Netanyahu made the remarks…
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) A fruit seller injured in a bomb blast in West Bengal’s Dum Dum area died at a government hospital here on Sunday, police said. “The injured Ajit Halder (38), who had…
Jerusalem, Oct 14 (IANS) Israel’s leading airline El Al warns that all Israeli airlines will stop flying from January 1, 2019 because of security concerns abroad, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The surprising announcement was…
San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) Twitter is reportedly facing an investigation by privacy regulators in Ireland over data collection in its link-shortening system, the media reported. Privacy regulators in Ireland have launched an investigation into…
Jammu, Oct 14 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistan Armies traded fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, defence sources said.. The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian…
Sanaa, Oct 14 (IANS) At least 17 passengers fleeing escalating war in Yemen’s war-torn port city of Hodeidah were killed on Saturday when a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit two buses near a security checkpoint, a…
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) To address operational and administrative issues in the Indian Army, the Army commanders’ conference on Saturday deliberated four major studies to be implemented “progressively in a phased manner”. A statement…
Agartala/Silchar, Oct 13 (IANS) Armed with sophisticated weapons and electronic gadgets, a record number of security personnel would be deployed in Tripura and southern Assam for the five-day Durga Puja festivities beginning on October 15,…
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. One militant identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar from Samboora village…
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) A militant was killed on Saturday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The slain militant was identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar, belonging to…
San Francisco, Oct 13 (IANS) Countering a common argument that strong encryption may come in the way of well-meaning investigation of criminal activities, Apple has stressed that stronger — not weaker — encryption is the…