Category: Security

Ratification of nuclear test ban only ‘matter of time’: Netanyahu

Jerusalem, June 20 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would ratify a treaty banning nuclear…

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UN urges Myanmar to end discrimination against Rohingyas

Nay Pyi Taw, June 20 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday urged the…

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FDI ease for defence welcome, but more must be done: Experts

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Experts on Monday called as a welcome move the union government announcement of 100 per…

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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to peacefully resolve Torkham border issue

Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed to peacefully resolve a border issue that has seen both…

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US apex court turns down challenge to assault weapons ban

Washington, June 20 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to laws in two states…

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Eastern Air Command gets new SASO

Shillong, June 20 (IANS) Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar on Monday took over as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at…

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Rajiv Chowk Metro station to shut till 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The entry and exit gates of Rajiv Chowk Metro station here will remain closed till…

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14 Nepalese killed in Kabul; Taliban, IS stake claim

Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Fourteen Nepalese providing security to the Canadian embassy here were killed when a suicide bomber targeted…

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23 Islamic State militants killed in Syria

Damascus, June 20 (IANS) At least 23 Islamic State militants were killed in an attack by Turkish artillery and US-led…

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Masoom Stanikzai elected as next Afghan spymaster and defence minister

Kabul, June 20 (IANS) The Afghan Wolesi Jirga -- or the lower house of parliament -- on Monday approved Mohammad…

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Man held for entering NSG campus

Gurgaon, June 20 (IANS) A Punjab resident was arrested early on Monday on charge of stealthily entering the National Security…

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Government eases norms for 100 percent FDI in defence

New June 20 (IANS) The liberalised FDI regime announced on Monday permits Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent…

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AgustaWestland case: ED raids in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted raids at 10 places in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad…

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S Korea tightens security of US airbases after IS threats

Seoul, June 20 (IANS) South Korea has strengthened security around US airbases after the country's spy agency reported that the…

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Iran thwarts major terrorist plot

Tehran, June 20 (IANS) Iran has thwarted one of the biggest terrorist plots in Tehran recently, the intelligence ministry said…

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Eight civilians killed in Afghan blast

Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Eight civilians were killed and 30 wounded in a bomb attack in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on…

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New Zealand to extend non-combat deployment in Iraq

Wellington, June 20 (IANS) New Zealand will extend its deployment in Iraq to train Iraqi Security Forces until November 2018…

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Three killed in Mexico clashes between police, teachers

Mexico City, June 20 (IANS) At least three persons were killed in violent clashes between teachers opposing an education overhaul,…

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Japan permanent member of Malabar exercise: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that Japan was now a permanent member…

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Cop dies as gun goes off in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) A police constable died when his gun went off at the office of Telangana Police's anti-terror…

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