Srinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) A gunfight erupted between militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday, police said. Following specific information about the presence of militants in Sumlar village, security…
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Amid the raging controversy over the Defence Ministry’s procurement of the Rafale fighter aircraft from French firm Dassault Aviation, a senior Swedish official has said that his…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday demanded Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s resignation accusing her of “misleading” the country after former HAL chief T.S. Raju refuted her claim that the defence undertaking did…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Terming Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the “Rafale Minister”, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded her resignation after former HAL chief T. Suvarna Raju refuted her claims that the state-owned…
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) The number of deaths and attacks attributed to terrorism significantly decreased in 2017, according to a new report by the US State Department. “The total number of terrorist attacks worldwide in…
Riyadh, Sep 20 (IANS) Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Wednesday the interception of a missile shot towards border city Jazan. The coalition spokesperson, Col. Turki Al Maliki, said in a…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednsday told visiting Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to ensure the safety of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the key artery of…
Guwahati, Sep 19 (IANS) Days after the arrest of a Hizbul Mujahideen man from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Assam on Wednesday to grill the seven accomplices…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India has strongly protested the brutal killing of a BSF soldier by Pakistani troopers along the International Border near Jammu on Tuesday. Sources in the security establishments said the killing…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Indian authorities said on Wednesday they have not received any communication from the UAE regarding the extradition order of British national Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India reiterated its commitment and support to Kabul’s efforts towards an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled peace and reconciliation process at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President…
London, Sep 19 (IANS) An Indian-origin family was forced to flee their home in the UK after it was targeted in an arson attack which the police on Wednesday treated as a “hate crime”. Mayour…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Escalating its attack on the Rafale deal, a high-level Congress delegation on Wednesday met Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Rajiv Mehrishi with its demand for a probe into…
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) Constable was arrested on Wednesday in Noida for passing “secret and sensitive” information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, officials said. The arrest was made by…
Jammu, Sep 19 (IANS) Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and a civilian driver were killed on Wednesday in a road accident on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, police said. The driver of a truck on…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee or Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) cannot be set up to go into the 36 Rafale…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Continuing its campaign on Rafale deal, a Congress delegation on Wednesday met the Comptroller and Auditor General seeking an “urgent probe” into the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets by…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A Congress delegation on Wednesday met the Comptroller and Auditor General to seek a probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets by the Narendra Modi government. The delegation…
Pyonyang, Sep 19 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to shut down one of his main missile testing and launch sites, said South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday. Kim agreed to take…
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) The US and its allies are ready to launch a new effort to publicly expose North Korean violations of sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear and missile programs, a media report…