Moscow, Sep 19 (IANS) Operations of the Israeli air force are undertaken in violation of Syria’s sovereignty, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone on Tuesday. Putin made the remarks…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Congress leaders will on Wednesday meet the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to seek a probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets by the Narendra Modi…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said there is “no proposal” before her to downsize the Indian Army. Interacting with women journalists at the Indian Women Press Corps here, she…
Jammu, Sep 18 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed on Tuesday in ceasefire violation by Pakistan Rangers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. Police said the Rangers breached the 2003 truce on…
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS) A Russian military aircraft with 15 personnel on board was mistakenly downed by a Syrian missile, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, while blaming a simultaneous Israeli strike as the…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba is visiting Rhode Island from September 18 to 22 for attending the 23rd edition of the International Sea-Power Symposium (ISS) organised by the US…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on October 10 a PIL petition seeking probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault. The bench of Justice Ranjan…
Baghdad, Sep 18 (IANS) At least six police officers were killed on Tuesday and eight were wounded in two bomb attacks in Iraq’s Saladin province, a day after government forces launched an operation against militants…
Kabul, Sep 18 (IANS) Afghanistan’s intelligence agency on Tuesday announced the arrest of 26 alleged members of the Islamic State terror group who were planning attacks in the capital during the upcoming festival of Muharram….
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that Nepal had explained its absence from the recent BIMSTEC military drill and that India had “no reason to disbelieve it”. She stressed…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Rebutting Congress’ charges against the Narendra Modi government over the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held the erstwhile UPA regime responsible for Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) being…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday accorded approval for the procurement of defence equipment worth Rs 9,100 crore, including the latest version of…
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS) The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that a Russian maritime patrol plane with 15 personnel on board was inadvertently shot down by the Syrian regime after it came under attack…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Senior Congress leader A.K. Antony on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “gravely compromising national security and defence preparedness” by reducing to 36 the number of Rafale fighter jets…
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS) A Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board has disappeared from the radar after flying over Syria, Moscow’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. “Connection has been lost with the crew…
Jammu, Sep 18 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday. Defence sources said that the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked…
Srinagar, Sep 18 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was injured on Tuesday when militants attacked the paramilitary forces camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The militants hurled a grenade…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 18 (IANS) India has endorsed a 24-point programme for revitalising the UN peacekeeping operations that is to become the basis of a high-level meeting next week, according to UN…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 18 (IANS) A Nepalese peacekeeper was injured in an attack by a government soldier in South Sudan, according to UN officials. The peacekeeper, who was shot and wounded while…
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS) Russia and Turkey have decided to set up a demilitarized zone between the armed opposition and the government troops in Syria’s Idlib province by October 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin said…