Kottayam (Kerala), Aug 19 (IANS) A rescued Kerala flood victim on Sunday lauded the efforts of the NCC Kottayam unit tweeting: “All the temples, mosques and churches here are drowned in water, but God came…
Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A militant was killed in a gunfight with the Indian Army after an infiltration bid by a group of gunmen was foiled in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday – a…
Jerusalem, Aug 19 (IANS) Israel said on Sunday it has closed its crossing with the Gaza Strip following violence along the fence during the weekend. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in a statement he decided…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A joint “Maitree Exercise” between the Indian Army and the Royal Thai Army, designed to strengthen the partnership between the two forces, ended on Sunday in Thailand, the Defence Ministry…
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) Soldiers shot dead a militant on Sunday near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a Defence Ministry official said. “The militant was killed in Kasturi Naar…
Cairo, Aug 19 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed a new law that tightens controls over the internet. The legislation on “cybercrime” means websites can be blocked in Egypt if deemed to constitute…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) A bomb used by the Saudi-led coalition in a devastating attack on a school bus in Yemen was sold as part of a US State Department-sanctioned arms deal with Saudi Arabia,…
Riyadh, Aug 19 (IANS) The Saudi government on Sunday announced its full readiness for the Hajj season starting on Sunday. More than two million pilgrims will mark the Day of Tarwiyah, the first Hajj ritual,…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US has ended the development fund for Syria, urging “rich countries” to pay instead. In a tweet, Trump said “the US has…
Riyadh, Aug 19 (IANS) The Saudi air forces on Saturday intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias toward the border city of Jazan, the media reported. In the last two weeks, the air forces…
Tehran, Aug 19 (IANS) The Iranian Army has enhanced the range of weapons mounted on its helicopters to elevate their combat power, the media reported on Saturday. The range of helicopter-mounted weapons was upgraded to…
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) A soldier was killed in a landmine explosion on Saturday near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Police said an Army team was…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday said that it will launch a month-long nationwide agitation from next week on what it said was “Rafale scam” of the Modi government and other issues….
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) Three militants were killed on Saturday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir as the Army foiled an infiltration bid, police said. Police said the infiltration bid was…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Electronics and Mechanical Engineers Corps of Indian Army is on a cross-country cycling expedition, during which it will pass through all the states in a span of 120 days,…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday decided to step up its attack over the Rafale deal, terming it a “scam” of the Narendra Modi government and said the party will launch a…
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district resulting in minor injuries to two civilians, police said on Saturday. The Pakistan…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday sent a 240-member fire services team to carry out rescue operations in flood-ravaged Kerala. The team along with 75 power boats was airlifted by the Indian…
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) China’s Defence Ministry said it has lodged a formal protest with Washington over a Pentagon report that claimed the Chinese military was training to carry out strikes against the US. The…
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will travel to Paris next November 11 to commemorate Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I. He said on his…