Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) Under a sustained attack from the opposition, top police officials and other quarters over his shielding a certain controversial police officers, Punjab Police chief Suresh Arora on Thursday said that there…
Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers shot dead an intruder from Pakistan along Punjab’s border with Pakistan in the frontier district of Gurdaspur, a BSF spokesman said on Thursday. The incident took…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India and Japan discussed the Indo-Pacific region and maritime security among other issues in the fourth round of the India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue here, the External Affairs Ministry said on…
Kochi, July 19 (IANS) Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra had an on-board briefing on the progress of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) – one of the first aircraft carriers to be designed and built in India,…
Raipur, July 19 (IANS) Eight Maoists, including four women, were gunned down in a gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district early on Thursday, police said. The incident took place around 6.30 a.m….
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) India on Thursday called for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region that should allow use of common spaces on sea and in the air. “The Indo-Pacific must be a…
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, police said. The militant was identified as a Pakistani national. The…
Ottawa, July 19 (IANS) A 27-year-old Indian man has been shot dead in his home in Canada’s Brampton city, police said. Two suspects in the case have surrendered and charged with first-degree murder, while the…
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) At the break of dawn on Thursday, four frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft tore through the skies above Air Force Station Kalaikunda on their way overseas to participate in Exercise Pitch…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan have taken up another mission – to educate and empower locals in Wau Shilluk, a region on the banks of the Nile in the war-torn…
Jaipur, July 19 (IANS) Officer cadre restructuring in the Indian Army, including doing away with the Brigadier’s rank, is under review, a top army officer said here on Thursday. “It is just a thought process…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Modi government is getting ready to capitulate to the demands of the Trump administration while taking a public stand that seems otherwise, the CPI-M has said. “The contradiction between…
Raipur, July 19 (IANS) Eight Maoists, including four women, were gunned down in a shootout with security forces in Chhattisgarhs Bijapur district early on Friday, police said. The incident took place around 6.30 a.m. in…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said the newly launched mobile app through which citizens can apply for a passport was fully secured with advanced security features. She said…
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) A gunfight broke out between hiding militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, police said. Security forces surrounded Batpora area of Kupwara after intelligence reports about…
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) Pakistani Army will have no direct role in the country’s July 25 general elections and will work on the Election Commission’s directives to conduct peaceful polls, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)…
Imphal, July 19 (IANS) An Assam Rifles trooper was seriously wounded when suspected Naga militants from the NSCN(K) ambushed them on Thursday morning at Joupi in Manipur’s Chandel district, police said. Chandel Superintendent of Police…
London/Seoul, July 19 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has not ruled out the possibility of a trilateral summit between the leaders of the two Koreas and the US on the margins of the…
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) Militants fired at a group of policemen in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday but no one was hurt. Police said the incident took place in the by-pass area of…
Kabul, July 19 (IANS) At least 17 insurgents were killed and over a dozen others injured after Afghan security forces repulsed Taliban attacks on security checkpoints in Kunduz province on Thursday, police said. “A big…