Rome, July 26 (IANS/AKI) Drones will be deployed by Italy’s Coastguard in its search and rescue operations aimed at saving boat migrants’ lives in the Mediterranean, Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said on Thursday. “Thanks to…
Panaji, July 26 (IANS) Goa-based writer Damodar Mauzo has been provided police security following threat to his life in view of revelations made by those arrested in the murder case of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, police…
Srinagar, July 26 (IANS) Militants on Thursday forced entry into the guard post of a former Congress leader in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district and decamped with four rifles, police said. Militants barged into the…
Johannesburg, July 26 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India will work with other member states of the BRICS economic bloc to prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution while reiterating India’s…
Srinagar, July 26 (IANS) The 19th commemoration anniversary of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ was observed by the army on Thursday in Drass town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region, a defence official said. A solemn wreath…
Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who is set to be the new Pakistan Prime Minister, on Thursday said his government would seek good relations with India and would like leaders of the two…
Damascus, July 26 (IANS) The total number of people killed in yesterday’s attacks by the Islamic State terror organization in the Syrian city of Sweida rose to 302 on Thursday, a UK-based war monitor reported….
Srinagar, July 26 (IANS) Four CRPF troopers were injured in a grenade attack by militants on their post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, police said. Militants hurled a grenade at a Central…
Washington, July 26 (IANS) A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the American Congress that seeks to advance the US-India strategic partnership to a new level for collective military planning and maritime security framework, apparently…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Declaring itself an “Indian owned, controlled and domiciled company” digital payments major Paytm on Thursday said it does not share users’ data with any entity and allows no access to…
Ranchi, July 26 (IANS) An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Suryadeo Mahto committed suicide by shooting himself with an AK-47 rifle in Jharkhand’s Garwah district on Thursday morning. According to his colleagues, he was talking to…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 26 (IANS) A man detonated a bomb on a street outside the US Embassy in Beijing on Thursday, rattling the diplomatically sensitive area in the capital. The police identified the…
Kabul, July 26 (IANS) A suicide attack on an Afghan intelligence convoy travelling towards the Afghan capital on Thursday killed at least six people and injured six others, officials said. The attack took place at…
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) An explosive was detonated on a street outside the US Embassy in Beijing on Thursday, close to the main compound, rattling the diplomatically sensitive area in the capital. The blast happened…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to the martyrs of Kargil on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also…
Ankara, July 26 (IANS) Turkish parliament has ratified a new anti-terrorism law proposed by the ruling party, six days after the two-year-long state of emergency ended. The law was backed by lawmakers of the ruling…
Damascus, July 25 (IANS) The Islamic State terror organization killed at least 183 people, both combatants and civilians, in fighting and suicide bombings in southern Syria on Wednesday, a war monitor said in a report….
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) At least 55 people, including 27 army and BSF personnel, have been killed in the first six months of this year in cross-border firing — making it the deadliest in…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the High Court that it will install CCTV cameras in all its police stations in the national capital by mid-October. A division bench of Justice…
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) The Army said on Wednesday it has foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district. Defence sources said alert troops noticed suspicious movement on the…