Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Ahead of his address at the UN General Assembly, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had a telephone talk with Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on the tensions with India over Jammu…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) India stepped up its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan by summoning Islamabad’s envoy here on Wednesday to hand over a list of evidences about his country’s complicity in a cross-border terror…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The government on Wednesday approved the deal with France for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets, sources said. The deal was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security. The sources…
Tura (Meghalaya), Sep 21 (IANS) A Bangladeshi national said to be a close associate of Dristhi Rajkhowa, one of India’s most wanted rebel leaders of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), was arrested on…
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi “to give a fitting reply to Pakistan” for the recent terror strike in Uri. Speaking to media persons,…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met here on Wednesday in the wake of the Uri army camp terror attack that left 18 soldiers dead. The meeting was attended by…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday summoned Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit here following Sunday’s cross-border terror attack on an army base at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir in which…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday admitted that “something must have been wrong” because of which the Uri terror attack took place, and added that if required India is capable…
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Amid escalating tension with India after a deadly terror attack, Pakistan on Wednesday imposed “airspace restrictions” and cancelled all flights to northern areas, including parts of Kashmir under its control. “As…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Protests erupted in North Carolina state of the US after an African-American police officer shot dead a black man while serving a warrant for a different person in Charlotte city. At…
Ankara, Sep 21 (IANS) A man with a knife who allegedly tried to enter the Israeli embassy here on Wednesday was shot in the leg by Turkish security officers, media reported. The attacker was heard…
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Reliance Defence has bagged a Rs 920-crore contract for building 14 fast patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard to primarily assist in anti-smuggling and anti-terrorism activities, sources said on Wednesday….
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi on Wednesday briefed Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, according to official sources. Mehrishi, who visited the state on Tuesday, gave…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) A bill has been introduced in the US Congress describing Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, even as members of the US Congress come down heavily on Sunday’s cross-border terror…
Ankara, Sep 21 (IANS) At least one person was injured in a gun attack on the Israeli embassy in the Turkish capital city on Wednesday, media reported. Haaretz online quoted the Israel Foreign Ministry as…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) The US has said it holds Russia responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday. The White House on Tuesday called it…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Several officers were wounded in the US while trying to disperse a crowd protesting against the police in North Carolina after it fatally shot a black man, authorities said. A large…
By Vishal Gulati Leh, Sep 21 (IANS) Buddhist spiritual leader and active globetrotting environmentalist the Gyalwang Drukpa wants militants to get a fair share of hearing to present their side of the picture. Even as…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday congratulated the scientists and engineers involved in the successful test firing of ‘Barak-8’, a surface-to-air missile. “I extend hearty congratulations to you and all those…
By Abhishek Waghmare With 18 soldiers dying in a pre-dawn terrorist attack in North Kashmirs Uri area on September 18, the armys combat death toll in Jammu and Kashmir is 64 this year (until September…