Canberra, March 15 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said that Tehran’s recent ballistic missile tests were only for self defence and did not violate the historic nuclear deal. Zarif made the…
Seoul, March 15 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday urged North Korea to come to the path of change amid escalating tensions in the Korean peninsula. If Pyongyang continues unreasonable provocations and strong…
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the “main part” of its forces in Syria from Tuesday. He said the Russian intervention had largely achieved its objectives,…
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) The Russian air force deployed in Syria would start withdrawal from Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The Russian president said this on Monday at a meeting with Defence Minister…
Geneva, March 14 (IANS) UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Monday that the intra-Syrian talks aim to reach a “clear roadmap” to resolve the five-year-old crisis. As the first round of…
Ankara, March 14 (IANS) At least 37 people were killed and 125 injured in an explosion that hit Turkey’s capital city of Ankara, the media reported on Monday. A bomb-laden car caused the explosion late…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Airbus Group not just intends to top its target of $2 billion in total procurement from this country over five years by 2020, but also launch a series of…
Dubai, March 14 (IANS) A UAE fighter jet, reported missing earlier on Monday, crashed in Yemen killing both pilots on board, defence officials said. The Riyadh-based command of the Saudi-led Arab coalition against Houthi rebels…
Algiers, March 14 (IANS) Algerian counter-terrorism troops killed a leader of an Islamic State (IS)-linked terror group, a security source said on Monday. Mouloud Dahane, also know as Abu al-Mundir, was killed in Tipaza province…
Athens, March 14 (IANS) At least eight Pakistani refugees on their way from Turkey to Greece were reported missing on Monday after their boat capsized off the Kos island, the media reported. As many as…
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Revised pensions under the ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme have been given to over two lakh defence pensioners along with the…
New Delhi: War veterans return their medals to press for faster implementation of OROP at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Nov 10, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) The State Bank of India…
Madrid, March 14 (IANS) Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst Edward Snowden, known for revealing the extent of surveillance by US intelligence, has said that this form of surveillance is “more aggressive and invasive today…
Bengaluru, March 14 (IANS) The indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) prototype has fired 70mm rockets in weaponised configuration, state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) said on Monday. “The initial rocket firing trials at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan…
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Japan lodged a protest with the US embassy over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by an American Marine at the Okinawa military base, the media reported on Monday. “It…
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) India successfully test-fired an indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I missile from a test range off the Odisha coast on Monday. Capable of hitting a target at a distance of 700 km, the…
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), March 14 (IANS) Brunei and the US are eyeing a state partnership programme (SPP) that would link their militaries and boost security cooperation, the media reported on Monday. Mark Dillon, vice…
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was on Monday reopened for light vehicular traffic after remaining closed for two days due to landslides triggered by incessant rain in Ramban district of the…
Ankara, March 14 (IANS) An explosion hit Turkeys capital Ankara on Sunday killing at least 27 people and injuring 75 others, sources said. Many ambulances were sent to the scene after a bomb-laden car exploded…
Bamako (Mali), March 13 (IANS) Two UN peacekeepers were shot dead and another injured by their Chadian colleague, the UN mission in Mali said on Sunday. Authorities arrested the peacekeeper but the reason behind the…