Manila, May 8 (IANS) The US and Philippines on Monday began their main annual military exercises with a smaller number of troops than previous years and also limited to anti-terrorist operations and disaster response. The…
Imphal May 8 (IANS) A soldier died while three persons were injured in a powerful blast near the international border in Manipur early on Monday morning, an official said. The deceased, identified as Rifleman Arjun…
Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Kashmir had seen worse days in the past and hoped the situation would improve here soon. Mufti was speaking to the…
Agartala, May 8 (IANS) Police recovered 127 grenades buried underground in northern Tripura, an official said here on Monday. Students while playing near a central school at Gaurnagar late on Sunday found the grenades. They…
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) A leader of Islamic State (IS) terror group in Afghanistan was killed during a joint operation of Afghan and US forces, an official statement has said. The IS Khorasan leader Abdul…
Imphal May 8 (IANS) Several Army personnel were injured early on Monday morning after a powerful bomb exploded near the international border in Manipur, an official said. According to reports, the foreign-made remote-controlled bomb exploded…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, an Indian delegation, including Congress leader Manish Tewari, will be in Tel Aviv for three days to attend conferences on security…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Almost a fortnight after Maoists killed 25 CRPF personnel in an ambush in Chhattisgarh, the Centre will hold a ministerial-level review meeting on Monday to discuss security issues in Maoist-affected…
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday directed all District Magistrates to ensure stoppage of the broadcast of around 30 Pakistani TV channels. A directive issued by the state Home Department…
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Fifty Afghan security personnel were killed and 100 others injured as Pakistani forces retaliated to unprovoked firing in Balochistan’s Chaman area last week, a top official claimed here on Sunday. Major…
Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS) A wild elephant trampled to death two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at their camp near here, said police on Sunday. “The incident occurred in the early hours when the…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Nearly a fortnight after Maoists killed 25 CRPF troopers in Chhattisgarh, the Centre will hold a ministerial-level review meeting on Monday to discuss security issues in Maoist-affected states. Home Minister…
Kasargode (Kerala), May 7 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has begun a probe into pro-Islamic State (IS) messages being circulated on WhatsApp in Kerala, an intelligence officer said here on Sunday. The investigation follows…
Dhaka, May 7 (IANS) At least two militants were killed when Bangladeshi police on Sunday raided a house in Jhenidah district where members of banned militant group were holed up. District police chief Mizanur Rahman…
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) The death toll in an attack in the Kashmir Valley by militants rose to five after an injured civilian succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, a police official said. The Saturday…
Pyongyang, May 7 (IANS) North Korea said that the latest US-South Korean joint military drills were “unprecedentedly hideous and most adventurous ones” in several decades, media reports said. In a military commentary on Saturday, the…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court has sought the central government’s response on a PIL seeking the abolition of the sahayak/buddy system in army which continues despite a parliamentary committee deprecating the practice…
Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) Four people – two civilians and two policemen – were killed and three others injured in a militant attack on a police party clearing traffic in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district…
Bengaluru, May 6 (IANS) Software major Wipro stepped up security at all its offices following an e-mail threat to send a toxic drug to its campus here, the company said on Saturday. “We have augmented…
Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) The management of Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Saturday denied media reports about closure of some of its branches in south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts. Reacting to media reports that…