Beijing, May 3 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte discussed bilateral ties and regional cooperation in a telephone conversation on Wednesday. Xi said he met Duterte twice last year and…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who also holds the Defence portfolio, has delayed by two days his travel to Japan for the Asian Development Bank’s annual meet starting on Thursday amidst…
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) Odisha will reiterate its demand for additional central forces to tackle Maoists in the eastern state, an official said on Wednesday. “We will seek two more battalions of central forces and…
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police chief Sulkhan Singh in a letter has asked the policemen of the state to improve their style of functioning and look for an image make-over, an official said…
Kabul, May 3 (IANS) At least eight civilians and an attacker were killed here on Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack on a convoy of the NATO mission in Afghanistan. The Interior Ministry confirmed the…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday summoned Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit and conveyed India’s outrage and demanded action from Islamabad over the killing and barbaric mutilation of the bodies…
Kabul, May 3 (IANS) Pakistans spy chief has quietly visited Afghanistan as part of efforts by the two neighbours to reset their ties, a media report said on Wednesday. Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt…
Jammu, May 3 (IANS) A soldier committed suicide near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu region, police said on Wednesday. According to police, an FIR has been lodged into the death…
Kuala Lumpur, May 3 (IANS) Six Islamic State suspects have been arrested in Malaysia for involvement in terrorism related activities, police said on Wednesday. The four men and two women were arrested in a series…
Copenhagen, May 3 (IANS) At least six foreign religious preachers have been banned by Denmark from entering the country. Mohamad al Arefe, Kamal El-Mekki, Bilal Philips, Terry Dale Jones, Salman Bin Fahad Alodah and Mohammad…
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) The body of Border Security Force trooper Ram Sagar, killed by the Pakistani Army in Jammu and Kashmir, was cremated at his native Deoria on Wednesday. Earlier Sagar’s inconsolable and angry…
Canberra, May 3 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will on Wednesday depart for a whirlwind trip to the US and meet President Donald Trump for the first time since he took office in January….
Kabul, May 3 (IANS) At least eight civilians were killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul city on Wednesday that targeted a convoy of foreign troops, the Interior Ministry said. At least 25 persons injured…
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) At least 12 persons were killed and 12 more injured in a railway tunnel blast in China’s Guizhou province, police said on Wednesday. A 14-hour operation in the gas-filled tunnel failed…
Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) The Punjab Police and other security agencies launched a search operation in some areas of Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts in Punjab on Wednesday after four to six suspicious men were sighted…
Jammu, May 3 (IANS) The Pakistani Army again violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, triggering a retaliation from the Indian Army. Defence sources said…
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) Militants attacked a police post in south Kashmir’s Shopian district and decamped with five service rifles of guards posted there. According to a police official, militants on Tuesday night entered into…
Juba, May 3 (IANS) About 80 British troops arrived in South Sudan to provide engineering and medical support to UN mission (UNMISS), media reports said. UNMISS on Tuesday said the British contingent, proudly wearing their…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) BJP ally Shiv Sena and the Congress party on Tuesday attacked the government over mutilation of two soldiers’ bodies by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC), with Uddhav…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 2 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “paying attention” to the India-Pakistan border tension, but UN observers have not received any reports from India about any recent ceasefire violations, Spokesperson…