Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) The Border Security Force on Saturday handed over a 15-year-old boy to Pakistani authorities. The intruder had crossed over to Indian territory by mistake in Punjab’s Abohar sector, an official said….
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday approved the sacking of his Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi due to his alleged role in “leaking” to Dawn newspaper vital information…
Kabul, April 29 (IANS) In his first public appearance after 20 years, former Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Saturday called on the Taliban to lay down their arms and join the peace process. “The war…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus has backed the India-initiated Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) in the UN, a joint statement issued on Saturday following Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades’s…
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Four school children were injured here on Saturday when a low intensity bomb exploded in a government-run middle school, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said four students of…
Kochi, April 29 (IANS) Five days after the Supreme Court ordered the Kerala government to re-instate T.P. Senkumar as the state police chief, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has yet to take action in the matter…
Washington, April 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that with the new ballistic missile trial, the North Korean leader has disrespected China, the media reported. “North Korea disrespected the wishes of China and its…
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Two US soldiers who died this week during an operation targeting Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan may have been killed by friendly fire, the Department of Defence said. The department…
Ottawa, April 29 (IANS) Canada will allow Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania’s citizens to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport, a ministry statement has said. Starting…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 29 (IANS) Hours after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued a grim warning on Friday that “military action” should be considered an option to deter North Korea’s nuclear…
Washington/Seoul, April 29 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday launched a ballistic missile that blew up over land, a spokesman for the US Pacific Command said. The missile didn’t leave North Korean territory, CNN quoted US…
Cairo, April 28 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Friday called for a stop to the financing of groups that promote violence and urged religious leaders to uphold the sanctity of human life. Religious leaders must denounce…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India and Cyprus on Friday signed four agreements, including on air services and merchant shipping and expressed their willingness to cooperate in areas like climate change, tackling international terrorism and…
Thimpu, April 28 (IANS) On a goodwill visit to Bhutan, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat met King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck on Friday and assured him New Delhi’s continued support. The Army chief arrived…
Kinshasa, April 28 (IANS) At least 29 civilians were killed in clashes between Nyatura militia and National Council for Renewal and Democracy (CNRD) fighters in North Kivu province of DR Congo, the police said on…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar on Friday took charge as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), four days after the force lost 25 troopers…
Beijing, April 28 (IANS) China hopes the UN Security Council meeting on the Korean peninsula nuclear issue on Friday will send a positive and balanced message to the world. “If the meeting simply focuses on…
Allahabad, April 28 (IANS) Students indulged in violence and arson on the Allahabad University campus here on Friday evening after a student leader was arrested. As the news of the arrest spread, angry students vandalised…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) A 56-year-old Indian-American man was killed after getting caught in firing at a motel in the US state of Tennessee. Khandu Patel worked as a housekeeper at Americas Best Value Inn…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The CRPF has lost 35 firearms in over 700 attacks by Maoists this year in the country — the biggest loss of weapons in any year since…