New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Discussions are on within the Indian Navy over the second aircraft carrier planned to be built in the country and it is likely to approach the government with a proposal…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Indian Naval warships are on a three-day visit to Greece, a Navy statement said on Tuesday. As part of the Indian Navy’s deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Africa’s West…
Brussels, April 18 (IANS) The European Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced the signing of its first ever nuclear safety cooperation project with Iran. The EC will assign 2.5 million euro ($2.66 million) to “enhance the…
Paris, April 18 (IANS) Two men were arrested in Marseille on Tuesday on suspicions of preparing an “imminent, certain” attack in French “in the coming days”, Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said. Police held the two,…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The US on Tuesday reaffirmed that India remained its “major defence partner” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump’s top security aide Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster met to…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Tuesday refused to comment on charges that he was a Khalistan backer and said he was proud to have been born in India….
Canberra, April 18 (IANS) The US on Tuesday deployed 1,250 marines in Australia’s Northern Territory, the sixth contingent of a rotation programme, amid a rise in tensions in the Korean Peninsula. They are “ready to…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The government has extended the ceasefire with two Naga armed groups — National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland NSCN-Nekpao-Kithovi (NSCN-NK) — till April 27,…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday held talks with his Canadian counterpart Harjit Singh Sajjan, discussing bilateral defence and security cooperation issues. Sajjan, who is on a week long visit…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Indian Navy may look for other means to procure submarines if the proposed Strategic Partnership model to select key Indian private players for defence manufacturing projects is not implemented,…
Tehran, April 18 (IANS) Iran is not an aggressive power and the country’s armed forces are for deterrence and not aggression, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday. The President made the remarks on the occasion…
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa on Tuesday rejected allegations that Pakistan has been employing proxies from its soil. “Pakistan itself is victim of state sponsored terrorism, it strongly rejects…
Damascus, April 18 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed in airstrikes in Syria allegedly carried out by the US-led international coalition in areas under the Islamic State (IS) terror organisation’s control in Syria, said…
Canberra, April 18 (IANS) More than 1,000 US Marines on Tuesday arrived in Darwin as part of a rotation of forces to be stationed in northern Australia. The 1,250 troops who arrived in the Northern…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) An alarming spurt in violence in early spring has been marked by attacks on civilians by militants, the army using a civilian as a shield against stone-pelters, the…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The government has extended the ceasefire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) till April 27, 2018, it was announced on Tuesday. The decision was taken during a meeting…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) US National Security Adviser (NSA) Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed issues related to terrorism and Afghanistan. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and…
Imphal, April 18 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be Kuki tribal militants, opened fire at oil tankers on Tuesday morning in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. The attack caused no casualty, the police said. Some trucks and…
By Vikas Datta Title: Playing to the Edge – American Intelligence in the Age of Terror; Author: Michael V. Hayden; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 464; Price: Rs 499 The memoirs of the American intelligence operative who…
Jammu, April 18 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier was killed in accidental firing in the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Tuesday. Earlier, it was reported that the soldier…