India dismisses China’s renaming of places
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) India on Thursday dismissed China’s act of giving its own names to six places in Arunachal Pradesh, saying “it doesn’t make illegally held territory legal”. “I can only say that…
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Canada minister at Harmandar Sahib, gets cold shoulder from government
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Thursday paid obeisance at the Harmandar Sahib in Amritsar and visited other places in Punjab, but the Amarinder Singh government cold-shouldered the visiting dignitary….
37 killed in Syria clashes
Damascus, April 20 (IANS) At least 37 people were killed on Thursday in clashes between the Syrian army and rebel and Islamic factions in Syria’s Hama province, a British-based war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory…
Kashmir situation not completely under control: Ahir
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Union Minister Hansraj Ahir on Thursday accepted that the situation in Kashmir is “not completely under control” and assured that the Centre is making all efforts to improve the same….
India makes 15th appeal for consular access to Jadhav
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) India made its 15th appeal to Pakistan for consular access to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, but Islamabad has not responded yet, a top official said on Thursday. Ministry of…
China, Iran to sign contract on heavy water reactor
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) China and Iran will on Sunday sign the first commercial contract to redesign Tehran’s Arak heavy water reactor in Vienna, a Foreign Ministry spokesman has said. China and Iran have reached…
S.Korea completes land provision process for Thaad
Seoul, April 20 (IANS) South Korea and the US completed the regulatory process needed for Seoul’s provision of a base site to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) missile defence system, the Foreign…
Sacked BSF trooper to be honoured by Congress
Bhopal, April 20 (IANS) Sacked Border Security Force trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav — who triggered a political storm when his video clip on alleged substandard food served to BSF men went viral in January –…
Lenders approve CDR exit plan of Reliance Defence
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The consortium of lenders led by IDBI has given its approval to the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) exit plan of Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd (RDEL), a subsidiary of Reliance…
US Navy makes nude photo sharing punishable offence
Washington, April 20 (IANS) The US Navy announced new regulations that make it a punishable offence for sailors and Marines to post nude pictures of service members online without consent. The new regulations announced on…
Duterte plans to arm civilians to fight terrorists
Manila, April 20 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his intention to provide weapons to civilians in Bohol province to fight against terrorists. “I intend to also arm the civilians and I will include the…
Radicals raise Khalistan slogans as Sajjan visits Amritsar
Amritsar, April 20 (IANS) Sikh radicals raised pro-Khalistan slogans and clashed with SGPC task force volunteers outside the Golden Temple complex here in Punjab on Thursday during Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan’s visit. The…
US approves $295mn arms sale to Iraq
Washington, April 20 (IANS) The US State Department has approved arms sales worth $295 million to Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed. According to a statement on Wednesday, the military equipment would include two Peshmerga — military…
UP Police arrests 3 terror suspects
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) Three terror suspects have been arrested in joint raids by Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in coordination with police of five states, officials said on Thursday. “UP ATS conducted joint anti-terror…
US accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’
Washington, April 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has accused Iran of “alarming ongoing provocations” aimed at destabilising the Middle East and undermining America’s interests in the region, a media report said. “An…
Bomb explodes outside Eurobank office in Athens
Athens, April 20 (IANS) A bomb has exploded outside a Eurobank branch in the centre of the Greek capital city here, police has confirmed. There were no casualties, a media report said. The bomb was…
2 dead, over 400 arrested in Venezuelan protests
Caracas, April 20 (IANS) At least two persons have died in the anti-government demonstrations in Venezuela that saw more than 400 people arrested, according to the country’s Criminal Forum. While some 57 persons have been…
Italian mayor wins Unesco Peace Prize
Rome, April 20 (IANS) The Unesco has awarded its Peace Prize to Giuseppina (Giusi) Nicolini, the mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa, for her commitment to saving the lives of migrants and refugees, media…
Hyderabad police gets Golden Peacock award for mobile app
Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) Hyderabad police has been awarded as the winner of ‘Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award’ for 2017 for its mobile App “HYDCOP”, an official statement said. The award was presented at ‘Golden…
Canadian Defence Minister arives in Amritsar
Amritsar, April 19 (IANS) Amidst the controversy over his being labelled as a “Khalistani sympathiser” by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan arrived in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar….