Jammu, April 18 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier was killed in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said on Tuesday. The soldier was killed in Mendhar…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Modernisation of defence equipment is the top most priority for the government, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday as he addressed the Army Commanders’ Conference here. The Defence Minister…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) IAF Chief B.S. Dhanoa on Monday visited the Maoist-affected Bastar area in Chhattisgarh and met security force personnel deployed there, an official statement said. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa visited the…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) US National Security Advisor Herbert McMaster on Monday assured Pakistan that the Trump administration is committed to strengthening bilateral relations with the country. McMaster, who arrived here early on Monday, made…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have killed 108 terrorists in a major anti-terror operation launched in February, the military said on Monday. The operation codenamed “Radd-ul-Fasaad,” or “Reject Discord” in English, was launched…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will monitor the filling of vacancies in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Police Departments. A bench of Chief…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned North Korea against testing America’s mettle with its sabre-rattling, saying Washington will defeat any use of military force with an “overwhelming and effective”…
Pyongyang, April 17 (IANS) North Korea’s state-owned airline Air Koryo delayed its flights from Pyongyang to Russia and China without explanation. Foreign journalists were among those stranded in the airport, NK News reported on Monday….
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Monday began his maiden visit to India during which he will meet top Indian leaders, an official statement said. Sajjan will be meeting…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and five others injured in three separate incidents of bomb explosions and firing in Pakistan on Monday, local Urdu media reported. Dawn News said a…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistani military on Monday announced that Ehsanullah Ehsan, former spokesperson of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and senior member of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, had turned himself in to Pakistan’s security agencies. The Director General of…
Srinagar, April 17 (IANS) Internet facilities in the Kashmir Valley were suspended on Monday following the unprecedented protests by students, an official said. “Internet facilities on all appliances have been shut,” the official said, adding…
Kabul, April 17 (IANS) An Afghan Army General was killed and another person injured in an attack in Kunduz province on Monday, authorities said. The commander of Baghlan coordination command General Abdul Hai Atayi, who…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Former National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan on Monday said an exchange of prisoners is possibly the only way to sort out the controversy surrounding alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. “From my point…
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Suspected female militant Naureen Leghari who was arrested in a military operation in Lahore is not associated with any terrorist organisation, her brother claimed on Monday. Naureen’s brother Afzal Leghari told…
London, April 17 (IANS) UK’s Prison Service and police are set to probe drones flying drugs and mobile phones to inmates in England and Wales, the media reported on Monday. The teams will forensically examine…
Jerusalem, April 17 (IANS) Around 1,300 Palestinians in Israeli prisons on Monday started an indefinite hunger strike to demand an improvement in their conditions. Akram Atallah, of the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission of the…
Srinagar, April 17 (IANS) Widespread protests by students in the Kashmir Valley on Monday heightened tensions as dozens of students and policemen were injured in clashes. The students clashed with police in Srinagar, Bandipora, Baramulla,…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas at a moment of heightened tension with Pyongyang amid repeated weapons tests. A few metres…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) Senior defence officials from South Korea, the US and Japan will hold talks on North Korea on Wednesday, Seoul authorities announced on Monday. The regional powers plan to hold the Defence…