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…
Pyongyang, April 18 (IANS) North Korea will continue to test missiles on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis, Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol has said. He said that an “all-out war” would result if the…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Indian Navy has rescued four crew members of a tugboat off the Mumbai coast, after the boat ran aground on rocks during low tide, a statement said. The tugboat Sonika, with…
Sydney, April 18 (IANS) A leading business organisation in Australia warned on Tuesday that the iconic tourism and entertainment precinct, the Sydney Opera House, is at threat of terrorist attack, a media report said. The…
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…