Kuala lumpur, April 12 (IANS) The cases of a missing pastor and several other nationals have surfaced in Malaysia, the media reported on Wednesday. Pastor Raymond Koh went missing on February 13 when he was…
United Nations, April 12 (IANS) Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at the United Nations on Thursday will focus on the empowerment of the poor and the marginalised using information and communication technologies to achieve the UN’s sustainable…
Berlin, April 12 (IANS) A bomb explosion hit the bus carrying German football team Borussia Dortmund to a Champions League match on Tuesday, the club said in a tweet. Dortmund defender and Spain international Marc…
Ankara, April 11 (IANS/AKI) Nerve agent Sarin was definitely used in a deadly attack on a rebel-held town in northern Syrias Idlib province on April 4, Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag said on Tuesday, as…
Palermo (Italy), April 11 (IANS/AKI) Police evacuated Sicilian capital Palermo’s central station on Tuesday and deployed a bomb squad after a suspect package was discovered at an entrance to the station. Bomb disposal experts carried…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The agreement last month between the Russian manufacturers of Sukhoi-30 aircraft and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for supply of spares does not entail any technology transfer, parliament was told on…
Moscow, April 11 (IANS/AKI) Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed sensationally on Tuesday that “further provocations” by the US are being planned in other locations in Syria including its capital. “We have information that a similar…
Lucca (Italy), April 11 (IANS/AKI) The Group of Seven believes military intervention cannot end Syria’s brutal civil war and that Russia should be involved in a political solution to the conflict, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The Ordnance Factory Board which produced Rs 16,000 crore worth of defence equipment in 2016-17, is looking at a 10-15 per cent growth in the current financial year, an official said…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Indian Navy Chief Sunil Lanba on Tuesday left on a goodwill visit to Malaysia to consolidate and enhance bilateral defence and maritime relations, a defence statement said. During his visit…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) There is a shortage of 7,986 officers in the Indian Army and 1,256 in the Navy till January, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. In a written reply in the…
Jammu, April 11 (IANS) Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday busted a militant hideout in Rajouri district and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. “A cache of weapons and war-like stores was…
Dhaka, April 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday that her India visit was a success and that she had gone to seek friendship, which she got from her neighbour. Answering queries…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Amid the outrage over the death sentence awarded to alleged Indian ‘spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, India on Tuesday warned Pakistan of consequences if it executed him. A defiant Islamabad justified the…
Rome, April 11 (IANS) The G7 group of nations on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement on new sanctions on Russia and Syria over last week’s chemical attack that killed at least 89 people. A…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The BSF has seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of the face value of Rs 6.96 lakh in Rs 2,000 denomination from West Bengal’s Malda district, an official statement said on…
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on Pakistan’s mobile networks, whistleblowing organisation WikiLeaks has tweeted. “Hundreds of NSA cyber weapons variants publicly released including code showing hacking of…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s 268 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 12 months led to nine deaths, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. In a…
Beijing, April 11 (IANS) Enraged Chinese netizens are calling for a boycott of US carrier United Airlines after footage of an Asian passenger being dragged off an “overbooked” flight went viral online. A Sina Weibo…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India supports better international cooperation in cyber security to fight against growing cyber crime and cyber terrorism, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. Attending bilateral meetings in Germany during G20…