New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that cooperation in the fields of education and research is “one of the most important aspects” of India-Australia ties as the two countries…
Srinagar, April 10 (IANS) Groups of youths stoned security personnel on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag town, two days ahead of a Lok Sabha by-election in the region, officials said. But security forces exercised…
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) With a gradual improvement in the situation in trouble-torn Bhadrak town in Odisha, the administration on Monday relaxed curfew for six hours even as social media platforms remained blocked. The curfew…
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) The Pakistani military on Monday said that Indian “spy” Kulbhushan Jadhav, arrested in Balochistan in March 2016, had been sentenced to death. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said a Field General…
Moscow/Tehran, April 10 (IANS) Russia and Iran have issued a direct warning to US President Donald Trump, saying his missile strike on a Syrian airbase crossed “red lines” and they would respond to any new…
Kathmandu/Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) The family of a retired Pakistan Army officer who went missing in Nepal believes the Indian intelligence may have abducted him, the Pakistani media reported on Monday. The Nepal Police is…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) India and Australia on Monday signed six memorandums of understanding (MoUs), including on cooperation in fighting international terrorism and on civil aviation security, following delegation-level bilateral talks headed by Prime…
Dhaka, April 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s opposition leader Khaleda Zia has called an “emergency meeting” of her BNP party’s policymaking forum over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit and the agreements signed between the two countries….
Beijing, April 10 (IANS) The Beijing government is offering hefty cash rewards of up to 500,000 yuan ($72,460) for information on foreign spies, a media report said on Monday. Residents of the Chinese capital can…
Srinagar, April 10 (IANS) A day after widespread violence left eight people dead during a Lok Sabha by-election, the Kashmir Valley observed a shutdown on Monday in response to a call from separatists. Markets, public…
Pyongyang, April 10 (IANS) North Korea resumed its radio broadcast of encrypted numbers, which is believed to be coded orders to its spies outside of the country, South Korean officials said. “From now on, we…
Srinagar, April 10 (IANS) The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday asked the Election Commission to postpone Anantnag parliamentary constituency bypoll scheduled to be held on April 12, party sources have confirmed. PDP candidate Tassaduq Hussain…
Washington, April 10 (IANS) A US aircraft carrier-led strike group is headed toward the Western Pacific Ocean near the Korean Peninsula, an American defence official said. The move of the Vinson strike group is in…
Srinagar, April 10 (IANS) Four terrorists were killed when security forces foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an official said on Monday. “A major infiltration…
Srinagar, April 10 (IANS) Authorities on Monday made heavy deployment of police and Central Reserve Police Force to maintain law and order as the separatists called protest shutdown affected life across the Kashmir Valley. “Etiquette…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday inaugurated a new portal and mobile application through which people can contribute money to help the families of paramilitary troopers killed in the…
Tehran, April 9 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday said the recent US missile attack on a Syrian air base was a “strategic mistake”. “The Americans’ action is a strategic mistake, as…
Cairo, April 9 (IANS) At least 43 people were killed and 100 injured in two separate bomb attacks carried out by the Islamic State on Coptic churches in Egypt as the Christian faithful observed Palm…
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) At least eight civilians were killed and scores injured in firing by security forces as mobs tried to attack some polling stations in Srinagar parliamentary constituency that on Sunday recorded a…
Mogadishu, April 9 (IANS) At least 10 people, including Somali soldiers, were on Sunday killed in a suicide car bomb attack near the Ministry of Defence in Mogadishu, reportedly targeting the new army chief. Somalia’s…