New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India and Malaysia have agreed to further strengthen bilateral strategic cooperation while continuing with joint anti-terrorism efforts. “We live in times and…
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) A junior commissioned officer of the army was killed on Saturday in an explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said. Police sources here…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Border Security Force personnel on Saturday seized 49 exotic South American parrots from West Bengal’s Nadia district, an official said. Acting on a tip off about bird smuggling, the BSF troopers…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) in India and the UN Women will together organise a two-week training programme for female peacekeepers here from April 3 to 14, said…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) Three soldiers were injured on Saturday in an attack on a convoy, claimed by Hizbul Mujahideen, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district, officials said. The militants fired at the convoy near…
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Saturday did an on-the-spot review of the arrangements made for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on Sunday. The Deputy…
Beijing, April 1 (IANS) China has introduced new restrictions in the far-western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism. The measures, which took effect from Saturday, include prohibiting “abnormally”…
Damascus, April 1 (IANS) At least 2,826 people were killed in Syria in March, a Britain-based war monitoring group reported on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights detailed that the number of last month’s…
Seoul, April 1 (IANS) North Korea claimed on Saturday that the US is putting the peninsula in danger of another war by continuing “madcap” military drills in the region. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)…
Asuncion, April 1 (IANS) Tensions in Paraguay heightened on Saturday after an activist was killed, following a night of rioting during which demonstrators set the Congress building on fire to protest a deal that would…
Bengaluru, April 1 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) posted sales of Rs 17,406 crore in the just-concluded fiscal 2016-17, registering 4 per cent annual growth from Rs 16,736 crore in the previous fiscal, the…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) Two soldiers were injured on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district when militants attacked an army convoy, defence officials said. The militants fired at the convoy near the Jhelum Valley…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) WikiLeaks latest disclosure of CIA cyber-tools reveals a technique used by the agency to hide its digital tracks, potentially blowing the cover on hacking operations aimed at gathering intelligence on foreign…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US intelligence agencies have announced that terror groups have developed innovative ways to plant explosives in electronic devices that can evade some commonly used airport security screening methods, a media report…
Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) Panic gripped Srinagar city on Saturday after gunshots were heard following reports that two militants had entered a hotel building, police said. Shops were shut in Lal Chowk and Maisuma areas,…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India’s three armed services are short of over 9,000 officers and 55,000 personnel in other ranks, Parliament was told on Friday. According to the data tabled in the Lok Sabha…
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) A top Hizbul commander active in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was arrested here on Friday, police sources said. “Amir Wagay, top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit, was arrested with some…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India on Friday accused Pakistan of using social media to incite trouble and mobilise youth to throw stones at security forces during counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. “Social media…
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed and 68 others injured on Friday in a powerful blast outside an Imambargah in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said. The explosion in the crowded Noor…
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) At least two Maoist guerrillas were arrested and two IED bombs were recovered in Jharkhand on Friday, police said. According to police, the two Maoist guerrillas hailed from Tamar village of…