New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday assured a delegation of fishermen from Tamil Nadu that India will continue to work for the release of all Indian boats and fishermen…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday called for implementation of NATO like numbering of defence equipments in the inventory of Indian armed forces, and highlighted that this will result in…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday reopened its border with Afghanistan after it was shut last month following an attack on a Sufi shrine in Sindh that killed over 70 people. Thousands of individuals…
Tokyo, March 21 (IANS) Japan on Tuesday approved a bill that will, for the first time in the country, penalise criminal conspiracy in order to counter terror threats ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) In a bid to enhance cooperation in countering security challenges, the national security chiefs of the Bimstec countries held their first meeting here on Tuesday. “Strengthening cooperation to counter security…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) For the second consecutive day on Tuesday medical services in 17 government hospitals in Maharashtra, including four in Mumbai, were hit when over 3,000 resident doctors continued their mass Casual Leave…
Washington, March 21 (IANS) Airlines that fly from certain countries in the Middle East and Africa to the US must soon require passengers to check in almost all electronic devices rather than carry them into…
Washington, March 21 (IANS) After the FBI Director James Comey said he had no information to back up a conspiracy theory pushed by US President Donald Trump on Twitter, Trump tweeted again to tease something…
Washington, March 21 (IANS) FBI Director James Comey for the first time has publicly confirmed that his agency is investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign and whether any crimes were committed…
Baghdad, March 21 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 33 others wounded on Monday in a car bomb explosion at a marketplace in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a police source told Xinhua….
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Office on Monday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh to lodge a protest over the death of an elderly woman allegedly due to firing across the Line of…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Major Rohit Suri of the Parachute Regiment was conferred the second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee here on Monday for successfully leading the army team…
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) The BSF has handed over to Pakistan a Pakistani who crossed into India by mistake in the Ferozepur sector, BSF officials said on Monday. The Pakistani, aged around 50 years, was…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh to protest the alleged ceasefire violation on the Line of Control, an official said. “Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan J.P….
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The contracts India signed with Russia for long-term maintenance of the Su-30 MKI fleet increase the serviceability of the frontline fighter jet fleet, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chief T. Suvarna…
London, March 20 (IANS) UK-based retail chain Marks and Spencer on Monday became the latest firm to pull its online advertising from Google platforms over fears it is appearing next to extremist content. It follows…
Agartala, March 20 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has ordered a court of inquiry into the killing of three tribals in firing by its troopers in Tripura last week, officials said here on Monday….
Damascus, March 20 (IANS) At least 47 people were killed in fierce clashes between Syrian security forces and militants in capital Damascus, a war monitor reported on Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)…
Pyongyang, March 20 (IANS) North Korea on Monday denounced the “anti-terror war” by the US as an excuse to intervene in the sovereignty of other countries. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the “anti-terrorism…
Toronto, March 20 (IANS) In the face of a travel ban issued by US President Donald Trump, academics must strengthen, rather than sever, ties to the country, an expert has suggested. Earlier this month, Trump…