Agartala, March 17 (IANS) Three tribals, including a woman, were killed and two others injured in BSF firing in southern Tripura, an official here said. “BSF troopers were on routine patrol when they spotted a…
Mumbai/New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) After two flights from India went ‘missing’ in international airspace, the DGCA has issued stringent guidelines to ensure cockpit discipline for crew of all airlines in the country, official sources…
Washington, March 17 (IANS) Indian-American Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, on Friday said the Trump administration is taking a new, tougher approach towards China in an effort to deter North Korean…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India and Russia on Friday signed two agreements for long-term support to the Su-30 MKI fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF), which is expected to improve the maintenance and…
Agartala, March 17 (IANS) The Karnataka Anti Terror Squad (ATS) on Friday arrested a suspect here having links with the 2005 terror attack at Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IIS), police said. “The Karnataka ATS…
Riyadh, March 17 (IANS) Iranian pilgrims, after an absence last year during tensions between the regional rivals, will participate in this year’s annual Hajj, Saudi Arabia on Friday said. “The ministry of hajj and the…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India is not happy with the label of world’s biggest importer of arms, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. “India has third-largest armed forces in the world. We are…
London, March 17 (IANS) The White House has apologised to the British government after claiming that a British intelligence agency spied on US President Donald Trump at the behest of his predecessor Barack Obama. US…
Aden, March 17 (IANS) At least 31 Somali refugees, including 12 women, were killed and dozens others were wounded when an Apache helicopter from the Arab coalition fired on their boat near Yemen’s Mandeb Strait….
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Foreign Office on Friday confirmed that a request had been received from India seeking assistance in tracing two clerics who went missing after visiting Lahore’s Data Darbar. Foreign Office…
Seoul, March 17 (IANS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday warned Pyongyang that Washington would consider military action against North Korea if it was provoked. Addressing a joint press conference here with South…
London, March 17 (IANS) Britain’s intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has denied the White House claims that it helped former President Barack Obama “wiretap” Donald Trump during the 2016 US presidential campaign. GCHQ said…
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The US military has said it carried out an airstrike on a meeting of Al Qaeda militants in Syria, killing several suspected terrorists and is investigating reports that dozens of civilians…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) National security is not an issue on which political parties should attack each other, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said in the Lok Sabha on Friday. “National security and national preparedness…
Tokyo, March 17 (IANS) Japan on Friday conducted its first-ever evacuation drill in case of a possible future North Korean missile attack at a time of growing tension following Pyongyang’s last test. The drill took…
Agra, March 17 (IANS) Police on Friday patrolled the Yamuna river bank here and mounted extra vigil after a website threatened to target the Taj Mahal, the 17th century monument of love. An official said…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Two police personnal and six suspected militants from across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border were killed after an assault on a checkpost in Khyber Agency on Friday. Pakistani troops “effectively responded”, resulting in…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that she has spoken to the Pakistani authorities about the two Indian Sufi clerics who went missing in the country. “Indian nationals…
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) A security operation in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district was called off on Friday after militants managed to escape, police said. Forces surrounded Batnoor village late Thursday night following information about the…
Washington, March 17 (IANS) The US intelligence community and defence officials are anticipating that North Korea will soon carry out a new round of testing of its missile and nuclear programme, a media report said…