By Anjali Ojha Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) “There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old-bold pilots.” Try telling this to 81-year-old Air Vice Marshal Ajit Lamba (retd) and he’ll laugh in your face….
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that he believed in the freedom of expression within the legal ambit. When asked about his opinion on Gurmehar Kaur, Parrikar on the…
Kuala Lumpur, March 2 (IANS) Malaysia will cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced on Thursday, citing security reasons. Ahmad Zahid said the rule would come into effective from…
Seoul, March 2 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday warned that it will respond with “merciless military counter-action” to the annual joint military exercises that South Korea and the US are conducting on the Korean peninsula….
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the defence scientists for successfully testing the interceptor missile and said that it was a proud moment for the entire country. “With this,…
By Arul Louis United Nations, March 2 (IANS) Denouncing Pakistan as the global “epicentre” of terrorism, India has rejected Islamabad’s attempts to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and…
Kuala Lumpur, March 2 (IANS) Malaysia will cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced, citing security reasons. The rule would come into effective from March 6, The Malaysian Star…
Mosul, March 1 (IANS/AKI) The Iraqi Army found two jails run by the Islamic State in the jihadist group’s beleaguered capital, Mosul, one of which contained 20 female prisoners, according to a local report on…
Baghdad, March 1 (IANS) Up to 26,000 civilians fled their homes from the western side of Mosul as fierce clashes continued to dislodge the Islamic State militants from their last major urban stronghold in Iraq,…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) IPS officer D.R. Doley Barman on Wednesday took over as the director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy here. She took the charge at an official function held in the…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd on Wednesday said that they want to become tier one players in the defence sector and want to enter the sector as a strategic player….
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to take “exemplary deterrent action” in cases of offences against women. Baijal’s directions came as he chaired a meeting…
Damascus, March 1 (IANS) The Syrian Army captured the historic citadel of the country’s ancient oasis city of Palmyra on Wednesday, after battles with the Islamic State, a military source told Xinhua. The Syrian Army…
Bogor (Indonesia), March 1 (IANS) The governments of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have pledged to jointly fight radicalism and strengthen cooperation on investment, trade and fishery. Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India on Wednesday successfully test fired the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Missile, the second level of two-tier interceptor missile system that can destroy hostile ballistic missiles. The missile was launched…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The DRDO and Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd (JSHL) on Wednesday inked a licence deal for manufacturing High Nitrogen Steel, which has potential application in armoured vehicles, including infantry combat vehicles,…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to take “exemplary deterrent action” in cases of offences against women. Baijal’s directions came as he chaired a meeting…
Baghdad, March 1 (IANS) Thousands of civilians have been displaced from western Mosul in Iraq as a military operation was on Wednesday being carried out in the city’s more densely populated areas. At least 12,700…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) on Wednesday inked a licence deal for manufacturing High Nitrogen Steel for armour applications. The agreement was…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India on Wednesday successfully tested the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Missile, the second level of the two-tier interceptor missile system that can destroy hostile ballistic missiles. The test took place…