Tropex naval exercise with IAF, Army ends
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A month-long naval exercise put to test the combat readiness of the Navy, the IAF and the Army with over 45 ships and 70 aircraft taking part, it was announced…
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Pakistan Army asks public to report suspicious activity
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Sunday called upon the general public to report “suspicious” militant activity “regarding terrorists” on helplines which were set up in December 2014 following the Army Public School…
Malaysia airport declared safe from toxic nerve agent
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 26 (IANS) Malaysian police on Sunday declared as safe the Kuala Lumpur international airport, where VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader Kim…
PM hails Indian interceptor missile success
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the test of an interceptor missile gives India a “cutting edge competency” in the area of security. Modi said in his radio programme…
‘Indian Army will regain the upper hand against terrorists in J&K’
Rohit Srivastava New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Indian Army has a major challenge in Jammu and Kashmir this year — to bring down its casualties which saw a steep rise last year compared to…
BSF trooper on LoC commits suicide
Jammu, Feb 26 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper on Sunday committed suicide at an outpost on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Police officials identified…
Russia to modernize five military airfields
Moscow, Feb 26 (IANS) Russia will upgrade five military airports in the country’s southwest and the Far East in the coming three years, Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Viktor Bondarev said. “We plan to conduct research…
Navy Chief to visit UAE, Oman
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Sunil Lanba will on Sunday begin a five day official visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, an official release said. “The visit aims to consolidate…
4 terrorists killed, 600 arrested in Pakistan: Army
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) The Pakistan Army said on Saturday that four terrorists have been killed while 600 suspects arrested during the ongoing major anti-terrorism operation. The military announced on Wednesday the start of the…
Syria urges UN to condemn Homs deadly bombings
Damascus, Feb 25 (IANS) The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Saturday urged the UN Security Council to condemn the deadly suicide bombings that rocked the country’s central province of Homs and killed 42 people. The foreign…
Iran, Russia agree to jointly produce nuclear fuel
Tehran, Feb 25 (IANS) Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) said on Saturday that Russia and Iran have reached an agreement to jointly produce nuclear fuel. A preliminary agreement with Russia on the joint production of…
Haryana names college, Rs 50 lakh grant for killed Major
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday announced that a government college in the state would be named after Major Satish Dahiya, killed while fighting with terrorists in Jammu and…
Terror suspect arrested in Bihar
Patna/Ranchi, Feb 25 (IANS) A man suspected to be involved in the 2002 terror attack on the American Centre in Kolkata has been arrested in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said on Saturday. Gaya Senior Superintendent…
Terror suspect arrested in Bihar
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) A man suspected to be involved in the 2002 terror attack on the American Centre in Kolkata has been arrested in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said on Saturday. Gaya Senior Superintendent…
Defence Security Corps celebrates 70th Raising Day
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Defence Security Corps (DSC), responsible for providing security to sensitive defence and civil installations, on Saturday celebrated its 70th Raising Day, said an official. The DSC, made up of…
BSF hands over Pakistani border-crosser
Amritsar, Feb 25 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over a Pakistani national who had crossed into the Indian territory inadvertently, officials said on Saturday. The Pakistani national, Mureed Faqir, aged around 60,…
Iraqi Shia militia recapture villages in west Mosul
Baghdad, Feb 25 (IANS) Iraqi Shia militias on Saturday recaptured four villages from the Islamic State (IS) terror group and killed 35 of its members in western Mosul. The Popular Mobilisation militias said in a…
Modi has stooped to low level of politicking: Congress
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has “stooped to extremely low level of politicking” in his poll speeches and was also trying to divide voters…
42 die in Syria attacks
Damascus, Feb 25 (IANS) At least 42 persons were killed as six suicide bombers detonated themselves at two security headquarters in Syria’s central province of Homs on Saturday, a monitor group said. Three of the…
Seoul to raise issue over Pyongyang’s bio-chemical weapons
Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) South Korea has decided to raise its voice against North Korea’s possession of biochemical weapons in international meetings, Foreign Ministry officials said Saturday. “The government will bring up the issue of…