Seven kg heroin recovered in Punjab
Amritsar, Feb 18 (IANS) At least seven kg of heroin, worth Rs 35 crore, was recovered in a joint operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) here, a BSF official…
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HAL gets Israeli order for more Boeing cargo doors
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) received a fresh order from the Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) to supply eight sets of cargo doors for the main deck of Boeing 737, said an…
PM Sharif pledges to counter terrorists with ‘full force’
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday reiterated his governments resolve to counter terrorists and authorised the army to “eliminate the enemy wherever they are”. He was chairing a meeting here in…
Tata aerospace firm to make missile components
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IANS) Tata Son’s security and defence arm Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) will make components for Stinger air defence missile with the US-based Raytheon Company, said the aerospace firm on Friday. “TASL…
Lahore suicide blast ‘facilitator’ arrested: Punjab CM
Lahore, Feb 17 (IANS) Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Shahbaz Sharif on Friday claimed that the suspects involved in planning and carrying out the February 13 suicide bombing on a protest at Lahore’s Charing…
Over 100 militants killed in Pakistan crackdown: Army
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) A day after the horrific suicide bombing at a Sufi shrine in Sindh province that left 88 people dead, the Pakistan Army on Friday claimed to have killed more than 100…
Rijiju asks CAPFs to meet women’s quota target
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday asked the Director Generals of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to recruit women according to the reservation set by the…
Navy signs contract for ‘Make in India’ surface radar
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Friday signed a contract with Nova Integrated Systems Ltd. for procuring indigenously manufactured Surface Surveillance Radars (SSR), an official release said. “This is the first contract…
Two Kashmir policemen injured in grenade attack
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) Two local policemen were injured on Friday in central Kashmir’s Badgam district when militants hurled a grenade at a police party, officials said. The evening attack, near Pohru Chowk in Nowgam…
Despite warning by Army Chief, protesters wave Pakistani flags
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) Days after Army Chief General Bipin Rawat warned of action against Kashmiri youth displaying Pakistani flags or supporting militants, clashes erupted at several places after Friday prayers between security forces and…
Sufi shrine devotees defy terror, Pakistan cracks down
Karachi, Feb 17 (IANS) As Pakistan launched a nationwide crackdown after a horrific suicide bombing that killed nearly 90 people at a Sufi shrine, revered by Shias, in Sindh province, the custodian of the shrine…
India, China to discuss Masood Azhar, NSG next week
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Amid marked strain in bilateral ties, India and China are likely to discuss a host of contentious issues, including Beijing repeatedly blocking a UN ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar…
Congress calls BJP an ISI-certified party
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Terming the BJP as a party certified by Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Congress on Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the ISI-linked espionage ring busted in…
Jat agitation: Haryana appoints senior officers to districts
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) The Haryana government on Friday appointed senior IAS officers “to guide and support” Deputy Commissioners in the state’s eight districts over the ongoing Jat agitation. “They have been asked to reach…
Second sailboat INSV Tarini to be inducted on Saturday
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Indian Navy’s second ocean-going sailboat INSV Tarini will be inducted in Goa on Saturday, an official statement said. The induction will take place at the INS Mandovi Boat Pool…
Former RAW chief to join National Security Council Secretariat
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Chief, Rajinder Khanna, will join the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) on a contract basis, the government…
Protestors, security forces clash in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) Clashes erupted after Friday prayers between security forces and agitating mobs in Srinagar and north Kashmir areas. A large number of youths gathered in Srinagar’s Nowhatta and waved the Islamic State…
Hundreds of Afghans stranded as Pakistan seals Torkham border
Torkham (Afghanistan), Feb 17 (IANS) Hundreds of Afghans were on Friday stranded at Torkham since early morning as Pakistan sealed off the border crossing hours after a terror attack at a crowded shrine in Sindh…
Eight held in Sri Lanka for trying to flee to New Zealand
Colombo, Feb 17 (IANS) At least eight persons were arrested on Friday in Sri Lanka for attempting to flee to New Zealand by boat, police said. According to police, they were arrested from Negombo on…
Minister slams Congress, NC for criticising army chief’s warning on Kashmir
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh on Friday accused the Congress and the National Conference of behaving like separatists for criticising Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s warning to…