Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Pakistani authorities have sealed the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan for an indefinite period in the wake of a terror attack at a shrine in Sindh province that killed at least…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India has assured to fully respect the status of the zone of application of the Treaty of Tlatelolco — the treaty for prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America and…
By Rohit Srivastava New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Security forces in the Kashmir Valley are facing a serious challenge in their anti-terror operations with a new trend, which has almost become a phenomenon now, of…
Chandigarh, Feb 16 (IANS) The Haryana government on Thursday decided to set up 10 new police stations in Gurugram, adjoining the national capital. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved the proposal, said a police…
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Over 11 years after three bombs went off in crowded Delhi markets ahead of Diwali killing 67 people, a court here on Thursday let off three…
Panaji, Feb 16 (IANS) After questioning the sanctity of the strong rooms in which EVMs were stored in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party in Goa appears to be in no mood to take any chances…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India, while attending six-party consultations on Afghanistan hosted by Russia, said that it is up to the Afghan government to decide whom to engage in direct talks to bring about…
The ollowing is the chronology of events related to 2005 Delhi serial blasts that killed 67 persons and left over 100 injured: October 29, 2005: Just three days before the Diwali festival, 67 people are…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar will attend the first India-China Strategic Dialogue to be held in Beijing on February 22, a senior official said on Thursday. “China and India will hold…
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) Leading electronic devices maker Alpha Design Technologies Ltd on Thursday announced signing a $30 million (Rs 201 crore) deal with Elbit Systems of Israel to jointly upgrade MI-17 helicopters of the…
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) At least three soldiers died when an improvised explosive device (IED), targeting an army convoy, exploded in Balochistan on Thursday, the Pakistan Army’s media wing said in a statement. According to…
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) Lockheed Martin on Thursday said it is getting all support from the US government for its plan to move the production facility of its F-16 next generation fighters to India. Randall…
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) Sixteen new JF-17 Thunder jets have been added to the fleet of 14-Squadron of the Pakistan Air Force on Thursday, Radio Pakistan reported. The new fighter jets have been manufactured jointly…
Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday accused India of planning to “sabotage” the ambitious $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. “We are aware of Indian (government’s) plans to sabotage CPEC,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson…
Imphal, Feb 16 (IANS) ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila on Thursday filed her nomination papers to contest from Thoubal constituency in the Manipur assembly elections. “I am fighting the Chief Minister. I want to become the…
Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 16 (IANS) The Myanmar government concluded “clearance operations” in Rakhine state, where the military had imposed a four-month blockade which prompted the UN to warn of possible crimes against humanity, the…
Manila, Feb 16 (IANS) The Philippines military said on Thursday that it was about to welcome its first transgender officer. “In taking in applicants to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), whether in regular…
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) Leading aerospace precision engineering firm Aequs would invest Rs 500 crore to set up a dedicated manufacturing facility at Tuem in Goa for the Indian defence sector, said a top company…
Tokyo, Feb 16 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Thursday will send a robot inside the Fukushima nuclear plant to study its condition. The scorpion-shaped robot will take photographs and measure the temperature and radiation levels inside…
Bengluru, Feb 16 (IANS) With French company Safran agreeing to help India revive its Kaveri combat jet engine project, a senior DRDO official said on Thursday they hope to fly the engine in the next…