United Nations, Feb 13 (IANS) The UN Security Council will assemble on Monday for emergency consultations on North Koreas successful ballistic missile test after Japan, South Korea and the US called for an urgent meeting,…
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Following a separatist appeal for a protest shutdown across the Kashmir Valley, authorities on Monday made heavy deployment of security forces to avoid violence, police said. “There will be no curfew…
Tokyo, Feb 13 (IANS) Japan, South Korea and the US on Monday called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) following the launch of a mid-range missile carried out by North Korea…
Pyongyang, Feb 13 (IANS) North Korea on Monday claimed it successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface medium-to-long-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 and its top leader Kim Jong Un guided the test firing, according to the state news agency…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) After the Indian Army, the Indo Tibet Border Police(ITBP) is procuring five snow scooters to patrol the Chinese frontiers, officials said. “The ITBP has purchased five snow scooters, as an…
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) The Indian Navy’s rejection of the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas provoked sharp reaction from former DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat on Sunday. “We have recently heard that…
Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) A man tampering with the border fencing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district was shot at and apprehended by the army on Sunday, said defence…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday congratulated DRDO and its scientists for the successful test firing of the Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) Interceptor Missile. “I extend my hearty congratulations to all…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The website of the Union Home Ministry was non-functional on Sunday and officials said cyber experts were trying to ascertain if it had been hacked. The website’s landing page was…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers, four militants and two civilians were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, police said. The incident triggered clashes between civilians and security forces,…
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) India will build six more next-generation Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) on the Airbus platform to enhance surveillance and detection with longer range and complete view, a top official said…
Athens, Feb 12 (IANS) Nearly 72,000 residents in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki were evacuated on Sunday morning ahead of a massive operation to defuse a WW II bomb, authorities said. The 250-kg bomb,…
Tripoli, Feb 12 (IANS) Palestinian diplomat Salam Fayyad has been appointed as the new UN special envoy to Libya and the Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya. The appointment was announced on Saturday…
Baghdad, Feb 12 (IANS) The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Sunday expressed concern over protests in Baghdad that left several people dead and urged the Iraqi government to protect demonstrators. At least five…
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Though technological advancements in smart electrical grid create improvements in monitoring, they also act as an entry point for hackers, researchers have revealed. Researchers from the Michigan Technological University said…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers, four militants and a civilian were killed on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, triggering clashes between civilians and security forces. The fighting erupted after the troops surrounded…
Kabul, Feb 12 (IANS) Over 200 kg explosives were seized by the Afghan National Police in Kunduz province, a police official said on Sunday. “Based on a tip-off, the ANP intercepted a vehicle on the…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers and four militants were killed on Sunday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. The militants’ bodies were recovered from the site. Two Rashtriya Rifies…
Seoul, Feb 12 (IANS) North Korea on Sunday fired a ballistic missile into its eastern waters, with US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denouncing it. The intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missile was…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers and four militants were killed on Sunday during a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. The militants’ bodies were recovered from the site of the encounter while…