Kabul, Feb 9 (IANS) Repeated terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, especially suicide bombings in capital Kabul, have angered citizens with many of them slamming the government over its failure to check militant activities, a media report…
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) US forces killed 11 Al Qaeda operatives, including a longtime ally of Osama bin Laden, in two airstrikes last week in Syria, the Defense Department has said. Abu Hani al-Masri was…
Seoul, Feb 9 (IANS) North Korea could own up to 45 nuclear arms by 2020 owing to an anticipated rise in its reserves of plutonium and enriched uranium and its growing pace of arms development,…
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) Foreign nationals will have to submit to fingerprinting when they enter China, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday. During this year, exit-entry departments across the country will begin to…
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) A Russian anti-submarine ship arrived in Pakistan for the Aman 2017 international naval exercises, the media reported on Thursday. The ship, which set off from Oman’s Salalah port, will take part…
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) India and the US agreed to maintain the pace and momentum of their partnership, particularly their defence ties, after Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis spoke on the phone with his Indian…
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) Heavy deployment of security forces was made here on Thursday as Kashmir observed the fourth death anniversary of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, a police official said. Markets, public transport, coaching…
Nay Pyti Taw, Feb 9 (IANS) Myanmar authorities will investigate allegations made in a recent human rights report on the Rohingya Muslims based in Rakhine state, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The Office of…
Sanaa, Feb 8 (IANS/WAM) The Yemeni popular resistance forces backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition on Wednesday took full control of the liberated city of Al Mokha while scores of Houthi militias were killed or…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Global defence and aviation major Boeing on Wednesday announced setting up of Boeing Defence India (BDI), a local business entity, to support the company’s future growth in the country, said…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The government is in the process of procuring five full-body truck scanners (FBTS) to deploy at international borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Indian Navy’s maritime patrol aircraft Ilyushin 38 Sea Dragon (IL 38 SD) on Wednesday carried out a successful anti-ship missile firing on a target ship in the Arabian Sea….
Gurugram, Feb 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday asked the security agencies in India and abroad to coordinate to combat terrorism. “Terrorism is a global threat…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India on Wednesday called upon the international community to clamp down on terrorism and prevent unauthorised access to nuclear material and technology. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday “while noting…
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Wednesday termed “continued” ceasefire violations from the Indian side as potential threat to the regional stability. The stance came a day after a civilian died from his…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir has experienced 27 incidents of internet shutdown since 2012, the highest for any Indian state, with nine such instances reported in 2016 only, data released by legal…
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) 2016 saw a significant decline in incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the South Asian seas, as compared to 2015, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha said on Wednesday. The Governor was…
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump got his facts wrong again, this time in a meeting with a group of sheriffs officers where he repeated a falsehood about the murder rate in America,…
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner here to protest Indian security forces “unprovoked ceasefire violation” along the Line of Control (LoC). “The Director General (SA & SAARC), Mohammad…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Describing nuclear terrorism as a global threat, India on Wednesday called for a comprehensive global response to counter it. Inaugurating a three-day meeting of the Implementation and Assessment Group of…