BREAKING NEWS: Budget 2017-18: Defence gets Rs 274,114 crore allocation
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Two killed in clashes between Nagaland Police, public
Kohima, Feb 1 (IANS) Two persons were killed and nearly a dozen injured in Nagaland late on Tuesday night following clashes between the police and public in the wake of the state government’s decision to…
UN chief names deputy head of UN mission in Afghanistan
United Nations, Feb 1 (IANS) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Toby Lanzer of Britain as his deputy special representative for Afghanistan, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told the media here. Lanzer will serve as…
Punjab blast: police probe on, blame game begins
Chandigarh, Feb 1 (IANS) Punjab Police and security agencies are conducting investigations into a blast in a car near Bathinda which left three people dead and 11 others injured, police officials said on Wednesday. The…
Will never use ballistic missiles on another country: Iran
Tehran, Feb 1 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran will never use ballistic missiles to attack other nations, nor will it produce nuclear warheads, but it reserves the right to self-defence….
India, Russia agree on joint action plan to counter terrorism
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India and Russia on Tuesday agreed to have a joint action plan to counter the global scourge of terrorism, the External Affairs Ministry said. The decision was taken at a…
Congress for discussion on demonetisation, other issues
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday demanded a discussion on various issues in the current Budget session of Parliament, including demonetisation, militant activities on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir and…
CISF to switchover to cashless fuel procurement from Wednesday
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The CISF on Tuesday initiated ‘Fleet Management System’ – the first-ever cashless mode of fuel procurement by any Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)- in collaboration with the IOCL to save…
Maharashtra top cop Maria retires, says will pen memoirs
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Director General of Police (Home Guards) Rakesh Maria retired on Tuesday after putting in 36 years of distinguished service and said he plans to pen his memoirs. A high-profile police…
Pakistan not involved in terrorism in Afghanistan: Army
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Tuesday said the country was not involved in acts of terror in neighbouring Afghanistan. The comment during a media briefing by Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)…
Haryana peaceful on third day of Jat stir
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Haryana remained peaceful on Tuesday, the third day of the resumed agitation by the Jats, as security forces remained on high alert in districts witnessing protests by the community members. Additional…
Ishrat encounter accused top cop given extension
Gandhinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Gujarat’s Acting Director General of Police P.P. Pandey, who is an accused in the killing of Ishrat Jahan and associates in an alleged shootout, was given a three-month extension of service…
Naga Council to join February 3 tripartite talks in Delhi
Imphal, Jan 31 (IANS) The United Naga Council (UNC), which had imposed an indefinite economic blockade of Manipur on November 1 to protest against the creation of new districts, will take part in the proposed…
Massive JuD protests in Pakistan over Hafiz Saeed’s arrest
Lahore, Jan 31 (IANS) Hundreds of supporters of arrested Jamat-ud-Dawah founder Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday staged protests across major cities of Pakistan, including Lahore and Islamabad, against the government’s decision to place the 2008 Mumbai…
Safety of women, children top priority: Delhi Police Commissioner
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) After taking over as the new Delhi Police Commissioner, Amulya Kumar Patnaik on Tuesday said safety of women and children will be a top priority for police in the national…
IS posters found near Solan army cantonment
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) Miscreants defaced walls and pasted posters near an army cantonment in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district on Tuesday, claiming the arrival of the Islamic State (IS) and its threat of blasts, a…
Iran warns US against politicising defence programme
Tehran, Jan 31 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday cautioned the US against politicising Tehran’s legitimate efforts at reinforcing its defence capabilities. “We hope that the issue of Iran’s defence programme… does not turn into a pretext…
Nine injured in bomb attack on troopers in Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) At least nine persons were injured when a remote-controlled bomb hit a vehicle carrying paramilitary personnel in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Tuesday, police said. City police superintendent Sajjad Khan told the local…
Hafiz Saeed’s arrest ‘a policy decision’: Pakistan Army
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Tuesday termed the house arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed “a policy decision”. During a media briefing, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor…
Army pays tribute to soldiers killed in Kashmir avalanches
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) The army on Tuesday paid tributes to the soldiers who died in avalanches in Machil and Gurez sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Colonel Rajesh Kalia,…