Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Protests in Pakistan demanding the release of India-wanted militant leader Hafiz Saeed escalated on Wednesday as Syed Salahuddin, Hizb-ul Mujhadeen chief, called upon Islamabad to reverse its detention order, which it…
United Nations, Feb 1 (IANS) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has reiterated its support for the UN efforts to facilitate a lasting political settlement of the Syria crisis, according to a statement. The UNSC…
Jerusalem, Feb 1 (IANS) Over 3,000 Israeli police officers arrived at the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona on Wednesday morning to carry out a court-ordered eviction, as activists barricaded themselves inside. More than a…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced an allocation of Rs 2,74,114 crore for defence, excluding pensions. “For defence expenditure excluding pensions, I have provided a sum of Rs…
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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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…