Modi pays tribute to soldiers
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to soldiers who died in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir. “When we were happily celebrating Republic Day, soldiers were killed in…
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Woman who inspired “Swades” stopped by US cops while on stroll
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) Aravinda Pillalamarri, the inspiration for “Swades”, says she was stopped by police during her morning stroll in her hometown and questioned about her immigration status making her feel unequal because…
US court temporary halts Trump’s immigration ban
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) A court in the US has issued an emergency stay halting deportation under President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans citizens from seven Muslim majority countries from entering the US….
Boat carrying 31 persons missing in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 29 (IANS) A boat carrying 31 persons aboard has lost contact with the authorities in Malaysia, an official said on Sunday. It sailed from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah state on Saturday, and…
Trump, Putin discuss normalizing ties, fighting terrorism
Moscow, Jan 29 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed to work together to fight the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups in Syria, as well as normalize bilateral…
Mortar shell found in South Delhi park, disposed off
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Delhi Police on Saturday recovered a corroded mortar shell from a park here, leading to immediate evacuation of the area. A National Security Guard team later defused the shell, a…
BSF seizes 3 Chinese pistols, two countrymade ones near border in Punjab
Amritsar, Jan 28 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday seized three China-made and two countrymade pistols apart from ammunition near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Amritsar sector. The seizure included three 7.63 mm…
US feared Islamabad may give China access to its weapons: Declassified report
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The United States has for long feared that Pakistan, its cold war ally, will breach the trust and pass on its defence technology and weapons to China, a declassified CIA…
Republic Day parade: Arunachal Pradesh win best tableau award
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Arunachal Pradesh tableau was adjudged the best tableau in this year’s Republic Day parade while Madras Engineer Group and the CISF won the first prize as top marching contingent,…
Modi skips comment on Parrikar’s possible Goa return
Panaji, Jan 28 (IANS) While praising BJP leader Manohar Parrikar for being a strong Defence Minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday avoided commenting on his possible return to state politics. Parrikar, the former Goa…
War with US practical reality: PLA official
Beijing, Jan 28 (IANS) A Chinese military official has said that war with the US is a practical reality, signalling Beijing’s preparedness for a possible military conflict with Washington. In a commentary on the official…
5 soldiers rescued from under snow in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) Five Indian Army soldiers trapped under snow were rescued on Saturday near the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier, three soldiers were pulled out in…
40 Turkish soldiers seek German political asylum
Ankara, Jan 28 (IANS) Around 40 Turkish soldiers stationed in NATO military bases have sought political asylum in Germany, according to media reports on Saturday. Some of these Turkish armed forces members are officers, which…
Protesters clash with police in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir police used batons and tear smoke shells on Saturday to disperse people agitating for reservations. The scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities took out a protest march in…
N. Korea’s plutonium reactor likely operating again: US think tank
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) New commercial satellite imagery has indicated that operations at a plutonium production reactor located in North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre has likely resumed, according to a US think tank….
Missing Pakistani activist Salman Haider returns home
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Prominent Pakistani academic and human rights activist Salman Haider, who went missing earlier this month from Islamabad, is “fine and safe” and has returned home, his brother Zeeshan Haider confirmed to…
Missing Pakistani blogger Salman Haider found
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Missing Pakistani blogger Salman Haider has been found, Geo News reported, quoting police sources. Haider, a poet and academic who has been a vocal opponent of religious extremism and the Pakistani…
Mortar shell found in South Delhi park
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Delhi Police on Saturday recovered a mortar shell from a park here that raised an alarm leading to immediate evacuation. A National Security Guard team was pressed into action to…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala ‘heartbroken’ by Trump’s refugee order
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Saturday said she was “heartbroken” by President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for new vetting of refugees entering the US. “I am heartbroken that…
Twitter releases NSLs that forced it to reveal users’ data
New York, Jan 28 (IANS) Twitter on Saturday became the latest tech giant after Yahoo, Cloudflare and Google to release national security letters (NSLs) from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that forced them to…