New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) have been ranked within top 10 think tanks among key Asian countries, at 5th an 7th positions,…
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) Bodies of three soldiers from Uttar Pradesh, who were killed in an avalanche in the Kashmir Valley, are scheduled to arrive home later on Saturday, officials said. The three soldiers –…
Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) The minimum temperature here on Saturday rose above freezing point as the authorities sounded an avalanche warning for higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region. Divisional administration issued the…
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan has expressed the hope that the Saarc summit, scheduled to be held here in November last year and postponed due to the boycott by India, will be organised soon. Adviser…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Saying that terrorism has now become increasingly malignant, Bangladeshi Novelist Shazia Omar has said creating more space for dialogue and tolerance is the way to fight Islamic radicalism. “In this age…
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday approved the plan to support the conduct of the sixth population and housing census in the country. “COAS (the Chief) approves plan…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) India’s anti-trust body on Friday said it has approved the proposed joint venture between the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group and Dassault Aviation of France in what is touted as one…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) Police are trying to unravel the mystery behind the death of a 30-year-old Russian man in the security hold area of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The Russian, Dani, had allegedly jumped to…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday condoled the death of soldiers killed in two avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir and prayed for early recovery of the injured. The army said that…
Rabat, Jan 27 (IANS) Moroccan security services have managed to stop a dangerous terror attack as they on Friday dismantled a terror cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) that stretched across several cities, said…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Indian Navy is undertaking a large-scale war exercise off the western coast to test its combat readiness, with leading ships including aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, nuclear submarine Chakra taking part…
Srinagar, Jan 27 (IANS) The bodies of four more Indian Army soldiers were recovered on Friday from under the debris of an avalanche in Gurez sector on the LoC, raising the deaths in the tragedy…
Panaji, Jan 27 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has let down soldiers on the OROP issue, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Friday, while also sarcastically referring to Parrikar as…
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS) The latest round of conflict resolution talks between the Syrian government and the armed opposition has been postponed until the end of February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Friday….
Rabat, Jan 27 (IANS) After leaving the pan African organisation three decades ago, Morocco is set to rejoin the African Union during its 28th African summit scheduled for January 30-31 in Addis Ababa. Morocco in…
Mogadishu, Jan 27 (IANS) Militant group Al-Shabaab on Friday attacked and overran a military camp manned by Kenyan soldiers under the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) in a small town near the Kenya-Somalia border….
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Political and foreign affairs experts in Pakistan do not expect major changes in the US policies under President Donald Trump, but some anticipate a tough time ahead as Washington may develop…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) Police are still trying to unravel the mystery of a Russian’s death in the security hold area of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Speaking to IANS on Friday, a police official said that…
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS) Russia has slammed comments by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon calling Moscow’s flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov “a ship of shame”. Fallon on Wednesday said British warships and warplanes tracked Russia’s…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called the Islamic State (IS) terrorists “sneaky, dirty rats”. “We have evil that lurks around the corner without the uniforms,” he told Fox News in an…