New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party government has reconstituted a Special Task Force (STF) for women’s safety in the national capital, a government official said on Saturday. According to Delhi Commission for…
Dhule (Maharashtra), Jan 21 (IANS) Indian Army sepoy Chandu Babulal Chavan’s kin and residents of his native village Bohivir in northern Maharashtra were overjoyed on his release on Saturday by Pakistan. His family thanked authorities…
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) A blast in a busy market killed at least 21 people, including two minors, on Saturday in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, in an attack jointly claimed by the Pakistani Taliban and…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including two Pakistani citizens, were sentenced to death by a West Bengal sub-divisional court on Saturday for plotting subversive strikes in Jammu and Kashmir. The three, alongside…
Amritsar, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Saturday released Indian Army soldier, Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chavan, who had inadvertently crossed the LoC and was in the captivity of the neighbouring country since September last year. Pakistan…
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Authorities imposed restrictions in and around Srinagar city’s centre Lal Chowk on Saturday to prevent separatist called protests. All pedestrian and vehicular movement was prevented in and around Lal Chowk to…
Vijayawada, Jan 21 (IANS) The security of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will be further strengthened in view of the Maoist threat, official sources said on Saturday. The Union Home Ministry has decided…
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Saturday said it was returning in a “goodwill gesture” Indian soldier Chandu Babulal Chavan, who inadvertently crossed the LoC in September last year. According to an ISPR statement, Sepoy…
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Saturday said it will hand over Chandu Babulal Chauhan, an Indian soldier who had inadvertently crossed over the Line of Control in Kashmir in September 2016.
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) At least 20 persons were killed and more than 50 injured in a blast at the vegetable market in Kurram Agency of Pakistan on Saturday, an official said. A remote-controlled bomb…
Mexico City, Jan 21 (IANS) As many as 91 Cuban migrants were repatriated by Mexican authorities after the US ended its “wet foot, dry foot” policy that allowed Cubans to become permanent resident of the…
By Major General P.K. Chakravorty (retd) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Vietnam on September 2-3, 2016. The visit was the first by an Indian Prime Minister after 15 years. Twelve agreements were signed during…
Dehradun, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday to inaugurate the Combined Commanders Conference, an official said. The Prime Minister earlier reached the Indian Military Academy (IMA) campus from the Jolly…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Six police officers were injured and 217 protesters arrested after they smashed windows, damaged cars and threw rocks at security personnel near US President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Friday in…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) James Mattis, US President Donald Trump’s pick for Defence Secretary, was easily confirmed by the Senate on Friday. In an overwhelming vote, Mattis became the first confirmed member of Trump’s cabinet,…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) At least two police officers were injured and 95 protesters were arrested after they smashed windows, damaged cars and threw rocks at police near Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Friday in…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Violence flared on the streets of Washington, D.C, on Friday as protesters smashed the windows of cars and store windows shortly before Donald Trump took the oath of office as the…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) may be on the backfoot but is still entrenched in some of its strongholds like Mosul, leading to the worrying prospect if the terror…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The central government has invited 40 tribals from various parts of the country as special guests for this year’s Republic Day celebrations, government sources said. Apart from watching the Republic…