By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) In an obvious diplomatic faux pas, the Indian envoy to Myanmar, Vikram Misri, has been pictured along with top members of the banned NSCN-Khaplang faction, including its…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Ahead of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s arrival here as chief guest for this year’s Republic Day celebrations, India and the UAE held their first…
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) The Kalpakkam centre of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on Friday carried out site emergency exercise without any warning to test the preparedness of the laid out plan, said a statement….
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Ahead of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s arrival here as chief guest for this year’s Republic Day celebrations, India and the UAE held their first…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Demonstrating its capabilities and operational readiness, the Indian Navy will this year display on its tableau at the Republic Day parade the Kolkata-class stealth guided missile destroyer INS Chennai as…
Kabul, Jan 20 (IANS) At least 16 policemen were killed as militants stormed police checkpoints in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Friday, an official said. “A group of Taliban rebels attacked some security checkpoints in…
Lahore, Jan 20 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not given up hope on a West Indies tour here next March and will be meeting with security company Eastern Star International to contest a…
Damascus, Jan 20 (IANS) At least 100 militants of the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front were killed by US-led airstrikes in Syria’s Aleppo province on Friday. The anti-terror coalition targeted a training camp in the town…
Damascus, Jan 20 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) militant group has destroyed the facade of the ancient Roman theatre and the Tetrapylon in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra in Syria, the media reported on…
Kabul, Jan 20 (IANS) At least 16 policemen were killed in a militant attack in the southern Afghanistan province of Kandahar on Friday, an official said. The militants stormed a police checkpoint in Miwand district,…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) US bombers struck and destroyed two Islamic State (IS) terror group camps in Libya with initial estimates that over 80 militants were killed, defence officials told CNN. The strike was carried…
Pyongyang, Jan 20 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday reiterated its threat to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile soon after Seoul warned that Pyongyang could test its new missile. “Our ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) will be…
Betul, Jan 20 (IANS) A hostel Superintendent was suspended here in Madhya Pradesh after several inadequacies were found in a dormitory during the General Administration Department Minister’s inspection visit, an official said. According to the…
Moscow, Jan 20 (IANS) Russia has said that it has information about possible involvement of US intelligence agencies, besides others, in cyber attacks on Russia’s government servers, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov made the…
Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) South Korea, the US and Japan will hold joint maritime drills from Friday to enhance their capability to detect and trail North Korean ballistic missiles, a media report quoted the South…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) The Pentagon announced that four more inmates were transferred out of the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, marking the final such transfer under President Barack Obama and leaving the facility’s…
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 20 (IANS) The situation inside the Alca?uz prison, the largest in the Brazilian city of Natal, is “out of control” after the latest clash between rival groups of inmates, the Governor…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The government on Thursday appointed Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma as the next Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Verma, a 1979 batch officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram…
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Two US B-2 bombers conducted strikes on Islamic State targets in Libya overnight, destroying two camps near the Libyan city of Sirte, the Pentagon said on Thursday. In a statement, Pentagon…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Following reports that British parliamentarians were slated to debate a motion on the Kashmir issue, India on Thursday reasserted that there is no room for a third party on the…