Survey to find if London policemen want to carry guns
London, Jan 10 (IANS) London’s 32,000 police officers are to be surveyed to see if they want to be routinely armed with a gun while on duty in Britain’s capital, it was announced on Monday….
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Italy to reopen embassy in Libya
Tripoli, Jan 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Ambassador Giuseppe Perrone is due to submit his credentials and reopen the embassy here on Tuesday, the Libyan unity government announced. “It will be the first embassy to reopen doors…
Russia denies involvement in hacker attacks against US
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS) Russia on Monday refuted accusations of Moscow’s involvement in hacker attacks during the 2016 US presidential election, saying that it was a “tiresome witch-hunt”. “We continue to categorically rule out any…
Bodos demand resumption of tripartite talks
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) Several Bodo groups, including the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), on Monday urged the government to start the tripartite political talks on Bodoland before the Parliament budget session, otherwise they would…
Gen Sharif’s appointment as Saudi-led alliance chief questioned
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s Senate Chairman on Monday asked the Defence Minister under what rules was former army chief Raheel Sharif was appointed as head of a Saudi-led 39-nation Islamic military alliance to fight…
IS posts snaps of major Syria gas factory being blown up
Damascus, Jan 9 (IANS) The Islamic State posted photos of what it said was bombing of Syria’s largest gas factory, as sources in the Oil Ministry in Damascus said the photos seemed real but the…
Pakistan tests first n-capable sub-launched cruise missile
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday fired its first submarine-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile with a 450 km range in an apparent show of force vis-a-vis nuclear neighbour India. “Pakistan eyes this hallmark development as…
30-kg landmine recovered in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Jan 9 (IANS) Security forces detected and defused a 30-kg landmine during a search operation in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Monday. According to police, the state and para-military forces found the 30-kg landmine in…
Rajnath promises help to Andhra in setting up Greyhounds unit
Vijayawada, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday assured Andhra Pradesh that his ministry will look into the demand for funds to set upa training unit of elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds. He…
US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian boats
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) A US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats near the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Monday. Iranian vessels on Sunday approached a US Navy ship at…
French police ‘stealing blankets from migrants’: Charity
London, Jan 9 (IANS) As homeless migrants struggle to keep warm in below-freezing temperatures in Paris, the police is stealing their blankets and dispersing them with teargas, international charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said. The…
Pakistan test-fires first sub-launched cruise missile
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday successfully test-fired submarine-launched cruise missile Babur-III, an official said, and claimed the missile has been developed indigenously. The range of the missile is 450 km, Director General Inter-Services…
China concerned over North Korea’s missile threat
Beijing, Jan 9 (IANS) A day after North Korea threatened to launch a nuclear missile “anytime and anywhere”, a “concerned” China on Monday urged the relevant parties not to aggravate tensions on the Korean Peninsula….
Second Scorpene submarine to launched on Thursday
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre will launch Khanderi, the second of the Kalvari Class submarines, at the Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) here on Thursday, an official said here…..
Ready to negotiate presidency for peace in Syria, says Assad
Damascus, Jan 9 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he was ready to hold a referendum in the war-ravaged country over his presidency, which the rebels have insisted upon throughout the almost six-year-old conflict,…
2016 Kashmir unrest was well planned conspiracy, says Mehbooba
Jammu, Jan 9 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday blamed Pakistan and the separatists leaders for inciting violence and planning conspiracies in the Kashmir Valley. While replying to a debate in…
IS ideology has reached Philippines, says Duterte
Manila, Jan 9 (IANS) The brutal and violent ideology of the Islamic State militant group has reached the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday. “The IS ideology is here to stay,” Xinhua news agency…
Nine policemen killed in Egypt blast
Cairo, Jan 9 (IANS) At least nine policemen were killed and 13 injured in an attack at a security checkpoint in Egypt’s North Sinai city, the media reported on Monday. A suicide bomber detonated a…
Second Scorpene class submarine to be launched on January 12
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The second of the Scorpene class submarines, INS Khanderi, will be launched here on January 12, officials said on Monday. The state-of-art features of the Scorpene submarines include superior stealth and…
N. Korea threatens missile launch anytime, blames US
Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) Asserting that it can test-launch an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) at any time from any location chosen by leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea on Monday said the US’s hostile policy was…