New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Election Commission is pushing for the use of electronic ballot, and has directed the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) to make a short film to educate Service voters on…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Frontline Indian Air Force base in Hasimara in West Bengal is likely to be one of the bases for a Rafale squadron, informed sources said on Friday. The first squadron…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Former CIA Director James Woolsey has left the Donald Trump presidential transition team, days after he publicly disputed the President-elect’s views on Russia’s role in the 2016 election, the media reported….
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The US Navy is sending to Japan the aircraft equipped with advanced radar that can detect stealth fighters, a media report said on Friday. The E-2D Advance Hawkeye airborne early warning…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight on Friday faced a technical hiccup but landed safely after following the emergency procedure, the airline said. All passenger and crew are safe, SpiceJet said in…
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) South Korea is set to deploy new laser weapons with the aim of shooting down North Korean drones, defence officials said on Friday. The South Korean government wants to strengthen its…
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) Unknown gunmen attacked the house of National Conference (NC) legislator Showkat Ganai in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, but the guards repulsed the assault. According to police, unidentified gunmen on Thursday night…
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) South Korea has sped up plans to set up a “decapitation unit”, a brigade specifically tasked with targeting North Korea’s “wartime command”, including leader Kim Jong Un, the country’s Defence Ministry…
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) A top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kashmir’s Badgam district. According to police, the security forces launched an operation on Friday morning…
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) In another milestone for Sikhs, US Army commanders have been ordered to allow those of the faith to wear turbans, karas and keep their beards. Army Secretary Eric Fanning on…
Brasilia, Jan 6 (IANS) The Brazilian government has announced a broad and ambitious National Security Plan designed to reduce murders, combat organised crime and modernise the prison system. The details of the plan — which…
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) Rattled by the outrage over the molestation of a woman on the New Year’s Day, the Karnataka government was taking more security measures for the safety of women, children and senior…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Lt. General Sarath Chand is set to be the next Vice Chief of Army and likely to assume office later this month, sources said. An official announcement on the decision…
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on Thursday visited DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex here. He reviewed some of the ongoing projects of the three Hyderabad-based DRDO laboratories…
Tokyo, Jan 5 (IANS) Japan’s Defence Ministry has announced that the US military will resume from Friday aerial refuelling training for the contentious Osprey aircraft in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture. The announcement on Thursday came less…
Istanbul, Jan 5 (IANS) A car bomb exploded outside a courthouse on Thursday in Turkey’s western city of Izmir, killing four persons including two attackers and one policeman, a top official told media. Izmir Governor…
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday rejected claims by the Indian Army chief about “surgical strike” against Pakistan, or its possible recurrence, the army’s public relations unit said….
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China on Thursday called on all parties in Syria to implement the ceasefire resolution reached by the UN Security Council on the last day of 2016 in order to restart peace…
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China on Thursday refuted Indian allegations it had double standards on terrorism and said it took a “just” stand by blocking New Delhi’s bid to list Pakistani Masood Azhar as a…
Damascus, Jan 5 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 25 injured on Thursday when a car bomb detonated in Syria’s northwestern coastal city of Latakia. The bomb exploded near the municipal stadium on…