Pyongyang, Sep 8 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday strongly criticised the UN Security Council’s condemnation of its latest ballistic missiles test. Kim Jong-un’s regime said it “categorically rejects” the declaration and considers it “an intolerable…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) US Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton addressed topics ranging from national security to veteran affairs in their first television forum here. The two struck a pointed contrast on deploying…
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) Authorities made heavy deployment of security forces in Srinagar and other areas of the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as life remained paralysed for the 62nd consecutive day, officials said. A senior…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) In an obvious reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said “export of terror” is a common threat to the region. “Export of terror, growing radicalisation and spread…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) A Russian fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Navy surveillance plane on Wednesday during its routine operations in international airspace over the Black Sea, the Pentagon said. “We…
Pyongyang, Sep 8 (IANS) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday rejected a press statement issued by the UN Security Council condemning its latest ballistic missile launches. “This is an intolerable act of…
Lucknow, Sep 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his government has zero tolerance for crime and that he will not spare callous officials if crime was not controlled. Addressing a…
Ankara, Sep 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday suggested Turkey and the US are ready to drive the Islamic State from its Syrian stronghold of al-Raqqa. Erdogan said his US counterpart Barack…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Terror organisations like the Islamic State (IS) and the Al Qaeda could rise only because governments of different countries funded them at one point of time or the other in…
Ankara, Sep 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that his country was ready to cooperate with the US to liberate the city of al-Raqqa, the main stronghold of the Islamic State (IS)…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Now, no need to carry around physical copies of the Vehicle Registration Certificate or the Driving Licence — it can all be stored digitally – courtesy the DigiLocker, a secured…
Dhaka, Sep 7 (IANS) Bangladesh police have detained two couples belonging to the terror outfit Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on suspicion they were planning to flee to Pakistan. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on Wednesday that…
Damascus, Sep 7 (IANS) At least 14 persons were killed on Wednesday in bombing of the Syrian town of Tadaf, controlled by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, in Aleppo province, according to the Syrian…
Damascus, Sep 7 (IANS) At least 18 persons were killed in bombings and an explosion in various parts of Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Wednesday. A warplane attack on Idleb…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) A retired army general on Wednesday slammed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for remarks that as President he will ask the US military to come up with a plan within one…
Amritsar, Sep 7 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have detained a Kashmiri man at the Attari border near here for carrying a badge of Pakistan-based terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen, security officials said on Wednesday. The man, Hilal…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday underlined the need for the creation of joint mechanisms between India and its neighbours to tackle drug trafficking and infiltrations….
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan has urged the UN to conduct an inquiry into the killings that took place in Jammu and Kashmir over the past two months and demanded a free and fair plebiscite…
Phnom Penh, Sep 7 (IANS) Cambodia on Wednesday strongly condemned a grenade blast in the capital Phnom Penh and called upon the people to cooperate with the authorities in tracing the perpetrators for prosecution. A…
Lucknow, Sep 7 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to install mobile phone jammers in 12 sensitive jails in the state, Prisons Minister Balwant Singh Ramoowalia said on Wednesday. During raids, besides many contraband…