New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Pakistan needs to push harder to fight against terrorism and to deal with groups like the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba. In…
Kabul, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 97 Taliban militants were killed and 24 injured as the Afghan security forces pressed ahead with offensives in restive provinces, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. In one operation,…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India and the US on Wednesday called upon Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack to justice. In a joint…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry here on Wednesday sent out a strong message to China over its dispute with the Philippines on the contentious South China sea and warned…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 31 (IANS) The Panglong Peace Conference, aimed at the unity of all ethnic nationalities and building a democratic federal union through dialogue, kicked off here on Wednesday. The four-day conference is…
Srinagar, Aug 31 (IANS) After two days of relative peace, a teenager was killed in firing by security forces on Wednesday as more violent clashes erupted in the Kashmir Valley, officials and witnesses said. They…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Ahead of the US-India-Afghanistan trilateral talks scheduled at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in September, Washington said it wanted New Delhi to continue its constructive role in Afghanistan….
Srinagar, Aug 31 (IANS) Authorities on Wednesday lifted curfew from Kashmir Valley, first time since the present unrest began, while clashes erupted at some places between stone pelters and security forces. “Curfew has been lifted…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) With New Delhi signing a historic defence logistics agreement with Washington, the US has described India’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region as “important” in the backdrop of China’s disputes in the…
Damascus, Aug 31 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) militant group’s chief spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has been killed in the Syrian province of Aleppo, IS-affiliated media said. Adnani was one of the longest-serving and most…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday temporarily closed six offices in five US states after receiving anonymous threats. According to the US TV network CNN, the anonymous messages received…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The International Design Competition for the national war memorial and museum announced on August 15 will be conducted in two stages, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. In Stage 1,…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) In a novel reach-out endeavour of the government, the Central Reserve Police Force has been roped in to extend benefits of skill development programmes to the people staying in violence-hit…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and the US on Tuesday reasserted the urgent necessity for Pakistan to dismantle safe havens for terrorist groups and criminal networks and said there can be no difference between…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday criticised the India-US military logistics agreement, terming it a “fundamental departure from Indias time-tested policy of strategic military neutrality”. The Congress also demanded that the contents…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) The United Nations is under increasing pressure to set up an independent inquiry into its Syria aid programme after a Guardian newspaper investigation found “contracts worth tens of millions of dollars…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday released the 63rd edition of ‘Crime in India’ report for the year 2015, which showed a marginal decline in crimes against women, while…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The government has created a grievance redressal cell in the Union Home Ministry for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. “The Ministry of Home Affairs has…
Jammu, Aug 30 (IANS) A soldier was killed and another injured on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu district even as the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), defence…
Jammu, Aug 30 (IANS) A soldier was killed on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district even as the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), defence sources said. A…