Canberra, July 30 (IANS) Hundreds of people on Saturday staged rallies in cities across Australia following allegations of abuse against juvenile in detention. Demonstrators gathered in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to express shock at footage…
Ankara, July 30 (IANS) At least 35 Kurdish militants were killed on Saturday by Turkish security forces in the country’s Hakkari province. Air strikes were launched against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) members who attempted…
Ankara, July 30 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was withdrawing all lawsuits against people charged with insulting him as he was inspired by the feelings of unity in the wake of a…
Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) The US will hand back 4,000 hectares of land currently being used for American military bases in Okinawa to Japan, the authorities have announced. The land represents 17 per cent of…
Brussels, July 30 (IANS) Two brothers suspected of planning attacks were arrested in Belgium in an anti-terror operation, prosecutors announced on Saturday. The two men, named as Nourredine H., 33, and his brother Hamza were…
Damascus, July 30 (IANS) A group of rebels on Saturday surrendered to the Syrian army in Aleppo city, just days after President Bashar al-Assad promised to pardon the surrendering militants. An undisclosed number of rebels…
Srinagar, July 30 (IANS) Four people including two soldiers were killed on Saturday in Nowgam sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, when the army foiled an infiltration attempt. “Army troops…
Srinagar, July 30 (IANS) Authorities on Saturday imposed curfew in two south Kashmir districts and restrictions in many other areas of the Valley. “Curfew shall continue today (Saturday) in Pulwama and Kulgam districts. Restrictions under…
Istanbul, July 29 (IANS) The Akinci airbase, used by rebels during the failed coup on July 15 in Turkey, will be dismantled like other barracks in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said…
Cara di Mineo (Italy), July 29 (AKI) Police in Italy’s Sicily on Friday arrested a Pakistani national at the sprawling Cara di Mineo holding camp for asylum-seekers, reports said. Police found a large bag containing…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) There will be no bilateral meeting during Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Pakistan next month to attend the Saarc Home/Interior Ministers’ meeting, the External Affairs Ministry made it…
Imphal July 29 (IANS) Protesting the police high-handedness, the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) has imposed a 24-hour public curfew in Manipur from Friday midnight. Essential services and students have been exempted….
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Complying with the Supreme Court order, the Indian Army on Friday took possession of the controversial 31-storied Adarsh Society building, an official said here.
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Complying with the Supreme Court order, the Indian Army on Friday took possession of the controversial 31-storied Adarsh Society building, an official said here. A team of army officials along with…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday chaired a meeting to discuss the way forward towards a permanent solution to the fishermen’s issue between India and Sri Lanka. Minister of…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The whereabouts of Salesian Order priest Father Thomas Uzhunnallil who was abducted in March this after a terrorist attack on an old-age home in Yemen are still not known despite…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Porters in the forward areas of Jammu and Kashmir are a “vital link” in the supply chain of the army in high altitude areas and at times even carry sick…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Joint military exercise “Maitree” between India and Thailand concluded on Friday at Krabi in Thailand, an official statement said. At least 90 soldiers of Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army…
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) BJP’s Lok Sabha member and Indian cricket board President Anurag Thakur was on Friday commissioned into the Territorial Army in the rank of Lieutenant by army chief General Dalbir Singh,…
Paris, July 29 (IANS) A new suspect involved in an attack at a church in Normandy, France, was arrested by police as part of the investigation, officials said on Friday. The suspect, a 20-year-old Syrian…