New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh will lead Operation Sankat Mochan to evacuate Indians from South Sudan, which has been rocked by violence that has claimed hundreds of…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) The restive Kashmir Valley, battling the deadliest spell of violence in years, appeared calm but tense on Wednesday amid sporadic incidents of stone-pelting clashes even as large areas…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Controversial Mumbai-based televangelist and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who addresses audiences around the world, has finally found a venue for his media interaction here on Thursday, an aide said here on…
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq were on Wednesday arrested when they tried to march to the Martyrs’ graveyard breaking their house detention, police said. However, both…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Two IAF C-17 Globemasters will take off for Juba in South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate around 500 Indian nationals from the violence-hit African nation, the MEA said on Wednesday….
Seoul, July 13 (IANS) South Korea’s defence ministry on Wednesday said it will deploy THAAD — the US missile defence system — to its southeastern region despite continued opposition from neighbouring countries. One Terminal High…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Despite the exit of Britain, the European Union remains committed to its partnership with India, EU Ambassador to India Tomasz Kozlowski said on Wednesday. My statement is that the EU…
Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) Schools in Bangladesh bearing the name “Peace” came under government scanner on Wednesday following the ban on Mumbai-based controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV. The schools in the country were…
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) At least six militants were killed in a clash with the police in Punjab province of Pakistan on Wednesday, an official said. Two policemen were also injured in the clash which…
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday appealed for calm in the Kashmir Valley as she paid tributes to the martyrs of the 1931 struggle against the Dogra rule….
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Defying curfew restrictions on Wednesday, local Muslims risked their lives to rescue the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims injured in a road accident on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway No.1A and carried them to hospitals….
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday morning paid tributes to the martyrs of 1931 struggle against Dogra autocratic rule, and appealed for calm in the violence gripped valley….
Washington, July 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on protesters, police and the public to open their hearts and drop their preconceptions to deal with racism and violence in the country. At…
Paris, July 13 (IANS) The victims of the Paris attacks last year, intended to file charges against the French government, their lawyer has said. Maitre Samia Maktouf, a lawyer defending 17 victims of Paris terror…
Washington, July 13 (IANS) The US Capitol complex was briefly placed on lockdown on Tuesday after reports of a possible active shooter around the complex. According to police, the Capitol Hill and all buildings in…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India said on Tuesday that sea lanes of communication passing through the South China Sea are critical for peace, stability, prosperity and development as an international court ruled that China…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) With Japan now a permanent member of the annual Malabar exercise that also involves India and US, an American official said on Tuesday that it was focused on the “Indo-Asia…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Indian Navy Chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba on Tuesday commissioned the Marine Commandos Unit as ‘INS Karna” at Bheemunipatanam Naval Base, near Visakhapatnam. The event commenced with an impressive parade. Asking…
Bhuj (Gujarat), July 12 (IANS) The Border Security Force on Tuesday seized two Pakistani fishing boats from Harami Nala near the international maritime border, an official said. According to a senior BSF official, a BSF…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) Barring stray protests in rural areas where security forces shot dead a civilian, large parts of curfew-bound Kashmir Valley were calm on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi…