Warsaw, July 9 (IANS) The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) agreed on Saturday to formally maintain 12,000 troops in Afghanistan in 2017. The troops are part of NATO’s Resolute Support mission to…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV channel is not permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to downlink and warned the cable operators that action will be taken for…
London, July 9 (IANS) Outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Saturday that the British Parliament will vote on the renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system on July 19. A replacement for the…
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) More than two dozen troopers of Uttar Pradesh’s Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) were injured on Saturday when the bus they were travelling in collided with a parked truck in Faizabad district,…
Washington, July 9 (IANS) Among the five policemen killed in a sniper attack in Dallas one has been identified as a newlywed officer of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) authority and another an Iraq…
Dhaka, July 9 (IANS) As investigations into the terror attacks at the Gulshan cafe and the Eid grounds at Sholakia are underway, Bangladesh police chief A.K.M. Shahidul Haque said on Saturday that the attacks were…
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Eight people were killed and nearly 100 injured in violent clashes between mobs protesting the death of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday attacked the Narendra Modi government, questioning the Naga accord signed last year and wondered if the Centre had entered into an agreement with the NSCN(IM) “compromising…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) The Defence Ministry is working on developing indigenous second generation routers in order to secure the armed forces communication networks, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday. Speaking at the golden…
Brussels, July 9 (IANS) Striking down the previously reached agreement over US surveillance concerns, the European Union (EU) accepted the Private Shield law that would allow US companies to transfer Europeans private data to servers…
Jammu, July 9 (IANS) The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Saturday and no pilgrim was allowed to move from Jammu city following the unrest in the Kashmir valley over the killing of top Hizbul Mujahideen…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The central government on Saturday said Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV channel is not permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to downlink and warned the cable operators…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Army Chief General Dalbir Singh will visit Australia on a four-day visit from July 11 to 14. The visit assumes special significance in the light of enhanced military cooperation between…
Kabul, July 9 (IANS) At least 10 militants were killed during military operations and clashes across Afghanistan within a day, officials said on Saturday. “Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) conducted several clean-up operations in surrounding…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) The media in Delhi is always on the lookout for something controversial, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday, adding that it makes it difficult for him to even crack a…
Washington, July 9 (IANS) The Dallas Police Department has discovered bomb making materials, rifles, ballistic vests, ammunition and a combat journal at the home of the key suspect in the Dallas shootings, in which five…
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Four protesters were killed in clashes between security forces and people protesting the death of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. At…
Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) At least five people, including one child, were killed after getting caught in a crossfire between security personnel and Maoists in Kandhamal district of Odisha, a police officer said on Saturday….
Seoul, July 9 (IANS) North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast on Saturday but it failed in its initial flight stage, South Korea’s military said. The missile was fired from waters…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 9 (IANS) The Kerala Police has been “verifying” the mysterious disappearance from Kasaragod district of about a dozen youth who are feared to have joined the Islamic State terrorist group. Asked about reports…