Riyadh, July 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabian authorities have confirmed the arrest of 19 individuals, including seven Saudis and 12 Pakistanis, in connection to Medina and Qatif suicide blasts earlier this week. A suicide bomber detonated…
Cairo, July 7 (IANS/AKI) Egypt said on Thursday it was considering retaliatory steps after Italy voted to stop the sale to Egypt of spare parts for F16 fighter jets, the first economic measures taken against…
Maputo, July 7 (IANS) In a significant bid to boost food security, India on Thursday signed a long term agreement for purchase of pulses from Mozambique as the two sides decided to fast-track cooperation in…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday ordered a probe into the speeches, writings and other materials of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, president of Islamic Research Foundation, an official said here….
Guwahati, July 7 (IANS) The Assam Police has been put on alert after the recent terror attacks in Bangladesh and reports of five suspected terrorists crossing over from the neighbouring country into India and heading…
Peshawar, July 7 (IANS) Afghan refugees, who fled to Pakistan three decades ago carrying few belongings, are now facing an ultimatum from the Islamabad government to return to Afghanistan, a country that is still in…
Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) An Islamic State video released on the internet days after the barbarous Dhaka terror attack has Bangladeshi model Naila Nayem’s former husband Tushar among the three men who appear in it,…
Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Pitching for more innovation and indigenisation, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday advised the state-run defence units to become a lead integrator than trying to manufacture everything. “State-run enterprises should become…
Maputo, July 7 (IANS) India and Mozambique on Thursday agreed to fast-track agricultural cooperation after delegation-level discussions headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi here. Mozambiques strengths are also the areas…
Canberra, July 7 (IANS) Following the publication of the British Chilcot report which questioned the motives behind the Iraq War of 2003, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Thursday defended her country’s participation in the…
Washington, July 7 (IANS) Former US President George W. Bush, the main promoter of the Iraq war during 2003-2011, has said that he still hasn’t read the Chilcot report which raised harsh criticisms against his…
Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (IANS) Brazil’s government has warned that it will shoot down any unidentified aircraft that violates the protected airspace around facilities of the Olympics Games here in August. “We are not…
Jammu, July 7 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani armies on Thursday exchanged sweets and greetings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. “On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr,…
Wellington, July 7 (IANS) New Zealand opposition on Thursday said they were vindicated over their decision to refuse to join the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, after the release of a report that criticised…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday will inaugurate the second anti-drug working group meeting of heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS countries here. The meeting is being organised…
London, July 7 (IANS) As the world marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in human history, hitherto unknown tales of Sikhs during The Great War (1914-18) are…
Kabul, July 7 (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has welcomed Washington’s decision to extend the presence of American troops’ in the country till 2017, the Presidential Palace said in a statement on Thursday. “Mohammad…
Colombo, July 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday said it arrested 16 Indian fishermen for illegal poaching in the island-country’s territorial waters. Navy spokesman Akram Alavi told Xinhua news agency that the navy…
By Admiral Arun Prakash (retd) If the recent induction of the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has received a muted welcome from the IAF, there are very good reasons for it. While the nation…
Vienna, July 7 (IANS) Hungary’s decision to tighten entry controls along its shared border with Austria has proved to be a source of content, with Austria making an official diplomatic protest. Minister of the Interior…