Shimla, June 15 (IANS) Strike by employees of the state-run Himachal Road Transport Corp (HRTC) entered its second day on Wednesday. Defying the high court order, the strike across the state will continue till Wednesday…
Washington, June 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the Republican-controlled Congress to reinstate the ban on assault weapons in the wake of the shooting in a gay bar in Orlando in which…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) allows for ‘agents’ of foreign vendors, but with a rider that these agents cannot get payments depending on the success or failure of a…
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) Indian army chief, Gen. Dalbir Singh on Tuesday briefed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on the overall security situation in the state, a defence statement said. “Following his meeting…
Raipur/Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), June 14 (IANS) At least eight Maoist guerrillas were killed and many others injured in a gunfight with police in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. Three police personnel were also…
Port Louis (Mauritius), June 14 (IANS) Creating Indian maritime history, Indian Navy sailing ship INSV Mhadei, with a six-women crew, travelled through the stormy monsoon build-up in the Indian Ocean to reach Mauritius on Tuesday,…
Dhaka, June 14 (IANS) Security forces in Bangladesh have arrested 11,307 people, including over 100 suspected Islamists, in a nationwide crackdown following a spate of killings of secularists and minorities. “As many as 3,115 more…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday congratulated the NCC girl cadet team that scaled Mt. Everest. Col. Gaurav Karki led the…
Kabul, June 14 (IANS) A total of 117 militants were killed in military operations launched by Afghan security forces within the last 24 hours, the country’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. “Afghan security conducted several…
United Nations, June 14 (IANS) The office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said around 1.19 million persons will need resettlement in 2017. “With a multitude of conflicts and crises causing record…
Port Louis (Mauritius), June 14 (IANS) Indian Navy’s first all women sailing team on Tuesday completed their maiden voyage in open ocean as their boat berthed at Port Louis, navy officials said. The INSV Mhadei,…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A meeting to review all aspects of security along India’s over 7,500 km coastline, dotted with 12 major ports and 187 intermediate ports, will be held on June 16 at…
Washington, June 14 (IANS) Afghan-origin Omar Mateen, 29, who opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando city of Florida, visited the club before mounting the attack and used several gay dating applications, according to…
Paris, June 14 (IANS) A police official and his partner were stabbed to death in a Paris suburb by a man who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group, the media reported. The police…
Washington, June 14 (IANS) The White House on Monday said President Barack Obama will visit Orlando city in Florida on Thursday to mourn the victims killed at the gay nightclub. “On Thursday, the president will…
Dhaka, June 14 (IANS) Bangladeshi police on tuesday morning arrested a top militant of banned Jamaat’ul Mujahideen Bangladesh group, police said. “Top JMB leader Garib Ullah was captured in a forest in Mymensingh district,” Xinhua…
Hanoi, June 14 (IANS) A Vietnamese SU-30 fighter jet went missing while training offshore in the country’s central Nghe An province on Tuesday morning, the media reported. There were two pilots aboard the Russian-made fighter…
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) At least five militants were killed during a search operation in Quetta city in Pakistan on Tuesday morning, a provincial minister said. Police launched the operation on a tip-off over the…
Hanoi, June 14 (IANS) A Vietnamese SU-30 went missing while training offshore in the country’s central Nghe An province on Tuesday morning, the media reported. There were two pilots aboard the jet, Xinhua news agency…
Orlando, June 14 (IANS) Thousands of people rallied in the US city of Orlando on Monday night for the first official vigil to commemorate the victims in deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub that…