Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and recovered some arms and ammunition. Defence sources told IANS in Jammu city that the “timely recovery”…
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Four soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. An army vehicle carrying the soldiers went out of control and turned turtle, crushing four…
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) A day after India received the US’s backing for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, Pakistan stepped up its diplomatic outreach among members of the cartel and warned that country-specific exemptions could…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Public sector defence electronics major Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on Wednesday announced the ‘Make in India’ programme and indigenisation as major thrust areas. “We are positively contributing to Make in India…
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Timely action by the Indian Army on Wednesday helped avert a major forest fire in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The fire was first noticed around…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attack in Turkey’s Istanbul city on Tuesday that claimed 11 lives. India strongly condemns the terror attack that occurred in Istanbul on 7…
Paris, June 8 (IANS) The French government on Wednesday launched a mobile phone application that allows people to be kept constantly informed of terrorist attacks and how to proceed if involved. The application, called ‘Alert…
HERAT, June 4, 2016 (Xinhua) — Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (R) joins hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration ceremony of an India-funded hydropower dam in Herat province, Afghanistan, June 4,…
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) Pakistan is lobbying “effectively and pro-actively” in all member countries of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) over India’s efforts to join the 48-member exclusive club, Pakistan’s top foreign affairs advisor has…
Baghdad, June 8 (IANS) At least 45 Islamic State militants were killed when they attacked military posts in Mosul city in Iraq, a military official said on Wednesday. Dozens of IS militants attacked Iraqi army…
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) Pakistani security forces on Tuesday claimed to have curtailed militant activities by around 80 per cent since the December 2014 deadly terror attack on an Army-run public school in Peshawar. More…
Kabul, June 8 (IANS) Afghanistan on Tuesday imposed a ban on the use of drone cameras amid fears that the device could be used by militant groups for surveillance purposes. The Ministry of Interior (MoI)…
Moscow, June 8 (IANS) An EgyptAir flight en route from Cairo to Beijing was forced to make an emergency landing in the Uzbek city of Urgench due to a bomb threat on Wednesday, Uzbekistan Airways…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the USA President Barack Obama in Oval Office, at White House in Washington DC, USA on June 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) By Arun Kumar Washington, June 8 (IANS) Call…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the US on the fourth leg of his five-nation tour, here. “Deepening a multi-faceted partnership. US Secretary…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) India and the US stressed on cooperation on cyber issues, including to promote closer cooperation between their law enforcement agencies to combat cybercrime and also to share information on a real…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) India and the US inked eight agreements, including in the sphere of defence and energy cooperation and counter-terrorism after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama in…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the USA President Barack Obama in Oval Office, at White House in Washington DC, USA on June 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, June 7 (IANS) Building on their close…
Damascus, June 7 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday pledged to continue the war on terrorist groups until fully eradicating them, noting that any political process that doesn’t share the same goal is “meaningless”….
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the USA President Barack Obama in Oval Office, at White House in Washington DC, USA on June 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, June 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi…