Damascus, May 25 (IANS) Several bombings rocked positions of the US-backed rebels in northern Syria on Wednesday, a monitor group reported. A powerful blast rocked the rebel-held city of Azaz in Syria’s Aleppo province, near…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A 13-year-old mentally challenged girl is under treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the past week for critical injuries she received after a sexual assault…
Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) A policeman was seriously injured on Wednesday as separatist militants attacked a security guard attached to a National Conference (NC) leader and snatched his service rifle in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district….
Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) The Haryana government has offered land to the Indian Army for setting up a medical college in Panchkula, near Chandigarh. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made the offer to Lt….
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Pakistan supports increase in the number of seats for Africa in the UN Security Council, Radio Pakistan reported on Wednesday. Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi, in a 15-member…
Seoul, May 25 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for a six-day visit that has spurred speculation of a possible bid for the presidency in his native country. Ban, who…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 25 (IANS) Indian Mujahiddeen activist Mirza Himayat Baig, sentenced to life imprisonment for possessing explosives and forged documents, on Wednesday allegedly attacked murder convict Rajesh Daware, who is sentenced to death, in…
Lahore, May 25 (IANS) A school was attacked by angry locals in Lahore city of Pakistan during a protest against sexual assault on an eight-year-old boy by his teacher and the boy’s subsequent disappearance. Police…
Seoul, May 25 (IANS) South Korea’s defence procurement agency on Wednesday said it plans to import arms worth some $2 billion this year, in a bid to bolster its military capabilities against North Korea. The…
By Ruwa Shah Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) Divided Kashmiri separatist leaders have found a new cause to join hands against the government’s purported plans to set up enclaves for migrant Hindu families and soldiers who…
Shimla, May 25 (IANS) The mortal remains of two troopers, who were killed along with four others of 29 Assam Rifles in an ambush in Manipur, were brought to their villages in Himachal Pradesh and…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) When Facebook-owned mobile messaging service WhatsApp announced to turn on end-to-end encryption for its over one billion monthly active users last month, CEO Mark Zuckerberg hailed this…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: Multi-party Democracy in the Maldives and the Emerging Security Environment in the Indian Ocean Region; Publisher: Pentagon Press (in association with IDSA), Price: Rs.750; Pages: 192 India would like democracy to…
Washington, May 25 (IANS) Protesters lit fires, smashed a door and threw rocks outside a Donald Trump rally on Tuesday night in the state of New Mexico — the latest scuffle to follow the presumptive…
Tokyo, May 25 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Wednesday has increased security measures ahead of the two-day G7 summit slated to begin on Thursday in the Ise-Shima National Park. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force has deployed…
Moscow, May 25 (IANS) Since Moscow started its air operation in Syria on September 30 last year, the Russian Air Force has eliminated over a third of Islamic State fighters in the country, the…
Mosul (Iraq), May 24 (IANS/AKI) Islamic State fighters are abandoning their off-road vehicles and using taxis in this northern Iraqi city to avoid being targeted by war planes from the US-led coalition, local media reported….
Panaji, May 24 (IANS) An all-women sailing crew of the Indian Navy on Tuesday sailed for Mauritius, where they will undergo a rigorous training programme in preparation for a first-ever all-women circumnavigation voyage planned next…
(160519)– PARIS, May 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on May 19, 2016 shows an airplane of EgyptAir taking off at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Paris, France. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry confirmed to Egyptian…
Ranchi, May 24 (IANS) Jharkhand is developing helipads in remote areas of the state to aid surveillance and operations against Maoist guerrillas, Inspector General (operations) M.S. Bhatia said on Tuesday. “Some helipads have been constructed…