India ready for NSG membership: US
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Amid China and Pakistan’s opposition to India’s bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the US has backed New Delhi’s entry into the group. US State Department spokesman John Kirby on…
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‘India’s nuclear force a driver behind China’s nuke modernisation’
Washington, May 14 (IANS) India’s nuclear force is an additional driver behind China’s nuclear modernisation, the Pentagon has said. China has deployed new command, control, and communications capabilities to its nuclear forces to improve control…
VIPs expressing concern over strategic partners: Parrikar
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he has been getting many letters from VIPs expressing concern over the idea of selecting strategic partners in defence. The defence ministry had…
Ankara ignoring terrorist cross-border activity, reveal IS wiretaps
Ankara, May 14 (IANS) Thousands of IS associates have been routinely crossing into Syria aided by contacts in Turkey, phone calls tapped by Ankara security forces and handed to the media by opposition lawmaker Erem…
BJP lawmaker demands probe into ‘favour’ shown to Italian shipping firm
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded a probe into the alleged favour shown to an Italian shipbuilding firm during the Congress-led UPA regime for procurement of two…
North Korea seized Russian yacht with crew in neutral waters
Pyongyang, May 14 (IANS) North Korean coast guards intercepted a Russian yacht in neutral waters and escorted it to port without giving an explanation, it was reported on Saturday. The Russian embassy in Pyongyang demanded…
Parrikar sets $2 bn target for defence exports in two years
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he has set a target of raising defence exports to $2 billion in the next two years and the offsets clause will help…
IndiGo suspends Srinagar ground staff for security breach
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) IndiGo airlines on Saturday suspended its ground staff at Srinagar airport after investigations proved that the chief security officer of the airport had breached security on April 1. A statement by…
19 IS militants killed in Iraq clashes
Baghdad, May 14 (IANS) Nineteen Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in clashes in Iraq, security sources said on Saturday. In Anbar province, security forces and allied paramilitary Sunni tribal units foiled an IS attack…
Pak-Afghan border reopens after four days
Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) The Pak-Afghan Torkham border crossing has been reopened after Pakistani Army Chief General Raheel Sharif and Afghan Ambassador Omar Zakhilwal reached an understanding on this. The meeting on Friday was arranged…
Parrikar sets $2 bn target for defence exports in two years
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he has set a target of raising defence exports to $2 billion in the next two years and the offsets clause will help…
Have noticed increase in Chinese military presence along Indian border: Pentagon
Washington, May 14 (IANS) As China raised the rank and status of its western Tibet Military Command bordering India, the Pentagon said it has noticed “an increase in capability and force posture by the Chinese…
‘Dial-100’ project to launch in UP in October
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) The ‘Dial-100’ is set to be launched across Uttar Pradesh on October 2, officials said on Saturday. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday along with state government advisor Venkat Changavilli reviewed…
IS declares emergency in self-declared capital
Washington, May 14 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terror group has declared a state of emergency in their self-declared capital Raqqa in Syria, a US official announced. “We have seen this declaration of emergency in…
UN lifts bar on Mumbai company’s oil tanker
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The United Nations has lifted sanctions imposed on an oil tanker owned by a city-based company which had breached them during a business operation in Libya last month, it was announced…
Will consider tackling NATO missile defence threat, says Putin
Moscow, May 13 (IANS) Russia is being forced to look for ways to neutralise threats to its national security due to deployment of the NATO anti-missile shield in Europe, President Vladimir Putin said after the…
GNLA chief flees to Bangladesh, 24 rebels surrender
Shillong, May 13 (IANS) Twenty-four more rebels of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on Friday surrendered in the wake of a crackdown against the outfit in the western part of Meghalaya. The “Operation…
Afghan envoy meets Raheel Sharif to de-escalate border tension
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Kabul envoy to Islamabad Omer Zakhilwal met Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif on Friday and agreed to resolve the border issue and resume the routine cross-border traffic, a military spokesman…
No probe ordered into steel quality of Navy tanker: Defence ministry
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The defence ministry on Friday denied ordering any probe in the alleged use of inferior material in construction of Indian Navy’s tanker INS Deepak. “No inquiry has been opened into…
World’s largest cargo aircraft lands at Hyderabad
Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) The world’s largest cargo aircraft AN-225 Myria landed here for a stopover on the way to Australia from Turkmenistan. The aircraft of Antonov Airlines of Ukraine touched down at the Rajiv…