New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As the Congress and the BJP traded charges in parliament on the AgustaWestland deal, Trinamool Congress leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on Wednesday questioned if the two parties were hand-in-glove in…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Members of the treasury benches should refrain from levelling “unfounded” allegations and creating tamasha on the AgustaWestland issue, Janata Dal United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav said here on Wednesday. Participating…
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) The Pakistan Army chief on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the death of a political activist in custody of the Rangers in Karachi. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), which has held…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) Russian and US militaries have managed to find an “effective mechanism” to maintain the cessation of hostilities in Syria, the head of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation at Khmeimim airbase said,…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) South Korea and the US will hold a high-level defence dialogue next week in Washington, US, to discuss a joint response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, Seoul’s defence ministry…
Kinshasa, May 4 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed in Beni territory of Congo by suspected members of Ugandan rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). A non-governmental organisation led by human rights advocate Omar…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday began what is expected to be a fiery debate on alleged graft in the purchase of AgustaWestland VVIP helicopters, with both the ruling Bharatiya Janata…
United Nations, May 4 (IANS) UN chief Ban Ki-moon has reaffirmed the United Nations’ commitment to nuclear disarmament, urging for an early entry into force of a treaty in the aspect. Until nuclear weapons are…
Paris, May 4 (IANS) The new director of the French Open, Guy Forget, has announced that the Grand Slam tennis tournament will further strengthen security. “Security is at the heart of our priorities,” he said…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye has said her landmark visit to Iran was an opportunity to secure Tehran’s cooperation in denuclearising the Korean peninsula. Park paid a three-day visit to Iran…
Beijing, May 4 (IANS) China and Russia are scheduled to hold a first-ever joint computer-aided command staff missile defence exercise in May. The main purpose of the exercise is to deal with accidental and provocative…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Emaar MGF Land Ltd. on Tuesday said the real estate company had no business links with Rahul Gandhi’s aide Kanishka Singh while Guido Haschke was its independent director for a…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A day ahead of a likely debate in parliament on the AgustaWestland chopper deal, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that he was being “targeted” by the BJP…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Four ships of the Indian Navy will participate along with vessels from the US and Japan in an exercise to be held off the Japan coast in June. The Malabar…
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Jamiat Ulama-e-Maharashtra (Arshad Madni group) on Tuesday demanded action against officials of the state Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) for “falsely implicating” innocent Muslim youths in various terror cases. JUeM legal…
New Delhi : The Pakistani Joint Investigation Team that is in India to probe the January 2 Pathankot terror attack; in New Delhi on March 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed the death sentence on Tuesday to 11 “hardcore terrorists” who were handed the capital punishment by military courts for committing heinous offences relating to…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The government on Tuesday came under a sharp attack from a parliamentary panel for lapses and failures in the Pathankot airbase security, and said “something was seriously wrong” with India’s…
London, May 3 (IANS) A cyber hacker collective linked to Islamic State claims it has a mole in the ministry of defence, who will slowly and surely infiltrate Britain. An offshoot of the Islamic State,…
Moscow, May 3 (IANS) Cessation of hostilities in the Syrian city of Aleppo will be announced in the coming hours, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday after talks with UN envoy to Syria,…