Pathankot: The Pathankot IAF base that was attacked by terrorists on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Parliament’s standing committee for home ministry has pointed out lacunae and lapses in security…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) As negotiations between India and France for the sale of 36 Rafale jet fighters are on, a parliamentary panel on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over the non-conclusion of the deal….
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,…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday opposed a military option to resolve the dragging Afghan conflict, saying such a policy had not brought results for 14 long years. The comments by Pakistan’s top Adviser…
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said the law ministry has made certain observations on the Rafale deal, which will be taken into…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Amid allegations that standard operating procedures were not followed while defusing bombs at an explosion site in West Bengal’s Malda district which killed two members of a bomb disposal squad, police…
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has said security at the Pathankot airbase in…
Copenhagen, May 3 (IANS) An art group in Copenhagen decided to hold an exhibit dedicated to historyÂ’s martyrs. But alongside the likes of Joan of Arc and Socrates, visitors will also find the Paris and…
Baghdad, May 3 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday said an American service member has been killed in Iraq. “It is a combat death, of course. And a very sad loss,” the senior…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) A top Pakistani foreign affairs advisor on Tuesday expressed deep concern over India’s growing military power, media reported. Adviser to prime minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said that if India’s…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan will acquire F-16 fighter jets from elsewhere if the US does not arrange funding for the sale, Sartaj Aziz, the prime minister’s adviser on foreign affairs, cautioned the US as…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan has condemned US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s remark that he would ensure Pakistani physician Shakil Afridi, who has helped the US kill Osama bin Laden, is freed from jail…
Colombo, May 3 (IANS) A former high ranking cadre from the Tamil Tiger outfit was arrested by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), the media reported on Tuesday. The ex-cadre Krishnapillai Kalainesan alias Praba was…
Moscow, May 2 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged the conflicting parties in Syria to strictly abide by the cease-fire regime. In a phone conversation,…
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) A top Pakistani foreign affairs advisor on Monday regretted that the US was not duly appreciating the country’s struggle against the militants. Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on…
(Photo: IANS) Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday condemned remarks by US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump that he would ensure Pakistani physician Shakil Afridi, who allegedly helped the US kill Osama bin Laden,…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The toll in a crude bomb explosion in West Bengal’s Malda district rose to five on Monday, with a bomb disposal squad personnel succumbing to his injuries, police said. The explosion…
Itanagar, May 2 (IANS) Two people were killed and six other critically injured on Monday when police fired at agitators who attempted to barge into a police station in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang town demanding immediate…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The CBI on Monday questioned former IAF chief S.P. Tyagi over alleged corruption in the Rs.3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. Tyagi arrived at the Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters around…
Colombo, May 2 (IANS) A former top ranked man from the Tamil Tiger rebel outfit was arrested by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) in eastern Sri Lanka on Monday, local media reported. The ex-cadre,…