Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday ratified an international agreement for the safety of its nuclear material, a foreign ministry statement said. Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in 1998 in a tit-for-tat reaction to those…
Lagos, March 21 (IANS) At least 27 Boko Haram terrorists were confirmed dead in separate raids over the weekend by the military in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, a military spokesperson said on Monday. Nigerian Army…
Agra, March 21 (IANS) Five students of the Central Hindi Institute here accused of eating beef have been identified but officials denied the charges saying they were now on a holiday. The alleged ‘beef-eating’ photos…
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) Shillong, March 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday admitted that there was a need to strengthen security along the international border in the northeastern…
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) The Bangladesh Police on Monday pressed charges against ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 33 others in a violence case. A…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The central government has a “multi-prolonged strategy focussed on development” to improve the quality of life in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas of Chhattisgarh, a Union minister said…
Mogadishu, March 21 (IANS) At least 70 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed and 30 captured in heavy fighting by Somalia’s Puntland forces, officials said on Monday. Puntland Minister of Information Mohamud Hassan said the battles…
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) In a significant disclosure, Goa Police have said that 45-year-old chartered accountant Samir Sardana, a former army officer’s son who was arrested by the state anti-terrorism squad (ATS), is allegedly linked…
Tel Aviv, March 21 (IANS) Israeli authorities on Monday said it airlifted 19 Jews out of Yemen, the last group who agreed to leave the war-stricken country. Seventeen Yemeni Jews arrived in Israel on Monday,…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistani security forces on Monday claimed to have killed at least 12 suspected militants in Balochistan. The militants in Kohli district’s Nasau area were killed in an exchange of fire during…
Seoul, March 21 (IANS) North Korea on Monday fired several short-range missiles into the East Sea. The missiles were launched from the northeastern city of Hamhung at 3.19 p.m., and flew some 200 km, Yonhap…
Jakarta, March 21 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Monday accused China of violating its territorial waters, after Chinese coast guards entered a region claimed by Jakarta near the South China Sea. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi…
Seoul, March 21 (IANS) South Korean authorities on Monday said North Korea could conduct another nuclear test soon. The South Korean government believes Pyongyang is technically ready to conduct another nuclear test as its nuclear…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) In what can prove to be a great aid for the Indian forces in dealing with hostage situations, India’s premier government R&D body DRDO has developed a…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan Navy (PN) warship, PNS ASLAT, has reached the French island of La Reunion to participate in a drill, the media reported on Monday. According to a PN statement on Sunday,…
Jakarta, March 20 (IANS) A military helicopter with 13 officials on board crashed on Sunday in Poso regency of Indonesia. The helicopter crashed near the village of Kasiguncu, Antara news agency reported. No further details…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) An Indian sailor who was kidnapped in Africa last month has been released and will reach India on Sunday night, the external affairs ministry said. “Rohan Ruparelia, who was abducted…
(160319) — MOSCOW, March 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Rescuers work at the crash site of the Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, at the airport of Rostov-On-Don, Russia, on March 19,…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen detained for fishing in its waters, officials said. Officials said that the fishermen were released from the Malir prison in the port city of…
Tokyo, March 20 (IANS) Japan on Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the deadly sarin gas attack that left 13 people killed and thousands injured in a Japanese subway station. A memorial service was held…