New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) India has denied seven Pakistani diplomats permission to visit Kolkata for the high-voltage World T20 encounter between India and Pakistan on March 19 due to security reasons. Terming the development…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said it was providing funds to states to modernise police forces to reduce their dependence on the army and paramilitary forces. The home ministry provides the…
Mogadishu, March 15 (IANS) Al-Shabaab militants have captured Garacad town in Somalia and raised their flag in the city centre, officials said on Tuesday. The mayor of the town said the coastal town was seized…
Athens, March 15 (IANS) Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on refugees on Tuesday to allow the Athens government to move them from Idomeni camp to reception centres, stressing that the borders are “closed” and…
Kuala Lumpur, March 15 (IANS) Two Australian reporters who allegedly crossed the security line at an event to interview the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak would be deported, police said on Tuesday. Eroglu Levent and…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The National Security Guard (NSG) faces no shortage of vital equipment including those meant for night vision, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A proposal for doubling the production of indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is being processed, and around Rs.1,259 crore will be spent for the purpose, the government said on Tuesday….
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) The Russian defence ministry on Tuesday announced that its airbase in Syria was preparing aircraft to return home following a surprise withdrawal order by President Vladimir Putin, media reports said. Defence…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence has signed an exclusive accord with the global aerospace, defence and transportation major Thales for making in India sonars for surface ships and submarines, as also…
Canberra, March 15 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said that Tehran’s recent ballistic missile tests were only for self defence and did not violate the historic nuclear deal. Zarif made the…
Seoul, March 15 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday urged North Korea to come to the path of change amid escalating tensions in the Korean peninsula. If Pyongyang continues unreasonable provocations and strong…
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the “main part” of its forces in Syria from Tuesday. He said the Russian intervention had largely achieved its objectives,…
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) The Russian air force deployed in Syria would start withdrawal from Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The Russian president said this on Monday at a meeting with Defence Minister…
Geneva, March 14 (IANS) UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Monday that the intra-Syrian talks aim to reach a “clear roadmap” to resolve the five-year-old crisis. As the first round of…
Ankara, March 14 (IANS) At least 37 people were killed and 125 injured in an explosion that hit Turkey’s capital city of Ankara, the media reported on Monday. A bomb-laden car caused the explosion late…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Airbus Group not just intends to top its target of $2 billion in total procurement from this country over five years by 2020, but also launch a series of…
Dubai, March 14 (IANS) A UAE fighter jet, reported missing earlier on Monday, crashed in Yemen killing both pilots on board, defence officials said. The Riyadh-based command of the Saudi-led Arab coalition against Houthi rebels…
Algiers, March 14 (IANS) Algerian counter-terrorism troops killed a leader of an Islamic State (IS)-linked terror group, a security source said on Monday. Mouloud Dahane, also know as Abu al-Mundir, was killed in Tipaza province…
Athens, March 14 (IANS) At least eight Pakistani refugees on their way from Turkey to Greece were reported missing on Monday after their boat capsized off the Kos island, the media reported. As many as…
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Revised pensions under the ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme have been given to over two lakh defence pensioners along with the…