New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The shortage of officers in the Indian Army has been brought down from 26 percent in 2010 to 18 percent in 2015, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Rajya Sabha…
Colombo, March 8 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it would call for international investments and assistance to develop the formerly war-torn areas in the country. Niroshan Perera, state minister of national policy,…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Twenty-one militants were killed in air strikes and ground operation in Pakistan’s North Waziristan on Tuesday, the militarys media wing Inter Services Public Relations said. Combined strikes by PAF, the army…
United Nations, March 8 (IANS) Women must be part of the political process in Syria, said UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura in his message on the International Women’s Day. Staffan de Mistura said this…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Indian Army’s decision to make pontoon bridges for the Art of Living Foundation’s upcoming World Culture Festival was taken after Delhi Police expressed a fear of stampede at the…
Washington, March 8 (IANS) The toughest UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea were intended to pressure Pyongyang to come back to the denuclearisation talks, US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner said. “The goal…
Dhaka, March 8 (IANS) The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld death sentence for Mir Quasem Ali, former Al-Badr and Jammat-e-Islami Party leader, for being involved in atrocities against Bangalis during the Liberation War in…
London, March 8 (IANS) Britain will deploy military naval ships to join a NATO mission in the Aegean Sea to reduce the flow of migrants from Turkey to Europe, the media reported on tuesday. The…
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) China and the US can consider more maritime cooperation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. China and the US are two major countries, and there are both cooperation and friction…
Srinagar, March 8 (IANS) Two people were injured when security personnel opened fire at protesters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday after being attacked by people while laying a cordon to trap separatist…
Sydney, March 8 (IANS) Police have charged a man and a woman following a six-hour siege in Sydney’s industrial site, which resulted in the death of two men. The incident came to an end when…
Rabat, March 8 (IANS) Moroccan police announced on Monday that they have arrested five Islamic State (IS)-linked suspects who were planning to join IS branch in Libya, the Moroccan interior ministry said. The suspects, who…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Two wheeler maker Bajaj Auto is working on a number of units of 150cc V brand bikes in which metal from INS Vikrant – Indian navy’s legendary aircraft carrier – could…
Dharamsala, March 7 (IANS) A team of security officials from Pakistan were apprehensive about the security of their country’s cricket players during the Pakistan-India match here on March 19, an Indian official said on Monday….
Ankara, March 7 (IANS) At least 26 militants of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed in southeast Turkey, according to the local reports on Monday. An operation by the Turkish security forces led to the…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Around 200 companies of central forces have arrived in West Bengal ahead of assembly polls and are being engaged in extensive confidence building measures in all districts, an Election Commission official…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Automobile giants Tata Motors has signed a strategic agreement with Bharat Forge Limited and US’ General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the Indian defence ministry’s Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) programme,…
Panaji, March 7 (IANS) A case of unnatural death has been registered in connection with the death of a naval personnel after choking on fumes aboard aircraft carrier INS Viraat, Goa Police said on Monday…
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the overall security situation in the country in the wake of inputs that 10…
Ranchi, March 7 (IANS) A Maoist guerrilla was killed on Monday in a gun battle with security forces in Jharkhand’s Palamau district, police said. The encounter took place in a jungle area under Paki police…