By Ayaskant Das New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The hallowed National Defence Academy (NDA) is under spotlight, but for all the wrong reasons. Several veterans, including former Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash, have joined the…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) As cyber crimes grow exponentially globally including in India, there is an urgent need for all the stakeholders to address the cutting-edge complex issues concerning cyberspace, experts said here on…
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will join the Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations on Friday in Drass town of the Kargil district. According to official sources, the President, supreme commander of the armed…
Sonebhadra, July 25 (IANS) Revival of Maoist activities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonebhadra district has put intelligence agencies on alert. According to highly placed sources, there have been reports of Maoist supporters holding meetings in the…
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) Four Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of poaching, the media reported on Thursday. Sri Lankan naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command in a…
Colombo, July 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings which killed over 250 people and injured hundreds were carried out by local Islamists who drew inspiration from, but were not directly linked to, the Islamic State…
Patna, July 25 (IANS) A pistol was recovered from the bag of a passenger at the Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport here on Thursday. The passenger, travelling from Patna to Delhi on an Indigo flight,…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Former Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni has begun his two-month training with Indian Army’s Parachute Regiment. On Wednesday, Dhoni joined the battalion, which has its headquarters in Bengaluru. Speaking to IANS,…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The use of malware designed to harvest consumers digital data, known as password stealers, grew 60 per cent in the first half of 2019, affecting a large number of users…
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has vetoed three congressional resolutions seeking to block the White House from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and other countries without the legislative branch’s prior approval. Trump…
Seoul, July 25 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea in what appears to be a move designed to put pressure on the US and draw more concessions ahead…
Kabul, July 25 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 16 others injured as three blasts rocked Afghanistan’s Kabul on Thursday morning, officials said. According to Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi, the first blast…
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) A team of expert divers from the Army on Thursday fished out the body of a boy who had drowned in the Jhelum river. Two brothers, 15-year-old Muhammad Shafi and eight-year-old…
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has vetoed congressional resolutions seeking to block the White House from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and other countries without the legislative branch’s prior approval. Trump on…
New York, July 25 (IANS) The North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles from near its east coast city of Wonsan, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)….
Havana, July 25 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov closed ranks with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez in Havana, and promised to strengthen Moscow’s alliance with the Caribbean island and with Venezuela in the face…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A short film with a voice over by Amitabh Bachchan, performances by Shillong Chamber Choir, songs by Mohit Chauhan, dances, drills and military bands will liven up Delhi’s Indira Gandhi…
Washington, July 24 (IANS) In a historic judgment, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday slapped a massive $5 billion fine on Facebook over users’ privacy violations in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, along with…
Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) delivered a Chetak helicopter to the Indian Navy, with the latest communication and navigation systems, said the defence behemoth on Wednesday. “The documents of the chopper…
Washington, July 24 (IANS) A US warship may have brought down two Iranian drones in the Gulf last week, the American military has said. “We are confident we brought down one drone, (and) we may…