Raipur, Oct 30 (IANS) Hours after Maoists killed two policemen and a Doordarshan cameraman, Chhattisgarh Police on Tuesday said it won’t allow the rebels to disrupt the coming Assembly elections. “Over 2,000 extra police personnel…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) INS Tarangini, the first sail training ship of the Indian Navy, returned to Kochi naval base after a seven-month voyage across the world during which it visited 15 ports in…
Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) Eight soldiers, including a Major, were injured on Tuesday in an accidental explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Two of them were reported to be in critical condition. The explosion…
Raipur, Oct 30 (IANS) Achyuta Nanda Sahu, the 34-year-old cameraman who died in a Maoist attack in poll-bound Chhattisgarh state on Tuesday, was always up for challenges, said his colleague at Doordarshan TV. “He was…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the deaths of Doordarshan cameraman Achyuta Nanda Sahu and two policemen in a Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. “I am pained with…
Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) A gunfight broke out on Tuesday between security forces and militants in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said the Rashtriya Rifles, the Special Operations Group of the…
Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) Getting tangled in fishing nets and dolphins are some of the challenges that an Indian Army expedition team have faced till date, an official said here. “The coming days will be…
Raipur, Oct 30 (IANS) A cameraman of Doordarshan TV and two police personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Tuesday. A Doordarshan crew was moving with a security patrol for…
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) The US government has announced that it will deploy 5,200 troops along the border with Mexico in response to the two Central American migrant caravans that are currently crossing Guatemala and…
By Arul Louis United Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistan has attacked growing arms sales to India by several countries, including the US and Russia, calling them “double standards” that jeopardise regional balances. “The policy of double…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed for the appointment of Lt Gen Manomoy Ganguly as the Director General Medical Services (DGMS)-Army as it struck down the shifting of Air Marshal…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday said that the Army was looking into reports that snipers had entered the Kashmir Valley to cause violence against security forces. Talking to…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Monday called for effective utilisation of available resources for operational readiness at all times. Speaking at the inauguration of Maintenance Command Commanders’ Conference in…
Raipur, Oct 29 (IANS) Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday accused the Congress of proximity to “Urban Maoists”, which prompted the United Progressive Alliance government that it led for 10 years to not take…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) India, Russia and Iran will hold a trilateral meeting on the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) on November 23 to make the 7,200-km-long ship, road, and rail route operational…
Colombo, Oct 29 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga – and the country’s former cricket captain – was arrested by the police on Monday over a violent clash at the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum…
Tokyo, Oct 29 (IANS) In what could be seen as remarks hinting at China, India and Japan on Monday called for a “free and open” Indo-Pacific and agreed to hold a 2+2 dialogue of foreign…
Srinagar, Oct 29 (IANS) Three Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were injured on Monday when militants fired at their vehicle on the outskirts of Srinagar, police said. Police said the militant attack took place at…
Kabul, Oct 29 (IANS) At least one policeman was killed and six other people, including four workers of the Independent Election Commission, were wounded in a suicide attack here on Monday. An insurgent had detonated…
Srinagar, Oct 29 (IANS) Three militants were arrested on Monday after a brief shootout with security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar city, police said. A Jammu and Kashmir Police spokesman said the militants, who…