Mosul, June 5 (IANS/AKI) Around 100,000 children are in peril in beleaguered west Mosul and some have reportedly been killed trying to flee fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State jihadists, which is worsening hour…
Rome, June 5 (IANS/AKI) Unarmed Chinese policemen began patrolling Italy’s cities on Monday alongside Italian colleagues after the success of an initiative last month when Italian police officers were deployed to Peking and Shanghai to…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) While stating that India wants peace along its border, Indian Director General Military Operations Lt. Gen. A.K. Bhatt on Monday told his Pakistani counterpart that “appropriate retaliatory action” will be…
Panaji, June 5 (IANS) Incidents of grievances posted on social media by armed forces personnel are minuscule and jawans are “very happy”, said Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on Monday. “Even when…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India will take up with China the intrusion of two Chinese helicopters into Indian air space, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday. “We will definitely take up the…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A court here on Monday sent to judicial custody till June 17 an army officer and a middleman arrested in connection with a transfer racket at the Army headquarters here….
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India on Monday said countries friendly to China, including Russia, should persuade it to ensure New Delhi’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and for permanent membership of the…
Panaji, June 5 (IANS) The Defence Ministry has not decided whether Goa will host the Defence Expo (Defexpo) India, 2018, Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said on Monday. When asked if the…
Imphal, June 5 (IANS) Soldiers on Monday shot dead a self-styled “Major” of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) in Manipur, police said. The incident took place early in the day at Khoupum in…
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) Days after two PLA choppers violated Indian airspace by hovering over the Sino-India border, China on Monday said it can carry out patrols in disputed territory. “The details can be obtained…
Tokyo, June 5 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Monday arrested a 14-year-old boy for creating a ransomware virus similar to WannaCry which was responsible for global cyberattacks last month. The boy, a student at a secondary…
Seoul, June 5 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered an additional probe into an unreported deployment of four more mobile launchers of the US missile shield in the country. Moon ordered an…
Melbourne, June 5 (IANS) Police are dealing with a hostage situation at an apartment complex in Australia’s Melbourne city following reports of an explosion on Monday. A major police operation is underway at the Bay…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday hailed the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police for their alertness and “unmatched courage” in foiling an early morning suicide attack on a…
Jaipur, June 5 (IANS) Five Pakistani nationals were detained in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Monday for entering a “restricted area”, police said. Two men, a woman and two children were detailed in Lakashar village and…
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) Expressing sadness over the killing of Indian soldier Dipak Kumar Maity in Kashmir, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday pledged all assistance to his bereaved family. “Saddened to lose…
New York, June 5 (IANS) Condemning the London Bridge attack in which seven people were killed and 48 were injured, Facebook has said it wants to be “a hostile environment for terrorists”. While some critics…
London, June 5 (IANS) The Metropolitan Police have announced that they know the identity of the three terrorists who killed seven people and injured 48 others in London on Saturday night, the media reported on…
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) At least one Special Operations Group (SOG) trooper was killed and six others injured in an ambush attack by the Maoists in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, said the state police on Monday….
Washington, June 5 (IANS) A US businessman has pleaded guilty of exporting products without a licence to atomic and space agencies in Pakistan, violating American federal laws, the media reported on Monday. Imran Khan, 43,…