Brussels, May 24 (IANS) At least 20 migrants drowned on Wednesday after an inflatable boat carrying 500 people capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian Coast Guard said. The tragedy occurred some 50 kilometres off…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday “took note” of the Defence Ministry’s proposed Strategic Partnership model for encouraging indigenous manufacturing in the field of defence, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said. Jaitley,…
Manila, May 24 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he may place the Visayas region in central Philippines under martial law — after calling for army control of the restive Mindanao region. “I…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The IAF on Wednesday rejected claims by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) that its fighter jets had flown over the Siachen glacier. “There is no reported airspace violation,” Indian Air…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Rapid digitisation in all sectors in India has made the country critically prone to targeted cyber attacks and ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack is “just the tip of the iceberg”, a cyber…
London, May 24 (IANS) British police on Wednesday arrested a man in possession of a knife near Buckingham Palace. The man was detained after he was seen with a knife near the security fence surrounding…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 24 (IANS) China on Wednesday said it has “no information” about a missing Indian Air Force Sukhoi fighter jet and warned India not to disturb peace in the border area…
London, May 24 (IANS) Three men were arrested in the south of Manchester city on suspicion of being connected to the attack that hit a concert in the city, British police said on Wednesday. On…
Quetta, May 24 (IANS) A suspected mastermind behind several high-profile terror attacks and “trained by Afghan and Indian intelligence agencies”, has been arrested in Balochistan, an official has said. Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti told…
Paris, May 24 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron will ask parliament to extend the state of emergency, in place since the 2015 attacks by Islamic State (IS) group, till November, the media reported on Wednesday….
Panaji, May 24 (IANS) The Indian Navy has rescued six crew of a Maldivian ship which was adrift in the high seas for five days after propulsion failure, official sources said on Wednesday. The rescued…
Agartala, May 24 (IANS) Administrative and police officials of border districts in India’s Tripura have finalised strategies to deal with cross-border crimes and deal with other irritants in an one-day meet with their counterparts of…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, in a written message to British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday conveyed his condolences over the terror attack in Manchester that killed 22 people, an official…
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for arms to fight Islamic militants in the Asian country. “Our country needs modern weapons to fight against the IS….
Manchester, May 24 (IANS) The suicide bomber who attacked a Manchester concert was likely to have been working with other terrorists but was only known to the security services “up to a point”, British Home…
Manila, May 24 (IANS) The Maute group of Philippines militants, which occupied and torched a Roman Catholic church, a jail and two schools in Marawi city of Mindanao island, has abducted residents, including a priest…
Bengaluru, May 24 (IANS) Although, the first quarter of 2017 saw a 23 per cent decrease in the number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, the average peak attack size increased 26 per cent…
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Three Indian Army soldiers of Nepalese origin, who were killed in a gunbattle with militants in Jammu and Kashmir, were cremated in an army cantonment in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, officials…
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Women workers of the opposition National Conference (NC) on Wednesday protested against the award of the Army Chief’s commendation card to an officer who had tied a local to the front…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Indian Air Force on Wednesday denied claims by Pakistan Air Force that its fighter jets had flown over the Siachen glacier. “There is no reported airspace violation,” sources in…