Paris, May 14 (IANS) Rennes, a city in northwestern France, has been engulfed by violent protests over labour reform that will see longer working hours for less money, media reported on Saturday. The rallies, according…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Amid China and Pakistan’s opposition to India’s bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the US has backed New Delhi’s entry into the group. US State Department spokesman John Kirby on…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) India’s nuclear force is an additional driver behind China’s nuclear modernisation, the Pentagon has said. China has deployed new command, control, and communications capabilities to its nuclear forces to improve control…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he has been getting many letters from VIPs expressing concern over the idea of selecting strategic partners in defence. The defence ministry had…
Ankara, May 14 (IANS) Thousands of IS associates have been routinely crossing into Syria aided by contacts in Turkey, phone calls tapped by Ankara security forces and handed to the media by opposition lawmaker Erem…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded a probe into the alleged favour shown to an Italian shipbuilding firm during the Congress-led UPA regime for procurement of two…
Pyongyang, May 14 (IANS) North Korean coast guards intercepted a Russian yacht in neutral waters and escorted it to port without giving an explanation, it was reported on Saturday. The Russian embassy in Pyongyang demanded…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he has set a target of raising defence exports to $2 billion in the next two years and the offsets clause will help…
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) IndiGo airlines on Saturday suspended its ground staff at Srinagar airport after investigations proved that the chief security officer of the airport had breached security on April 1. A statement by…
Baghdad, May 14 (IANS) Nineteen Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in clashes in Iraq, security sources said on Saturday. In Anbar province, security forces and allied paramilitary Sunni tribal units foiled an IS attack…
Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) The Pak-Afghan Torkham border crossing has been reopened after Pakistani Army Chief General Raheel Sharif and Afghan Ambassador Omar Zakhilwal reached an understanding on this. The meeting on Friday was arranged…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he has set a target of raising defence exports to $2 billion in the next two years and the offsets clause will help…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) As China raised the rank and status of its western Tibet Military Command bordering India, the Pentagon said it has noticed “an increase in capability and force posture by the Chinese…
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) The ‘Dial-100’ is set to be launched across Uttar Pradesh on October 2, officials said on Saturday. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday along with state government advisor Venkat Changavilli reviewed…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terror group has declared a state of emergency in their self-declared capital Raqqa in Syria, a US official announced. “We have seen this declaration of emergency in…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The United Nations has lifted sanctions imposed on an oil tanker owned by a city-based company which had breached them during a business operation in Libya last month, it was announced…
Moscow, May 13 (IANS) Russia is being forced to look for ways to neutralise threats to its national security due to deployment of the NATO anti-missile shield in Europe, President Vladimir Putin said after the…
Shillong, May 13 (IANS) Twenty-four more rebels of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on Friday surrendered in the wake of a crackdown against the outfit in the western part of Meghalaya. The “Operation…
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Kabul envoy to Islamabad Omer Zakhilwal met Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif on Friday and agreed to resolve the border issue and resume the routine cross-border traffic, a military spokesman…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The defence ministry on Friday denied ordering any probe in the alleged use of inferior material in construction of Indian Navy’s tanker INS Deepak. “No inquiry has been opened into…