Beijing, April 18 (IANS) A military plane belonging to the Chinese Air Force landed for the first time on Yongshu Jiao, or Fiery Cross Reef on the Spratly Islands, for which Beijing has disputes with…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Indian Navy chief, Admiral R.K. Dhawan, on Monday called for increased private investment in defence manufacturing which, he said, is capable of producing the world’s best warships and submarines. “The…
Baghdad, April 18 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday arrived in Baghdad to assess with the Iraqi authorities the fight against terrorism. Carter will meet political leaders and Iraqi military to give his…
Kabul, April 18 (IANS) At least 96 militants were killed and 93 others injured in clashes and airstrikes across Afghanistan within a day, the defence ministry said on Monday. “The Afghan national security and defence…
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Terrorism poses the biggest challenge to international security and nations cannot afford to adopt double standards in the fight against it, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday at…
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Russia saw a significant increase in terrorism and extremism-related crimes in 2015, the Investigative Committee of Russia Federation reported on Monday. In 2015, the country registered 1,329 extremist crimes, up 28.5…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) As Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar tours China, Indian Navy chief R.K. Dhowan on Monday said the two neighbouring countries are cooperating with each other in the maritime domain. “Both Indian…
Berlin, April 18 (IANS) German police have set up a special commission to probe an explosion at a Sikh temple (gurdwara) in the German city of Essen that left three people injured. The explosion took…
Bamako, April 18 (IANS) The driver of the vehicle used to transport perpetrators of an attack at Cote d’Ivoire’s beach resort of Grand Bassam has been arrested in Bamako, Mali’s intelligence service said. The suspect,…
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) The US and Russian officials will hold cybersecurity consultations in Geneva this week, the media on Monday cited senior US officials as saying. The consultations will take place with the participation…
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Monday raised the issue of China vetoing India’s bid at the UN to ban Jaish-e-Mohammed…
Tokyo, April 18 (IANS) Japan and the US on Monday agreed to enhance cooperation over possible responses to North Korea’s suspected ongoing missile and nuclear ambitions. Talks between Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki and…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Traffic jams, children jostling to get into buses to reach schools, shops opening ahead of time, people in a hurry to go to work… Normalcy returned to Srinagar…
London, April 18 (IANS) A police investigation is underway after a British Airways plane approaching London’s Heathrow Airport was hit by what is believed to have been a drone, authorities said on Monday. The flight…
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) The US embassy has issued a warning to American citizens against visiting Marriott Hotel Islamabad for the next several days, in wake of a general threat. An advisory issued by the…
Kuala Lumpur, April 18 (IANS) Over 1,000 defence industries players, including big names like Airbus and BAE Systems, are participating in the Defence Services Asia (DSA) exhibition which opened here on Monday. Bell Helicopter, SAAB…
Singapore, April 18 (IANS) A new security system will be in place at Singapore’s air, land and sea checkpoints from Wednesday, the immigration and checkpoints authority (ICA) said on Monday. The new system, BioScreen, will…
Ranchi, April 18 (IANS) Curfew was imposed Sunday night in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district as violence over Ram Navami processions escalated The violence began when a Ram Navami procession was stopped and the loudspeaker used was…
Mehsana: Members of Sardar Patel Group (SPG) participate in “Jail Bharo Andolan” in Mehsana of Gujarat on April 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, April 17 (IANS) A ‘jail bharo’ programme by agitating Patidar (Patel) leaders…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) North Korea could conduct its fifth nuclear test before May, South Korean officials said on Sunday. The flow of vehicles and personnel at the Punggye-ri base in the northeast of the…