Rockets fired at Afghan parliament
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way…
Defence
Parrikar elated over more participation at DefExpo 2016
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high octane ‘Make in India’ campaign responsible for the increased participation at the Defence Expo 2016 or was it just Goa, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar wondered…
Blast near Afghan parliament
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way towards the building to…
Chaos, scorching sun welcome guests at Defence Expo 2016
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Mismanagement and chaos marked the start on Monday of Defence Expo 2016 which got underway in Goa in soaring end-of-March heat. Delays and traffic snarls left the formally-dressed defence ministers, military…
Sharif cancels Britain visit after Lahore attack
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to Britain following the deadly Easter Sunday suicide attack in a Lahore city park that left at least 70 people killed and…
Lahore attack: Facebook sorry after ‘safety check’ tool goes haywire
New York, March 28 (IANS) The social networking giant Facebook apologised on Monday after a bug turned its “safety check” feature into a breaking news alert for all users after a powerful blast ripped through…
UN chief condemns Lahore blast
United Nations, March 28 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned a powerful suicide bombing that ripped through Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. Ban on Sunday called for “the perpetrators of this appalling terrorist act to be…
Military chiefs of 34 Islamic countries vow to dry up terrorism
Riyadh, March 28 (IANS) Military chiefs of 34 Islamic countries vowed on Sunday to dry up the resources of terrorism, Al Arabiya News reported. The chiefs of staff of member states in an Islamic military…
Lahore blast: Narendra Modi calls up Nawaz Sharif
Lahore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, at Lahore, Pakistan on Dec 25, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called up his Pakistani counterpart…
Putin congratulates Syria for Palmyra success
Moscow, March 28 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for re-taking the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. “In a telephone conversation with Syrian president, Putin congratulated his counterpart on…
Lahore blast: PM Narendra Modi calls up Nawaz Sharif
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif after the Lahore park blast that killed at least 69, and expressed his condolences. “PM Narendra Modi called Pakistan…
Lahore blast: Taliban suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 65
Lahore, March 28 (IANS) A powerful blast ripped through a public park in Lahore where Christian families were celebrating Easter on Sunday, killing 65 people and wounding over 250, mostly women and children. The blast,…
70 killed in Lahore park blast, Pakistani Taliban claims hand
LAHORE, March 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — A Pakistani woman stands with blood on her hands beside a body at the blast site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, March 27, 2016. At least 63 people including women…
‘US’ unprecedented support to India to build indigenous capabilities’
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) The US has never before worked so closely with India to bolster the latter’s indigenous capabilities, a US consular official said, adding that the presence of nearly 90 US companies at…
Bomb threat to Kathmandu-Delhi flight a hoax
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight was on Sunday evacuated at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after authorities received a threat about a bomb on the plane, officials said. The…
Nearly 70 killed in Lahore, amid Easter celebrations
Lahore: The site where more than 50 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the main gate of the crowded Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore of Pakistan on March 27, 2016. (Photo:…
Pakistan Army called to rein in violent pro-Qadri protestors
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan Army has been pressed in to control the situation as thousands protesting the execution of Mumtaz Qadri – a former Punjab police commando hanged last month for assassinating Punjab governor…
Over 2,200 booked for unruly behaviour during Holi in Manipur
Imphal, March 27 (IANS) Over 2,200 people were booked and fines amounting to more than Rs.2 lakh were imposed for unruly behaviour during Holi which was celebrated for nearly five days in Manipur, police said…
Can’t become superpower if you neglect navy: Parrikar
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) A nation which neglects its navy cannot become a superpower, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday. “A nation which neglects sea power doesn’t really become a superpower and India needs…
Bomb threat to Kathmandu-Delhi Jet Airways flight
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Airport authorities in Nepal on Sunday evacuated passengers from a Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after receiving a threat about a bomb on the…