Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Airport authorities in Nepal on Sunday evacuated passengers from a Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight at the Kathmandu airport after receiving a threat about a bomb on the plane, officials said. “We…
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) Over 1,000 companies and 47 countries are taking part in the largest Defexpo India 2016 that begins in Goa on Monday. The ninth edition of Defexpo India, a biennial exhibition on…
Ankara, March 27 (IANS) At least four Islamic State militants were detained by Turkish police, the Turkish armed forces said on Sunday. The four suspected IS militants, crossing into Turkey illegally from Syria, were captured…
Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) The Nepal Army chief, General Rajendra Chhetri left on a week-long visit of China on Sunday, the day Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli returns from his official tour of the neighbouring…
Damascus, March 27 (IANS) The Syrian army fully recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria on Sunday, following days of intense battles against the Islamic State (IS) group. The Syrian army and its…
Damascus, March 27 (IANS) More than 400 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in recent battles in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, a monitor group reported on Sunday, as the Syrian army fully captured the…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 27 (IANS) Over 10,000 troops marched on Sunday to commemorate Myanmar’s 71st Armed Forces Day in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw. Ranks, mobile rocket launchers and military transport vehicles…
Damascus, March 27 (IANS) The Syrian army fully recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria on Sunday, following days of intense battles against the Islamic State (IS) group. The Syrian army and its…
Kabul, March 27 (IANS) A total of 53 militants gave up fighting and surrendered their weapons in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday. “Today (Sunday) we are welcoming 53 former armed oppositions, including 43 Taliban and…
Tehran, March 27 (IANS) Iran will respond to sanctions imposed on the country by the US for its ballistic missile programme by “further boosting” its missile power, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. “We…
Damascus, March 27 (IANS) The Syrian army fully recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria on Sunday. The army recaptured the city after days of intense battles against the Islamic State (IS) group,…
Rome, March 27 (IANS) Italian police arrested an Algerian man suspected of being involved in the deadly attacks in Paris and Brussels, the media reported. Djamal Eddine Ouali was arrested in Bellizzi, a town in…
Pyongyang, March 27 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday threatened to fire long-range artillery at Seoul unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologizes and punishes those who planned striking Pyongyang leadership. Pyongyang issued the warning in…
Cairo, March 27 (IANS) The Egyptian army killed 19 militants south of Sheikh Zuweid city in the restive North Sinai province on Saturday, the state-run Al-Ahram news website reported. The security forces also arrested six…
Tehran, March 26 (IANS) Iran’s foreign ministry has denied any involvement in alleged cyber attacks on US financial institutions, the media reported on Saturday. Iran does not support dangerous cyber acts and has always urged…
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, March 26 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Saturday denied receiving any specific inputs about the state being on the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) A nurse hailing from Kerala and her infant son were killed in a shell attack at their residence in Libya on Friday,…
Jammu, March 26 (IANS) The body of a soldier swept away by an avalanche in Siachen Glacier area of Jammu and Kashmir was recovered on Saturday, a defence official said. “Mortal remains of Rifleman Sunil…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) The Vatican and the FBI are among those working hard to rescue Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil from Kerala who is currently in the custody of the Islamic State terrorist group in…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Saturday said he recced the Indian Army Headquarter in New Delhi in March 2009 after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. The stunning reply came in…