Kabul, March 2 (IANS) An explosion was on Wednesday reported near the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city, capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. The blast, believed to be a suicide attack, occurred around noon…
Jammu/New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The army on Wednesday recovered the body of a porter who died after slipping into a 200-feet-deep crevasse in Jammu and Kashmir’s Siachen Glacier. Colonel S.D. Goswami, spokesman of the…
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) Ties between India and the US are blossoming as the two countries, after 12 years of talks, are closer than ever to signing an agreement to share military logistics, said a…
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Officials of the US and Pakistani are still deliberating on the contents of a joint statement that was supposed to be issued after the sixth meeting of their strategic dialogue. Neither…
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), March 2 (IANS) A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper deployed at the Ratnagiri power plant gunned down two of his colleagues and injured himself and his pregnant wife, officials said here on…
United Nations, March 2 (IANS) The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a resolution on North Korea after the country conducted its fourth nuclear test, the Security Council president has said….
Washington, March 2 (IANS) The US State Department on Tuesday said that there has been no significant violation of a plan for a cessation of hostilities in Syria in the last 24 hours. “Over the…
United Nations, March 2 (IANS) The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a resolution on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after the country conducted its fourth nuclear test in…
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought an explanation from the army regarding its recruitment rally in Bihar where candidates were made to…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said his country had told Pakistan many times that using militancy and extremism in the country’s policies would boomerang. Speaking at the inauguration…
Gurgaon, March 1 (IANS) Army officers leading troops will be given advanced magisterial orders to take action against trouble makers indulging in violence in civil areas, union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Over 100 companies of central forces are being moved for extensive confidence building measures (CBM) in West Bengal districts ahead of assembly polls in the state, an Election Commission official said…
Geneva, March 1 (IANS) The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that Greece is on the verge of a humanitarian crisis as disunity and inconsistency continue to mar European response plans. “For us, there…
Chandigarh, March 1 (IANS) The Haryana government on Tuesday ordered the transfer of 10 senior police officers, including an IG and three district police chiefs, just days after the violent Jat agitation for reservation which…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 1 (IANS) Ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit here, the US has asked Pakistan to reduce its nuclear weapons arsenal as a responsible nuclear power, while Islamabad has sought greater…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 1 (IANS) Warning Pakistan that anti-Afghanistan and anti-India terror groups were “stealing” its sovereignty and undermining its efforts to improve relations with its neighbours, US has welcomed Pakistan’s commitment not…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Over 100 companies of central forces are being moved for extensive confidence building measures (CBM) in West Bengal districts ahead of assembly polls in the state, an Election Commission official said…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Non-state actors from Pakistan were involved in the Pathankot terror attack but they could not function smoothly without state support, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday….
Imphal, March 1 (IANS) Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila has said she will continue to use the democratic weapon of fasting to demand the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, from Manipur…
Jammu, March 1 (IANS) The BSF and the Pakistan Rangers on Tuesday agreed to clear wild grasses and thick bushes in the international border area to improve visibility while patrolling, a police official said. A…