‘Regime of silence’ in Syria extends for 48 hours
Damascus, May 2 (IANS) The Syrian army on Monday said the state of regime of silence near the capital Damascus will be extended for 48 hours. It is the second time the “regime of silence”…
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CIA mocked for ‘live tweeting’ Bin Laden killing
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US spy agency Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) “live tweeted” the military raid that killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan five years ago, drawing criticism and satire on social…
Ansari asks TMC MP to withdraw for creating disturbance
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Hamid Ansari on Monday asked Trinamool Congress (TMC) member Sukhendu Sekhar Roy to “withdraw” from the house for the rest of the day for creating disturbance…
Russia ‘gunning’ for tourists with MiGs, tanks, AK-56s
By Mayabhushal Nagvenkar Moscow, May 2 (IANS) Firing Kalashnikovs, flying gunships, stomping about in tanks and sweating it out in army fatigues, that’s Russia’s cutting edge arsenal of ideas for attracting tourists. Amid the annexation…
Australian state parliament evacuated over suspicious package
Sydney, May 2 (IANS) Hundreds of employees at New South Wales (NSW) state parliament in Sydney were evacuated earlier on Monday, following the discovery of a suspicious package in the area. A NSW police spokesperson…
18 arrested in France May Day rallies
Paris, May 2 (IANS) Eighteen people were arrested and two others injured when people took to the streets to call for the withdrawal of a labour reform during May Day rallies across France on Sunday….
French, US jet fighters destroy IS site in Iraq
Baghdad, May 2 (IANS) French and US warplanes launched two separate strikes to destroy “an important logistic site” of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, the French defence ministry said. The strikes were conducted on…
Australian state accused of softening on youth crime
Melbourne, May 2 (IANS) Australia’s Victoria state has come under fire of softening its stance on youth crime, after introducing laws which make breaching bail no longer an offence for those under 18. From Monday,…
Haryana police personnel to get weekly off: CM
Gurgaon, May 1 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced that police personnel in the state would now be entitled to a weekly off. The Haryana government also plans to strengthen the…
India set to participate in multinational exercise in South China Sea
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India is set to participate in a multinational maritime exercise in the strategically important South China Sea, which will have the US, Japan, Russia, Australia and China along with other…
India’s first Scorpene class sub undergoes maiden sea trial
Mumbai: “Kalvari”, the Scorpene class submarines, being built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd Mumbai ventures into the sea for the first time as sea trials begin off Mumbai coast on May 1, 2016. (Photo:…
Parrikar to speak on AgustaWestland in parliament on Wednesday
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji/New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said he will speak on the AgustaWestland issue in parliament on Wednesday, and give a detailed chronology…
Mamata threatens police for prohibitory orders, locking clubs and party offices
South 24 Parganas: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Issuing a virtual threat to police, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said those…
First Scorpene class sub undergoes maiden sea trial
Mumbai: “Kalvari”, the Scorpene class submarines, being built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd Mumbai ventures into the sea for the first time as sea trials begin off Mumbai coast on May 1, 2016. (Photo:…
Twin car bombs kills 33 in Iraq
Baghdad, May 1 (IANS) At least 33 people were killed and 63 others injured on Sunday in two car bomb explosions in Muthanna province of Iraq, a security source said. “Our reports said that 33…
Maoists from Chhattisgarh entering Odisha: Police
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) Maoists operating in Chhattisgarh are now entering Odisha as insurgents in the eastern state have lost support from the Odia people to carry out their operations, a top police official said…
Indian, Chinese armies agree to maintain peace
Jammu, May 1 (IANS) The Indian and Chinese armies on Sunday agreed to maintain peace on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region. A spokesman for the army’s Udhampur-headquartered Northern…
Car bombing kills six in Yemen
Aden, May 1 (IANS) Six policemen were killed and several others wounded on Sunday in a car bomb attack that targeted armoured police vehicles protecting Aden’s governor and the city’s security chief, police said. The…
One dead as police disperse Istanbul May Day protestors
Istanbul, May 1 (IANS) At least one person was killed when anti-riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons during May Day parade on Sunday in Istanbul. The Turkish police said that several hundred…
Iraqi PM orders arrest of protestors who stormed parliament
Baghdad, May 1 (IANS) Iraq’s Prime Minister on Sunday ordered the arrest of Shia Muslim activists who stormed parliament in Baghdad on Saturday. Haider al-Abadi said those who caused damage and attacked police should be…