New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In line with New Delhi’s Act East Policy that puts southeast Asia at its centre, India and the Asean regional bloc on Thursday agreed to enhance maritime cooperation while reiterating…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will on Friday present Ashok Chakra, India’s highest peacetime military decoration, posthumously to Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, a Garud Commando of the Indian Air Force (IAF)…
Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) Extraordinary security marked the Republic Day eve in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as security forces were put on high alert following an intelligence input that a teenaged female suicide bomber…
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) The US Embassy in Pakistan on Thursday dismissed a claim by Islamabad that US forces bombed a refugee camp on its territory. On Wednesday, two alleged members of the Haqqani network,…
Tripoli, Jan 25 (IANS) The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has demanded the extradition of Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a senior military commander whom the UN body accused of carrying out illegal executions in the eastern…
Tirpol, Jan 24 (IANS) At least 34 people have been killed in twin car bombings near a mosque in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a media source said on Wednesday. Information official of Benghazi Medical…
Rome, Jan 24 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Minister voiced “affection, solidarity and regard” for UK charity Save the Children on Wednesday after gunmen attacked its offices in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing at least two…
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday shot dead two militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district in a gun battle that also left a teenager dead. Director General of Police S.P. Vaid said…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In order to keep Kashmiri youths away from terror activities and maintain peace and normalcy in the Valley, the Home Ministry has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to formulate…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General Y.C. Modi on Wednesday said that the conviction rate of his anti-terrorism agency was 95 per cent as it managed to convict 167 accused…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A self-styled Brigadier of NSCN (Kitovi-Neopak), wanted in a case of acquiring weapons and ammunition belonging to the Nagaland Police and using these to wage war against the government, along…
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) A Haqqani network commander and two of his companions were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, a media report said. Pakistan condemned the…
Kabul, Jan 24 (IANS) At least six persons, including three attackers, were killed and 20 injured in an attack on the headquarters of a British aid agency in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city on Wednesday. The Islamic…
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Jan 24 (IANS) Four personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were killed and nine injured in a gunfight with Maoists in Narayanpur district on Wednesday, police said. Four of the injured are…
Ankara, Jan 24 (IANS) The Turkish military on Wednesday bombed US-armed Kurdish militia positions in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin as its combined ground and air offensive entered its fifth day. Ankara’s cross-border incursion,…
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) A teenager was killed as protesters clashed with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday when a gunfight was underway, police said. Police sources said security forces started…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) in Syria has said it killed 150 militants in an air strike on the terror group’s headquarters. The strikes took place on Saturday…
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) A Haqqani network commander and two of his companions were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, a media report said. The pilotless spy…
Kabul, Jan 24 (IANS) At least two persons were killed and 12 injured in an attack on the headquarters of an international aid agency in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city on Wednesday, a government official said. The…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the CBI’s response on a plea seeking the recall of its 1999 judgement upholding the conviction of seven accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination…