Category: Security

Coup attempt cost Turkish economy $100 billion

Ankara, Aug 2 (IANS) The failed bid to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost Turkey $100…

8 years ago

Army to plant 12,000 saplings in Mathura

Mathura, Aug 2 (IANS) The army will plant 12,000 saplings in the Mathura Cantonment area, military officials said on Tuesday.…

8 years ago

Vietnam’s central bank warns of hacking

Hanoi, Aug 2 (IANS) The central bank of Vietnam has warned banks, credit institutions and financial organisations against hacker attacks…

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Pakistan says border gate resisted by Afghanistan completed

Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday announced completion of a disputed gate complex along its border with Afghanistan that…

8 years ago

Turkey to split spy service after failed coup

Ankara, Aug 2 (IANS) Turkey is planning to split its spy service into separate units for foreign and domestic intelligence…

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S Korea protests against Japan’s territorial claims

Seoul, Aug 2 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday lodged a strong protest against Japan's repeated territorial claims on its eastern-most…

8 years ago

Rio to boost police force during Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) The Brazilian capital will increase the number of military police officers on patrol by…

8 years ago

Pakistan completes construction of Afghan border gate

Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The construction of a gate complex at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham was completed on Tuesday.…

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Rio increases police deployment for Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) The government of Rio de Janeiro has announced it will add 3,503 police officers…

8 years ago

Afghan Taliban publicly execute young woman

Kabul, Aug 2 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban publicly executed a 19-year-old woman in northern Sar-e-Pul province for abandoning her family…

8 years ago

Skilling of ex-servicemen lags badly: CAG

By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The government might have launched a Skill India mission with much fanfare…

8 years ago

New Zealand to host multinational military exercise

Wellington, Aug 2 (IANS) Military representatives from China, US and Australia are in New Zealand this week to discuss ways…

8 years ago

New York bans sex offenders from playing Pokemon Go

New York, Aug 2 (IANS) New York state authorities have banned registered sex offenders from downloading and playing the augmented…

8 years ago

Texas allows allows guns on campus

Houston, Aug 2 (IANS) A new law has come into effect in US' Texas state that allows students to carry…

8 years ago

Curfew, protest shutdown continues for 25th day in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) Authorities continued curfew and restrictions on Tuesday as Kashmir remained shut for the 25th consecutive day.…

8 years ago

129th IOC session opens in Rio De Janeiro

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) The 129th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) started officially got with a…

8 years ago

Rebels shelling kills 30 in Syria’s Aleppo

Damascus, Aug 2 (IANS) At least 30 civilians were killed and 210 others were wounded in rebel shelling on government-controlled…

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Yemeni government withdraws from peace dialogue

Cairo, Aug 2 (IANS) Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi announced that Yemeni government negotiators decided on Monday to leave Kuwait…

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FBI employee pleads guilty to acting as chinese agent

Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A New York FBI employee pleaded guilty in Federal Court on Monday to acting as a…

8 years ago

Libya requested first US air raids on IS, says PM

Tripoli, Aug 1 (IANS/AKI) The first air strikes by the US against the Islamic State jihadist group in Libya on…

8 years ago



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