Agartala/New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) A frontline Sukhoi SU-30 combat jet landed at the civil airport in Agartala on Thursday and departed soon after, with the authorities describing it as a “routine” mission. Informed sources,…
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) Chinese and Russian fleets sailed out of a port in Zhanjiang in China’s Guangdong province on Thursday to pre-determined waters for a joint naval drill. The “Joint Sea 2016” drill, started…
London, Sep 15 (IANS) The British government on Thursday gave the go ahead for a new 18 billion pound ($23 billion) nuclear power station in the UK after imposing “significant new safeguards” for future projects….
Kiev, Sep 15 (IANS) Visiting German and French Foreign Ministers have urged the conflicting parties in eastern Ukraine to implement measures prescribed in the Minsk ceasefire agreement to pave the way for a peaceful resolution…
Gaza, Sep 15 (IANS) The Israeli air force hit three targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with no casualties reported. The three raided sites are located in the east, north and northwest, and one…
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) China’s internet regulator here on Thursday confirmed it had closed a number of live-broadcast sites under its “Clean The Web” campaign. The Beijing subsidiary of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Two Telugu teachers abducted in Libya a year ago have been released, with their families heaving a huge sigh of relief. Anxiously waiting and praying for their safe return for more…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 15 (IANS) Afghanistan has urged for global action against “state elements” that orchestrate and support terrorism and also lashed out against militants based in Pakistan and their supporters it…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Two Indian teachers who were abducted in Libya over a year ago have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. “I am happy to inform that T…
Srinagar, Sep 15 (IANS) Heavy deployments of security forces were made by authorities on Thursday in Srinagar and other places of the Kashmir Valley where life remained paralysed for the 69th consecutive day. A senior…
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) The US and Israel has signed an unprecedented new military aid deal that will give the Israeli military $38 billion from fiscal year 2019 to 2028. The new 10-year deal, which…
Jerusalem, Sep 15 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening hailed a United State military aid package to his country as a “historic deal”. “This agreement will ensure an unprecedented security assistance to…
Tehran, Sep 15 (IANS) The US military forces should leave the Persian Gulf as their presence in Iran’s southern waters has no legal basis, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 14 (IANS) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for reforming the Security Council, saying it was imperative to deal with the rapidly deteriorating global security…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday assured the armed forces that he will try to resolve the issues around the 7th Pay Commission, especially the “anomalies” the service chiefs had…
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The Pakistan Marine Security Agency (PMSA) seized six Indian fishing trawlers with 36 fishermen aboard on Wednesday, a fishermen’s association said. Sources said that the six Indian fishing trawlers were near…
Jammu, Sep 14 (IANS) Tension gripped Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday as some members of the Muslim community were beaten up by unidentified assailants for slaughtering a camel on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha,…
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that it is urgent and important to carry out security cooperation with Russia, media reported. Xi made the remarks here when he met Nikolai…
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) The Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) will launch its second destroyer ship of the Project 15B – Vishakhapatnam Class, with higher level of indigenisation and increased stealth, ahead of schedule here…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, who heads the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), on Wednesday said the three service chiefs have discussed in detail “anomalies” in the Seventh Pay Commission…