Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistans nuclear programme complies with global standards of safety and terrorists have never tried to harm it, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said on Thursday. Addressing a seminar on nuclear security, he…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that strongest action should be reserved for those states that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy while outlining…
Paris, Sep 8 (IANS) Continuing investigations into the recovery of an abandoned car in Paris loaded with gas cylinders and diesel cans, the French police have arrested a couple and placed them in custody, local…
Damascus, Sep 8 (IANS) The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Thursday said the British government is directly responsible for the bloodshed in Syria, state news agency Sana reported. In a statement, the ministry said recent remarks…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that strongest action should be reserved for those states that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy. “We need…
United Nations, Sep 8 (IANS) Zero-tolerance policy must be maintained against sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers, a Chinese envoy to the United Nations (UN) has said. “All sides should safeguard the reputation of the UN…
Ljubljana (Slovenia), Sep 8 (IANS) Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar has dismissed suggestions that his country could be responsible for terrorists having transited the country with the massive refugee wave in 2015, media reported. “Slovenia…
Mexico City, Sep 8 (IANS) Five police officers were killed when the helicopter they were in was shot down by criminals in Mexico’s Michoacan state earlier this week, the authorities announced here. The attorney-general’s office…
Pyongyang, Sep 8 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday strongly criticised the UN Security Council’s condemnation of its latest ballistic missiles test. Kim Jong-un’s regime said it “categorically rejects” the declaration and considers it “an intolerable…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) US Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton addressed topics ranging from national security to veteran affairs in their first television forum here. The two struck a pointed contrast on deploying…
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) Authorities made heavy deployment of security forces in Srinagar and other areas of the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as life remained paralysed for the 62nd consecutive day, officials said. A senior…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) In an obvious reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said “export of terror” is a common threat to the region. “Export of terror, growing radicalisation and spread…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) A Russian fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Navy surveillance plane on Wednesday during its routine operations in international airspace over the Black Sea, the Pentagon said. “We…
Pyongyang, Sep 8 (IANS) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday rejected a press statement issued by the UN Security Council condemning its latest ballistic missile launches. “This is an intolerable act of…
Lucknow, Sep 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his government has zero tolerance for crime and that he will not spare callous officials if crime was not controlled. Addressing a…
Ankara, Sep 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday suggested Turkey and the US are ready to drive the Islamic State from its Syrian stronghold of al-Raqqa. Erdogan said his US counterpart Barack…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Terror organisations like the Islamic State (IS) and the Al Qaeda could rise only because governments of different countries funded them at one point of time or the other in…
Ankara, Sep 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that his country was ready to cooperate with the US to liberate the city of al-Raqqa, the main stronghold of the Islamic State (IS)…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Now, no need to carry around physical copies of the Vehicle Registration Certificate or the Driving Licence — it can all be stored digitally – courtesy the DigiLocker, a secured…
Dhaka, Sep 7 (IANS) Bangladesh police have detained two couples belonging to the terror outfit Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on suspicion they were planning to flee to Pakistan. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said on Wednesday that…