Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday temporarily closed six offices in five US states after receiving anonymous threats. According to the US TV network CNN, the anonymous messages received…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The International Design Competition for the national war memorial and museum announced on August 15 will be conducted in two stages, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. In Stage 1,…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) In a novel reach-out endeavour of the government, the Central Reserve Police Force has been roped in to extend benefits of skill development programmes to the people staying in violence-hit…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and the US on Tuesday reasserted the urgent necessity for Pakistan to dismantle safe havens for terrorist groups and criminal networks and said there can be no difference between…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday criticised the India-US military logistics agreement, terming it a “fundamental departure from Indias time-tested policy of strategic military neutrality”. The Congress also demanded that the contents…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) The United Nations is under increasing pressure to set up an independent inquiry into its Syria aid programme after a Guardian newspaper investigation found “contracts worth tens of millions of dollars…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday released the 63rd edition of ‘Crime in India’ report for the year 2015, which showed a marginal decline in crimes against women, while…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The government has created a grievance redressal cell in the Union Home Ministry for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. “The Ministry of Home Affairs has…
Jammu, Aug 30 (IANS) A soldier was killed and another injured on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu district even as the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), defence…
Jammu, Aug 30 (IANS) A soldier was killed on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district even as the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), defence sources said. A…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said the US continues to support all efforts to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai and Pathankot terror attacks to justice, and…
Washington/New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and the US signed an agreement on sharing military logistics, in a major step forward in closer bilateral defence cooperation, though both sides clarified it will not involve setting…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and the US have inked an agreement that sets a framework for the armed forces of the two countries to share their logistics like refuelling, repairing and supplies in…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Pakistan should stop providing safe haven to terrorists and terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and the ‘D-Company’, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday at the conclusion of…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) French company DCNS has obtained a Australian court order restricting newspaper ‘The Australian’ from further publishing leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project, and hand over all company material. A…
Ankara, Aug 30 (IANS) Turkey has been accused of “expanding its occupation” inside war-torn Syria after dozens of civilians were killed in its recent push to oust the Islamic State, media reported on Tuesday. Rebels…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Strategic experts on Tuesday welcomed the India-US military logistics agreement, saying it has been “long delayed”. However, former Defence Minister A.K. Antony, who had earlier said the agreement will end…
Berlin, Aug 30 (IANS) More than 60 militants were suspected of sneaking into the ranks of the Germany Army to undergo military training and carry out attacks in the country, the media reported. Germany’s military…
Karachi, Aug 30 (IANS) Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Waseem Akhtar on Tuesday was brought from jail to take oath as Karachi mayor, and promised he will not let the ‘City of Lights’ suffer anymore….
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) India and the US on Monday signed a historic agreement on sharing logistics, with both Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter clarifying that it will not…