Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Asserting that recent terror attacks in Bangladesh have not led to flight of investors, Gowher Rizvi, an adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday said his country will hold an…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, a senior PDP leader and MP, on Thursday alleged that security forces did not give Hizbul commander Burhan Wani and his two aides a chance…
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) The authorities on Thursday evening suspended all mobile phone services throughout the Kashmir Valley without any notice. The subscribers of different mobile phone companies suddenly found their services snapped. Authorities said…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Wing Commander Pooja Thakur, who became a prominent face of the Indian Air Force (IAF) after leading the Guard of Honour during US President Barack Obama’s visit to India in…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Following an international arbitration tribunal’s ruling against China on the South China Sea issue, India on Thursday said that it is not in favour of or against any country as…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) With several of the militants involved in the deadly Dhaka terror strikes turning out to be educated youth who have been missing for months, the Bangladesh government has initiated a nationwide…
Ranchi, July 14 (IANS) A Maoist commander carrying a Rs 25 lakh reward on his head surrendered before Jharkhand police chief D.K. Pandey on Thursday. The Maoist, Baleshwar Oraon alias Vikashji, was a special area…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Following reports that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is convening a cabinet meeting over the situation in Kashmir, the government reiterated on Thursday that Kashmir is solely an internal affair….
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The two Indian Air Force C-17 Globe Masters that the government has sent to evacuate Indians stranded in South Sudan, which has been hit by violence that has claimed hundreds…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Expressing satisfaction at the manner in which defence cooperation between the two countries has progressed, the Indian Army chief, General Dalbir Singh, on Thursday invited the Australian Army to participate…
By Aadil Mir Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), July 14 (IANS) As thousands massed at the Idgah at Achabal town to mourn the death of Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani, a speaker roared: “It is time for…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) held its meeting here on Thursday and was briefed about the progress in the Rafale fighter jet deal by the committee negotiating its purchase, defence…
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had ordered in inquiry against six IndiGo pilots for taking selfies in a cockpit when airborne and on runways, an RTI activist said Thursday….
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh on Thursday reached South Sudan leading the government’s ‘Operation Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indians from the African country which has been hit…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) In a sharp rebuke to Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the UN, India has denounced it as a country that uses terrorists and provides them sanctuary and said…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) An unexpected, pre-midnight call led to the cancellation of controversial televangelist Zakir Naik’s scheduled Thursday morning media interaction via Skype in Mumbai, officials said. “The Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) team was…
Dhaka, July 14 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities have banned controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace mobile phone, days after banning his Peace TV from airwaves and online, said a media report. “These phones cannot be…
Manila, July 14 (IANS) Philippines authorities on Thursday said that the ruling by the Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favour of Manila over its South China Sea dispute with China must be respected,…
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) The ongoing curfew in most places of the Kashmir Valley continued on Thursday as the separatists decided to extend the protest shutdown for another two days. “Curfew shall remain in force…
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) The US has confirmed the killing of the mastermind behind the December 2014 carnage at Peshawar’s Army Public School in a drone strike in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said. A statement issued…