Canberra, July 7 (IANS) Following the publication of the British Chilcot report which questioned the motives behind the Iraq War of 2003, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Thursday defended her country’s participation in the…
Washington, July 7 (IANS) Former US President George W. Bush, the main promoter of the Iraq war during 2003-2011, has said that he still hasn’t read the Chilcot report which raised harsh criticisms against his…
Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (IANS) Brazil’s government has warned that it will shoot down any unidentified aircraft that violates the protected airspace around facilities of the Olympics Games here in August. “We are not…
Jammu, July 7 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani armies on Thursday exchanged sweets and greetings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. “On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr,…
Wellington, July 7 (IANS) New Zealand opposition on Thursday said they were vindicated over their decision to refuse to join the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, after the release of a report that criticised…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday will inaugurate the second anti-drug working group meeting of heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS countries here. The meeting is being organised…
London, July 7 (IANS) As the world marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in human history, hitherto unknown tales of Sikhs during The Great War (1914-18) are…
Kabul, July 7 (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has welcomed Washington’s decision to extend the presence of American troops’ in the country till 2017, the Presidential Palace said in a statement on Thursday. “Mohammad…
Colombo, July 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday said it arrested 16 Indian fishermen for illegal poaching in the island-country’s territorial waters. Navy spokesman Akram Alavi told Xinhua news agency that the navy…
By Admiral Arun Prakash (retd) If the recent induction of the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has received a muted welcome from the IAF, there are very good reasons for it. While the nation…
Vienna, July 7 (IANS) Hungary’s decision to tighten entry controls along its shared border with Austria has proved to be a source of content, with Austria making an official diplomatic protest. Minister of the Interior…
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that he will maintain about 8,400 American troops in Afghanistan into 2017 through the end of…
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday ordered military officials not to allow anyone to cross the border into neighbouring Afghanistan for violence. Afghanistan and US officials had long been…
Jammu, July 6 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper on Wednesday shot and killed himself in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, police said. Police said Akash Deep of the 52 Battalion of the…
London, July 6 (IANS) Britain went to war in Iraq before all peaceful options for disarming Saddam Hussein were exhausted, the long-awaited Chilcot Inquiry has concluded, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The invasion was not…
Jammu, July 6 (IANS) Officers and personnel of India’s Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday exchanged sweets to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir. “BSF and Pakistan Rangers today…
Kabul, July 6 (IANS) At least four persons were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack in north Afghanistan’s Sar-e-Pul province, an official said. The incident took place around 10.00 a.m. (local time) in Sancharak…
Damascus, July 6 (IANS) A 72-hour truce was announced on Wednesday in all Syrian cities by the General Command of the Syrian Army to mark the three-day holiday of the Eid ul-Fitr feast, which marks…
Colombo, July 6 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said a proposed fact-finding commission will inquire into allegations against the army of committing war crimes during the final stages of a 30-year war with…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal July 6 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the Manipur government on the recent killings of former insurgents in the state who had joined the national mainstream….