Tokyo, May 25 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Wednesday has increased security measures ahead of the two-day G7 summit slated to begin on Thursday in the Ise-Shima National Park. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force has deployed…
Moscow, May 25 (IANS) Since Moscow started its air operation in Syria on September 30 last year, the Russian Air Force has eliminated over a third of Islamic State fighters in the country, the…
Mosul (Iraq), May 24 (IANS/AKI) Islamic State fighters are abandoning their off-road vehicles and using taxis in this northern Iraqi city to avoid being targeted by war planes from the US-led coalition, local media reported….
Panaji, May 24 (IANS) An all-women sailing crew of the Indian Navy on Tuesday sailed for Mauritius, where they will undergo a rigorous training programme in preparation for a first-ever all-women circumnavigation voyage planned next…
(160519)– PARIS, May 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on May 19, 2016 shows an airplane of EgyptAir taking off at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Paris, France. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry confirmed to Egyptian…
Ranchi, May 24 (IANS) Jharkhand is developing helipads in remote areas of the state to aid surveillance and operations against Maoist guerrillas, Inspector General (operations) M.S. Bhatia said on Tuesday. “Some helipads have been constructed…
Damascus, May 24 (IANS) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and allied militant groups on Tuesday unleashed a campaign against the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria’s Al-Raqqa province. The move comes…
Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), May 24 (IANS) Thousands of people on Tuesday bade a tearful farewell to Pandurang Mahadev Gawade, a soldier martyred in a gun battle in Kashmir, as his last rites were performed with full…
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) At least five navy officers were given death sentence by a Pakistani Navy court for planning to hijack a warship and attack one of the US Navy’s refuel ships in 2014….
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said there is no threat to India from Islamic State (IS) as people of the Muslim community are against the IS. “Along with the…
Tokyo, May 24 (IANS) Ahead of a planned visit by US President Barack Obama to Hiroshima, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday said the US atomic bombings of the city and Nagasaki were…
Kabul, May 24 (IANS) Three days after Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan province of Pakistan, a state of confusion has been created in the militant…
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Two militants were gunned down here in a late night operation by the security forces, hours after three policemen were killed in two shoot and run attacks within the city. “On…
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) A US defence attache has been summoned by Russia’s Defence Ministry after an incident over the Sea of Japan near Russia’s eastern borders, where an American spy plane was detected flying…
United Nations, May 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday condemned the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians in the Syrian coastal cities. Several bomb blasts rocked Jableh and…
Khartoum, May 24 (IANS) Eight people have been killed and others injured when armed men attacked an area near El Geneina, the capital of Sudan’s West Darfur State, Sudan Tribune reported on Monday. “Armed men…
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday summoned the US ambassador to the foreign ministry and protested over the Saturday drone strike in southwest of the country, that killed Taliban chief Mullaha Akhtar Mansoor. The…
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) There will be severe consequences if Sirajuddin Haqqani, considered one of the most dangerous warlords in the Middle East, becomes leader of the Taliban following the reported killing of Mullah Akhtar…
Kochi, May 23 (IANS) A defence security guard at the Kochi naval base was found dead early Monday, soon after a gunshot was heard, officials said. An investigation has begun as to whether K. Sivadasan,…
Visakhapatnam, May 23 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Monday commissioned highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli, which will conduct patrolling and surveillance along the eastern coast. Built for extended coastal and offshore surveillance and…