London, June 24 (IANS) A British Muslim extremist was sentenced for life in prison after plotting a ‘Lee Rigby’ style beheading on Remembrance day. Nadir Syed, 23, who was sentenced on Thursday, will serve a…
Ranchi, June 24 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas torched at least six vehicles and blasted a forest office in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawa district early on Friday, police said. According to the police, 10-15 militants raided Harangada village and…
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) Security forces on Friday defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists under a highway flyover here, averting a major tragedy. “A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol detected an…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: Indian Defence Industry: An Agenda for Making in India; Author: Laxman Kumar Behera; Publisher: Pentagon Press; Pages: 198; Price: Rs 995 The defence offsets policy — that has been around for…
By Gaurav Sharma Seoul, June 24 (IANS) China on Friday continued to oppose India’s entry to the Nuclear Suppliers Group, saying the global non-proliferation order would collapse if New Delhi was allowed exception. “If exceptions…
Srinagar, June 23 (IANS) Six unidentified militants were gunned down by troops in two separate gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, a defence spokesman said. Troops of counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles (RR)…
Tashkent, June 23 (IANS) India and Uzbekistan on Thursday took note of their growing defence cooperation and called for enhanced security ties as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov…
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) A man posing as a high-ranking army officer and found clicking pictures around the Army’s Eastern Command Headquarters here on Thursday was apprehended and handed over to police, a defence official…
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Aimed at fostering research in futuristic technologies like robotics and unmanned vehicles, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday entered into a joint venture with the Jadavpur University for…
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday expressed grave concern over reports about the latest missile tests conducted by North Korea which are “in violation” of the UN Security Council Resolutions. North Korea on Thursday…
Karachi, June 23 (IANS) Thousands of fans and followers on Thursday attended the funeral prayers for famed qawwali singer Amjad Sabri, who was gunned down on Wednesday by unidentified assailants. Sabri was laid to rest…
Gurgaon, June 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear next Wednesday a petition seeking a ban on WhatsApp on the ground that the messaging platform’s end-to-end encryption gives terrorists a means of communication that is…
Kabul, June 23 (IANS) Four Taliban militants including a group commander were killed in an ambush by security forces in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Thursday, officials said. “Acting on a tip-off, the security forces organised…
Berlin, June 23 (IANS) Kashmir issue is the major cause of tension between India and Pakistan, the Pakistan Army’s media wing chief has said. Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations Lt.Gen. Asim Bajwa in an interview…
Srinagar, June 23 (IANS) At least three militants were killed on Thursday in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A defence source told IANS here that security forces began a…
Tokyo, June 23 (IANS) Following growing protests among locals against the presence of US troops, Japan is negotiating with the US a possible reduction of the latter’s military deployment in the Okinawa prefecture, Prime Minister…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government has crossed the Rubicon in forging close military cooperation ties with the US, the CPI-M has said. “This is…
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) The DRDO is working on a slightly reduced range of Nag, the indigenously-built third generation anti-tank guided missile, Director General S. Christopher said here on Thursday. Laying the foundation stone of…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi will on Friday chair a review meeting with Secretaries of central ministries and states on issues of development in areas affected by Maoists. The Chief Secretaries…
Pyongyang, June 23 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday announced the launch of medium-range missiles on Wednesday was a success and it considered this a necessary weapon to increase the country’s capacity when carrying out a…