Arms depot blast kills dozens in western Libya
Tripoli, June 22 (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured on Tuesday when an arms depot exploded in Libya’s Garabolli, nearly 60 km east the capital Tripoli. A…
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20 Houthi fighters killed trying to advance in southern Yemen
Sanaa, June 22 (IANS) At least 20 fighters of the Shia Houthi group were killed on Tuesday when they launched armed attacks on government-controlled areas and a strategic airbase in Yemen’s southern province of Lahj,…
NATO to strengthen cooperation with Israel: Stoltenberg
Brussels, June 22 (IANS) NATO is committed to increasing cooperation with Israel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said here on Tuesday while meeting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. “For more than 20 years, Israel has been…
World needs to stand by Pakistan in war against terror: Raheel Sharif
Berlin, June 21 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif on Tuesday met German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and discussed matters relating to regional security and bilateral ties. According to an Inter Services Public Relations…
Tripura tightens security ahead of tribal outfit’s blockade call
Agartala, June 21 (IANS) Security has been beefed up in Tripura after a tribal outfit called for rail and road blockade on Wednesday to press its demand for a separate state. The Indigenous People’s Front…
High security in Anantnag ahead of key poll
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), June 21 (IANS) Extraordinary security arrangements were in place for Wednesday’s polling in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag assembly constituency, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is in the fray, against the backdrop…
Nepal to fly home bodies of 12 killed in Kabul attack
Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) The Nepalese government has decided to dispatch an aircraft to Afghanistan to bring home the remains of 12 Nepali nationals killed in the Kabul suicide bombing on Monday. A meeting of…
Armed forces observe Yoga Day from Siachen to Pacific Ocean
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) From the world’s highest battlefield to its largest ocean, soldiers and families from the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force observed International Yoga Day by performing Yoga exercises in thousands…
Yoga day celebrated at Siachen
Udhampur, June 21 (IANS) Indian soldiers celebrated the International Yoga Day on Tuesday at Siachen Glacier — the world’s highest battlefield. The armys Fire & Fury Corps at Siachen, Leh, Kargil and other forward posts…
Taliban kidnap 27 passengers in Afghanistan
Kabul, June 21 (IANS) At least 27 passengers were kidnapped on Tuesday after Taliban militants intercepted three vehicles in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand. “Armed militants stopped two trucks and a long-distance bus along Kabul-Herat…
Six officials killed in Jordan attack
Amman, June 21 (IANS) At least six Jordanian officials were killed and 14 injured on Tuesday in a terror attack at the border with Syria, the country’s armed forces said. Those killed include four border…
N Korea deploys ballistic missile on east coast
Seoul, June 21 (IANS) North Korea has deployed the intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missile on its east coast, the media reported on Tuesday. A government source said no immediate sign of firing was yet detected, Xinhua…
US national without valid visa deported from Pakistan
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) An American travelling without a valid Pakistani visa was deported on her arrival at Rawalpindi’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport. An official of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) told Dawn that during…
Rain gods bless Yoga Day
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) After giving a scare just hours before the second International Day of Yoga, the rain gods seemed to be benevolent on the organisers of the event on Tuesday morning. As yoga…
Thousands perform yoga in Chennai
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) Thousands of people performed yoga across Chennai on Tuesday to mark the second International Yoga Day. Some schools asked students to reach early on for the yoga exercises. At the sprawling…
Kashmir observes International Yoga Day
Jammu/Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) Scores of people performed yoga exercises in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to mark the second International Yoga Day. The main function was held at the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu,…
US, Israeli defence chiefs reaffirm strength of military relationship
Washington, June 21 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Ash Carter and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman on Monday reaffirmed the strength of the US-Israeli defence relationship, the Pentagon said in a statement. At their meeting at…
Army hands over first concrete bomb shelter to villagers in Poonch
Jammu, June 20 (IANS) The Indian army Monday handed over the first concrete bomb shelter to villagers living near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. “As part of civic activities…
Two Indians among 24 killed in Afghanistan; IS, Taliban claim stake
KABUL, June 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — Afghan security force members inspect the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, June 20, 2016. Fourteen Nepalese citizens were killed and nine people were injured…
Congress and the CPI(M) criticised Modi decision to relax its foreign equity
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh addresses a press conference in New Delhi on April 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Congress and the CPI(M) on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi…