New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Experts on Monday welcomed the union government’s announcement of 100 per cent FDI in defence, but felt more needs to be done to bring foreign investment in India. Aircraft manufacturer…
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) The Indian Army will carry out an exercise for flood relief in an urban setting in Guwahati from June 28 to 30, an official statement said on Monday. “The exercise aims…
Srinagar, June 20 (IANS) A gunfight between militants and security forces broke out late Monday evening in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district after a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was arrested there, police…
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Three separate blasts claimed 26 lives including those of two suicide bombers and 14 Nepalese nationals and injured more than 50 others in Afghanistan on Monday. The killings evoked strong condemnation….
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 10 places in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad in connection with its money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal, an official said…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Former Defence Minister AK Antony said allowing 100 per cent FDI in defence meant throwing the sector into the hands of “Nato-American defense manufacturers”, which poses a threat to national…
Ranchi, June 20 (IANS) A cache of weapons and explosives was seized during anti-Maoist operations in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Monday, a senior police officer said. “Fourteen firearms, 200 gelatin sticks and other material…
Jerusalem, June 20 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would ratify a treaty banning nuclear tests, according to a statement from his office. Netanyahu, who met on Monday morning with…
Nay Pyi Taw, June 20 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday urged the Myanmar government to take concrete steps to end discrimination and constant human rights violations against…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Experts on Monday called as a welcome move the union government announcement of 100 per cent FDI (foreign direct investment) in defence, but felt more needs to be done to…
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed to peacefully resolve a border issue that has seen both sides locked in a fierce stand-off over construction of a gate by Pakistan. Clashes between…
Washington, June 20 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to laws in two states that restrict ownership of semi-automatic firearms. The apex court justices rejected an appeal of an…
Shillong, June 20 (IANS) Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar on Monday took over as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command. Nambiar earlier held the same post at the…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The entry and exit gates of Rajiv Chowk Metro station here will remain closed till 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday on account of an International Yoga Day programme. The step has…
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Fourteen Nepalese providing security to the Canadian embassy here were killed when a suicide bomber targeted their mini bus in the Afghan capital on Monday, authorities said. The suicide bomber approached…
Damascus, June 20 (IANS) At least 23 Islamic State militants were killed in an attack by Turkish artillery and US-led international coalition in Syria, the media reported on Monday. The attack took place on Sunday,…
(151223) — KABUL, Dec. 23, 2015 (Xinhua) — Afghan acting Defense Minister Mohammad Masoom Stanikzai speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2015. The Afghan government on Wednesday dismissed reports on the…
Gurgaon, June 20 (IANS) A Punjab resident was arrested early on Monday on charge of stealthily entering the National Security Guard’s (NSG) base camp at Manesar in Haryana, police said. Investigating officer Amit Kumar said…
New June 20 (IANS) The liberalised FDI regime announced on Monday permits Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent in defence sector as India looks ahead to increasing indigenous manufacturing in defence under ‘Make…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted raids at 10 places in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal….