Paris, June 16 (IANS) At least 323 persons were arrested following violent clashes between fans of rival soccer clubs in France, since the start of the European football tournament on June 10, an official said…
Yangon, June 16 (IANS) Myanmar and India vowed on Thursday to cooperate on issues of border security and stability, sources with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The pledge came as Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung…
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Aimed at speedy redress of grievances of pensioners and family pensioners of the pre-2006 period, the BSF is holding a two-day “pension adalat” from Thursday. Nearly 300 retirees from eastern and…
Srinagar, June 16 (IANS) Four militants and a soldier were killed in a gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The troops engaged a group of…
Geneva, June 16 (IANS) Pakistan has asked UN Human Rights Council that its mechanisms should respond to human rights violations and the loss of precious lives due to drone strikes on its territory, it was…
Damascus, June 16 (IANS) A 48-hour “silence regime” was enforced on Thursday in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, officials announced on Thursday. The silence regime is aimed at reducing armed violence and stabilise the…
Srinagar, June 16 (IANS) Two militants were killed and an army soldier was injured when the troops engaged a group of infiltrators who sneaked into Jammu and Kashmir early on Thursday, officials said. The incident…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India on Thursday said it was early to speculate on the US Senate’s rejection of a key legislative amendment that would have brought India at par with NATO members and…
Washington, June 16 (IANS) The US Senate has passed its draft of the National Defence Authorisation Bill, including a provision to set up a new fund to reimburse Pakistan for its efforts in the war…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) An incursion by Chinese troops into Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh on June 9 led to a minor scuffles and some tension before before matters were resolved and the Chinese…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The government here on Wednesday held the first round of tripartite talks with representatives of the Manipur government and two major militant groups in Manipur, an official statement said. The…
(160615) — JALALABAD, June 15, 2016 (Xinhua) — Relatives attend the funeral of a border policeman in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2016. Fire exchange between Afghan and Pakistani forces…
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Days after a reported Chinese transgression into Arunachal Pradesh, Indian army’s Eastern Command chief, Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi undertook a three day visit to the border state as also Assam. Defence…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will begin his three-day state visit to India from June 16, during which bilateral engagements will focus on defence, security, education, tourism, business ties and…
Orlando, June 15 (IANS) Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen visited online gay chat rooms despite expressing outrage at the sight of two men kissing and making inflammatory comments about gays, law enforcement officers said on…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh chargesheet against British national and alleged middleman Christian Michel James and two others in its ongoing money laundering probe in the Rs…
Brussels, June 15 (IANS) A note received in several Belgian police stations indicates “imminent” terrorist attacks in France and Belgium, according to Belgian media on Wednesday. This detailed note of information indicates that some jihadists…
Damascus, June 15 (IANS) At least 70 jihadist fighters and military soldiers were killed over the past 24 hours during battles in Syria’s Aleppo province, a monitor group reported on Wednesday. The Syrian army backed…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh chargesheet against British national Christian Michel James and two others in its ongoing money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter…
Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Afghan Ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal and lodged protest over the death of an army Major in shelling by the Afghan forces. Major Ali Jawad Khan, who was…