Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Over a dozen prisoners were injured in violence at the Muzaffarnagar jail late Friday night, police said. Three prison inmates were critically injured and are undergoing treatment. While the situation was…
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier was killed late Friday in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where the army foiled an infiltration bid by militants on the Line of Control, sources said on Saturday….
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Three militants were gunned down on Saturday in a fight with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said here. “Three local militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed…
Pentagon, May 7 (IANS) In addition to helping the Saudi-led coalition invading Yemen, the US has deployed a small number of troops on the ground to battle Al Qaeda militants around a key port city,…
United Nations, May 7 (IANS) An important amendment safeguarding nuclear facilities was expected to enter into force on Sunday, a UN spokesman said here on Friday. The UN Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear…
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), May 7 (IANS) At least six people died, including a policeman, as a consequence of shootouts between police patrolling a favela (slum) and alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) The Jadavpur University authorities on Friday filed a police complaint against four outsiders – three of them ABVP activists – for allegedly molesting female students of the varsity during a commotion…
(A File Photo) India has terminated the Rs. 3,600 crore deal for VIP choppers with AgustaWestland after bribery allegations tainted the deal, on Jan.1, 2014. (Photo: IANS) By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, May 6 (IANS)…
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Parliament in New Delhi, on April 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday indicated a probe into the 2012…
Patna: Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses a press conference in Patna on Feb 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said a decision on inducting women on permanent commission as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force will be taken in a year’s time….
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking registration of a police complaint against those named in an Italian court judgment in the…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Describing Congress president Sonia Gandhi as a “lioness”, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said her name does not figure in any authenticated document related to the AgustaWestland deal. Speaking…
Kabul, May 6 (IANS) Sixty people were set free as government forces raided a Taliban-run detention centre in the Helmand province, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. “Units of Special Operations Forces raided Taliban-run prison…
Manila, May 6 (IANS) Philippine authorities are investigating the possibility that two Spaniards who went missing on Monday while sailing in Malaysian waters were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf, officials said on Friday. “We have been…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Efforts were made by the previous UPA government to favour AgustaWestland and attempts were made to “hoodwink” the probe into kickbacks in the chopper deal, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said…
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Nidhi Chaphekar, the Jet Airways flight in-charge who was injured in the March 22 Brussels terror attacks, returned to India on Friday morning for further treatment and recovery, an official said….
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking a FIR against all the people named in an Italian court judgement in the AgustaWestland…
Pyongyang, May 6 (IANS) North Korea on Friday said it would strengthen its ‘nuclear deterrent’ if the US maintained its ‘hostile stance’, on the day the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) began its first congress…
(A File Photo) India has terminated the Rs. 3,600 crore deal for VIP choppers with AgustaWestland after bribery allegations tainted the deal, on Jan.1, 2014. (Photo: IANS) AgustaWestland New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The CBI…