By Anand Singh New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Mohammed Sajid, a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative arrested by police from east Delhi on Tuesday night, was a quiet person who did not socialise much and generally…
New Delhi/Itanagar (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul on Thursday sought a financial assistance of Rs.12,000 crore from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reconstruction work following recent natural calamities in the state. Pul met…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s response to the Rajya Sabha debate on the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal a day earlier. “RM @manoharparrikar rose above…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Even as the political heat generated by the AgustaWestland chopper deal is yet to die down, some more defence deals may come under the scanner, including one on Pilatus basic…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) The Panagarh airbase in West Bengal, renamed Air Force Station Arjan Singh, become operational on Thursday as the second hub for the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. Two C-130J Super Hercules…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The army has restructured its requirements for land in Jammu and Kashmir and would free land not required for operational reasons, the home ministry said here in a statement. This…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC) on Thursday denied that its website, which is visited by around 22 lakh people a day, had been hacked. “IRCTC website was…
(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) New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The ministry of…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, the present commander in chief of the Western Naval Command, will take over as the navy chief from May 31, it was announced on Thursday. The…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, the present commander in chief of the Western Naval Command, will take over as the navy chief from May 31, it was announced on Thursday. The…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) An Army Captain is suing US President Barack Obama, arguing that the war against the Islamic State is illegal because it has not been authorized by the Congress. Under the 1973…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence has received 16 licences to manufacture an array of hardware ranging from small arms, heavy weapons, ammunition and explosives to electronic warfare systems, missiles, unmanned vehicles and…
Moscow/Beijing, May 5 (IANS) The Chinese and Russian military are to hold their first-ever joint exercise on how to counter an incidental or provocative missile attack. It comes as the US and South Korea are…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) As many as 272 Indian fishermen are in jails in four countries, the government said on Thursday. Of these, 220 are prisoners in Pakistan, 34 in Sri Lanka, 10 in…
Los Angeles, May 5 (IANS) Director Neeraj Ghaywan, who received the National Film Award for his first directorial Masaan, has been honoured in the US for his first TV commercial titled Fuelled By Love for…
Seoul, May 5 (IANS) North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site has shown “a very low level of activity” despite warnings that Pyongyang could carry out a new atomic test ahead of an important congress which…
Jakarta, May 5 (IANS) The foreign ministers and military leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines met on Thursday to agree on actions against the Abu Sayyaf extremist group. The summit was convened by Indonesia,…
Jakarta, May 5 (IANS) The foreign ministers and military leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines met on Thursday to agree on actions against the Abu Sayyaf extremist group. The summit was convened by Indonesia,…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) A group of citizens from Central Asian countries was detained by Russias security agency, FSB, on suspicion that they were planning terror attacks ahead of upcoming Victory Day celebrations, at the…
Panaji, May 4 (IANS) Nearly 650 lifeguards posted on Goa’s beaches have threatened to go on strike from May 15 demanding regularisation of their services. Suhas Naik, secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress,…