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 RussiaÂ’s 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,…
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Parliament in New Delhi, on April 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the probe in the AgustaWestland…
Patna: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said he was “disappointed” over the response given by Defence…
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Parliament in New Delhi, on April 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday quoted the Italian court judgment while…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) Russia on Wednesday pulled some 30 aircraft out of Syria, including all 25 Su-25 fighter jets, while its air force continues airstrikes in the country, the Defence Ministry said. Over the…
Beijing, May 4 (IANS) China is sending some of its most advanced naval assets to the South China Sea for a scheduled exercise this month. Those include a new guided missile destroyer. The exercise will…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Former defence minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said it was “beyond doubt bribe was given” in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal and it is the duty of the present-day government to…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to extend its assistance in humanitarian crises in different parts of the world. “India has been generally supportive of the principles of burden sharing…
Kabul, May 4 (IANS) At least 18 Taliban militants have been killed in Kandahar province of Afghanistan over the past four days, a security official said on Wednesday. “Security forces launched operations against Taliban rebels…
Shillong, May 4 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, on Wednesday received another setback as 16 rebels surrendered to the authorities along with a huge cache of…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Former defence minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said the erstwhile UPA government had constantly tried to eliminate corruption from defence procurement. “UPA onwards, there has been a constant effort that…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Targeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said the CBI can, as per the law, question the person mentioned as the “driving force” behind the AgustaWestland…
Athens, May 4 (IANS) Hackers attacked the central Bank of Greece to protest the corrupt international financial system, warning that there will be more cyber attacks across the globe, sources said on Wednesday. The attack…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the AgustaWestland chopper deal, saying the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has become a political tool…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday accused the previous UPA government of twisting norms in the process of procuring VVIP choppers from AgustaWestland. Initiating a debate in the Rajya Sabha on “allegations…
Dhaka, May 4 (IANS) Bangladeshi authorities have placed an embargo on the use of stickers on vehicles identifying various professions, like journalism, a media report said on Wednesday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) Russia has started developing an air-droppable air defence missile system for its airborne forces, which is believed to be the world’s first system of its kind, sources said on Wednesday. The…
Panaji, May 4 (IANS) The Indian Navy will de-induct its Sea Harrier fighter and induct a new squadron of MiG 29K planes at a formal ceremony at its naval station in Goa on May 11,…