Colombo, June 6 (IANS) A soldier was killed and two others sustained injuries when a fire raged in an army camp just outside Colombo, the media reported on Monday. Army spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera said…
Amritsar, June 6 (IANS) Prayers were offered at the Golden Temple complex on Monday morning as the 32nd anniversary of Indian Army’s ‘Operation Bluestar’ passed off peacefully. Except for a few pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans…
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Amritsar, June 5 (IANS) Security agencies were on alert in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, ahead of the 32nd anniversary of army’s ‘Operation Bluestar’ in the Golden Temple complex to be observed on Monday…
Kabul, June 5 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 23 injured as Afghan Taliban militants attacked a court in Logar province on Sunday, an official said. The killed people included a prosecutor and…
Aden, June 5 (IANS) At least seven soldiers were killed as clashes flared up between government forces and Shia Houthi group in Yemen’s city of Taiz on Sunday, an official said. Up to 18 soldiers…
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) At least 18 Indian fishermen were freed on Sunday by Pakistan as a goodwill gesture, an official source here said. The fishermen would arrive in Lahore on Monday from Landhi jail…
Chandigarh, June 5 (IANS) Road and railway traffic remained normal and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere on Sunday as a section of the Jat community renewed their agitation for reservation in various parts…
Singapore, June 5 (IANS) The Singapore government on Sunday said the Islamic State (IS) has recruited more militants in the member countries of Asean than Al-Qaeda. “In the past three years alone, IS has recruited…
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) At least 18 Indian fishermen will be freed on Monday by Pakistan as a goodwill gesture, an official said. A spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation told The Nation on Saturday that…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Aiming to reduce its carbon footprint, the Indian Navy has set a target of producing 21 MW of solar power and is also looking at tapping the energy of oceans…
Jammu, June 5 (IANS) The army said on Sunday that all its ammunition depots in Jammu and Kashmir are safe as regular safety audits of these installations are carried out. Reacting to some media reports…
Chandigarh, June 5 (IANS) At least nine districts in Haryana were on high alert on Sunday as a section of Jat community renewed their agitation for reservation. The Jat community has served a 15-day ultimatum…
Chandigarh, June 4 (IANS) With a section of the Jat community leadership going ahead with its call for agitation for reservation from Sunday, the administration in Haryana’s Sonipat district banned all Internet services. “With a…
Singapore, June 4 (IANS) Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday that terrorism remains the formost challenge in the Indo-Pacific region and there was need to “delegitimise” it as an instrument of state policy….
Baghdad, June 4 (IANS) Iraqi forces on Saturday pushed into the city of Fallujah and seized part of a district after fierce clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants, a security source said. The troops have…
Baghdad, June 4 (IANS) Iraqi forces on Saturday pushed into the city of Fallujah and seized part of a district after fierce clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants, a security source said. The troops have…
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan has denied consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, arrested earlier this year. Pakistani authorities have charged Jadhav with spying and conducting subversive activities in Balochistan province and Karachi city of Pakistan….
Bengaluru, June 4 (IANS) The day-long strike by police personnel in Karnataka on Saturday flopped, with most of them reporting for duty after withdrawing their leave applications. “I am grateful to the constabulary for positively…
Damascus, June 4 (IANS) Over 40 people were killed in continuous rebel shelling of a Kurdish-dominated district in the city of Aleppo on Saturday, a Russian monitoring base said. The shelling, mainly by the Al-Qaeda-linked…