Washington, April 5 (IANS) The US Navy has ordered nine AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters for Pakistan, the US defence department has said. The US Navy on Monday awarded a $170 million contract to Bell Helicopter…
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will consider the “Panama Papers” revelations for the possible initiation of an inquiry against those alleged to have offshore companies. An NAB source told The News…
Damascus, April 5 (IANS) Islamic State (IS) militants on Tuesday fired several shells containing mustard gas against Syrian military positions in the province of Deir al-Zour. The poisonous gas shells slammed military positions in the…
Wellington, April 5 (IANS) Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, has entered the race to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the UN secretary general in a bid to become the first woman in the…
Washington, April 5 (IANS) New satellite images have shown “suspicious activity” at a North Korean nuclear facility at Yongbyon, 38 North, a Washington-based monitoring group announced on Tuesday. Plumes of exhaust steam, a byproduct of…
Kabul, April 5 (IANS) At least six people were killed and many injured in a suicide bomb attack in Parwan province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, official said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle in…
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) At least one passenger was killed and several injured as a bomb hit a passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday. The Quetta-bound Jaffar Express was attacked by unidentified men…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The BJP government has stabbed “Mother India” in the back by allowing Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) inside the country to probe the Pathankot attack, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said…
United Nations, April 5 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met Army Chief Dalbir Singh here Monday and expressed his admiration for the Indian peacekeepers’ commitment and discipline. Singh assured Ban of Indian peacekeepers’commitment to…
Wellington, April 5 (IANS) New Zealand nominated former Prime Minister Helen Clark for the position of UN secretary-general, Prime Minister John Key said on Tuesday. Clark, 66, served as prime minister on a government led…
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 20 others, including a policeman, were injured as suspected militants triggered a bomb explosion on Monday evening in Dudhnoi in western Assam’s Goalpara district,…
Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday announced financial assistance of Rs.20 lakh for the family of NIA official Tanzeel Ahmad, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the…
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) At least 20 people, including a policeman, were injured as suspected militants triggered an explosion on Monday evening in Dudhnoi in western Assam’s Goalpara district, police said. Superintendent of Police Nitul…
Sofia, April 4 (IANS) At least 250 heavily armed US troops on Monday began a military drill along with Bulgarian units which will last more than 40 days, officials said. The exercise will continue until…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India has never initiated military action against any neighbour, the government said on Monday in response to US President Barack Obama’s remarks…
New Delhi: The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh addresses at the Presidentâs âStandardâ presentation ceremony, at Jaisalmer Military Station, in Rajasthan on March 16, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Indian…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Indian Army Motor Sports Team, led by Lt. Col. Shakti Bajaj, is participating in the 14th edition of Rally Desert Storm that commenced from Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh area on Monday….
Brussels, April 4 (IANS) The European Commission on Monday presented a nuclear illustrative programme, focusing on investments related to upgrades and safe operation of nuclear power facilities. In addition, the programme highlights the estimated financing…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A fleet of ships from the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron berthed at Phuket in Thailand on Monday. The squadron’s primary aim is to impart at-sea training to naval and…
Tokyo, April 4 (IANS) The Japanese coast guard has deployed 12 boats to exclusively patrol the region around the southwestern Senkaku islands over which Tokyo and Beijing have been embroiled in territorial disputes in recent…