Panaji, March 29 (IANS) Thales and BEL-Thales Systems Limited (BTSL), a joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales, on Tuesday signed an agreement to jointly develop the PHAROS fire control radar. The agreement…
Panaji, March 29 (IANS) The Kalashnikov assault rifles could soon be manufactured in India and samples of the rifle’s variants supplied to Indian manufacturing partners, a senior Russian defence trade official said on Tuesday. “There…
Goa: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar addresses during the inauguration of Defence Expo 2016 at the Naqueri plateau in south Goa on March 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Panaji, March 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on…
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) A Joint Investigation Team has been formed to probe the suicide attack at a public park in Lahore city, capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, which killed over 70 people on Easter…
Pathankot: The Pathankot IAF base that was attacked by terrorists on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Pathankot, March 29 (IANS) A Pakistani panel on Tuesday visited various locations, including a part of the IAF base,…
Ankara, March 29 (IANS) At least three Syrian refugee children were killed and six injured on Tuesday in a tent fire in Turkey, private Dogan news agency reported. The fire broke out in a refugee…
Dhaka, March 29 (IANS) The chief of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Motiur Rahman Nizami, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court on Tuesday against his death sentence for war crimes in 1971. Lawyers of Nizami,…
Tokyo, March 29 (IANS) Security has been tightened in Tokyo ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to be held in May, authorities said. The Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday deployed hundreds of additional officers at…
Kabul, March 29 (IANS) At least two civilians were killed and seven wounded in a bomb attack in Kabul on Tuesday, police said. The blast occurred in the morning when an explosive device (IED), planted…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Reliance Defence, a part of the Anil Ambani-led group, on Tuesday said it is forming a joint venture in India with Rafael of Israel for air-to-air missiles, air defence systems and…
Tokyo, March 29 (IANS) Japan’s new national security laws have come into effect after being enacted last September, the media reported on Tuesday. The legislation allows Japan to use force by exercising its right to…
Panaji, March 29 (IANS) Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday said the current practice of defence purchases through agents must be an exception, and sought more clarity for the private sector in deals emerging…
Cairo, March 29 (IANS) An Egyptian plane was hijacked on Tuesday, the media reported. The Egyptair airliner was hijacked after leaving Alexandria. It landed at Larnaca airport in Cyprus, the BBC reported.
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) More than 700 pro-Qadri protestors were arrested in Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan, and sent to various jails in Punjab province, police officials said. At least 500 protestors were arrested on…
Kabul, March 29 (IANS) A district education official was shot dead and three officials injured in a shooting in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh on Tuesday, an official said. “Noorullah Noori, head of the education…
Washington, March 29 (IANS) After successfully hacking into the encrypted Apple iPhone of one of a terrorist in San Bernardino, California shooting, the US Department of Justice has withdrawn legal action against the tech giant….
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San Francisco, March 29 (IANS) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) scraped its request for Apple Inc.’s assistance to hack into the phone of a terrorist killer. The federal government department, on behalf of the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, March 29 (IANS) Drawing attention to the challenges posed by women’s under-representation in roles for preventing and ending conflicts, India has said that problem has to be met through broader…
LAHORE, March 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — A Pakistani woman stands with blood on her hands next to a body at the blast site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, March 27, 2016. At least 63 people including…