Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) In a startling revelation, a Pakistan provincial minister has said legal action against militant groups like Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was not possible as the state itself is involved, media…
Berlin, May 18 (IANS) American tank crews failed to find place in the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, a competition co-hosted and sponsored by US Army Europe. The three-day event gathered the best NATO crews to…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday saw members demand taking up of the CAG report on the AgustaWestland chopper deal, but no decision was taken. A…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Beijing later this month, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India should expand cooperation with China in fighting the menace of terrorism. “India and China…
Kabul, May 18 (IANS) At least 130 Taliban militants were killed by Afghan security forces within the past 24 hours, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. At least 76 militants were also injured in the…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A high-level panel on Wednesday informed the union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Princess Park Complex, near India Gate here, would be a suitable site for constructing…
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) India on Wednesday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile that can carry up to 1000 kg of warhead and hit targets 350 km away, officials said. The surface-to-surface…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 18 (IANS) Indian peacekeepers have maintained their clean record so far this year in UN peacekeeping operations as New Delhi pursues a zero tolerance policy against sexual abuse. A…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 18 (IANS) A Kerala priest abducted in Yemen is safe and efforts to secure his release has reached its last leg, a government official said on Wednesday. Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnalil is safe…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, for which he was to leave on Tuesday night, has been delayed, sources said. The minister’s Oman visit…
New Delhi/Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Hours after Islamabad expressed its “serious concern” to the UN over the Indian government’s proposed Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, New Delhi dismissed the concerns and said “Islamabad has no locus…
Bengaluru: The Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha in LCA (Tejas) in Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas) at HAL Bangalore on May 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS/DPRO) Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) The IAF chief,…
Baghdad, May 17 (IANS) Pakistan has said that it would explore other options to meet its defence needs if the deal for F-16 fighter jets did not materialise with the US, it was reported on…
Vienna, May 17 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday asserted there was significant progress in Syria peace talks after a meeting here in this Swiss city…
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Nasir Janjua (retd) said on Tuesday that “our hearts beat for Afghanistan and its people”, adding that Islamabad wants peace and stability to prevail in…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The ongoing crisis in Venezuela is not an economic one but a US-backed coup d’etat attempt against President Nicolas Maduro, the Latin American country’s Ambassador to India Augusto Montiel said…
Vienna, May 17 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday asserted there was significant progress in Syria peace talks after a meeting here in this Swiss city,…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The government is awaiting Pakistan’s response on the visit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team to that country in connection with the cross-border terror attack on the Pathankot airbase….
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India on Tuesday dismissed Pakistan’s concerns over the proposed Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, saying that Islamabad has no locus standi on this issue. “The proposed bill is an entirely internal…
Baghdad, May 17 (IANS) At least 44 people were killed and more than 90 injured in two bomb attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday, media reports said. A suicide blast at an outdoor market in the…