Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday maintained that the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets by the US to Pakistan was still under discussion between the two countries. Commenting on media reports regarding the…
Ghaziabad, May 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police should learn from its mistakes to become a better force, a senior officer told his colleagues on Sunday. “We should learn from the faults committed during encounters,”…
Baghdad, May 1 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 others wounded on Sunday in two car bomb explosions in Muthanna province of Iraq, a security source told Xinhua. “The latest…
Ghaziabad, May 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police here on Sunday introduced a criminal tracking app which is hoped to offer help, especially to the office going women who commute by auto rickshaws. Launching the app…
Dehradun, May 1 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters sprayed water in a bid to control forest fires raging in Uttarakhand, union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday. A team of 40 National Disaster Rescue…
Manila, May 1 (IANS) The Philippines-based extremist group Abu Sayyaf on Sunday released 10 Indonesian sailors it had held hostage. The maritime company for which the Indonesian hostages were working and whose vessel was hijacked…
Washington, May 1 (IANS) The threat against Europe from the Islamic State (IS) militants is worse than the threat from Al Qaeda was in the late 1990s, a US expert has said. “I think the…
Beijing, May 1 (IANS) Malaysian police repatriated 97 telecom fraud suspects, including 32 from Taiwan, to China, a media report said on Sunday. The 97 arrived in south Guangzhou city around 8.00 p.m., shackled and…
Abu Dhabi, May 1 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed deep concern at the upsurge in attacks on civilians in Syria, especially in the city of Aleppo. It described the targeting by the…
Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Following the suspension of US funding for the F-16s deal, the State Department acknowledged that Pakistan needs those aircraft for its antiterrorism activities. “We believe theyÂ’re the right platform to support…
Lagos, May 1 (IANS) Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase has said 359 policemen were killed on duty between January 2014 and April 2016. Speaking at a lecture in University of Jos on Saturday,…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The CBI on Saturday questioned former IAF deputy chief, Air Marshal J.S. Gujral (retd.) in connection with the VVIP AgustaWestland helicopter deal, sources said. Central Bureau of Investigation sources told…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Delhi Police to purchase 197 heavy-duty vehicles to be used for various activities, including VVIP security, but asked it to pay a 30 percent…
Cairo, April 30 (IANS) An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 20 persons to life in prison for deadly clashes outside a police station after a verdict on the Port Said Stadium riot and deaths in…
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) A soldier of the counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles (RR) died in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday after shooting himself accidentally with his service weapon, defence sources said. He was identified…
Abu Dhabi, April 30 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi police has called for enhancing the culture of prevention in occupational safety and health among police staff members during the celebration to mark the World Day for Safety…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 30 (IANS) Former defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday asked the Narendra Modi government to take action against the “bribe takers” in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. Addressing reporters here while kicking off…
Seoul, April 30 (IANS) South Korea and the US on Saturday concluded their biggest joint military drills on the Korean peninsula. Saturday was devoted to dismantling military camps and equipment, a South Korean defence ministry…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Delhi Police to purchase 197 heavy-duty vehicles to be used for various activities, including VVIP security, but asked it to pay a 30 percent…
Patna, April 30 (IANS) JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar morning arrived in Patna on Saturday on a two-day visit during which he will address meetings, meet top state leaders and travel to his native village in…