Seoul, March 21 (IANS) North Korea on Monday fired several short-range missiles into the East Sea. The missiles were launched from the northeastern city of Hamhung at 3.19 p.m., and flew some 200 km, Yonhap…
Jakarta, March 21 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Monday accused China of violating its territorial waters, after Chinese coast guards entered a region claimed by Jakarta near the South China Sea. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi…
Seoul, March 21 (IANS) South Korean authorities on Monday said North Korea could conduct another nuclear test soon. The South Korean government believes Pyongyang is technically ready to conduct another nuclear test as its nuclear…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) In what can prove to be a great aid for the Indian forces in dealing with hostage situations, India’s premier government R&D body DRDO has developed a…
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) Pakistan Navy (PN) warship, PNS ASLAT, has reached the French island of La Reunion to participate in a drill, the media reported on Monday. According to a PN statement on Sunday,…
Jakarta, March 20 (IANS) A military helicopter with 13 officials on board crashed on Sunday in Poso regency of Indonesia. The helicopter crashed near the village of Kasiguncu, Antara news agency reported. No further details…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) An Indian sailor who was kidnapped in Africa last month has been released and will reach India on Sunday night, the external affairs ministry said. “Rohan Ruparelia, who was abducted…
(160319) — MOSCOW, March 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Rescuers work at the crash site of the Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, at the airport of Rostov-On-Don, Russia, on March 19,…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen detained for fishing in its waters, officials said. Officials said that the fishermen were released from the Malir prison in the port city of…
Tokyo, March 20 (IANS) Japan on Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the deadly sarin gas attack that left 13 people killed and thousands injured in a Japanese subway station. A memorial service was held…
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) The body of an army soldier buried under an avalanche was recovered on Sunday in Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Army rescue teams have recovered the mortal remains of Sepoy…
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) A key component of China’s first fourth-generation nuclear energy system was installed in a plant in Shandong province on Sunday. The pressure vessel of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) was put…
Kuala Lumpur, March 20 (IANS) Malaysian officials said on Sunday that two pieces of suspected debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have arrived in Australia for verification. Both pieces of debris arrived in…
Paris, March 20 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam stated before investigators after his arrest in Brussels that on November 13 he should have done a suicide bombing with his belt full of explosives like the other three…
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) Strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for traffic for the second day on Sunday as landslides occurred at a number of places on the road. “No traffic shall be allowed on…
By Anjali Ojha Pokharan (Rajasthan), March 20 (IANS) It started with a sonic boom, a Mig 29 breaking the sound barrier, sending a shiver down the spine of those witnessing it. The Iron Fist 2016,…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) English language was the highest spam sending language in 2015 with 84.1 percent spammers using it for cyber-attack followed by Chinese (2.6 percent) and German (1.7 percent) on second and…
Pyongyang, March 20 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched recent military drills involving landing and anti-landing, the media reported on Sunday. Participating in the drills were surface ships of the East Sea fleet…
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) A soldier is missing after an avalanche hit an army post on Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil on Thursday and search operations are on, an army official…
Damascus, March 19 (IANS) At least 39 people were killed on Saturday when air strikes targeted Syria’s northern city of al-Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group, a monitor group reported. The…