New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the corporate world to join hands with the government in extending assistance to families of martyred police, paramilitary and defence personnel. Speaking…
Kabul, March 18 (IANS) Dissident Taliban leader Mullah Rasool has said that he will not participate in peace talks with the Afghan government which were led by Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. Rasool has…
Manila, March 18 (IANS) At least eight people were on Friday killed in a gunfight between a militant group and security forces in the south Philippine province of Sulu, official said. Seven members of Abu…
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China has urged North Korea to comply with the UN resolutions and stop any action that might escalate tension on the Korean peninsula, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. The…
Kabul, March 18 (IANS) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will step up relief operations in Afghanistan to address the needs of war-affected communities, ICRC president Peter Maurer said on Friday. “There are…
Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) Two foreign guerrillas were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior police officer told IANS here on Friday: “Two foreign terrorists…
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) The Japanese government on Friday issued an interception order in anticipation of North Korea’s repeated firing of missiles. Sources said the order was issued to the Self-Defence Forces to shoot down…
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Bangladesh needs active support from the Indian government to curb activities of inimical elements and hostile outfits active in the country, Bangladesh Liberation War Affairs Minister A.K.M. Mozammel Haque has said….
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) The largest nuclear security centre in the Asia-Pacific region, which was financed by China and the US, started operations here on Friday. The centre, constructed by the China Atomic Energy Authority…
Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) Two separatist militants werwith security forces and guerrillas in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior police officer here told IANS, “Security forces surrounded a house in Beigh Mohalla area today (Friday)…
Seoul, March 18 (IANS) North Korea on Friday launched a new ballistic missile which flew some 800 km before falling into the sea, followed by another missile which may have exploded mid-air, South Korean military…
Gurgaon, March 17 (IANS) In the wake of a warning by the Jat community that it may resume its agitation demanding quota, union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the…
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) In a significant development, the Indian Army on Thursday decided to vacate huge portions of land held by it close to civilian habitations in Jammu and Kashmir and hand over the…
Colombo, March 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday said there was a serious threat to the country’s power and energy system, which had led to military deployment to protect all power installations and sub-stations. Deputy…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Ex-servicemen continuing with their protest here on the ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) on Thursday said they will approach the one-member judicial committee but wondered if the government will accept…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, the supreme commander of India’s armed forces, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the firepower of the Indian Air Force on Friday as 181 aircraft showcase…
Jerusalem, March 17 (IANS) Meir Dagan, a former head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, died on Thursday morning at the age of 71, the government said. Dagan was the 10th serving director of the…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan said on Thursday that efforts are on for direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban to achieve peace and stability in the region. The statement came two weeks…
Moscow, March 17 (IANS) Russia launched its first tests of the new hypersonic Zircon anti-ship cruise missile, local media said on Thursday. “The tests of the hypersonic Zircon missile have begun using a ground-based launching…
Islamabad/New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said that it conveyed its disappointment to the Indian envoy in Islamabad over New Delhi’s decision to bar Pakistani diplomats from travelling to Kolkata for the World…