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 theyre 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…
Riyadh, April 30 (IANS) Saudi Interior Ministry said the police foiled a terrorist attack in Asir region in the country and killed the two attackers, the media reported. The ministry’s spokesperson Major-General Mansoor Al Turki…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The CBI will question former Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, Air Marshal J.S. Gujral (retd.) on Saturday in connection with the VVIP AgustaWestland helicopter deal, sources said. Sources said that…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The Election Commission will ensure “rigorous enforcement” of law and order in the sixth and concluding phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, an official said on Friday. “Regarding the security…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) As many as 680 companies of central forces will be deployed in poll-bound districts of South 24 Parganas, Kolkata and Hooghly during the fifth phase of polls on April 30, Election…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government on Friday said it was determined to bring those guilty in the AgustaWestland chopper deal bribery case to justice…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India is all set to participate in Exercise Red Flag, an advanced aerial combat training exercise of the US Air Force, in Alaska with the main conduct phase set to…
Shillong, April 29 (IANS) Assam Rifles chief Lt. Gen. Harminderjit Singh Sachdev on Friday said India and Myanmar had started joint border patrolling in some stretches of their “unfenced border”. “The patrolling has not started…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Congress on Friday dared the Modi government to reveal within two months the names of those who took kickbacks in the AgustaWestland deal. “If the government has the guts,…
Kolkata: BJP chief Amit Shah . (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday renewed attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the AgustaWestland VIP chopper deal, asking on…