Damascus, April 29 (IANS) The Syrian army on Friday announced that a “regime of silence” will be observed in hotspots near Damascus and the province of Latakia after midnight. “In order to uphold the agreed-upon…
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said 100 percent indigenisation in defence production will not be “feasible”, and achieving 70 percent self-sufficiency…
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) There was no incursion by Chinese troops into Indian territory, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) At least 10 crude bombs were found in the city on Friday, a day ahead of the crucial fifth phase of West Bengal assembly polls involving 53 constituencies across Kolkata, South…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Two police officers were shifted in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district ahead of the polls there in the sixth and final phase of West Bengal assembly elections on May 5, officials…
Jammu, April 29 (IANS) India has told China to case its reported construction activities in parts of Pakistani Kashmir, the Indian Army said on Friday. A spokesman for the army’s Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command said in…
Jammu, April 29 (IANS) As many as 41 soldiers have died from 2013 till March 31, 2016, at the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior army official said on Friday. “Ten soldiers died…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) The Afghanistan government has raised questions over a trip by a Taliban delegation from Qatar to Pakistan, the media reported on Friday. The delegation reportedly arrived in Pakistan this week to…
Kabul, April 29 (IANS) Kabul has reacted sharply to the Taliban leaders’ visit to Pakistan shortly after the group announced it will hold talks on refugees and border issues with the Pakistani authorities. Taliban will…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Reliance Defence, a part of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, has inked a pact with Ukrain’s state-owned Ukroboronprom to collaborate for assembling and maintaining the Antonov series of military and commercial…
Kathmandu, April 29 (IANS) Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over the upper reaches of Mount Everest, Nepalese officials say. Sherpas have expressed concern that vibrations caused by the helicopters could trigger avalanches,…
Srinagar, April 29 (IANS) Security forces in north Kashmir on Friday gunned down a militant after a brief exchange of fire with militants, police said. The militant, who was yet to be identified, was killed…
(160414) — SHANGHAI, April 14, 2016 (Xinhua) — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a speech at the Shanghai Expo Center in Shanghai, east China, April 14, 2016. Turnbull was on an official visit to…
BERLIN, Nov. 13, 2015 (Xinhua) — Visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attends a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 13, 2015. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan/IANS) Canberra, April 29 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister…
Juba, April 29 (IANS) The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemned an attack on its compound in South Sudan’s Bentiu region where a grenade partly damaged one of the containers located in the…
Milan (Italy), 28 April (IANS/AKI) Police arrested four people in northern Italy on Thursday on charges of seeking to join the IS including one who received orders to stage attacks in Italy, authorities said. Investigators…
Rome, April 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy has no plans to send troops to Libya without a request from the unity government that is backed by the UN, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni told lawmakers on Thursday. “No…
Srinagar, April 28 (IANS) A gunfight started on Thursday evening between the security forces and guerrillas in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. “A gunfight has started between security forces and…
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Assuring strict enforcement of prohibitory orders in the final two phases of the West Bengal assembly polls, the Election Commission on Thursday asserted it won’t hesitate to respond to violence of…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Following reports in the media that the government has revoked visas issued to two Chinese activists planning to come to India for a conference, it is reliably learnt that visas…