Gandhinagar, March 6 (IANS) Gujarat has been put on high alert after information was received that some suspected terrorists might have entered the state, state Home Minister Rajanikant Patel said here. “We had received inputs…
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) Liu Shiyu, new chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), has vowed to prioritise strict and comprehensive supervision, the media reported on Sunday. Liu Shiyu made the announcement during the Two…
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) The US government has formally notified the intended sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, taking a major step towards finalising the deal, the media reported on Sunday. “This proposed…
Cairo, March 6 (IANS/EFE) At least 135 people were killed in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities during the first week of the truce, which came into force in some parts of Syria on…
Brussels, March 6 (IANS) At least 140 Belgian soldiers will soon be deployed in a special operation to patrol the country’s nuclear sites, the Belgian cabinet announced on Friday. According to TV news channel RTL…
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday handed back a five-year-old deaf and dumb Pakistani girl to their Pakistani counterparts after she inadvertently crossed over into Indian territory in Punjab’s Abohar…
Ahmedabad, March 5 (IANS) The BSF has found yet another abandoned Pakistani trawler in the Sir Creek area in Gujarat’s Kutch district – the fifth such discovery in the last three months – on Saturday,…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) With Pakistan having a nuclear arsenal that could fall into wrong hands in the event of the south Asian country becoming unstable, neighbour India could act as a check, US presidential…
Kabul, March 5 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has assured his countrymen that there will be no secret deal in peace talks with the Taliban. Speaking on the occasion of the 21st…
Imphal, March 5 (IANS) Insurgents of the Maoist Communist Party (MCP) in Manipur have claimed responsibility for the Wednesday night attack on a “designated camp” of surrendered militants in Imphal east district. Though the “designated…
Damascus, March 5 (IANS) Two people found guilty of “refugee smuggling” that lead to the much-publicised case of the drowning of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi and four other refugees were sentenced to four years and…
Agartala, March 5 (IANS) As many as 35 Bangladeshi nationals, including 24 women and three children, were arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura for illegally entering India, police said here on Saturday. The…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China on Saturday said its defence spending will rise by 7.6 percent in 2016 — the lowest in six years, as it struggles to tide over an economic…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China raising its defence budget is a rational move in favour of economic development, said a commentary in state-run news agency Xinhua on Saturday. The commentary “China’s military spending growth rational,…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) The US Commerce Department launched anti-dumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into imports of stainless steel sheets and strips from China, the media reported on Saturday. The investigations are…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China on Saturday announced the country’s lowest defence budget increase in six years in the wake of rising economic headwinds and last year’s massive drawdown of service people. According to a…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China on Saturday announced the country’s lowest defence budget increase in six years in the wake of rising economic headwinds and last year’s massive drawdown of service people. According to a…
United Nations, March 5 (IANS) The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has documented a total of 3,081 civilians killed in Yemen since March 26, 2015, a UN spokesman told reporters here…
Moscow, March 5 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called for resuming quickly the intra-Syrian peace talks in Geneva. “The sides called for a quick…
Paris, March 5 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday showed united front to handle migration crisis after differences on how to curb migrants flows likely to strain ties between…