Rafale deal is progressing, not bogged down: Indian minister
byParis, June 20 (IANS) The $10.4 billion contract for 126 multi-role medium range combat aircraft that India has awarded to French aircraft maker Dassault…
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China holds talks with North Korea
byBeijing, June 19 (IANS) China and North Korea Wednesday held a “strategic dialogue” on denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang…
Pakistani troops violate LoC ceasefire after infiltration foiled
byJammu: A civilian was injured as Pakistani troops today violated the ceasefire and fired across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch…
Obama proposes further US, Russian nuclear arms cut
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) US President Barack Obama, currently on an official visit to Berlin, Wednesday proposed plans for America and Russia to further…
Army, Air Force step up rescue effort in Uttarakhand, Himachal
byNew Delhi: The Army and the Air Force today stepped up relief operations in flood- and landslide-affected areas of Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh. An official…
Hamas holds talks to stop being listed as terror group
byGaza, June 19 (IANS) The Islamic Hamas movement has been holding meetings with foreign officials in a bid to get its name erased from…
SC to hear PIL for curbing official work on private internet providers
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear a PIL seeking direction to central government to prosecute the heads of…
Omar chairs meeting to review Amarnath Yatra arrangements
bySrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday chaired the unified headquarters meeting which took stock of the security situation in the state and…
Karzai to boycott talks with Taliban
byLondon, June 19 (IANS) The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is “Afghan-led”, President Hamid…
Pasha-like people should be kept out of army: Pak minister
byIslamabad, June 19 (IANS) Pakistan’s Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan has said that people like former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director-general Ahmed Shuja Pasha should…