Himachal widow asked to pay for World War Medal
byShimla: The controversy over the rightful ownership of the George Cross awarded to a pre-independence Indian soldier has ended, with a court in the UK,…
Defence/Security
US blacklists two South African firms for Iran link
byCape Town, June 9 (IANS) Two South African companies have been blacklisted by the US for being allegedly involved in operations worth billions of…
No talks unless we get arms: Syrian opposition
byWashington, June 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Syrian opposition will not agree to take part in the proposed peace conference unless its forces get new…
Send back Lankan defence officers training in Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa
byChennai, June 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has strongly urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to instruct officials to send back two…
Drone attacks ‘simply unacceptable’: Nawaz Sharif
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) Drone attacks by the US in Pakistan’s militancy-hit northwest tribal region “must stop” as they were violating the country’s sovereignty…
Putin wants firm action against crime in North Caucasus
byMoscow, June 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that law enforcers and special services resolutely rebuke extremists and criminal formations in…
Pakistan, Afghan, US commanders review border control
byIslamabad, June 9 (IANS) Senior military leaders of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US Saturday discussed measures to improve control of the border to check…
Synergy of services key to battle’s outcome: IAF chief
byDehradun, June 8 (IANS) India’s future operational experiences will invariably be joint operations where a degree of synergy among the three services will be…
US data surveillance report hits Russian technology
byWashington, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Data technology developed by Russia is fighting suspicion to compete in US markets, developers said, amid mushrooming revelations about…
Russia set to launch four satellites
byMoscow, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has plans to launch four more satellites for the Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass) by this year-end, the…