Condom handout at Russian WWII monument slammed
byMoscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A prominent Russian lawmaker Friday called for public condemnation of a recent handout of condoms by AIDS activists at…
Defence/Security
Britain sends up fighters as Pakistani plane diverted
byLondon, May 24 (IANS) Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from…
INS Vikramaditya could be handed over by December: Russian envoy
byPanaji, May 24 (IANS) Long-delayed aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is undergoing trials and could be in India by December, Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin said…
US drone strikes violate sovereignty, says Pakistan
byIslamabad, May 24 (IANS) Pakistani government Friday reiterated its opposition to US drone strikes on its territory, saying the strikes were “counter-productive” and “entail…
Four killed, one injured in Kashmir gunfight
bySrinagar: Three soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles and a militant were killed today morning in a gun-battle in south Kashmir, an army officer said. The…
Three troopers killed in Kashmir militant attack
bySrinagar: Three soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district Friday while they were laying a cordon around a…
Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow: Russian agency
byMoscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Taliban influence in Afghanistan may grow after international coalition forces pull out, while rising radicalism in Syria could…
Sale of Russian weapons to Syria ‘destabilising’: Kerry
byTel Aviv, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The sale of S-300 air defence systems by Russia to Syria would be “destabilising” for the region, US…
Obama to curtail drones in focused war on terror
byWashington, May 24 (IANS) Making a shift from a boundless “global war on terror”, US President Barack Obama Thursday announced a new counter-terrorism policy…
LeT militant gunned down in Srinagar old city
bySrinagar: Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar today morning. ‘Hilal Molvi’…