US to destroy Syrian air power if Geneva 2 talks fail: Senator
byDead Sea (Jordan), May 25 (IANS) US Senator John McCain said Saturday that if the second Geneva conference on the Syria issue failed, his…
Defence/Security
Cyber unit to be set up to deal with defence issues: Antony
byKannur (Kerala) May 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony said that a separate cyber unit would be formed for the armed forces to counter…
UN to honour five Indian peacekeepers who were killed
byUnited Nations, May 25 (IANS) UN will honour over 100 UN peackeepers, including five Indians, who were killed. The International Day of United Nations…
R.K. Mathur takes over as defence secretary
byNew Delhi, May 25 (IANS) R.K. Mathur, a 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre, took over as defence secretary Saturday. According…
Brigadier injured in Pakistani firing in Kashmir
bySrinagar: A senior Indian army officer and two soldiers were injured near the Line of Control (LoC) yesterday evening after Pakistani troops resorted to heavy…
Foreign defence officials visit Russian military base
byMoscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Members of foreign delegations attending an international conference on European security visited a military base near Moscow that has…
Pakistani plane forced to land near London, two held
byLondon, May 24 (IANS) Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane down to land after it…
India, US in talks to prepare for PM visit
byNew Delhi, May 24 (IANS) India and the US are in discussions to plan for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to America in the…
Two held over Pakistani plane’s mid-air alert
byLondon, May 24 (IANS) Britain had to scramble fighter jets Friday for escorting a Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) plane after it was diverted from…
Misquoted on arms sale, says Russian envoy
byPanaji, May 24 (IANS) Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin Friday said he had been misquoted by a section of media, which Friday said that a…