Sri Lankan Tamils protest land acquisition
byColombo, May 15 (IANS) Over 1,000 land owners in Sri Lanka’ s northern Jaffna town Wednesday filed cases against the government taking over their…
Defence/Security
Nine million fake products destroyed in China
byBeijing, May 15 (IANS) Police in China destroyed over nine million fake and shoddy products in 125 cities Wednesday, a publicity day for combating…
IAF chief Browne reviews security
byShillong, May 15 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne Wednesday reviewed the security scenario with his station commanders in the Eastern…
Construction to be curbed near Gurgaon ammo depot
byGurgaon: To curb illegal construction in the restricted area within 900 metres of the ammunition depot here, the district administration Wednesday decided to erect…
Indian Navy receives first P-8I reconnaissance aircraft
byNew Delhi: The Indian Navy Wednesday received the first of eight Boeing P-8I long range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (LRMRASW) aircraft at the…
35 militants killed in Afghanistan
byKabul, May 15 (IANS) A total of 35 Taliban militants have been killed and 30 wounded during security operations launched across Afghanistan since Tuesday,…
German naval wares major Atlas sets up Indian subsidiary
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Germany-based Atlas Elektronix, a leader in naval electronics, has set up a subsidiary here to intensify its partnership with…
INS Vikramaditya gets finishing touches in Russia
byMoscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya has been put in dry dock at Russia’s Sevmash shipyard for cosmetic repairs, ahead…
Shinde to visit US to discuss security
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will visit the US next week to discuss internal security and cooperation between the two…
IAEA striving to resolve differences with Iran
byVienna, May 15 (IANS) The IAEA will continue trying to finalize nuclear inspection documents regarding Iran’s disputed nuclear programme in spite of differences between…