BSF foils infiltration bid near Jammu
byJammu: Border Security Force (BSF) troopers foiled an infiltration bid from Pakistan at Samba sector of the border near here early Monday, an official said….
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Not to scare migrating geese, WWII veterans give up fireworks
byMoscow, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World War II veterans in the Russian city of Kologriv have shown a laudable disregard for celebrations in their…
No hard evidence of chemical weapons in Syria: Moscow
byMinsk, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia does not have conclusive evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, Russian Security Council head Nikolai…
US, South Korea launch naval drill
bySeoul, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korea and the US have begun an anti-submarine exercise in the Yellow Sea, the Yonhap news agency reported….
Khurshid going to Beijing, China does not mention status quo ante
byNew Delhi/Beijing, May 6 (IANS) A day after India and China ended their 20-day border stand-off, Beijing Monday stopped short of acknowledging that its…
Syrian FM stresses right to respond to Israeli attack
byDamascus, May 6 (IANS) Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem Monday underlined his country’s right to respond to the Israeli attack against the Syrian military…
Dikshit pulls up Tihar DG
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday pulled up Director General (Prisons) Vimla Mehra for a recent clash among inmates…
Proposal for more securitymen at Metro stations rejected
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The union home ministry Monday rejected a proposal of Delhi Police for recruiting about 2,000 personnel for security at…
Army’s Surya Kiran torch immersed in Ganga at Varanasi
byLucknow, May 6 (IANS) After travelling over 5,000 km and covering 27 places across seven states in two months, the central command of the…
Terrorists highly educated, says home secretary
byGurgaon, May 6 (IANS) Home Secretary R.K. Singh Monday said religious fundamentalism was a big threat to the nation and it was increasing among…