India, China end border stand-off ahead of Khurshid visit
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) India and China Sunday ended the 20-day-old border stand-off by agreeing to pull back their troops to their respective…
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Chinese troops withdraw from Indian side of LAC
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) India and China Sunday ended the stand-off on the border by agreeing to pull back their troops to their…
Nine NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
byKabul, May 5 (IANS) The Taliban-linked militancy and violent incidents claimed lives of nine soldeisr of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Saturday, turning…
Dec 16 gang-rape verdict expected by May end
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) With the trial in the Delhi gang-rape case “almost 90 percent complete”, the court verdict is expected to come…
Chinese fleet continues to patrol Diaoyu Islands
byBeijing, May 5 (IANS) Chinese ships carried out their routine patrolling Sunday around the disputed Diaoyu Islands that are also claimed by Japan. A…
Pakistanis in Punjab prisons to be segregated
byChandigarh, May 5 (IANS) All 57 prisoners from Pakistan lodged in various jails in Punjab will be segregated from the rest of the inmates…
Iran to use new mine-sweeping system in Gulf
byMoscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran will soon put into service a new mine-sweeping system in the Persian Gulf, navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah…
Syria blames Israel for striking military facility
byMoscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israel carried out a missile attack on a military research centre outside capital Damascus early Sunday. Syrian state television…
Indian Navy to mark 60 years of naval aviation
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian Navy is celebrating the diamond jubilee of its aviation wing May 11 with the commissioning of its first…
Ready to defend Syria against Israel, US, says Hezbollah
byBeirut, May 5 (IANS) The Lebanese Hezbollah’s political council has said the group stands ready to engage in the fight to prevent Syria’s collapse…