Two foreigners held in Iran for ‘illegal activities’
byTehran, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Azerbaijani nationals have been detained in Iran for illegal activities, the Iranian foreign ministry said. “These individuals travelled…
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Body parts found at US plane crash site in Kyrgyzstan
byBishkek, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Parts of the pilots’ bodies have been discovered at the site of Friday’s US military plane crash in Kyrgyzstan,…
Russia wants Mideast WMD-Free Zone conference
byMoscow, May 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow believes there is a pressing need to hold an international conference on a nuclear-free zone in the Middle…
Five ISAF troops killed in Afghanistan
byKabul, May 4 (IANS) Five NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were killed Saturday in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province when a roadside bomb struck…
‘LeT training militants in Chechnya’
byPanaji, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan-sponsored terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba has trained militants even in Chechnya, from where the Tsarnaev brothers who have been accused in…
Jaish, LeT could gain Hamas, Hezbollah-like status: Former RAW chief
byPanaji, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan-sponsored terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) could achieve the status of Hamas and Hezbollah, powerful long-standing extremist groups…
IB, RAW good enough; no need for NCTC: Former RAW chief
byPanaji, May 4 (IANS) A parliamentary committee may have asked the central government to hold back the setting up of the National Counter Terrorism…
Andhra sets up state security commission
byHyderabad, May 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Saturday constituted six-member state security commission to promote efficient, transparent and accountable performance of police. To be headed…
India ‘over-reacted’ to Sarabjit death: ex-RAW chief
byPanaji, May 4 (IANS) The Indian state appeared to have “over-reacted” over the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan, a former top…
Indian media should learn from Boston bombing
byPanaji, May 4 (IANS) The Indian media could learn from the Boston bombing when the public and security agencies helped to close down the…