Pakistan to deploy 70,000 troops during polls
byIslamabad, May 3 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has started deployment of 70,000 troops for election-related duties that would include security and maintenance of peace…
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UN chief meets P5 on Syria
byUnited Nations, May 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday met senior diplomats from the five permanent members of the Security Council, also known…
Russia insists on UN probe of Syria chemical weapons
byBudapest, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow has urged the UN to respond to Syria’s request to probe the alleged use of chemical weapons on…
Pakistan army to deploy 70,000 troops for election security
byIslamabad, May 2 (IANS) Pakistan Army has started deployment of 70,000 troops for election-related duties that include security and maintenance of peace and order,…
Khurshid to go ahead with Beijing visit: Official
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is to go ahead with his May 9 Beijing visit amid the stand-off between…
Chinese incursion localised, goal is status quo ante: India
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India reiterated Thursday that the Chinese incursion in Depsang area in Ladakh is “localised in geographical and spatial terms”…
Security being tightened ahead of Ajmer Urs
byJaipur, May 2 (IANS) After the death of Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistan jail, security is being tightened in and around Ajmer, where a…
Security stepped up for Pakistani inmates in Tihar
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Security has been stepped up Tihar Jail in the national capital, India’s largest prison, to avoid any attacks on…
‘What if Kasab had landed in Goa?’
byPanaji, May 2 (IANS) Imagine what would have happened if Ajmal Kasab, the ruthless foot-soldier of the 26/11 terror strikes, had chosen Goa instead…
Chinese provocation: Is India prepared?
byThe Chinese intrusion into Depsang Bulge in East Ladakh, approximately 19 km inside our perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on April…