Verification firm helps establish identities, ensures security
byGurgaon, May 2 (IANS) Ashwani Kumar Narula’s dilemma was like that of any other NRI. He was constantly worried about his mother who lived…
Defence/Security
Three Russian n-submarines to be recommissioned
byMoscow, May 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three nuclear submarines of the Russian Navy currently under maintenance will be recommissioned by 2014, a Navy spokesperson said….
Russian warship docks in Israel
byMoscow, May 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s landing ship — Azov — entered the Israeli port of Haifa Wednesday, marking the first time a Russian…
Saudi villages evacuated after dam collapse
byRiyadh, May 2 (IANS) Several villages in Saudi Arabia were evacuated Wednesday after a dam partially collapsed due to heavy rains, Xinhua reported. Heavy…
Three more detained in Boston bombing
byBoston, May 1 (IANS) Two weeks after the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, two classmates of the dead suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and a third…
Minor sisters go missing near US embassy, recovered
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Two minor sisters who went missing from near the US embassy here Tuesday evening were recovered from a nearby…
State has no duty to give security to private individual: SC
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday adversely commented on the home ministry providing security to a Mumbai businessman, indirectly referring to…
Improve working conditions of SHOs: HC to centre, top cop
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Delhi Police commissioner on a plea…
Row over Indian origin family using SA air base
byDurban, May 1 (IANS) A controversy has erupted over the use of an air force base in South Africa for a wedding of a…
Curfew lifted for seven hours in Assam
byGuwahati, May 1 (IANS) The curfew imposed in parts of Golapara district in Assam after police firing two days ago was lifted Wednesday for…