Russian general pleads guilty to causing fighter jet crash
byMoscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former Russian Air Force general has pleaded guilty in court to causing the crash of a Sukhoi Su-27UB…
Defence/Security
Lavrov urges caution over Syria chemical weapons reports
byBrussels, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Any reports of the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict must be carefully investigated to avoid…
Prepare for Syrian chemical weapons, Kerry tells NATO
byWashington, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the NATO to prepare for the possible use of chemical…
Indian, Chinese officers meet to resolve border stand-off; Army chief discusses situation (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Indian and Chinese local military commanders Tuesday held a flag meeting for the second time to resolve the stand-off…
Army chief briefs Kashmir governor, Abdullah on Chinese incursion
byJammu: Army chief General Bikram Singh met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday and discussed Chinese incursions into…
No Al Qaeda activities in Iran, says foreign minister
byTehran, April 23 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi Tuesday categorically denied claims about Al Qaeda’s activities in his country, stressing that such allegations…
India asks China to maintain status quo ante on border (Third Lead, superseding earlier story)
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India Tuesday said it has asked China to maintain the status quo that existed before the April 15 incursion…
Army orders probe into illegal farming on its land
byLucknow, April 23 (IANS) The central command of the Indian Army Tuesday ordered a probe into the reported usage of defence land for farming…
India asks China to maintain status quo on border
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Emphasising that New Delhi and Beijing had “differing perceptions” of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India Tuesday said…
Army chief reviews operational readiness in J&K
byJammu: Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh Tuesday reviewed the operational preparedness of the force along the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu…