Kidnapped Ukrainian reporter returns to Syria
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva, who was held captive by militants in Syria for five months before she escaped last…
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Russia opens drifting Arctic base
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has officially opened the Barneo-2013 drifting base in the Arctic, the Russian Geographical Society said. The society’s first…
Syrian jihadists launch Russian-language website
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new website to promote the activity of a Syrian rebel group has been launched in the Russian language,…
UN General Assembly adopts arms trade treaty
byNew York, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UN General Assembly has approved the first global treaty to regulate international trade in conventional weapons, the…
India abstains from UN vote on global arms trade treaty
byUnited Nations, April 2 (IANS) As the UN General Assembly Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first UN treaty regulating the multi-billion dollar international arms trade,…
Delhi Police failed to modernise traffic system: CAG
byNew Delhi: The CAG on tuestday slammed Delhi Police for not modernising the traffic system and its communication network. “Most of the funds earmarked…
Delhi Police failed to modernize communication network: CAG
byNew Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India Tuesday slammed the Delhi Police for not modernizing the traffic system and…
Cabinet nod to special funding for Maoist areas
byNew Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Tuesday approved continuation of a Rs.373 crore Scheme for Special Infrastructure (SIS) in…
Night vision devices: Rs.2,800 crore deal for Indian Army cleared
byNew Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) Tuesday cleared a Rs. 2,800 crore deal for boosting the night vision capabilities of…
Militants kidnap village head, two others in Tripura
byAgartala, April 2 (IANS) After a lull of a few months, a separatist outfit kidnapped three people, including a woman village head, in Tripura,…