Curfew relaxed in Assam’s silk town, probe to be ordered
byGuwahati, April 1 (IANS) Life is limping back to normal in Sualkuchi – the silk town of Assam, where seven people including two policemen…
Defence/Security
100-year-old retired colonel is Indian Army’s First Citizen
byChandigarh: On a day he celebrated his 100th birthday, a retired lieutenant colonel of the Indian Army was Monday declared the First Citizen of…
Detroit airport terminal evacuated
byWashington, April 1 (IANS) A terminal at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in the US was evacuated for about two hours Monday due to concerns…
Kadet Defence Systems completes delivery of aerial targets to Indian Army
byNew Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Kadet Defence Systems (KDS) announced Monday it has successfully completed delivery of 350 JX2 aerial targets along with spares,…
British troop cut in Afghanistan may be ‘dangerous’
byLondon, April 1 (IANS) Cutting British forces in Afghanistan too quickly could “endanger” the progress in the war-torn country at a critical time, Britain’s…
India map in Economist blacked out
byNew Delhi: An Indian map showing borders that New Delhi contests has been blacked out in the latest issue of the London-based The Economist….
Chinese army urged to be combat ready
byBeijing, April 1 (IANS) A senior Chinese military official has called on the armed forces to strengthen combat preparedness and ensure victories in wars,…
‘Suspect package’ found at Manchester airport terminal
byLondon, April 1 (IANS) An airport terminal in Manchester was closed and evacuated Monday after a “suspect package” was found, airport officials said. The…
`Little likelihood of hostilities on Korean peninsula’
bySeoul, April 1 (IANS) Even as the situation on the Korea Peninsula remained tense over heightened rhetoric and military preparedness on both sides, the…
Help check attacks from Afghan soil: Pakistan army chief to ISAF
byIslamabad, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Monday urged the top commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan to help Pakistan…