Russia starts Spring draft
byMoscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian armed forces are expecting to call up 153,200 conscripts for military service in the annual spring draft…
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Two die in Chinese fighter jet crash
byBeijing, April 1 (IANS) Two pilots were killed when their Su-27 fighter jet crashed near the city of Rongcheng in east China’s Shandong province…
Seoul vows strong response to North Korean provocation
bySeoul, April 1 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye Monday instructed the military to strongly respond to North Korean provocation. “If any provocation is…
UAE joins international aviation security committee
byAbu Dhabi, April 1 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been elected as one of the facilitation panel members by the International Civil…
Amnesty urges Omar to adopt zero tolerance to rights abuse
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Amnesty International Sunday urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take a stand of “zero tolerance” for…
NIA to establish Liyaqat’s credentials, says top cop
byJammu, March 31 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad Sunday said the ongoing National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe would…
President presents trumpet, banner to PBG (With Image)
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday presented a silver trumpet and banner to the President’s Bodyguard, the oldest regiment of the…
Kashmir sarpanch lied about being shot: Police
bySrinagar, March 29 (IANS) In an interesting twist to a local sarpanch’s allegations that separatist gunmen had shot him, police sources Friday said he…
Australia to withdraw most troops from Afghanistan
byCanberra: Most Australian troops in Afghanistan will return home and their main military base at Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan will be closed by the end…
Indian army up in arms against new power project on Satluj River
byShimla: Outstation post of the army on the north-western India-China border have objected to setting up an upstream hydropower project on Satluj River and…