President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday received the national salute at Rajpath on the occasion of 71st Republic Day. Lieutenant General Asit Mistry, the General Offi..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to the martyred soldiers as he laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi on the occasion of the 71st..

Boeing 777-9X, the world's longest and largest twin-engine airliner, has completed its maiden test flight, the American aircraft manufacturer announced.

Four blasts rocked Assam on Sunday as the nation was celebrating its 71st Republic Day, officials said, adding there were no injuries.

The Pakistan government has rejected the findings of the "managed" and "biased" report by the Transparency International (TI), in which the country slipped by thr..

One army jawan sustained injuries in the ongoing gun battle between security forces and militants on Saturday in the Tral area of south Kashmir, the police said.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said necessary investigations would be conducted before death certificates were issued for thousands of people who disappea..

Thirty-four US troops had been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a result of the January 8 Iranian missile attack on two military bas..

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the country "should, in principle, be taken off the grey list" as it has made considerable progress on th..

Security has been stepped up and vigil heightened in the tech city for the Republic Day (R-Day) celebrations on Sunday, a top police official said on Saturday.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will showcase its achievement of how it empowered India in 2019 by carrying out country's first anti-sate..

Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the heads of the European Commission and Council, on Friday signed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, ahead o..

Paying a mere Rs 3 from his 'Bhim' UPI app ended up costing a defence ministry official a hefty Rs 40,000 instead.

Union Law Ministry has been working on a Cabinet note to prepare a new law after considering the Election Commission's proposal to give it statutory backing to co..

India's O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland for mutual cooperation..

Music lovers are in for a treat this Republic Day as unique multi-artiste reimaginations of Indias national song and national anthem are set to feature in a music..

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Myanmar to take provisional measures to protect its Rohingya ethnic minority from acts of genocide.

An American man who wanted to become an executioner for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and fight against India has admitted before a federal judge that he was guilty o..

India has called upon Pakistan to take steps to restore normal ties through diplomacy instead of "spewing venom and false narratives" which have been rejected by ..

Three people were killed on Thursday when a water-bombing plane fighting bushfires crashed into a large fireball in the Snowy Monaro area, south of the Australian..

The central government has decided to set up a regional centre of the National Security Guards (NSG) in Pathankot in Punjab, a state government official said on T..

Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful test launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a sta..

Republicans beat back 11 amendments by Democrats to bring in witnesses and new evidence and change the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump d..

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a ceasefire in Lybia to be followed by "a real political process."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India is not a theocratic country because it looks at the world as one large family. Singh was speaking on Wednesday ..

Lockheed Martin the global security and aerospace company, is showcasing its robust and diverse portfolio of defense and civil capabilities at the 11th biennial e..

Forty Taliban militants have surrendered to Afghan National Army in the country's western province of Ghor amid military pressure in the mountainous region, Afgha..

The historic trial of Donald Trump has begun in the US Senate with Democratic prosecutors from the House of Representatives and his lawyers sparred, while the US ..

Although US President Donald Trump had said that he is talking with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan about Kashmir, there was no specific mention of it in the o..

"Don't get into a trap. Your security is in your hands," the Border Security Force (BSF) has said issuing its social media rules for its officers and men. It has ..

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, in its first meeting of 2020 and after the constitution of Chief of the Defence Staff..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani - Biratnaga..

Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has commissioned phase I information system to provide real-time train information to the Indian Railways and increase its operationa..

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF), which will begin in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, where he is scheduled meet ..

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has proposed a draft resolution on schedules of the upcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Republic..

Visiting chief US diplomat for South Asian affairs, Alice Wells has said that the issue of illegal Pakistani immigrants in America has been resolved to a great ex..

Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Monday passed a Bill to develop three capitals with Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy assuring justice to Amaravati farmers, who ha..

In a first, a team of over 50 women bikers, named "Dare Devils", from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) would be showcasing their skills on the Rajpath on t..

A day ahead of the Defence Acquisitions Council meeting in Delhi, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar led a team here on Monday to review the progress of the indigenous ..

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday commissioned the 222 squadron, also known as 'Tigersharks', for their Thanjavur base. The squadron has six Sukhoi-30 speciall..

The test fire of 3,500-kilometre range ballistic missile known as K-4 from a nuclear capable submarine was successful, sources in Defence Research and Development..

Pakistan has urged the US to get it off the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which monitors global money laundering and terror financing, it w..

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in German capital Berlin over Libya's settlement, the Egyptian presidency said ..

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the export of natural gas to Egypt started on January 15 has "turned Israel into an energy power".

Britain and France have reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal while acknowledging the need to define a long-term framework to prevent Iran from acq..

Even as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina believes that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is India's "internal matter", she has described the law, which aims ..

A Pakistani delegation has arrived in Beijing for highly important three-day face-to-face talks with the global money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Fo..

The Hong Kong police on Sunday requested an assembly held in Hong Kong's Central district be suspended after a large group of rioters hijacked the rally and infli..

Director General of Prisons of Jammu and Kashmir, V.K. Singh, on Sunday visited Uttar Pradesh and interacted with 17 detenues from the union territory who are lod..

Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed over the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel the Berlin Conference on Libya, which he plans to attend on Sun..

The flight carrying three union ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal, Ashwini Choubey and Dr Jitendra Singh was on Saturday diverted to Srinagar due to bad weather.

Visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo here, during which the latter lauded Islamabad's efforts for a polit..

In a bid to increase the voting ratio in the Delhi Assembly elections slated for February 8, the state election machinery have been making efforts to create aware..

US President Donald Trump has turned to two key figures from President Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1999, in order to beef up the legal team that will defend him..

A clock counting down to the moment the UK leaves the European Union (EU) on January 31 will be projected on to the Downing Street as part of government plans to ..

Labour members will get their first chance to grill the five MPs standing to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as party leader at an event in Liverpool on Friday.

Nripendra Misra has been appointed as the head of the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library - the topmost decision making body of the institu..

Changes in criteria qualifying a person as citizenship of India has been on Centres priority on various occasions that began 64 years ago when Citizenship Act, 19..

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said that it has taken over the probe against the arrested Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Superintendent of Police (..

To attract young recruits for the Indian Army, the Southern Command has organized a two-day fair in Kerala's Malappuram district starting Saturday.

Indian Army's Southern Command chief, Lt Gen S.K. Saini will be the force's new vice chief, taking charge a day before the Republic Day, a top army official said ..

When China brought up the Kashmir issue at a consultation of the Security Council, it was met with a pushback led by the other permanent members who said it was a..

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said that he supported a negotiated peace deal between the US and Taliban in Afghanistan.

In a reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir, Swayam Prakash Pani, IGP, Armed Kashmir has been appointed as Director in the Cabinet Secretariat on deputation basis for a p..

Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday submitted an appeal in the Supreme Court against a special court's verdict that found him guilty of high ..

After a failed bid by China to get the UN Security Council involved in the Kashmir issue, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has acknowledged that i..

With the UN Security Council members rejecting China's bid to get it involved in the Kashmir issue, "Pakistan's practice of using false pretences to distract from..

Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistans former representative to the UN, called on ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to inquire about his health, while wishing him a spe..

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to support developing countries in creating conditions for mobilising domestic resourc..

China drew a blank at the Security Council consultation at which it raised the Kashmir issue, according to diplomats.

United States and China have signed a 'Phase-1' trade deal that holds the promise of defusing tensions between the two economic powerhouses after 18 months of bar..

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday appointed seven Democrats to act as prosecutors in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump i..

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed shifting major powers from the presidency to the State Duma, the lower house of the country's Parliament, i..

Indian Army Chief M.M. Naravane on Wednesday asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 was a historic step and it will help Jammu and Kashmir integrate with mai..

Nation tweets' wishes as India on Wednesday celebrates its 72nd Army Day. The Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year as it was this day when the first In..

Two Katyusha rockets on Tuesday hit a military base housing US troops near the Iraqi capital Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is coming to the US on Wednesday for his "US-Iran diplomatic efforts," according to sources here.

Israel has launched airstrikes on the T-4 air base in the Syrian province of Homs. The strike, however, caused no major damages.

The historic impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump will begin on Tuesday next week, Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Senate's Republican majority, has ..

The BJP in Jharkhand has started the exercise of looking into the reasons for the humiliating defeat in the recently held assembly elections. The party is plannin..

Iran said it has arrested the person who filmed the footage showing a Ukrainian passenger plane being shot down by a missile.

China sent a new optical remote-sensing satellite for commercial use into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi Province ..

Ahead of the Indian Army Day, the force chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday exhorted soldiers deployed along the Actual Ground Position Line, Line of C..

Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Wednesday said that the government forces have retaken all buildings of the General Intelligence S..

With Assembly elections in Delhi scheduled to be held in February, will Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, who retires on January 31, get a service extensi..

Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the discussions regarding the creation of the new post of Chief of Defence Staff were going on for over 20 ye..

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he hoped and was also "confident" of secure a zero-tariff, zero-quota agreement with the European Union (EU).

गौतमबुद्ध नगर में पुलिस कमिश्नर सिस्टम लागू होने की खबर से लगता है हड़कंप मचा है। जबकि अभी तक न पुलिस कमिश्नर ने कार्यभार ग्रहण किया है, न ही उनके किसी मातहत डीसी..

Four army soldiers, a BSF constable and five civilians were killed in avalanches in Kupwara and Ganderbal districts in Jammu & Kashmir.

The US has imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelan individuals who tried to seize control of the South American country's legislature, which has been controlled by ..

Following the conclusion of his visits to Saudi Arabia and Iran, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi emphasised on the importance of "maximum restraint..

The US has dropped its designation of China as a "currency manipulator", just two days before the two countries were scheduled to sign an agreement at the White H..

An Afghan government spokesman has said that the Taliban "must" accept a ceasefire ahead of any peace talks, adding that without it, there would be no negotiation..

A viral photo of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at a London restaurant with his family members, raising suspicions within the incumbent PTI governmen..

The Ministry of Defence has transferred 60 officers to the newly-created Department of Military Affairs (DMA) which is headed by country's first Chief of Defence ..

A fourth generation woman army officer will break a glass ceiling by being the first female to lead an all men contingent at the Army Day Parade to be held on Jan..

A suspected Pakistani drone was spotted flying in villages in the Indian territory along the India-Pakistan border in Hussainiwala area in Punjab, security offici..

Current events indicate that India is at an inflection point. You can feel the the swirl of undercurrents and the violent conflict. See the process of disruption ..

In a warm gesture to strengthen India's bilateral relationship with Oman, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended congratulations to the newly anointed Su..

The Republic Day celebrations will commence with an homage ceremony at the National War Memorial, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the nation in payin..

A number of Afghan President Ashraf Ghanis close aides have been chosen for the countrys key diplomatic offices abroad, a leaked list has revealed.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday resumed hearing a set of petitions filed by former President Pervez Musharraf challenging multiple actions against him, incl..

Ajmer Shareef Dargah Divan Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan has openly welcomed the statement of Army chief M.M. Naravane and has appealed to the Indian government to ..

Libya's rival forces will sign a ceasefire deal in Moscow on Monday, it was reported on Monday.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz and other officials during his visit to the Kingdom to discuss cooperation be..

The Pentagon has confirmed thattwo US soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday urged to expand cooperation among regional states.

Seven Katyusha rockets on Sunday hit Balad air base, which previously housed US troops, in Iraq's Salahudin province, informed sources said.

In a bid to fill up the depleting stock of aerial inventories of the Indian Air Force, the government is in various stages of acquiring around 200 aircraft, a top..

The Yogi Adityanath government has finally decided to implement the police commissionerate system in the state, despite stiff resistance from the IAS lobby.

While maintaining that both Northern and Western frontiers are equally important for India, Army chief General M.M. Naravane on Saturday said whenever government ..

The indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (N) Mk1 has made a successful arrested landing on the India's biggest warship INS Vikramaditya on Sa..

India has paid its 2020 annual dues ahead of schedule to the cash-strapped world body earning its thanks.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the situation in the Middle East with US Defence Secretary Mark Esper during a phone conversation, the Russian De..

US President Donald Trump said that the "imminent threat" from Iran might involve planned attacks on four US embassies, US media reported.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has extended travel restrictions to Pakistan for another three months over the frequent outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus..

Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest against the recent attacks by the US and Iran on their territory and demanded a new government to help regain a..

The UN Security Councilhas re-authorized cross-border aid mechanism for Syria after heated discussion.

The Northern Ireland Assembly will resume function on Saturday after three years of suspension triggered by disagreements between two major political parties.

An Indian-American will be among astronauts who may get a chance to go to the moon or Mars following his graduation from NASA's programme to train astronauts for ..

Iran on Saturday said the Ukrainian passenger plane which crashed outside Tehran earlier this week had flown close to a sensitive military site and been brought d..

After ruling Oman for nearly five decades, Qaboos bin Said al-Said, the last Sultan of the Middle East, has died at the age of 79 with no known successor, state m..

After announcement of the post of the country's first Chief of Defence Staff and appointment of General Bipin Rawat to the critical position, the government on Fr..

The top US diplomat dealing with South Asia, Alice Wells, is scheduled to visit India next week on a trip that will also take her to Pakistan, according to the St..

The US government has given the green light for the possible sale of up to a dozen elite F-35 fighter jets and related equipment to Singapore for $2.75 billion, i..

A Pakistan anti-terrorism court (ATC) has summoned Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) who mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, to..

While offering mediation between the US and Iran again, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated that Islamabad would not become part of anyone elses war but..

Staring down an impending impeachment trial, US President Donald Trump has waded into his first campaign election rally of 2020 by giving us a sneak peek of how h..

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump would be sent to the Senate soon for a trial, signaling a possi..

The US' National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announcedthat it has accepted an invitation from Tehran to participate in its investigation into the crash of ..

An Indian call centre operator has admitted before a US court that he ran a multi-million dollar scam that had employees in India pretend to be US officials and e..

Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) said that votes cast during the September 2019 presidential election in 1,645 polling stations ac..

The Nepal government has deported 122 Chinese nationals, who were arrested on suspicion of engaging in "cyber and financial" crime, as authorities in the Himalaya..

Two police vehicles were torched and four security personnel were beaten up by a mob after several houses were damaged following a loud explosion when a bomb disp..

On his maiden outstation visit after assuming charge, Chief of Army Staff General M.M. Naravane on Thursday visited the forward posts in Siachen sector.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a two-hour meeting on Thursday with over 30 industry experts and economists to review and take their views on steps to revive th..

Washington has expressed its wish to work with India to find a path forward where India's dependence on Russian defence supplies for historic reasons does not put..

A delegation of 17 foreign envoys reached Srinagar on Thursday to take stock of the ground situation in the Kashmir Valley.

The dismal economic growth has forced the government to step on the gas ahead of the Union Budget - with sources saying that it is not just North Block assigned t..

US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper has said Iran launched 16 short-range ballistic missiles from three locations within Iran in Wednesday's attack on the US air b..

Addressing the 25th conference of the Presiding Officers and the Chairman of Parliaments of Commonwealth Nations here, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that in 202..

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by US President Donald Trump's latest statement on Iran, the UN chief's spokesman said.

The World Bank says that a lack of credit and in private consumption have led to a gloomy growth outlook for India with a steep cut in growth rate for the current..

Turkey and Russia on Wednesday inaugurated the TurkStream pipeline that transports Russian natural gas to Turkey and Europe.

With only a few days left for the execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Tihar jail directorate has once again written to the U..

Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday was sworn in as the country's prime minister a day after his proposed coalition with a left-wing ..

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have urged to establish a ceasefire in Libya starting midnight on Jan. 12, Russi..

The Indian Navy Ship Sumedha during anti-piracy patrol in Gulf of Aden rescued 13 crew members of a private vessel which was in distress, Indian Navy offical said..

Some 80 US personnel were killed and nearly 200 others injured during Iran's missile attack on the American Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq on Wednesday, which was la..

Two former Taliban members have said that they were optimistic about a soon-to-be-finalized decision of the militant group on the reduction of violence in Afghani..

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said that Tehran's attack on the US Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq, which was in retaliation to the Januar..

The flag carriers of Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan said on Wednesday that they would divert flights over Irans airspace due to the escalating Tehran-Washington t..

On the day when a Delhi court issued the death warrant against all four convicted in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the bus stop where it all started - the g..

Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin is slated to launch the TurkStream gas pipeline here on Wednesday, a project which will deliver Russian gas to Turkey an..

At least two civilians sustained minor injuries after a grenade was lobbed at a CRPF deployment at Habak in Srinagar on Wednesday.

A Kiev-bound Ukrainian plane crashed on Wednesday shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital city of Tehran, killing all the 176 people on board, authoriti..

Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it launched a missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Asad in Iraq in retaliation against t..

At least 10 rockets of unknown type on Wednesday hit the Al Asad airbase in central Iraq, where numerous US troops are stationed, in what appears to be the first ..

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to visit Malaysia later this month in what appears to be the part of damage control effort after Islamabads decisio..

A Delhi court on Tuesday issued death warrants against all four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case.

In a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that New Delhi will continue to work with Washington for enhancing..

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the new high-tech headquarters of the country's intelligence agency which has seen its assets and powers grow a..

Caretaker Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has discussed the withdrawal of foreign forces from his country with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British P..

The Iranian Parliament on Tuesday ratified a motion dubbed as "harsh revenge", that considers all members of the US Pentagon and those responsible for the death o..

Facing flak from various right-wing groups and activists for carrying a placard "Free Kashmir" at a protest near the Gateway of India, a Mumbai woman claimed it w..

One Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in Awantipora of South Kashmir after a 40-day gap since the last encoun..

A private collection of works of art by the late Indian painter Manjit Bawa (1941-2008) is all set to on view in the national capital.

With Valentine's Day ahead of us, and the Singles Sunday behind us, the online dating season this year has begun and is picking up pace. Dating and social network..

With ample evidence available which links tobacco/nicotine to so many health-related issues (cancer, cardiac, pulmonary, psychological) it is still an ever growin..

A new enemy from Pakistan has taken India by surprise on its western borders. With the help of ultra hi-tech drones, India is battling a sea of grasshoppers which..

While the Security Council is deadlocked on the killing of Iranian Major General Qassim Soleimani and its aftermath, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned..

The 70-member Delhi Assembly will go to the polls in a single phase on February 8, while the counting of votes will take place on February 11, the Election Commis..

A senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has asked the government to settle border disputes with India soon.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday directed Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to call representatives from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and hold..

The Delhi Police on Monday registered an FIR in connection with the violence that broke out in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

The Nepal government was preparing to deport 122 Chinese nationals arrested on suspicion of engaging in "cyber and financial" crime, as the authorities could not ..

A contingent of 3,000 Australian army reservists were deployed on Monday to assist fire crews and emergency workers with evacuations and disaster recovery efforts..

Pakistan has renewed its offer for mediating in the Middle East crisis and reaffirmed its resolve not to become a part of any conflict in the region, it was repor..

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose harsh sanctions on Iraq after the war-torn country's Parliament passed a resolution urging the government to ex..

Somalia-based, Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group Al Shabab on Sunday attacked a naval base used by Kenyan and US forces in Kenya's Lamu coastal region, repo..

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country was "gradually" sending troops to Libya under a deal inked with its UN-recognized Government of Nation..

The Iranian government has announced that it would abandon the nuclear deal signed with several world powers in 2015, in response to the US drone attack that kill..

The government has cleared the appointment of one more advisor to assist the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Against the backof countrywide demonstrations, including some violent, over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Central government on Friday chose the Press Inform..

A US attack ordered by President Donald Trump has killed Gen Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) elite Quds Force, a..

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Friday vowed "tough revenge" on the US after an attack ordered by American President Donald Trump killed Ge..

The US State Department announced that it has imposed sanctions on Cuban Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Leopoldo Cintra Frias.

Bangladesh was making every diplomatic effort to send the Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, which has "not denied charges of atrocities" against the Muslim minor..

Saudi Arabia has handed over slain Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch's brother, who was an absconding suspect in her murder, to authorities in Islamabad, the media r..

US President Donald Trump spoke over phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Libya and other regional issues, said the White House.

A Sudanese military plane crashed shortly after taking off from El Geneina airport in West Darfur State, killing 18, the army said.

Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam began to assume responsibilities on Thursday as non-permanent members of the United Nations ..

The Australian Navy on Friday began sea evacuations of thousands of people trapped by bushfires which have been burning out of control in the southeast of the cou..

The Pakistan government and the opposition have reached a consensus on over the proposed amendments to the Army Act before tabling the bill in Parliament to give ..

A day after General Bipin Rawat took charge as the country's first Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), he met with all three service chiefs on Thursday and directed..

Russian President Vladimir Putins 2020 agenda will include domestic and international events, but the main focus will be on the 75th anniversary of celebration of..

Taiwan's Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming and seven others were killed on Thursday after a helicopter they were travelling in crashed in a mountainous area..

In what seems to be a well organised transfer-posting racket flourishing in Uttar Pradesh, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Noida has revealed to Chief M..

India's second spaceport for launching small satellites would be located in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district, ISRO chief K. Sivan said on Wednesday.

A woman shocked by the death of her husband, who was in Indian Army, committed suicide by jumping into the well on the outskirts of Ranchi on Thursday morning, th..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction programme "Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020" with a cross section of students and teachers from India and abroad to beat exam s..

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the 25th edition of the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair, which will see the participation of 21 ..

Pakistan federal cabinet at an urgent meeting has approved proposed amendments to the Constitution and the Army Act in order to give a three-year extension to Chi..

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is set to arrive in Pakistan on Thursday on a day-long trip during which he will hold ..

After taking charge as Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday.

The Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) held ceremonial Border Personnel Meetings on the occasion of New Year at Chushul-Moldo and DBO-TWD meet..

As part of privatisation policies, Indian Army's Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) on Wednesday hired PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd. (PwC) to evaluate whethe..

Four ace pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were selected for India's maiden manned mission Gaganyaan around the earth's orbit by 2022, a top space official sai..

Air Marshal Shashiker Choudhary, who on Wednesday took over the chief of the Indian Air Force's Maintenance Command, said that there is need to continue with "unf..

Former Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (retd) took charge as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) here on Wednesday and was congratulated by Prime Minister Naren..

Extending his wishes to Gen Bipin Rawat, who took charge as first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the three def..

Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria inducted light utility Dornier aircraft into the 41 Squadron, which flew Otters, during a ceremony..

The Indian military will not copy the western system of joint theatre command and will work out a system of its own, said General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday after t..

Alok Verma took over as Director (Human Resources) of HAL here today. Prior to this, he was General Manager (HR) at the Corporate Office.

New Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Wednesday that the Army will focus on the border with China with equal attention as it does on the Pak..

Former Army Chief Bipin Rawat, who took charge as the first Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday, said that his task is to create synergy between different wings o..

General Bipin Rawat, who will take charge as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday, will wear a new uniform specifically designed for the newly-..

General Manoj Mukund Naravane has taken over the charge as Chief of Army Staff on Tuesday succeeding General Bipin Rawat, who has been appointed India's first Chi..

Outgoing Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, who will take charge as India's first Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on January 1, 2020, said on Tuesday that th..

Indian Army presented a Guard of Honour to their outgoing chief General Bipin Rawat, who later in the day will take over as India's first Chief of Defence Staff (..

Around 242 tribal guerrillas of mountainous southern Assam laid down their huge cache of arms and ammunition in different phases to the security forces during the..

If the state of India-US ties in 2019 could be captured in an image, it would be that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump striding hand-in-..

Indian Army's outgoing chief Gen. Bipin Rawat will be superannuating here on Tuesday followed by the ceremonial function, a press note said on Monday.

A Pakistan anti-terrorism court has sentenced a journalist to five years in prison in a case pertaining to possessing literature against the state and spreading r..

Michael Bloomberg, US media tycoon and a Democratic presidential contender, has unveiled his plan to address maternal mortality and reduce racial disparity in pre..

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expats have submitted a memorandum to the Indian Embassy here expressing concerns over the controversial Citizenship Amend..

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has ordered a shutdown of mobile networks along the borders with India citing security reasons, an order es..

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is admired for sending satellites and rockets into the space but a senior scientist from the premier organisation ha..

Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik has transferred 32 inspectors and two additional commissioners, just ahead of Delhi Assembly elections. The list includes..

Outgoing Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat will be India's first Chief of the Defence Staff from December 31, 2019, the Central government said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has showered lavish praise on the alumni of Bettiah-based Khrist Raja High School (KRHS) for its novel initiative at a village in Wes..

Vice Admiral Narayan Prasad IN(Retd) has taken over as Chairman & Managing Director of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai, with effect from 30 December 201..

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday discussed by telephone the exchange of prisoners in east Ukraine, Russian gas suppl..

Four Katyusha rockets on Sunday hit a base that houses US troops near the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a Interior Ministry official said.

The Pentagon has said that the US military carried out strikes against Iran-backed military group in Iraq and Syria, two days after a rocket attack on an Iraqi ba..

Pakistan's Finance Ministry has announced that decisive policy implementation has started to address deep-seated problems of economy and reverse its large imba­la..

The US flew another surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula on Monday, an aviation tracker said, the latest in a series of flights to monitor North Korea ..

Religious violence rocked the US over the weekend with attacks on a Jewish celebration in a New York suburb and on a Christian church in Texas.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has insisted that there would be no general election unless Israel allows Palestinians to vote in East Jerusalem.

Amidst turmoil, the worlds young people are its greatest source of hope, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in his New Year's message for 2020.

After the recent arrest of seven navy personnel for allegedly leaking sensitive information to an espionage racket with links to Pakistan, the Indian Navy has iss..

For the third time in nine days, Indian-Americans protested against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act outside the Embassy of India here, alleging that t..

In a move seen as a further indication of the government's intentions to appoint Gen. Bipin Rawat as India's first Chief of Defence Staff, the Defence Ministry ha..

Indian Ambassador to Austria, Renu Pall, who rented an apartment for herself at Rs 15 lakh per month, has been recalled by the Ministry of External Affairs for fi..

Russias intercontinental hypersonic missile, the Avangard strategic system, became operational on Friday.

Japanese authorities have decided to delay the removal of radioactive fuel from two reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which was damaged by a m..

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has returned a civil miscellaneous application by former President Pervez Musharraf against his conviction in the high treason case by..

Indian expats, take note. Your PAN card will be treated as inoperative if you do not link it with your Aadhaar card by the end of this year.

Afghanistan has reopened its consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar after more than two months amid signs of improvement in relations between th..

China will launch in 2020 the last two satellites of its Beidou-3 mapping system, an alternative to the US GPS, authorities have announced.

BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Friday claimed that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed the formation of the new union territory as the who..

The Central government is likely to announce the name of country's first-ever Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on December 31 as a pre-scheduled function for the cere..

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched the mobile app of the forthcoming DefExpo 2020 here today. The app is available on Apple App Store and Android Play Stor..

Indian Air Force (IAF) decommissions Mikoyan-Gurevich 27 (MiG-27), the fighter aircraft that played a stellar role during the Kargil war with Pakistan 20 years ag..

BEML Limited, a schedule A company under Ministry of Defence, and a leading Rail & Metro manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s IRCON I..

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra took stock of preparations for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Electio..

Iran, Russia and China on Friday began a four-day joint maritime exercise in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman area.

A US maritime patrol plane made a late-night flight over the Korean Peninsula, only hours after three American surveillance aircraft flew above the same area, it ..

The US Navy has ordered new submarine escape immersion suits worth some $49 million from the Ohio plant of a British company, the Department of Defense said.

Sale-bound Air India's decision to re-employ nearly half a dozen retired officers at key positions has left many senior executives annoyed.

Pakistan has received $452.4 million as the second tranche of the $6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, taking the foreign exchange reserves of the c..

The Japanese government on Friday announced that it would send a Self-Defense Force ship and aircraft to the Middle East with an aim of gathering information to e..

Violent protests rocked Amaravati on Friday as a crucial meeting of the Andhra Pradesh cabinet was underway to take a decision on the three-capital proposal.

Ukraine has signed fresh contracts with US to buy more Javelin anti-tank missile systems, the advanced fire-and-forget portable anti-tank missiles, Ukraine's Defe..

India's strategy of soaring high to take on global issues paid it diplomatic dividends in 2019 with a recognition as a leader in combating climate change and a vi..

US President Donald Trump has warned Russia, Syria, and Iran against violence in Idlib province of northwestern Syria, the stronghold of Syrian rebels.

The President of India signed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on December 13, which was a Friday. For those who are superstitious, the timing of the law could..

At least 14 people were killed after a plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed on Friday shortly after taking off from the Almaty airport ..

Rostec's holding company Russian Helicopters has delivered over 20 attack helicopters to the Russian Defense Ministry, fully completing the state defence contract..

Indian Air Force will be winding down the last of the Mig-27 aircraft. Winding down of MiG-27 Fleet- 29 Squadron (SCORPIOS) will be held at Air Force Station Jodh..

Taking a stand over Citizenship Amendment Act, Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday that instigating large crowds to turn violent and carry ou..

The Election Commission on Thursday began a series of meetings to decide on the dates for the Assembly elections in Delhi as the term of the current Assembly expi..

Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud will arrive in Islamabad on Thursday on his maiden visit to the country, the Paki..

Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province have constituted a four-member committee to decide the request of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who sought to prolo..

The US military's cyber unit was developing information warfare tactics that could be deployed against senior Russian officials if Moscow tried to interfere in th..

Michael Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York, has already spent about $120 million in digital and television advertising since he joined the crowded Democratic..

Israeli military aircraft carried out strikes in Gaza Thursday, hours after rocket fire toward Ashkelon city forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a ..

Sri Lanka on Thursday marked the 15th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 35,000 people in the island nation.

Taliban members met the group's top leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada in the Pakistani city of Quetta, during which they discussed a potential ceasefire with th..

Two Indian students were killed in a horrific road accident in Dubai on Christmas Day, it was reported on Thursday.

While the row over the Delhi Police ACP's viral video just subsided, the Mukherjee Nagar SHO's 'order' on the social media added to the piquant situation, and the..

The Delhi Police with the help intelligence agencies have started investigating reasons behind the beginning of protests against the new citizenship law at Jamia ..

Uttar Pradesh Police have geared up security apparatus across Ayodhya city on Wednesday after intelligence agencies flagged "possible terror strikes" by Jaish-e-M..

US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross has entered Ukraine's southern seaport of Odessa, Ukrainian Navy command's pree service reported.

What would the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee do in today's tense political atmosphere where the treasury bench quickly alleges that the opposition gives cushion to "P..

Even as Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been campaigning around the world to project India as intolerant of religious minorities, it is Pakistan along wi..

The Unites States on Wednesday intensified its aerial surveillance on the Korean Peninsula, deploying four surveillance airplanes amid the possibility that North ..

President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said this on Tuesday, reported the Xinhua news agency.A large group of jihadists attacked simultaneously the military detachm..

Turkey is discussing with Russia about reaching a new truce in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin has said.

The Union Home Ministry has issued an order for withdrawing 72 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) or paramilitary forces from newly-created Union Ter..

The European Union has urged Saudi Arabia to prosecute those responsible for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after five people were sentenced to death.

In a landmark decision with tremendous reform in higher defence management in the country, the Government has approved to create the post of Chief of Defence Staf..

Tripura lad Arunabha Chakraborty, 21, has not only become the first flying officer from the northeastern state, but has also outshined his peers to bag the Sword ..

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Special Advisor K. Vijay Kumar, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, IB Chief Arvind Kumar, J&K..

The US national defence policy bill for fiscal year 2020 has authorised $300 million in military aid to Ukraine, the US embassy in Kiev said on Twitter.

Former US Vice President Joe Biden maintained his national lead in the polls after December's sixth Democratic Party presidential debate, said a poll statement.

The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has urged the Peruvian government to arrest a Venezuelan opponent, whom he accused of being responsible for an assault o..

Seven Afghan army soldiers were killed and six security personnel were wounded after Taliban insurgents attacked a joint military camp in the country's northern B..

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that Republicans "haven't ruled out" calling witnesses in the upcoming impeachment trial to decide whether Pres..