Shehbaz Sharif. (Photo via Twitter)New Delhi: The prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, has called for “serious and sincere talks” with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on “burning points, like Kashmir”. In an inte...
Abdul Rehman Makki. (Photo via Twitter)New Delhi: The United Nations security council’s 1267 ISIL (Islamic State) and al-Qaida sanctions committee added Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group leader Abdul Rehman Makki to its list of design...
Kolkata: In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard on Monday rescued 511 personnel stranded at sea in two different ferries, off Kakdwip in West Bengal.On Monday morning, Haldia-based Coast Guard District Headquarters No. 8 received a message from...
Sir Philip Barton and Vinay Mohan Kwatra (Photo: British High Commission)New Delhi: India and the United Kingdom held their 15th foreign office consultations on January 16 in New Delhi, wherein the two sides discussed a range of issues, including ear...
New Delhi: The Indian and French navies have commenced 21st edition of their bilateral maritime exercise “Varuna” on the western seaboard from January 16.The joint exercise was initiated in 1993 but it was christened as Varuna in 2001 and...
Rajnath Singh. (Photo: Defence ministry)Bengaluru: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, while lauding the armed forces for adapting to the constantly evolving times and dealing with the challenges with patience and bravery, exhorted them to further d...
New Delhi: A two-judge division bench of the Delhi high court comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna directed the Union government to grant the benefits of the old pension scheme under the Central Civil Services Pension...
An Indian soldier keeps watch at the LoC in Kashmir. Capturing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is an ambition repeatedly expressed by our politicians, sometimes directly and sometimes through the military top brass. After the-then chief of Army staff,...
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force are all set to hold a two-week joint air drill – “Exercise Veer Guardian – 2023” – at Japan’s Hyakuri airbase, the IAF said. The exercise will start ...
File photo of a January 2021 drug haul by the BSF in the Fazilka district’s Abohar sector.Amritsar: In a breakthrough against the transborder narcotics-smuggling network in Punjab, the Border Security Force and Fazilka Police, in a joint operat...