Defence general

ISIS wants to use Pak N-bomb on US

23 May 2015

With billions of dollars in extorted money in its coffers and support from divergent Islamic militant groups, ISIS hopes to secure its first nuclear weapon from Pakistan within the next 12 months

US - China dispute over South China Sea escalates

23 May 2015

The continued US surveillance flights in the areas are aimed at challenging the Chinese government’s claims of expanded territorial sovereignty

Imphal, Srinagar among 64 `extreme terror-risk’ cities in the world

22 May 2015

Iraq, Iran join forces to retake Ramadi from ISIS militants

18 May 2015

Iran's defence minister GenHossein Dehghan also flew to Baghdad on a surprise visit for urgent talks with Iraqi leaders

ISIS grabs control of key Iraqi city; US says gains temporary

16 May 2015

Xi, Modi talk trust, border issues with eye on trade

14 May 2015

The festering border dispute and India’s rising trade deficit have now been overshadowed by China’s plans to build infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Terrorists gun down 47 Shia Ismaili Muslims in Karachi bus attack

13 May 2015

Nepal jolted again with 7.3-magnitude quake; 42 dead, over 1,000 injured

12 May 2015

Rescue helicopters have been sent to districts northeast of Kathmandu, where landslides and buildings collapsed in the quake may have left people buried

Seymour Hersh alleges Pak complicity in Osama bin Laden’s killing

12 May 2015

While President Obama might have ordered Osama's neutralisation, the theory that the hunting down of the Al Qaeda chief was an all-American affair was completely cooked up, says Hersh

Airbus military transport aircraft crashes in Spain killing four

11 May 2015

Airbus has orders for 174 aircraft from eight nations, though production of the plane was affected by delays and cost overruns

Russia celebrates WW II victory over Nazi Germany, West boycotts

09 May 2015

Envoys of Norway, Philippines among 6 killed as Pak Taliban downs military copter

08 May 2015

Pakistani Taliban claims to have shot down a Pakistani military helicopter, killing six people, including the envoys of Norway and the Philippines

Army inducts indigenous Akash to thwart aerial attacks

05 May 2015

The system is capable of simultaneously engaging multiple targets and can provide comprehensive short range missile cover to the Army ground forces

Boy rescued in Kathmandu 5 days after quake devastated Nepal

30 Apr 2015

Aid has now started reaching the hinterlands of Nepal although the extent of loss of life and damage to property in the villages in mountainous areas has yet to be assessed

Nepal says no more rescue teams needed; quake toll tops 6,000

29 Apr 2015

As the search shifts to more remote areas, there is no need for international teams with heavy lifting gear because many homes are made from mud or wood

Centre, 2 Naga groups sign ceasefire agreements

28 Apr 2015

Nepal quake toll climbs to 4,355; India scales up relief operations

28 Apr 2015

Nine out of 10 Nepalese troops are reported to be involved in search and rescue operations, as the country pleads for more foreign aid to deal with a massive earthquake that is expected to have claimed the lives of over 10,000 people

Nepal quake toll mounts to 3,200; after-shocks, rain hamper rescue

27 Apr 2015

India, which pressed into service all its C-130 heavy lift aircraft for relief and rescue operations, has opened the land route as rains hampered air operations

Powerful quake kills over 1,400 in Nepal, leaves 34 dead in India

25 Apr 2015

The quake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale flattened Kathmandu’s Darbar Square and was felt as far as Bangladesh, Tibet and Pakistan and triggered an avalanche on Mt Everest