China's military modernisation programme is now focussed on supporting missions beyond its territorial limits and is likely to set up bases in "friendly" countries like Pakistan, says the latest report from the U.S. Department of Defense....
A book originally borrowed from a library in West Hartford in the US 52 years ago has finally found its way back to the library....
CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury was roughed up by a young man at a press conference here on Wednesday. ...
A Myanmarese military aircraft with more than 100 people on board went missing on Wednesday, the media reported. ...
Even as China has welcomed India to join the Belt and Road project, it does not need to "beg New Delhi" or agree to its demands, a Chinese daily said on Wednesday....
The Supreme Court will hear on June 15 a plea challenging the government notification prohibiting the sale of animals at animal markets for slaughter on the grounds that it violated the right to free trade. ...
The election of the next President will be held on July 17, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday setting in motion the process to choose the succesor to Pranab Mukherjee. ...
China is making preliminary preparations to send a manned mission to the Moon, a space official said. ...
Armed men have opened fire at the Iranian Parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini here on Wednesday, the Iranian media reported....
Regional connectivity and overall domestic passenger traffic are all set to get a boost as the central government gears up to allot more air routes under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme. ...
