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Blasts hit six Sri Lanka churches during Easter mass, at least 80 injured https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/at-least-80-injured-in-sri-lanka-church-blasts-hospital-official/articleshow/68973807.cms?utm_campaign=andapp&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=native_share_tray

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-moves-on-integrated-theatre-commands-amends-rules-to-bring-three-forces-under-single-leadership/articleshow/63358296.cms? NEW DELHI: India has finally taken the first step towards eventually having integrated theatre commands, where all the manpower...

'Peace Weapon' Kalashnikov seeks unit in Gujarat Dec 6, 2014, 01.44AM IST Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the AK-47 assault rifle. (File photo) AHMEDABAD: The AK-47 assault rifle, the first choice for peace-keepers as well as a deadly weapon for terror groups across the globe, is all set to...

JAMMU: Violating the truce, Pakistani troops on Monday fired at Indian soldiers while they were trying to evacuate two porters who were wounded in a blast, triggered by suspected militants, along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Targeting army's civilian porters, ultras...

NEW YORK: A 92-year-old Iraqi farmer got married for the 2nd time to a 22-year-old bride. Musali Mohammed al-Mujamaie, a father of 16 children, tied the knot with Muna Mukhlif al-Juburi, during a ceremony on Thursday at his home in the village of Gubban, just south of Samarra in central Iraq...

KORAPUT: Maoists have started training cadres to bring down choppers used in ferrying securitymen for counter-insurgency operations in Red-hit areas. This came to light after securitymen recovered documents listing techniques to shoot down choppers and other aircraft from Maoist camps in...

NEW DELHI: The Sri Lankan government on Friday reached out to fishermen community of Tamil Nadu as President Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother and economic development minister Basil met their delegation here with a promise of addressing their concerns. Basil invited the fishermen to Sri Lanka to...

NEW DELHI: France on Thursday announced easing of visa norms for those wanting to pursue higher education, in a move aimed at attracting more Indian students. The move comes at a time when the United Kingdom is contemplating heavy cash bonds for Indian visa applicants. "There is no...

PESHAWAR: Gunmen stormed a hotel in a remote part of northern Pakistan on Sunday and killed nine foreign tourists and a Pakistani guide near the foot of one of the world's tallest mountains, police and security officials said. Five Ukrainians, three Chinese :what:, a Russian and their guide...

New Delhi: With the US government finally allowing Westinghouse to share confidential technical information with the Indian nuclear authorities, DAE and AERB, India is getting ready to start a technical evaluation of Westinghouse’s reactor that it wants to sell in India. It would mean that after...

SINGAPORE: Indian infrastructure major GMR on Friday sought a compensation of $1.4 billion from Maldives for the "wrongful termination" of its 25-year contract to develop and operate the Male International Airport. The claim was today filed before an arbitration court and a final order in...

NEW DELHI: India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said. The expanded surveillance in the...

NEW DELHI: India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said. The expanded surveillance in the...

BANGALORE: Security has been beefed up at various Isro facilities in the city and its outskirts after its Jalahalli office received letters threatening attacks on the facilities on June 20 or 21. The letters, written in English and Urdu and found at the parking lot at Jalahalli, warned of...

JAIPUR: The PaldiMeena town on Jaipur-Agra highway has several guests from across the border. They are tall, strongly built, dressed in pathani, wear peshwarichappals, speak in fluent Sindhi and writes in Urdu. They can easily be identified as Pakistan nationals. There are six Rajput...

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has claimed that more than 50 potential terrorist plots have been busted worldwide since 9/11, including in India, thanks to US electronic surveillance. "We know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information, not just in the...

COLOMBO: A key nationalist ally in the Sri Lankan government on Wednesday slammed India for aiding separatist forces in the country and backed President Mahinda Rajapaksa's plan to go ahead with tinkering the 13th amendment. "It was no secret that India aided the separatist forces in Sri...

NEW DELHI: The annual Amarnath Yatra is facing a terror threat and the government is making all efforts to ensure security of the pilgrims, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Wednesday. "There is terror threat to Amarnath Yatra," Shinde told reporters when asked about reports which...

JABALPUR: When German engineer Philip H Diehi invented the ceiling fan in 1892, he had no clue that apart from providing comfort during summers, his invention will very often be put to use to commit suicide. But there could soon be a remedy. A Madhya Pradesh cardiologist has invented a...

NEW DELHI: Looking to increase its engagement with Latin America, the government is working to expand ties with Argentina in trade and energy. At a joint commission meeting with his Argentine counterpart Hector Timerman, foreign minister Salman Khurshid said the two countries are seeking a...