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New Delhi: As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day Sunday, the Southern Naval Command (SNC) offered a sneak peek into the engineering marvel that is INS Vikrant, the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC). The largest and most complex...
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about the ongoing drawdown of US civilian personnel from Afghanistan, the White House said. Due...
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban has tightened its stranglehold around Kabul on Saturday, as refugees flooded the capital and US Marines returned to oversee emergency evacuations. Insurgent fighters are now camped just 50 kilometres (30 miles) away from Kabul,...
BERLIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on August 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin announced on Friday. The leaders will discuss bilateral cooperation in various fields and exchange views on a number of international...
WASHINGTON: The agency noted that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula recently released the first English-language edition of its Inspire magazine in four years, apparently to mark the upcoming anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The...
New Delhi: 75 paratroopers of the 50th Independent Parachute Brigade celebrated the 75th year of independence in Agra by conducting a one-of-its-kind combat free-fall. The paratroopers of Shatrujeet Brigade of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force organised...
Brussels: The European Union on Friday said violence in Myanmar "must stop" and called for the immediate release of all those detained following the February 1 coup. During a phone call with ASEAN Special Envoy for Myanmar, Erywan Yusof, EU foreign policy...
Bern: Switzerland will withdraw its three remaining staff in Kabul "as soon as possible" as the security situation in Afghanistan worsens, said the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday (local time). "Due to the latest developments in...
WASHINGTON: U.S. A military base in Washington was placed on lockdown Friday after a report that an armed person was spotted on the grounds after local police said shots were heard on streets near the base and a gunman ran onto the grounds. Joint Base...
BANGKOK: Thai police clashed with demonstrators on Friday (Aug 13) after hundreds defied a ban on gatherings to rally in central Bangkok, where they attempted to march on the prime minister's residence to demand his resignation over the country's coronavirus...
Kabul: Former Mujahideen leader and senior member of Jamaat-e-Islami party, Ismail Khan, whose militia helped US forces topple the Taliban in 2001, was captured on Friday by the Taliban along with other top government officials, local media citing sources...
Moscow: As the fighting with Taliban turns violent, Afghanistan has sought to acquire combat helicopters from Russia. "We have requested new helicopters from the Russian side to strengthen our Air Force. I am waiting for Russia’s reply on this issue,”...