Bhubaneswar, Feb 2: At least seven police personnel were killed and five injured in an IED blast triggered by suspected Maoists in Odisha's Koraput district on Wednesday according to initial police reports. The attacks took place when a van carrying police personals to Cuttack for training came under attack by the Maoists on Highway 26
New Delhi, Feb 2: Dashing hopes of a major hike in defence spending and purchase, the defence budget saw no major hike and remained steady at $40.42 billion causing serious concerns about the modernisation of the forces. The limited budget has dashed hopes of a stronger military India to take on an ever increasing China
Abu Dhabi, Feb 2: The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates said that the decision of the US President to ban the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries is a sovereign decision and not directed against Islam. He reiterated that it was a travel ban and should not be interpreted as a muslim
Washington, Feb 2 : The White House has restored its Twitter account in Spanish and will soon have an official website in that language, an administration official said. The previous Spanish Twitter account and website were deleted when Donald Trump was sworn in as US president, Efe news reported. "Hello! Welcome to @LaCasaBlanca! Follow
Kanpur, Feb 2 : At least four persons were killed and over a dozen critically injured after the roof of an under-construction building caved in here leaving as many as 50 persons trapped under the debris on Wednesday, police said. The six-storey building, located in Shivgodavari area, was owned by Samajwadi Party leader Mehtaab Aalam, a
Washington, Feb 2: The US Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as the new US Secretary of State. He was approved with a majority vote wherein all three democratic and independent lawmakers joined in to vote for Rex. The new Secretary of State is known to have a pro