US President Donald Trump has cancelled a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Argentina because the Russians continue to hold Ukrainian vessels and sailors seized last weekend in an incident in the Black Sea.


Trump cancels G20 meeting with Putin


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Noting that Pakistan is a mere strategic distraction for India's security while China possesses the real threat, retired Lieutenant General of Indian Army, Prakash Menon, on Wednesday said India must comprehend China's real political objective to deal with its threat.


Pakistan a strategic distraction, China the real threat: Ex-Army officer


The Pakistan Navy has seized about 1,500 kgs of hashish near the coastal town of Ormara.


Pakistan Navy seizes huge hoard of hashish


Four Turkish military personnel were killed and a fifth one was wounded after a military helicopter went down on Monday over a residential area in Istanbul, officials said.


Four soldiers die in helicopter crash in Istanbul


The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday began a five-day training programme at Trivandrum Airport in Kerala to enhance the preparedness of Airport Emergency Handlers (AEHs) to handle radiological and nuclear contingencies, a Home Ministry statement said.


NDMA begins 5-day CBRN training programme at Trivandrum Airport


There is need for proper control of services provided by social networking sites as their nature is to make profits and not improve the world, an Australian cybersecurity expert has warned, noting that countries such as China and Korea have taken steps to "stop bad things happening".


Social networking sites operate for profit, need for proper control: Australian cybersecurity expert


Three children were killed when a live bomb they thought was a toy exploded near a firing range of the Indian Army in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, an official said on Sunday.


Three children killed in Arunachal after bomb explosion


The Punjab Police claimed on Saturday that the main accused in the grenade attack on the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan in Amritsar district has been arrested.


Main accused in Amritsar grenade attack case arrested


Have any lessons been learnt as India approaches the 10th anniversary of the horrific November 26-29, 2008, Mumbai terror attack? Precious little, if one goes by the reminiscences of a former Mumbai Police Commissioner about the mayhem that killed 166 people, many of them foreigners, and injured hundreds more.


As ex-cops, bureaucrats reminisce, they lay bare the time warp India's caught in (Book review)


The Pakistan government on Saturday announced that the hardline Islamist leader who had led protests against the acquittal of blasphemy charged death row convict Asia Bibi, has been arrested.


Cleric who led protests against Asia Bibi's acquittal arrested


A search operation was launched by the Punjab Police and other security agencies the frontier districts of Pathankot and Gurdaspur after movement of four suspicious men was reported and an abandoned car was found, authorities said on Saturday.


Search operation launched in Punjab


China on Friday condemned the terror attack at its consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi and asked Islamabad to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in the country where it has multi-billion dollar investments.


China condemns consulate attack, asks Pakistan to ensure citizens' safety


State-run HAL's arm Naini Aerospace Ltd (NAeL) at Prayagraj (Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh delivered aero structures and sub-assemblies for making five multi-role Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv here, said the defence behemoth on Friday.


HAL arm delivers aero-structures for Dhruv copters


Two policemen were killed on Friday in an exchange of fire between a security guard and unidentified assailants near the Chinese Consulate in Karachi, police said.


2 policemen killed in gunfight near Chinese Consulate in Karachi


The European Union wants implementation of the Iran nuclear deal even though the US pulled out of it and imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran, EU Ambassador to India Tomasz Kozlowski said on Wednesday.


EU favours implementation of Iran N-deal: Envoy


In a significant achievement, a wanted Maoist in Bihar was persuaded to surrender to the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Bihar Police, an official said on Wednesday.


Maoist surrenders in Bihar


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu here on Tuesday to discuss Turkey's detention of US citizens and bilateral ties, said the US State Department.


Pompeo meets Turkish counterpart on detained US citizens, ties


The NIA on Tuesday named Pakistan-based UN-designated terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad's (JeM) deputy chief Maulana Abdul Rouf Asgar, the brother of outlawed organisation's founder Maulana Masood Azhar, and 13 others in its chargesheet in 2016 Nagrota terror attack case.


Nagrota terror attack: NIA chargesheet names JeM chief's brother, 13 others


The toll in the blast at Army's ammunition depot in Wardha of Maharashtra has shot up to six, officials said here on Tuesday. Another 10 persons are injured, including four seriously.


6 perish in Maharashtra Army dump blast


A tribal woman was arrested along the Indo-Myanmar border with drugs worth over Rs 35 lakh, official sources said here on Tuesday.


Woman held with drugs along Indo-Myanmar border


India and Bhutan reviewed all aspects of their bilateral ties during a three-day visit by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to the Himalayan kingdom, the External Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday.

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