Moscow: The first India-Russia joint consultations on the launch of visa-free tourist exchange will be held in June, followed by a bilateral agreement by the year-end, reported Sputnik, citing a Russian minister.Nikita Kondratyev, director of the Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects, opened up on the consultations on the sidelines of the ‘Russia-Islamic World:

Srinagar: Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a coordinated joint search operation was launched today by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the general area of Amrohi, Tangdhar, Kupwara.The Indian Army in a post on social media said that the operation led to the recovery of two pistols, ammunition, and other war-like stores."The operation, conducted in response to credible

New Delhi: The India and Mongolia Defence Ministries organised the 12th Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on May 16-17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and reviewed the progress on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives and identified means to further enhance cooperation between the two countries.The meeting was co-chaired by the Joint Secretary (International Cooperation), Ministry of Defence

Four flights had to be diverted as the runway was unavailable for civilian flights during this periodFlight operations at Goa International Airport in Dabolim were affected after an Indian Navy aircraft made an emergency landing at the facility on Friday.Talking to PTI, Goa airport director SVT Dhanamjaya Rao said the runway was closed from 4.50 pm to 6.30 pm on Friday after an Indian Navy

Washington: The US military warned that China is moving forward with developing floating nuclear reactors in the South China Sea to hold up its claim to the disputed maritime territory, a development, which analysts have stressed would pose risks to the environment, reported Voice of America (VOA).According to analysts, the plan to build ships with mobile nuclear power sources would raise

Seoul: North Korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Friday.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately provide details, Yonhap news agency reported.The development comes at a time that Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting the Chinese city of Harbin as part of his two-day State visit to China.Yonhap said the launch