Panaji, March 16 (IANS) The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Goa Police has been instructed to conduct door-to-door checks of tenements inhabited by people from Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Wednesday. In…
Peshawar, March 16 (IANS) A powerful bomb, detonated by a timing mechanism, ripped through a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and causing injuries to another two…
Abuja, March 16 (IANS) At least 22 people were confirmed dead after two suicide attacks on Wednesday targeted a mosque in Umarari village of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, a spokesman of the Nigerian army…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that it was not informed about the itinerary of the travel of various Pakistani High Commission officials to attend Pakistan’s matches in the ongoing World…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and lodged a “strong protest” over the Indian government’s refusal to grant permission to its New Delhi-based diplomats to travel to…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) BAE SystemsÂ’ world-class, battle-proven M777 ultra lightweight howitzer, for which India and the United States are in discussions for a Foreign Military Sale for the Indian Army, will take centrestage…
Abuja, March 16 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 21 injured on Wednesday in a suicide attack inside a mosque in Nigeria. The attack took place at a mosque in Umarari village in…
Kabul, March 16 (IANS) At least 10 militants were killed by Afghan National Army (ANA) during an operation in eastern province of Kunar, an army source said on Wednesday. “The ANA conducted a clean-up operation…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who on Wednesday arrived here on a two-day visit to Pakistan, will discuss with Prime Minister Nawaz Sahrif TAPI gas pipeline project. The visit is being considered…
Canberra, March 16 (IANS) Australian officials leading the search into missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Wednesday expressed doubt that the debris found recently on the Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is part of…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) At least nine Pakistani fishermen were released by India as a goodwill gesture, Pakistani media reported. According to the Edhi Foundation, the Pakistani fishermen were handed over to Pakistan Rangers officials…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 25 others injured in a bomb blast in a bus in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday morning, a media report said. The blast…
Quito, March 16 (IANS) A military aircraft crashed in the Ecuadorian province of Pastaza, killing all 22 people on board, officials said. The accident occurred on Tuesday when the soldiers were to conduct a parachuting…
Quito, March 16 (IANS) A military aircraft crashed in the Ecuadorian province of Pastaza, killing all 22 soldiers on board, military sources said. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa confirmed the crash on his official Twitter account…
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence for another 13 “hardcore terrorists” who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism. The convicts, who belonged to…
Ankara, March 15 (IANS) The suicide bomber who carried out the deadly attack in Ankara on Sunday was identified as a member of the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday….
Shillong, March 15 (IANS) A Meghalaya legislator on Tuesday demanded relocation of the Indian Air Force station from Shillong Peak following restrictions imposed on villagers residing adjacent to the station. Defence authorities imposed restrictions on…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Twelve spies were arrested in Rajasthan since 2013, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha that five arrests took place…
Sanaa, March 15 (Xinhua) At least 65 civilians were killed on Tuesday in airstrikes carried out by Saudi-led coalition aircrafts that hit a crowded market in north of Sanaa. “So far, the death toll mounted…
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Tuesday expressed concern over the “high pendency” of non-bailable warrants (NBW) in West Bengal and said the poll panel has issued strict directions to officials…