Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) At least two civilians were injured in Bijbehara town of Kashmir on Friday when militants lobbed a grenade at an army convoy. “Militants hurled a grenade at a passing army convoy…
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) At least 13 North Koreans working in an overseas restaurant have defected to South Korea this week, Seoul’s unification ministry said on Friday. Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee told an emergency…
Cairo, April 8 (IANS) At least four soldiers and one officer were killed and 11 others injured in two separate explosions in Egypt’s restive Sinai peninsula, official sources said. Two armoured personnel carriers were hit…
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistan is ready to work with India to prevent an arms race in Asian region, the country’s foreign office said and stressed that the two countries need to devote their resources…
Washington, April 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Iran to stop its destabilising behaviour and work with its neighbours in the Middle East to end the wars in Yemen and…
Damascus, April 8 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group has kidnapped more than 300 workers of a cement company which is located north east of Abu al-Shamat area in Damascus countryside. A group affiliated to…
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani law enforcement agencies have yet to ascertain the identity of the bomber who blew himself up at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore, killing at least 72 people and injuring scores…
Vienna, April 8 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) is running out of money and will as a result no longer exist as a territorial state in three years, a German political scientist claimed. Shrinking oil…
Paris, April 8 (IANS) Migration and terrorism were the hot topics of discussion at the 18th Franco-German summit in Metz, France where President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met to boost bilateral ties….
United Nations, April 8 (IANS) The UN special envoy for Syria expected intra-Syrian talks to resume on April 13 in Geneva in a bid to seek a political solution to the Syria crisis, a UN…
Syracuse (Italy), April 7 (AKI) Italian coastguard have intercepted a boat in rough seas in the Mediterranean with 314 migrants on board, including women and over 100 children, who were due to reach Sicily on…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Thursday that it seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of face value of Rs.3 lakh and 12 kg of ganja (cannabis) from near the…
New Delhi : The Pakistani Joint Investigation Team that is in India to probe the January 2 Pathankot terror attack; in New Delhi on March 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is likely to take up with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi China’s veto against India’s move…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to Tamil Nadu over lack of protective measures by the authorities against wild animals straying into villages, and killing people and damaging crops. Learning…
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) Odisha has been put on high alert after intelligence inputs suggested that three armed terrorists from Pakistan have entered India, police said. “High alert have been issued across the state based…
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, April 7 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Thursday expressed surprise over the manner in which intelligence inputs about armed terrorists from Pakistan entering India…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India on Thursday said that for the first time it received cooperation from Pakistan on a terror attack following the visit of the Pakistani Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the…
Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday ordered a magisterial probe into the unrest in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, where non-local students are boycotting classes in protest. “The…
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) Japan’s defence ministry said Thursday it had found the wreckage of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) jet that disappeared from radar a day earlier. All six occupants may be dead. Preliminary…