Kashmir yet to see ‘acche din’
By Sarwar Kashani and Ruwa Shah Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Months after taking over as the prime minister two years ago, Narendra Modi, sporting a woollen cape-like Kashmiri garment called a pheran, addressed a huge…
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No ‘acche din’ in Kashmir as yet
(ATTN EDITORS: This is the first in a series of articles on the Narendra Modi government completing two years in office. Editor, IANS) By Sarwar Kashani and Ruwa Shah Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Months after…
Five Pakistan Navy men get death sentence over terrorism charges
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) At least five navy officers were given death sentence by a Pakistani Navy court for planning to hijack a warship and attack one of the US Navy’s refuel ships in 2014….
No threat from Islamic State: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said there is no threat to India from Islamic State (IS) as people of the Muslim community are against the IS. “Along with the…
Afghan Taliban leader’s death widens cracks in fragmented group
Kabul, May 24 (IANS) Three days after Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan province of Pakistan, a state of confusion has been created in the militant…
Two militants killed in Srinagar operation
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Two militants were gunned down here in a late night operation by the security forces, hours after three policemen were killed in two shoot and run attacks within the city. “On…
Ban deplores deadly bombing in Syria
United Nations, May 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday condemned the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians in the Syrian coastal cities. Several bomb blasts rocked Jableh and…
8 killed in attack on mosque in Sudan
Khartoum, May 24 (IANS) Eight people have been killed and others injured when armed men attacked an area near El Geneina, the capital of Sudan’s West Darfur State, Sudan Tribune reported on Monday. “Armed men…
Dire consequences if Taliban chooses Haqqani as new chief: Russia
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) There will be severe consequences if Sirajuddin Haqqani, considered one of the most dangerous warlords in the Middle East, becomes leader of the Taliban following the reported killing of Mullah Akhtar…
74 people killed in Syria
Damascus, May 23 (IANS) At least 74 people were killed in multiple bombings that rocked two Syrian coastal cities on Monday. As many as 45 people were killed when four blasts ripped through the coastal…
Obama confirms death of Taliban chief Mullah Mansour
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Washington, May 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, two days after a US drone struck at…
Militants kill three Kashmir policemen in shoot-and-run attacks
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Three Kashmir policemen were killed by suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants in two separate shoot-and-run terror attacks on Monday, tearing through a lull in Srinagar that last witnessed such a strike three…
49 people killed in two terror bombings in Yemen
Aden, May 23 (IANS) At least 49 people were on Monday killed in two suicide bombings targeting army recruits and a military brigade in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, a security official said. One…
25 soldiers killed as two explosions rock Yemen’s Aden
Aden, May 23 (IANS) At least 25 soldiers were killed and 23 injured when a suicide bombing rocked an army base in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Monday, a security official said. The…
74 people killed in Syria blasts
Damascus, May 23 (IANS) At least 74 people were killed on Monday when several bombings rocked two Syrian coastal cities, Xinhua news agency reported.
Three policemen killed in militant attacks in Srinagar
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Barely an hour after they killed two policemen in Zadibal area of Srinagar on Monday, militants struck again in Tengpora by-pass area where they killed another policeman and snatched his service…
Obama confirms death of Taliban supremo Mullah Mansour
Washington, May 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, two days after a US drone killed the militant leader in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Obama’s statement,…
Srinagar policemen were unarmed and regulating traffic
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) The two policemen killed by militants in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital on Monday were unarmed and regulating traffic when they were attacked. “The two policemen were unarmed and regulating…
Obama confirms death of Taliban chief Mullah Mansour
Kabul, May 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, saying his death marks an “important milestone” in the longstanding effort to bring peace in Afghanistan….
Two policemen killed in militant attack in Srinagar
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Two policemen, including a junior level officer, were killed on Monday by separatist guerrillas in a hit and run attack in summer capital Srinagar. A senior police officer told IANS: “Motorcycle…