Baghdad, May 23 (IANS) An offensive to retake the besieged city of Fallujah from Islamic State has begun, Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday. Local residents have been told to evacuate via secured routes….
London, May 23 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that reports were still not confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Mansour was killed during a US drone strike. He spoke to media after arriving…
London, May 23 (IANS) A new message from an Islamic State spokesman has called on the groups followers to carry out attacks in the US and Europe during the Islamic month of Ramadan beginning early…
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) Pakistan late on Sunday confirmed that two people were killed in a US drone strike on Saturday in its remote area along the Pakistan-Afghan border, but remained vague about the Afghan…
Brussels, May 22 (IANS) A ceremony was held at the Royal Palace here on Sunday in remembrance for the March 22 terror attacks victims, which included a young Indian techie. Flowers were placed by young…
Imphal, May 22 (IANS) Six troopers were killed when an Assam Rifles convoy was ambushed on Sunday in Manipur’s Chandel district by insurgents of the Corcom, the apex body of six proscribed underground organisations, officials…
Imphal, May 22 (IANS) Six troopers were killed when an Assam Rifles convoy was ambushed on Sunday in Manipur’s Chandel district by insurgents of the Corcom, the apex body of six proscribed underground organisations, officials…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met top officials, including of intelligence agencies, and directed security forces to take all necessary action against militants involved in the killing of…
Islamabad/Kabul, May 22 (IANS) Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan, Afghan and Pakistani officials as well as the militant group confirmed on Sunday. Afghanistan Chief…
Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) A total of 59 “tiffin bombs” planted by Maoist guerrillas were recovered on Sunday during a search operation in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said. The bombs were found buried underground in…
Imphal, May 22 (IANS) Six troopers were killed when an Assam Rifles convoy was ambushed on Sunday in Manipur’s Chandel district by insurgents of the Corcom, the apex body of six proscribed underground organisations, officials…
Kabul, May 22 (IANS) Contradicting a Pakistan media report, the Afghanistan intelligence agency on Sunday confirmed that Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour has been killed in US drone strike in Balochistan. Afghanistan’s National…
Kabul, May 22 (IANS) The Afghanistan government has started assessing the reported killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor by US military drone strike in Pakistan, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Sunday. Abdullah said…
Jammu, May 22 (IANS) A soldier wounded in a gunfight with guerrillas in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir died on Sunday in a hospital, an army spokesman said. “Naik Pandurang Mahadev Gawade, who was…
Islamabad/Washington, May 22 (IANS) Pakistani media reports on Sunday said a US airstrike in Balochistan province killed a taxi driver and a passenger but not Taliban chied Mullah Mansour. CNN earlier on Sunday reported citing…
Algiers, May 22 (IANS) Algerian army killed six militants on Saturday during a wide scale dragging operation in the northern province of Bouira, the Defence Ministry said. The operation, which is still underway, was carried…
Baghdad, May 22 (IANS) A suicide bombing attack struck a popular market in Iraq’s northern province of Salahuddin on Saturday evening, killing at least seven people and wounding 28 others, a police source told Xinhua….
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Taliban leader Mullah Mansour was likely killed in an airstrike in Pakistan late Saturday, a US official told CNN. The official said the strike occurred on Saturday in a remote area…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the government is taking all necessary steps to secure the country and asserted “the people of all religions and castes will fight…
Kuala Lumpur, May 21 (IANS) At least 14 people suspected of being linked to the Islamic State (IS) have been arrested in Malaysia, it was reported on Saturday. They were arrested between May 17 and…