Dhaka, May 8 (IANS) A two-day nationwide shutdown called by the Jamaat-e-Islami began on Sunday in Bangladesh against a Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty for its chief for the 1971 war crimes. Hours…
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The government favours a “carrot and stick” approach to prevent the spread of the Islamic State. Highly placed sources in the home ministry say the security…
Karachi, May 8 (IANS) Prominent Pakistani rights activist Khurram Zaki was shot dead while having dinner with a friend at a restaurant here, and his NGO blamed “Takfiri Deobandi militants” for the killing. Zaki, 40,…
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) The Afghan government on Sunday executed six terrorists who were awarded capital punishment for their involvement in subversive activities, the Presidential Palace said. “The government implemented court’s ruling on six terrorists…
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) Two members of NATOs Resolute Support mission were killed in southern Afghanistan by men in Afghan uniform. Two Resolute Support service members died this morning when (individuals) wearing Afghan National Defence…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) India has conveyed to China that it could not have double standards on terrorism after Beijing blocked the listing, at the UN, of Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist,…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Four of the 10 suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) members, detained five days ago, have been freed due to lack of any evidence of ties to the banned Pakistan-based terror outfit and…
Damascus, May 7 (IANS) Calm prevailed in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo for the second day, following 14 days of bloodshed, a monitor group reported on Saturday. The situation in Aleppo remained largely calm since…
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier was killed late Friday in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where the army foiled an infiltration bid by militants on the Line of Control, sources said on Saturday….
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Three militants were gunned down on Saturday in a fight with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said here. “Three local militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed…
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), May 7 (IANS) At least six people died, including a policeman, as a consequence of shootouts between police patrolling a favela (slum) and alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the central and Assam governments on a PIL by a former operative of military intelligence seeking a CBI probe into…
Beirut, May 6 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic State militant group has executed a seven-year-old boy in northern Syria after he allegedly swore during a game of football, according to a report. Muaz Hassan was put to…
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Nidhi Chaphekar, the Jet Airways flight in-charge injured in the March 22 Brussels terror attacks, returned to India on Friday morning for further treatment and recovery. She met her two children…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Delhi Police told a court here on Friday that a special public prosecutor (SPP) had been appointed as their defence counsel in the terror case relating to Sayyed Liyaqat…
Dhaka, May 6 (IANS) A US-based war research group said the Islamic State (IS) terror group intends to announce an affiliate in Bangladesh, where it has designated a local leader. The Institute for the Study…
Kabul, May 6 (IANS) Sixty people were set free as government forces raided a Taliban-run detention centre in the Helmand province, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. “Units of Special Operations Forces raided Taliban-run prison…
Srinagar, May 6 (IANS) Three policemen were injured on Friday when militants hurled a grenade at a police party in Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. A police officer told IANS that the attack took…
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Nidhi Chaphekar, the Jet Airways flight in-charge who was injured in the March 22 Brussels terror attacks, returned to India on Friday morning for further treatment and recovery, an official said….
Riyadh, May 6 (IANS) Saudi Interior Ministry said on Thursday that it killed two Islamic State (IS) terrorists in a raid in Mecca. Another two IS members were arrested in a separate raid in Jeddah,…