NIA to decide on Pakistani team’s access: Parrikar
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) The “crime scene” at the Pathankot airbase – attacked by terrorists from Pakistan – has been handed over to the NIA which will decide whether or not to give access to…
Terrorism
Insurgent threats pushes Manipur rail project way behind schedule
By Subir Bhaumik Imphal, March 28 (IANS) Work on the 84-km Jiribam-Tupul railway expansion project in Manipur, something that could boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘Act East’ policy in linking up with tiger economies…
Congress questions Pathankot probe in India by Pakistan
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Congress on Monday questioned the government’s move to give Pakistan’s security and intelligence officials access to the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot to probe the January terror attack….
JKLF condemns Lahore terror attack
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Pro-Azadi Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Monday condemned the bombing of Easter revellers in Lahore, saying the massacre is against humanity and the world should intervene to stop such…
Afghanistan condemns Lahore attack
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) Afghanistan has condemned the suicide bombing that ripped through a park full of Christian revellers in Lahore city, capital of the Pakistan’s Punjab province, said the country’s presidential palace on Monday….
ATTN MR- Lahore Bombing Condemned
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday expressed “deep shock and outrage” over the suicide bombing in a park in Lahore in Pakistan that has killed more than 70 people, mostly women and…
UN assembly predident ‘appalled, dismayed’ by Lahore attack
United Nations, March 28 (IANS) UN General Assembly president Mogens Lykketoft said that he was “appalled and dismayed by the horrific murder of so many children, men and women in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sunday.” “The…
Rockets land near Afghan parliament in Kabul
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way…
13 militants killed in Afghanistan air strikes
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) At least 13 militants were killed in air strikes that targeted Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Monday, a police official said. “Aircraft conducted several sorties against Taliban hideouts at…
Rockets fired at Afghan parliament
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way…
Blast near Afghan parliament
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way towards the building to…
Sharif cancels Britain visit after Lahore attack
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to Britain following the deadly Easter Sunday suicide attack in a Lahore city park that left at least 70 people killed and…
Lahore attack: Facebook sorry after ‘safety check’ tool goes haywire
New York, March 28 (IANS) The social networking giant Facebook apologised on Monday after a bug turned its “safety check” feature into a breaking news alert for all users after a powerful blast ripped through…
UN chief condemns Lahore blast
United Nations, March 28 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned a powerful suicide bombing that ripped through Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. Ban on Sunday called for “the perpetrators of this appalling terrorist act to be…
Lahore blast: Narendra Modi calls up Nawaz Sharif
Lahore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, at Lahore, Pakistan on Dec 25, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called up his Pakistani counterpart…
Putin congratulates Syria for Palmyra success
Moscow, March 28 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for re-taking the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. “In a telephone conversation with Syrian president, Putin congratulated his counterpart on…
Lahore blast: PM Narendra Modi calls up Nawaz Sharif
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif after the Lahore park blast that killed at least 69, and expressed his condolences. “PM Narendra Modi called Pakistan…
Lahore blast: Taliban suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 65
Lahore, March 28 (IANS) A powerful blast ripped through a public park in Lahore where Christian families were celebrating Easter on Sunday, killing 65 people and wounding over 250, mostly women and children. The blast,…
70 killed in Lahore park blast, Pakistani Taliban claims hand
LAHORE, March 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — A Pakistani woman stands with blood on her hands beside a body at the blast site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, March 27, 2016. At least 63 people including women…
Bomb threat to Kathmandu-Delhi flight a hoax
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight was on Sunday evacuated at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after authorities received a threat about a bomb on the plane, officials said. The…