Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) The US State Department has warned Americans to exercise increased caution in India due to crime and terrorism and to avoid going to Jammu and Kashmir except the Buddhist-dominated region of…
Malappuram (Kerala), Jan 11 (IANS) While the Kerala Police, Indian Army and other agencies were examining five explosive devices recovered from a river near a railway bridge at the state’s Kuttipuram last week, a large…
Williamnagar (Meghalaya), Jan 11 (IANS) A top commander of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was killed on Thursday when security forces raided his hideout in Meghalaya, police said. Matchallang Sangma alias Vietnam, the…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India for the first time confirmed on Thursday that National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Khan Janjua in Bangkok last month with a focus on…
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) Undeterred by the tragedies that struck their families, Afzal Guru’s son and Burhan Wani’s brother have brought laurels to their respective families as they scored high and passed the 12th class…
Kunduz, Jan 11 (IANS) Five Afghan police personnel were killed and two others wounded in an attack by the Taliban in the country’s northern province, an official said on Thursday. “The incident took place in…
Kohima, Jan 10 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister T.R Zeliang on Wednesday appealed to the Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council ofA Nagaland (NSCN-K) to restart the peace process with the Indian government. In his…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Pakistan authorities must act tough against those targeting journalists and bring an end to the impunity in such attacks, human rights body Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The rights…
London, Jan 10 (IANS) Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, head of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) in Pakistan, toured Britain in the 1990s stirring up Muslim youths to become jihadis years before 9/11, a BBC investigation has found….
Moscow, Jan 10 (IANS) The drones used in the attacks on two Russian military facilities in Syria came from the area controlled by the opposition, the Russian Defence Ministry said. In a statement published in…
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New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for a global consensus to fight terrorism and criticised those who are supporting the global menace in the name of religion. Naidu…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A tribunal here on Tuesday ordered a status quo vis-a-vis Enforcement Directorate (ED) action against properties of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, asking why the agency was not acting against self-styled…
Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, triggering street protests in Kulgam to which one of the militants belonged resulting…
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) At least six persons, including four police personnel, were killed on Tuesday in an explosion near the Balochistan Assembly building in Pakistan’s Quetta city. The explosion took place near a police…
Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Two militants and nine overground workers (OGWs) of militant outfits have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town. Sopore’s Senior Superintendent of Police Harmeet Singh said the arrests followed a…
Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. Personnel of the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles, the Central Reserve Police Force…
Bern, Jan 9 (IANS) The trial of 13 financiers accused of funneling over 15 million Swiss francs ($15 million) to the now vanquished Sri Lankan rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), began at…
Aligarh, Jan 8 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has expelled Mannan Bashir Wani, a Ph.D student, after the Jammu and Kashmir Police said they were looking for him for joining the Hizbul Mujahideen militant…
Srinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) At least three militants were killed on Monday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, police said. Security personnel first shot dead two militants and then…