Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) The US State Department has issued a travel warning to Niger and urged American citizens not to travel to the African country or surrounding areas due to “terrorist activity, kidnappings and…
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) The US State Department has announced that it has warned its citizens of the risks of travelling to Niger due to “terrorist activity, kidnappings and high rate of crime” there. US…
Paris, Oct 30 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday signed in a new counter-terror law that is to make several exceptional measures permanent, allowing the state of emergency that the country has been in…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the father of Hadiya, a 24-year-old Hindu woman from Kerala who converted to Islam, to present her in court on November 27 to ascertain…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Will the NIA’s investigation into terror funding cases involving Hurriyat leaders be impacted by the appointment of an interlocutor on Kashmir? New chief of the counter-terror probe agency Y.C. Modi…
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday confirmed the death of two Chinese nationals who were abducted from Balochistan earlier this year. “The DNA reports have confirmed that the two persons killed in Balochistan in…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) India and Italy on Monday resolved to fight terrorism and cooperate in the area of cyber security in delegation-level talks headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Overcoming the freeze in ties on the marines issue for over five years, India and Italy on Monday agreed to boost economic ties from the current bilateral trade level of…
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) The Islamic State and Al Qaeda have no links or concerns with Islam as it is a religion of peace, Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Humaid, the chief priest of Mecca,…
Kabul, Oct 30 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban on Monday said that one of two professors from the American University of Afghanistan who were kidnapped last year is “seriously ill” and needs urgent medical attention. Taliban…
Brussels, Oct 30 (IANS) Belgian police on Monday arrested four people as part of an investigation into a failed terror attack in 2015 on a high-speed train travelling from Paris to Amsterdam, the federal prosecutor’s…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 30 (IANS) China is set to block a resolution at the UN this week to declare Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar an international terrorist, frustrating India and the US who…
By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu/Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) Demonetisation appears to have failed to meet two of its most hyped objectives in Jammu and Kashmir — dealing a severe blow to militancy and curbing fake money….
Kabul, Oct 30 (IANS) The Taliban on Monday said the health of one of the Kabul-based American University professors they had kidnapped over a year ago is critical. In August 2016, the Taliban had abducted…
Beijing, Oct 30 (IANS) China is set to block a resolution at the UN this week to declare Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar an international terrorist, frustrating India and the US who want the chief…
Hyderabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Compared to other nations, only a few Indians are influenced by the terror group Islamic State’s (IS) ideology, thanks to the country’s social and communal harmony, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Y.C. Modi, who was part of a Supreme Court-appointed team that probed the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, on Monday took over as NIA chief, succeeding Sharad Kumar….
Kabul, Oct 30 (IANS) At least eight militants have been killed in an Afghan forces’ special operation in Logar province, said an official. The raid was conducted on Sunday in Karwar district, and among those…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) ‘Indra-2017’, the first The Indo-Russian tri-service military exercise concluded in Russia’s Vladivostok, on Sunday after 11 days of joint training in counter-terrorism operations. “After intense and exacting military training, the…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Politicians should rise above political differences in matters of national security, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has told Home Minister Rajnath Singh while demanding “impartial” and “objective” investigation into the…