Bishkek/New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India on Thursday said that governments which offer sanctuary to terrorists are sending an invitation to suicide. In his keynote address at a conference…
Kabul, Sep 28 (IANS) At least 12 Afghan security personnel were killed and four injured on Thursday in a suicide attack in Kandahar province, a senior police official said. “The incident took place in Maroof…
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called the killing by militants of an off duty Border Security Force (BSF) trooper in Bandipora town as “abominable”. Reacting to…
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday summoned to New Delhi Jammu and Kashmir independent legislator Engineer Rashid for questioning. Informed sources here said Engineer Rashid, who represents the north Kashmir…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Vatican priest from Kerala who was freed from the clutches of the Islamic State terror group in Yemen earlier this month, returned to India on Thursday…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Stressing that “the government has denied there was a surgical strike on NSCN(K) militants during a firefight along the border with Myanmar”, Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said from…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif has claimed that an offer was received to swap Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav for a terrorist behind the Peshawar army school…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured Syria of all support in eliminating terrorism in all fronts as he cited the long-standing friendship between the two countries. Wide-ranging issues…
Kabul, Sep 27 (IANS) US Defence Secretary James Mattis paid a surprise visit to Kabul on Wednesday and pledged his country won’t abandon Afghanistan. Hours after he touched down, the Taliban launched a rocket attack…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif has admitted that Lakshar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its leader Hafiz Saeed are liabilities to Islamabad and that it needs time to get…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Indian Army on Wednesday said it inflicted “heavy casualties” on Naga insurgents during a firefight along the border with Myanmar but clarified it was not a surgical strike. The…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday extended till October 17 the judicial custody of seven Kashmiri separatists arrested on various charges, including receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terror activities and…
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) A Pakistani court has extended by a month the detention of terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed, blamed for the Mumbai terror attack. On Tuesday, the Lahore High Court directed the counsel for…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The BSF has embarked on the path of modernisation and is depending more on technology to guard the international border with Pakistan, its Director General K.K. Sharma said on Wednesday….
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Indian Army on Wednesday said it has carried out an operation against NSCN (K) militants along the border with Myanmar and inflicted “heavy casualties” on the insurgents. Army officials…
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan has told the US that it can’t be blamed for terrorists like Hafiz Saeed, who masterminded the Mumbai terror attack, saying Washington considered such men as “darlings” until a…
Kabul, Sep 27 (IANS) At least 20 rockets landed near the Kabul international airport on Wednesday hours after US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital, the media reported. Kabul airport Chief Yaqub…
Kabul, Sep 27 (IANS) Two rockets hit the northern part of Kabul International Airport on Wednesday, as US Defence Secretary James Mattis and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg arrived here on a surprise visit. The Taliban…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 27 (IANS) At least two Maoists, including a woman, were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in a forested area of Odisha, officials said on Wednesday. The gun battle occurred…
Rome, Sep 26 (IANS/AKI) Security agencies have for too long underestimated the perils posed by jihadist terrorists who use the internet to recruit, Italy’s Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said, urging countries to regain lost ground….