By Arul Louis New York, Set. Sep 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took up the issues of H1B visas and the rights of illegal immigrant children when she met with US Secretary of…
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) In a veiled reference to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that threats and incidents endangering South Asia’s peace and stability are on the rise. “Regional prosperity, connectivity…
London, Sep 22 (IANS) An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with last week’s terror attack on a London Tube train, officials said on Friday. Ahmed Hassan, of Sunbury, Surrey, was…
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 22 (IANS) Under interrogation in police custody, Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar has categorically stated that his brother and fugitive mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is very much in Pakistan and in good health,…
Ranchi, Sep 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday appealed to Maoists to shun violence and surrender. “I appeal Maoist leaders to shun violence and surrender. The surrender process will be on fast…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 22 (IANS) Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil, who was rescued earlier this month from an undisclosed location in Yemen, will reach India on September 28 and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi….
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) India received the backing of three international groups, IBSA, BRICS and SAARC on Thursday to push for the adoption of the international treaty against terrorism that has…
Aizawl, Sep 22 (IANS) The Mizoram government is likely to sign a peace agreement with the Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), a Manipur-based terror outfit whose cadres are expected to surrender, an official said here on…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) In a sharp escalation of its attack, India slammed Pakistan at the UN for its support to terrorism, calling it “terroristan”. “In its short history, Pakistan has…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi warned on Thursday of the possibility of a “dangerous escalation” on the subcontinent and clamoured for intervention by the global organisation,…
Jammu, Sep 22 (IANS) Two militants responsible for Wednesday’s attack outside a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp in Jammu and Kashmir, have been arrested, police said on Friday. “The two militants, Gazanfer and Arif, involved…
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is preparing to dismantle key former President Barack Obama-era limits on drone strikes and commando raids outside conventional battlefields, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations. The…
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) US and Russian military officials had met face-to-face somewhere in the Middle East this week on de-confliction measures in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Pentagon has…
London, Sep 22 (IANS) British police have released two men arrested in connection with last Friday’s explosion on a rush-hour subway train in London, leaving four suspects in custody over the terror attack. A 21-year-old…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 21 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that the five-member BRICS, which includes China, should work to end terrorism’s “support systems in South Asia,” making…
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) In an obvious reference to Pakistan, India on Thursday condemned support systems for terrorists in South Asia while expressing concern over North Korea’s nuclear and weapons and ballistic missile programmes….
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday termed the resignation of senior leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan T. Rane as “intriguing”, remarking that it has come a day after a BJP…
Raipur/Sukma, Sep 21 (IANS) A Maoist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district early on Thursday, said police. The joint operation of District Executive Force and Special Task Force took…
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Fugitive mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar wants to return to India and is negotiating a settlement with the BJP-led government at the Centre, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray said here…
Ranchi, Sep 21 (IANS) A Maoist camp was destroyed in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Thursday and a Maoist supporter arrested, police said. A joint team of the state police and CRPF personnel detected the…