Two militants killed in J&K gunfight
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Monday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir during a cordon and search operation in the Baramulla district, police said. The militants were…
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Modi in China: India keen to ‘bury Doklam ghost’
By Gaurav Sharma Xiamen (China), Sep 4 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis bilateral meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Xiamen, India has hinted…
Gunfight on in J&K
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) A gunfight between the security forces and militants started on Monday during a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The security forces receiving information about the presence…
Merkel defends refugee policy, says Islam belongs to Germany
Berlin, Sep 4 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said although “radical Islamists” are perpetrating acts of terror in Europe, she still believed that “Islam belongs to Germany”. Merkel made the remarks on Sunday at…
23 IS militants arrested in Mosul
Baghdad, Sep 4 (IANS) Iraqi police arrested 23 Islamic State (IS) militants after they entered Mosul from the recently liberated region of Tal Afar, in the northwestern part of the country. Nineveh police chief Wathiq…
Venkaiah Naidu calls for early conclusion of convention on terrorism
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) India is keen to see the conclusion of convention on the suppression of international terrorism without further delay in view of the growing incidents of terrorism, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu…
150 killed in clashes between IS and Syrian troops
Damascus, Sep 3 (IANS) Fierce clashes between the Islamic State and pro-regime forces in central Syria have left over 150 fighters dead, local media cited a monitor source as saying on Sunday. A report by…
20 militants killed in Somalia military base attack
Mogadishu, Sep 3 (IANS) At least 20 Al-Shabaab militants were killed and several others injured early on Sunday when the insurgents raided a military base on the outskirts of Somalia’s coastal city of Kismayo. Brigadier-General…
13 terror suspects arrested in Pakistan
Islamabad, Sep 3 (IANS) Thirteen terror suspects were arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province following a security operation, police said. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement on Saturday, the first operation was carried out…
Over 2,000 IS militants killed in Iraq’s Tal Afar
Baghdad, Sep 3 (IANS) The Iraqi forces killed over 2,000 Islamic State (IS) militants and more than 50 suicide bombers during a major offensive to free Tal Afar area in west of Mosul, officials said….
LeT militant involved in murder of Kashmiri army officer killed
Srinagar, Sep 2 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant involved in the abduction and murder of Kashmiri army officer Ummer Fayaz in May this year was killed by security forces on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s…
8 killed in attack on power plant in Iraq
Baghdad, Sep 2 (IANS) At least eight persons were killed in a suicide attack on a government power station in northern Iraq on Saturday, a security official said. The attack occurred in the morning when…
Policeman killed, seven injured in Srinagar militant attack
Srinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) A policeman was killed and seven others injured as militants attacked a police vehicle in the city’s outskirts on Friday, police said. Militants ambushed a vehicle of the state armed police…
AFSPA extended in Assam for six months
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been extended in Assam for the next six months, a Home Ministry official said on Friday. “The state government has for…
Baghdadi probably still alive: US commander
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may be still alive and hiding in the border area between Syria and Iraq, a senior US general has said, contradicting a claim by Russia…
Yasin Malik arrested
Srinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Friday. Malik and an associate, Bashir Ahmad, were taken into custody and shifted to the Central Jail….
Court extends custody of three Kashmiri separatists
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) A court on Friday extended the judicial custody of three Kashmiri separatists arrested on charges of receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terror activities and stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir…
801 people killed in ongoing Philippines conflict
Manila, Sep 1 (IANS) At least 801 people have been killed in the last 102 days in the Philippine city of Marawi as the army continues with its efforts to clear it of Islamic State-backed…
Moshe Holtzberg granted visa to India
Jerusalem, Aug 31 (IANS) Moshe Holtzberg, the son of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg who were killed by terrorists during the attack on Chabad House in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, has received an entry…
Two Maoists arrested with Rs 25 lakh in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Aug 31 (IANS) Two Maoist guerrillas were arrested here with Rs 25 lakh cash on Thursday, police said. The police formed a team after they were tipped off about two hardcore Maoists, belonging to…