Category: Security

Battle rages in Aleppo following Syrian army strikes

Damascus, Aug 11 (IANS) Intense battles raged on Thursday in Syria's Aleppo city, hours after government troops unleashed pre-emptive strikes…

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Investigators’ meet to improve coordination

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A two-day national conference of investigators from all security agencies of central and state governments…

8 years ago

Ukrainian President orders high combat readiness on border with Crimea

Kiev, Aug 11 (IANS) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday instructed all military units near Crimea and the eastern Ukrainian…

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Bangladesh police take steps for security of foreigners

Dhaka, Aug 11 (IANS) Police in Dhaka are preparing an information log on foreign nationals living in the Bangladesh capital,…

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Mizoram begins peace talk with terror outfit

Aizawl, Aug 11 (IANS) The Mizoram government has initiated peace talks with Manipur-based terror outfit Hmar People's Convention - Democratic…

8 years ago

Julian Assange to be questioned in Ecuadorian embassy

London, Aug 11 (IANS) Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be questioned by Swedish prosecutors inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London,…

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Twitter not responsible for rise of IS: US court

New York, Aug 11 (IANS) A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Twitter that accused the micro-blogging site for…

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Kashmir remains paralysed for 34th consecutive day

Srinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) Curfew and protest shutdown on Thursday continued to paralyse life in Kashmir for the 34th consecutive…

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Ukraine denies attempted armed invasion of Crimea

Kiev, Aug 11 (IANS) Ukraine has denied a statement by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on troops attempting to…

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Myanmar’s lower house adopts anti-corruption proposal

Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 11 (IANS) Myanmar's House of Representatives (the Lower House) has adopted an anti-corruption proposal where measures…

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Bullet strikes stable at Olympic equestrian center in Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Nobody was hurt when a bullet struck one of the stables at the Olympic…

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BJP women ministers, MPs to visit borders on Raksha Bandhan

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The BJP leadership has asked all its women ministers and Members of Parliament to visit…

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Over 60 fishermen missing in Bay of Bengal

Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Over 60 fishermen aboard several fishing trawlers continue to be missing in the Bay of Bengal…

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Sharif vows anti-terror fight ‘at all costs’ after Quetta bombing

Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the National Assembly on Wednesday that his government will pursue…

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28 Turkish teachers removed from Gulen-run Pak-Turk schools

Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) In a fallout of the Turkey coup, Pakistan-Turkey (Pak-Turk) International schools have removed Turkish principals of…

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Two Dalits assaulted in Andhra for skinning dead cow

Vijayawada, Aug 10 (IANS) Two Dalit brothers were stripped and thrashed by a group when they were skinning a dead…

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South Sudan accuses US, UN of plotting intervention force mandate

Juba, Aug 10 (IANS) South Sudan on Wednesday accused the UN and US of plotting to put the government under…

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Houthi rebels fire missiles at Saudi cities

Riyadh, Aug 10 (IANS) Yemen's Shia Houthi rebel group said it fired two ballistic missiles against military targets in Saudi…

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Turkey and Russia agree to build Syria mechanism

Ankara, Aug 10 (IANS) Turkey and Russia have agreed to build a mechanism on Syria which includes officials from the…

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Pro-freedom boat rally held in Kashmir

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 10 (IANS) Despite curfew, scores of people in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday rallied…

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