Category: Security

North Korea’s attempted missile launch fails

Seoul, May 31 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday fired what was believed to be a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile but…

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15 killed in Wardha army ammunition depot blaze

Nagpur, May 31 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and another 19 injured, some seriously, in a major fire…

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Algeria, France discuss security, anti-terror cooperation

Algeris, May 31 (IANS) Algeria and France held a security meeting in Algiers to boost their bilateral anti-terror cooperation, the…

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Lebanon foils three bombing attempts

Beirut, May 31 (IANS) Lebanon's Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk has said that security forces in recent months have uncovered three…

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Iran pledges to support Syria, Iraq with more military advisers

Tehran, May 31 (IANS) Iran will continue sending military advisers to Syria and Iraq in a fight against terrorism, Iranian…

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High-level police shake-up in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) Kerala's new Pinarayi Vijayan government on Monday night effected a high-level shake-up in the police force…

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Some hospitals trying to loot government in ECHS scheme: Parrikar

Panaji, May 30 (IANS) Some hospitals were trying to loot the government vis-a-vis payments under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme…

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Purkayastha appointed West Bengal police chief

Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Surajit Kar Purkayastha was on Monday appointed new Director General of West Bengal Police, an official…

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UN says 4,000 foreign fighters in Syria, Iraq

Vienna, May 30 (IANS/AKI) At least 4,000 foreign fighters have travelled from European Union countries to fight IS and other…

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Supreme Court stays AFT order on rank reversion of army officer

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order directing the reversion…

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Pakistan, Afghanistan discuss reconciliation after drone strike

Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) A Pakistani foreign affairs advisor here on Monday met with Afghan ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal to…

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Banning diesel vehicles doesn’t have scientific basis: Parrikar

Panaji, May 30 (IANS) Banning diesel cars is a "senseless direction" and bereft of scientific merit, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar…

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New mass grave found in Syria’s Palmyra

Damascus, May 30 (IANS) A new mass grave containing some 150 corpses bearing gunshot wounds and signs of torture, “dumped”…

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IS may attack Euro 2016 fans with chemical weapons

London, May 30 (IANS) An Islamic State sleeper cell has plans to carry out attacks targeting English and Russian football…

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Supreme Court stays AFT order in Mehta case

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order directing the reversion…

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Kuwaiti court upholds death sentence in mosque bombing

Kuwait City, May 30 (IANS) Kuwait's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence awarded to the main suspect of…

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Iraq in final push to liberate IS-held Fallujah

Baghdad, May 30 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Monday launched the final stage of an offensive aimed at freeing the…

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Five UN peacekeepers killed in ambush in central Mali

Bamako, May 30 (IANS) At least five peacekeepers were killed and one critically injured in an ambush against a convoy…

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Afghanistan mounts pressure on Taliban since Mansour’s death

Kabul, May 30 (IANS) Afghan government forces have increased pressure on Taliban militants since the death of the group's supreme…

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Supreme Court stays AFT order in matter of N.K. Mehta

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order directing the reversion…

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