Category: Security

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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Nine killed in Baghdad bomb attack

Baghdad, May 30 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in two bomb attacks in the…

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African nationals stage protest against growing attacks

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Several African students on Monday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here against increasing attacks…

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Vice Admiral Girish Luthra takes charge of Western Naval Command

Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Vice-Admiral Girish Luthra took over as the new Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command from…

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Top Syrian negotiator quits peace talks

Damascus, May 30 (IANS) The chief negotiator of Syria's main opposition umbrella group has resigned over what he called the…

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Australian man reportedly killed fighting IS in Syria

Canberra, May 30 (IANS) An Australian man has reportedly been killed while fighting against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria.…

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Sonowal asks district officials to expedite updating of NRC

Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday asked deputy commissioners and superintendents of police of 12…

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