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 militant groups in Syria and Iraq, the EU said in a new report on Monday…
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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 of Maj. Gen. N.K. Mehta (now lt. gen.) of the Army Ordnance Corps to the…
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 discuss regional situation. Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said both the…
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 said on Monday. Speaking at the inauguration of a state-of-the-art garbage treatment plant at Saligao…
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 reportedly by IS militants, were discovered during joint operations in Palmyra. It is the largest…
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 fans at Euro 2016 during a match in Marseilles, data retrieved from the main Paris…
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 of Maj. Gen. N.K. Mehta (now lt. gen.) of the Army Ordnance Corps to the…
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 last year’s deadly bombing of a Shia mosque, the media reported. The court confirmed the…
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 city of Fallujah and nearby areas from the Islamic State (IS) militant group, security sources…
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 of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), an official said. In a statement that…
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 leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour as armed insurgents were killed across the militancy-plagued country over the…
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 of Lt. General N.K. Mehta of Army Ordnance Corps to the rank of Brigadier. The…
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 Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, a police source said. In one attack, a booby-trapped…
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 on them and demanded that the Indian government act swiftly to stop such incidents. We…
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 Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba at a ceremonial parade here on Monday. Vice Admiral Lanba, 58,…
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 failure of peace talks. Mohammed Alloush, from the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), on Sunday said…
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. Social media accounts belonging to Kurdish military units claimed 45-year-old former Australian Defence Force (ADF)…
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 districts to expedite process for updating the National Register of Citizens within the stipulated time…
Six held for assaulting Africans, Rajnath asks police to be active
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Hours after union Home Minister Rajnath Singh condemned attacks on Africans in the national capital and asked police to be more active, Delhi Police said on Sunday that six people,…
Indian army team commence 900 km cycle expedition across Arunachal
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) A 22-member Indian Army team on Sunday embarked on a 900-km-long challenging mountain terrain cycling expedition across Arunachal Pradesh along the India-China border, a defence ministry official said here. “The expedition…