Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag Tuesday visited north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where five people were killed last week in clashes with security forces. Defence spokesman Colonel N.N. Joshi told…
Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara town were completely lifted after six days after the four-hour curfew relaxation on Tuesday remained peaceful. Life returned to normal as markets opened when…
Amritsar, April 19 (IANS) The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under suspicious circumstances in a Lahore jail last week, was brought back to India on Tuesday. The body was immediately taken to…
Taipei, April 19 (IANS) A Taiwanese delegation on Tuesday travelled to China to negotiate the release of the 45 nationals deported from Kenya to Beijing for alleged telecommunications fraud. The delegation, comprising officials from Taiwan’s…
Jammu, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to youth of Jammu and Kashmir and invoked his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the late chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed for “peace…
(160419) — KABUL, April 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Afghan policemen rush to the attack site in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on April 19, 2016. A powerful suicide bombing followed by gun shots have claimed…
Jerusalem, April 19 (IANS) At least 16 people were injured in an explosion inside a bus in Jerusalem. The accident occurred around Hebron Road on Monday evening, according to the spokesman for the rescue service…
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul that left over 200 people injured. “We extend our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to those who have lost their loved ones and…
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The suicide bomber managed to enter the Excise and Taxation office…
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korea’s military on Tuesday expected North Korea to conduct a “surprise” nuclear test at an unpredictable time as seen in the case of its previous nuclear detonation. “As seen in…
Tehran, April 19 (IANS) Iran and Pakistan will hold joint naval drills in the Persian Gulf waters later on Tuesday. The drills will be held in cooperation with a Pakistani flotilla of warships that has…
Kabul, April 19 (IANS) Nearly 200 people were injured on Tuesday in a suicide bombing near the Afghan presidential palace in capital Kabul, an official said. “Several dead bodies and 198 injured have been taken…
Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed on Tuesday for four hours in trouble-torn Handwara town in north Kashmir to enable people to buy essential commodities of life, according to police. “Curfew has been relaxed…
Jammu, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan Rangers on Tuesday violated the ceasefire agreement by firing at a Border Security Force (BSF) border outpost in Samba district of Jammu region, a senior police officer said. “Pakistan Rangers…
Vienna, April 19 (IANS) A 250-kg aerial bomb from World War II was discovered during construction work in Vienna, Austria, on Monday morning. Workers on a housing project in the district of Doebling discovered the…
Kupwara: Security personnel deployed in Natnoosa area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara on April 15, 2016. At least five people were injured when security forces allegedly opened fire on an angry mob protesting the deaths…
Mehsana: Members of Sardar Patel Group (SPG) participate in “Jail Bharo Andolan” in Mehsana of Gujarat on April 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, April 18 (IANS) A Gujarat bandh called by the Patel community on…
Imphal, April 18 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Monday invited all insurgent groups to the negotiation table to chalk out a peaceful solution. “The government has been striving for a peaceful solution…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) Moscow, April 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that nations cannot afford to adopt double standards in the fight against terrorism even as…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The GPRN/NSCN, one of the strongest factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, on Monday extended its ceasefire with the Indian government for another year, but made it clear…