Eight killed in Pakistan court bomb attack
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 14 injured on Monday in a suicide attack in the premises of a court in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The attacker was…
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Pakistan security team arrives at Attari, heads for Dharamsala
Attari/Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) A security team from Pakistan arrived at the Attari border post of India on Monday and headed for Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh to review security arrangements for a Pakistan-India cricket match…
New Zealand to discuss trade, security with Singapore
Wellington, March 7 (IANS) New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCull will visit Singapore this week with trade and security issues as the main agenda. McCully’s trip to meet Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan would be…
Thousands offer prayers on Maha Shivratri in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Thousands of people offered prayers at various temples across Punjab and Haryana on Monday to mark Maha Shivratri amid tight security arrangements. In view of intelligence reports of the possibility of…
Pakistani security team leaves for India
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) A team from Islamabad left for India on Monday to review security arrangements for Pakistan cricket team. India has issued visas to two security members while the third member will join…
51 people killed in Iraq bombing
Baghdad, March 7 (IANS) At least 51 people were killed and 70 injured in a suicide truck bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Iraq’s central Babil province, a security source has said. “Casualties from…
High alert in Uttar Pradesh on Maha Shivratri
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh was put on high alert on the occasion of Shivratri, following inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on the possibility of terror attacks at temples and religious places, an…
North Korea warns of preemptive nuclear strike at US
Pyongyang, March 7 (IANS) North Korea on Monday warned of preemptive nuclear attacks against the US and South Korea as its joint military exercises are scheduled to kick off later in the day. North Korea’s…
Lavrov, Kerry hail progress in Syrian ceasefire
Moscow, March 7 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US State Secretary John Kerry on Sunday praised the “real progress” in ensuring a cessation of hostilities in Syria. “The two sides expressed an overall…
Hizbul guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) A guerrilla of the separatist Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was killed in an ongoing gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Kulgam’s district on Sunday , police said. “A Hizbul…
Gunfight breaks out n Kashmir
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) A gunfight between security forces and separatist guerrillas broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday evening, police said. “Following specific information about the presence of militants in Buchroo…
Gujarat beefs up security after high alert
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) NSG teams were put on standby and Mahashivratri festivities at the historic Somnath temple were suspended in Gujarat after the Centre on Sunday sounded a high alert amid reports that 10…
Delhi on high alert following intelligence alert
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Following intelligence agencies’ inputs about infiltration of 10 suspected terrorists into Gujarat, Delhi was also put on high alert on Sunday as a precautionary measure, police officials said. “Delhi has…
Man held near IAF station in Bengal
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) A man was detained after he was found moving suspiciously around the Panagarh air force station in West Bengal’s Burdwan district, an air force officer said. “According to locals, two people…
Gujarat steps up security after high terror alert
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) Two teams of the National Security Guards (NSG) landed in Gujarat on Sunday following a high alert sounded by the central government amid reports that 10 terrorists from Jash-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba…
Gujarat on high alert following terror advisory
Gandhinagar, March 6 (IANS) Gujarat has been put on high alert after information was received that some suspected terrorists might have entered the state, state Home Minister Rajanikant Patel said here. “We had received inputs…
China’s new securities watchdog vows strict supervision
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) Liu Shiyu, new chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), has vowed to prioritise strict and comprehensive supervision, the media reported on Sunday. Liu Shiyu made the announcement during the Two…
US moves to finalise F-16 deal with Pakistan
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) The US government has formally notified the intended sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, taking a major step towards finalising the deal, the media reported on Sunday. “This proposed…
At least 135 killed in first 7 days of Syrian truce
Cairo, March 6 (IANS/EFE) At least 135 people were killed in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities during the first week of the truce, which came into force in some parts of Syria on…
Belgian military to patrol nuclear power stations
Brussels, March 6 (IANS) At least 140 Belgian soldiers will soon be deployed in a special operation to patrol the country’s nuclear sites, the Belgian cabinet announced on Friday. According to TV news channel RTL…