Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) Dozens of people were injured post Friday prayer protests across the Kashmir Valley, despite the strict curfew and restrictions. According to police, protests appeared in Shopian, Sopore, Beerwah, Bandipora, Ganderbal, and…
Shillong, Aug 12 (IANS) The Meghalaya Police on Friday foiled a jailbreak by arrested rebels of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) from…
Damascus, Aug 12 (IANS) Islamic State militants have kidnapped nearly 2,000 civilians while evacuating their last position in the northern town of Manbej near Turkey on Friday, Kurdish activists and a monitor group reported. A…
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan wants to have an exclusive dialogue with India on Kashmir, the country’s top foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz said on Friday. India suspended bilateral dialogue with Pakistan after gunmen attacked…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu at the inauguration of “Independence Day Film Festival” at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, on Aug 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Aug…
Riyadh, Aug 12 (IANS) At least three women trying to cross into Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group were arrested in Lebanon, Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday. The women were handed to…
Dhaka, Aug 12 (IANS) Bangladeshi investigators have released a photo of a suspect who they believe was the “coordinator” of the deadly Dhaka cafe terror attack which left at least 22 people, mostly foreigners, dead,…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A multi-tier ground-to-air security ring has been thrown in and around the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation for a third…
Bangkok, Aug 12 (IANS) At least four persons were killed and 15 injured as multiple explosions struck Thai tourist towns on Friday. Police have detained two suspects for being involved in the blasts. A string…
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has said that Islamabad could not ask the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to intervene in the matter of Pakistani workers stranded in Saudi Arabia. “Pakistan is…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) does not fly any aircraft that has completed its prescribed age, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Lok Sabha on Friday. “The IAF inventory is…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) In the last 24 months, there has been no loss of life in any aircrash involving Indian Air Force (IAF) planes — barring the unfortunate accident with An-32, the government…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Emphasising that investigation plays an important role in ensuring justice to the victim, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that police stations must be modernised as the initial investigation…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Shwait Malik on Friday raised the issue of what he said were “security lapses” at Wagah-Attari Joint Check Post (JCP) on the India-Pakistan border, and claimed…
Kabul, Aug 12 (IANS) At Least four civilians were killed on Friday in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, an official said. “One vehicle touched off an improvised explosive device along a road in…
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Private hospitals in Peshawar city of Pakistan have begun to lay off employees due to a decrease in number of Afghan patients following the implementation of border management measures, senior doctors…
Jammu, Aug 12 (IANS) Troops and police on Friday launched a search operation in Kunjwani area of Jammu city after receiving information about “suspicious movement” in the Jammu and Kashmir winter capital. Army spokesperson Lt…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Emphasising that investigation plays an important role in ensuring justice to the victim, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that police stations must be modernised as the initial investigation…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government is not considering making the National Cadet Corps (NCC) training compulsory in schools and colleges, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Lok Sabha on Friday. “We can increase…
Mumbai: Actor Shahrukh Khan during the launch of fashion designer and BJP leader Shaina NC’s book Movers & Makers a tribute to Make in India in Mumbai on April 27, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Aug…