16 years have shaped, reshaped Irom Sharmila
By Ninglun Hanghal Back in November 2000 when Irom Sharmila decided to fast for the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Manipur, she did not get much response. Indeed, she did…
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Irom Sharmila ends 16-year-long fast, wants to be CM one day
New Delhi: Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila who was acquitted by a Delhi court in a 2006 case of attempt to suicide when she was undertaking a fast until death at Jantar Mantar; in New…
Police reports indict preacher Zakir Naik, says Fadnavis
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday indicated that “there are many indictments” in the reports the police have submitted on controversial NRI televangelist Zakir Naik. “Many unlawful activities have been…
Indonesia monitors new fish import regulation of US
Jakarta, Aug 9 (IANS) Indonesia is closely monitoring the US’s plan to apply new regulation based on Seafood Import Monitoring Programme (SIMP) as it would significantly affect the country’s fish exports, a senior official said…
India summons Pakistani envoy over cross-border terrorism
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Tuesday summoned Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit and served him a “strong demarche” over continued cross-border terrorism from Pakistan. “Foreign Secretary Jaishankar called in Pak HC…
Myanmar peace conference to begin August 31
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 9 (IANS) A peace conference slated to bring together all ethnic minorities in Myanmar, aimed at resolving the armed conflicts will begin on August 31 in capital Nay Pyi Taw, officials…
Russia delivers half of S-300 missile systems to Iran
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) Russia has delivered half of the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran in accordance with a weapon sales contract signed between the two countries in 2007, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin…
230 terror suspects detained in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 9 (IANS) A total of 230 terror suspects were detained in Malaysia over the past three years, of whom 84 have been charged, 18 banished and 62 freed, the Home Ministry said…
Around 400 Pakistanis stranded in Saudi Arabia
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) About 400 Pakistanis have been stranded for four months in Saudi Arabia’s Samishi camp after their companies stopped paying salaries, a returnee has said. Mohammad Tanveer, speaking to Dawn News over…
Pakistan to continue military operations against terrorists
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) A day after Quetta hospital bombing left at least 72 people killed in Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed to continue military operations against terrorists. After a meeting with…
Two Britons arrested over Syria terror offences
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Two men were arrested on Tuesday over suspected Syria-related terrorism offences in England’s Coventry city. The men, aged 32 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of financing terrorism, BBC reported citing…
Japan summons Chinese envoy over intrusion in waters
Tokyo, Aug 9 (IANS) Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday summoned Chinese Ambassador Cheng Yonghua to protest the continued incursions by Beijing in its territorial waters surrounding the disputed Senkaku islands. In what is…
Restrictions continued in Kashmir with heavy security deployment
Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Authorities on Tuesday continued restrictions in south Kashmir while heavy deployment of security forces was made at other places to maintain law and order in the Valley. “Restrictions shall remain in…
Pakistan hospital attack ‘particularly appalling’ says Ban
United Nations, Aug 9 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday condemned the terrorist attack at a hospital in Pakistan’s southwestern Quetta city, calling the attack “particularly appalling”, the attack killed 70 people, mostly…
277 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath Yatra
Jammu, Aug 8 (IANS) After remaining suspended due to closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway for a day, the Amarnath Yatra was resumed on Monday as another batch of 277 pilgrims left Jammu for Kashmir. “Another…
Two BSF troopers injured in bomb blast in Manipur
Imphal, Aug 8 (IANS) Two Border Security Force troopers were wounded in a powerful bomb blast detonated using a remote control device at Changubung village in Senapati district, adjacent to Nagaland, on Monday. The injured…
Karat denounces ‘barbarous atrocities’ on Kashmiris
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday denounced the “barbarous atrocities” committed on Kashmiri youths by security forces after visiting a 14-year-old Kashmiri girl blinded by pellets. Karat visited Insha at…
Coast Guard rescues injured cadet from merchant vessel
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The Coast Guard rescued an injured cadet from merchant vessel MP Panama-5, close to Haldia in West Bengal, on Monday, a defence ministry spokesperson said. Cadet Dilawar Ahlawat had suffered a…
Security stepped up in Singapore ahead of National Day
Singapore, Aug 8 (IANS) Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Monday said the country’s Home Team and Singapore Armed Forces will do everything within their capabilities to step up security as the country celebrates…
Army orders special operations after Quetta blast
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Monday ordered special combing operations after a powerful explosion in a Quetta hospital left at least 63 people dead. Gen Sharif told intelligence agencies…