Afghan civilian casualties increase in H1
Kabul, July 25 (IANS) The Afghan civilian casualties have increased in first six months of the year in comparison with the same period in 2015, a UN Mission said on Monday. “Between January and June…
Defence
Australia to sharpen hold counter-terrorism laws
Sydney, July 25 (IANS) Australia will continue detaining those convicted of terror-related offences as part of a raft of new counter-terrorism laws, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday. “The measures we are announcing…
BSF trooper stabs colleague, escapes with weapon
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper on Sunday stabbed a colleague and escaped with the latter’s light machine gun (LMG) on the border in Jammu and Kashmir. Trooper Rajeev Rajan, a…
Centre alerted northeast on possible jihadi activities
Agartala/Guwahati, July 25 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has alerted all the eight northeastern states to maintain a maximum vigil to deal with any threat of jihadi activities in the region, a top official said…
Curfew in south Kashmir to prevent separatist called march
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) Authorities on Monday imposed curfew in four south Kashmir districts to prevent a separatists called protest march. Police said strict curfew will remain in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama districts while…
Peace bus service between Srinagar, Muzaffarabad to resume
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) The “Karvan-e-Aman” peace bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan will resume on Monday after a two weeks suspension, officials said. “After remaining suspended for two weeks, the Karvan-e-Aman bus…
Syrian migrant ‘behind Germany explosion’
Munich, July 25 (IANS) A failed asylum seeker from Syria killed himself and injured 12 others after setting off a bomb near an open-air music festival in the German city of Ansbach, officials said early…
Satellites provide pointers, but no signs of aircraft yet
Chennai/New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft which disappeared on Friday with 29 people on board remained missing on Sunday despite an intensive search and rescue operation, codenamed ‘Operation Talash”, and…
Search operation to continue, no sign of IAF plane or debris
Chennai/New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft which disappeared on Friday with 29 people on board remained missing on Sunday despite an intensive search and rescue operation, codenamed ‘Operation Talash”, even…
AN-32 mishap: Government reaches out to missing personnels’ families
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The government on Sunday assured the families of service personnel who were aboard the missing AN-32 aircraft that it stands by them in this difficult hour. The assurance came as…
Munich shooter planned attack for one year: Officials
Munich (Germany), July 24 (IANS) The German-Iranian teenager who shot dead nine people in Munich on Friday started planning the attack one year ago, a German official said on Sunday. David Ali Sonboly, 18, began…
Iran calls for collective campaign against terrorism
Tehran, July 24 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the recent suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul, urging a collective campaign against terrorism, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. The attack is…
Authorities brace for separatist Monday march
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) Separatist leaders in Kashmir have called for a protest march on Monday to Anantnag in the worst hit south Kashmir region in the recent unrest, throwing a security challenge to the…
Rajnath appeals for Kashmir peace, tells Pakistan to behave
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday urged Kashmiri youths to end their protests and ordered security forces to avoid pellet guns to bring peace in the Kashmir Valley….
No sign of IAF plane, search may consume more days
Chennai/New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) which disappeared on Friday with 29 people on board remained missing on Sunday, with the navy saying it has sought satellite imagery of the area….
Rajnath appeals for Kashmir peace, for dialogue on normalcy
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday appealed for peace and said the government can talk to anybody to bring normalcy in the Kashmir Valley but flayed Pakistan for stoking trouble in…
Rajnath appeals for peace in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday appealed for peace in Jammu and Kashmir and also asked Pakistan not to interfere in Kashmir’s affairs. “I appeal to people to restore peace and…
Police baton charge Telangana project oustees
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Mallanna Sagar area in Medak district of Telangana as police fired in the air and baton charged farmers protesting over acquisition of their land by the government for…
China tells Japan not to intervene in South China Sea
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) China on Sunday told Japan not to intervene in the South China Sea issue as it was not directly involved in the dispute. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said he would…
AN-32 search still on, ISRO satellite imagery sought
Chennai/New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Indian Navy, which has pressed a flotilla of vessels, including a submarine, to locate a missing an Indian Air Force transport aircraft, on Sunday said it has sought the…