Dhaka, July 14 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities have banned controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace mobile phone, days after banning his Peace TV from airwaves and online, said a media report. “These phones cannot be…
Manila, July 14 (IANS) Philippines authorities on Thursday said that the ruling by the Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favour of Manila over its South China Sea dispute with China must be respected,…
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) The ongoing curfew in most places of the Kashmir Valley continued on Thursday as the separatists decided to extend the protest shutdown for another two days. “Curfew shall remain in force…
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) The US has confirmed the killing of the mastermind behind the December 2014 carnage at Peshawar’s Army Public School in a drone strike in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said. A statement issued…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh on Thursday left for South Sudan leading the government’s ‘Operation Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indians from the African country which has been…
Washington, July 14 (IANS) The White House said on Wednesday the US had sent additional military personnel to South Sudan to boost security of its embassy in the country. “The first of these additional personnel,…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Accusing the BJP and the Trinamool Congress of colluding to communally polarise West Bengal, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday warned the prevalent situation in Bangladesh could disrupt the state’s…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) One person was killed on Wednesday in firing by police on a group of people who attacked forces with stones in the restive Kashmir Valley battling the deadliest…
Imphal July 13 (IANS) Days after the Supreme Court held that the army or police cannot use excessive force under the provisions of AFSPA or the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, a civil organisations group said…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh will lead Operation Sankat Mochan to evacuate Indians from South Sudan, which has been rocked by violence that has claimed hundreds of…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) The restive Kashmir Valley, battling the deadliest spell of violence in years, appeared calm but tense on Wednesday amid sporadic incidents of stone-pelting clashes even as large areas…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Controversial Mumbai-based televangelist and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who addresses audiences around the world, has finally found a venue for his media interaction here on Thursday, an aide said here on…
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq were on Wednesday arrested when they tried to march to the Martyrs’ graveyard breaking their house detention, police said. However, both…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Two IAF C-17 Globemasters will take off for Juba in South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate around 500 Indian nationals from the violence-hit African nation, the MEA said on Wednesday….
Seoul, July 13 (IANS) South Korea’s defence ministry on Wednesday said it will deploy THAAD — the US missile defence system — to its southeastern region despite continued opposition from neighbouring countries. One Terminal High…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Despite the exit of Britain, the European Union remains committed to its partnership with India, EU Ambassador to India Tomasz Kozlowski said on Wednesday. My statement is that the EU…
Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) Schools in Bangladesh bearing the name “Peace” came under government scanner on Wednesday following the ban on Mumbai-based controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV. The schools in the country were…
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) At least six militants were killed in a clash with the police in Punjab province of Pakistan on Wednesday, an official said. Two policemen were also injured in the clash which…
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday appealed for calm in the Kashmir Valley as she paid tributes to the martyrs of the 1931 struggle against the Dogra rule….
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Defying curfew restrictions on Wednesday, local Muslims risked their lives to rescue the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims injured in a road accident on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway No.1A and carried them to hospitals….