Amarnath Yatra suspended over Valley violence
Jammu, July 9 (IANS) The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Saturday and no pilgrim was allowed to move from Jammu city following the unrest in the Kashmir valley over the killing of top Hizbul Mujahideen…
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Zakir Naik’s Peace TV has no permission to downlink: Ministry
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The central government on Saturday said Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV channel is not permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to downlink and warned the cable operators…
Army Chief to visit Australia next week
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Army Chief General Dalbir Singh will visit Australia on a four-day visit from July 11 to 14. The visit assumes special significance in the light of enhanced military cooperation between…
10 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, July 9 (IANS) At least 10 militants were killed during military operations and clashes across Afghanistan within a day, officials said on Saturday. “Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) conducted several clean-up operations in surrounding…
Scared of speaking to controversy-seeking Delhi media: Parrikar
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) The media in Delhi is always on the lookout for something controversial, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday, adding that it makes it difficult for him to even crack a…
Dallas shooting: Bomb material, weapons found at gunman’s home
Washington, July 9 (IANS) The Dallas Police Department has discovered bomb making materials, rifles, ballistic vests, ammunition and a combat journal at the home of the key suspect in the Dallas shootings, in which five…
Four killed in Kashmir protests over Wani’s death
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Four protesters were killed in clashes between security forces and people protesting the death of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. At…
5 killed in Odisha security forces-Maoists’ crossfire
Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) At least five people, including one child, were killed after getting caught in a crossfire between security personnel and Maoists in Kandhamal district of Odisha, a police officer said on Saturday….
N. Korea’s ballistic missile test unsuccessful
Seoul, July 9 (IANS) North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast on Saturday but it failed in its initial flight stage, South Korea’s military said. The missile was fired from waters…
Kerala police ‘verifying’ reports that missing youth joined IS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 9 (IANS) The Kerala Police has been “verifying” the mysterious disappearance from Kasaragod district of about a dozen youth who are feared to have joined the Islamic State terrorist group. Asked about reports…
Over 20,000 attend Hizbul commander Wani’s burial
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) More than 20,000 people on Saturday attended the burial of top Hizbul commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani in south Kashmir’s Tral town. People from different parts of Pulwama district gathered at Shariefabad…
N Korea fires submarine-launched missile
Seoul, July 9 (IANS) North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the media reported on Saturday. The projectile was launched in the waters southeast of North Korea’s eastern port city of Sinpo in South Hamgyong…
Amarnath Yatra Suspended in Kashmir
Jammu, July 9 (IANS) Amarnath Yatra was suspended and no pilgrim was on Saturday allowed to move from Jammu city to perform the Amarnath Yatra following the tension in Kashmir valley. “No yatri was allowed…
Will respond to any attack during Olympics: Brazil
Rio de Janerio, July 9 (IANS) Brazil’s Defence Minister Raul Jungmann said that the country will not hesitate to respond to any attack, especially during 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro that will gets…
Mobile internet services suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Authorities on Saturday suspended mobile internet services in Kashmir Valley to check spreading of rumours by anti-social elements following the killing of Jammu and Kashmir’s most wanted guerrilla Burhan Wani by…
BJP seeks Karnataka minister’s resignation over policeman’s suicide
Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) Karnataka’s opposition BJP on Friday sought resignation of state Minister K.J. George, named by Deputy Superintendent of Police M.K. Ganapathi, before committing suicide, as being responsible with two IPS officers for…
Sonowal meets Rajnath, discusses various issues
New Delhi/Guwahati, July 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed a wide spectrum of issues including the NRC, ongoing peace talks with militant outfits,…
‘IS has taken focus out of Bangladesh’s own turmoil’
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) A day after the second terrorist attack in Bangladesh, historian and commentator Vijay Prashad on Friday said over-emphasis on Islamic State (IS) has taken the focus out of the contemporary turmoil…
Modi emphasises on industry-to-industry ties with S Africa
Pretoria/Johannesburg, July 8 (IANS) Pitching for stronger business and trade between India and South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid emphasis on industry-to-industry ties between the two countries while thanking South African President…
Militancy poster boy Burhan Wani killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 8 (IANS) Burhan Wani, Jammu and Kashmir’s most wanted local guerrilla commander who became a poster boy of militancy, was killed on Friday with two associates by security forces in Anantnag district, police…