Mogadishu, Jan 20 (IANS) The US Army said it has conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab terrorists in southern Somalia, killing 52 militants. The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement on Saturday that no…
New Delh, Jan 19 (IANS) Around 50-70 Kashmiri Pandits, including school children, observed a silent protest here on Saturday at Raj Ghat– the resting place of Mahatma Gandhi — commemorating the 29th year of their…
Kabul, Jan 19 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban on Saturday rejected Pakistani media reports of possible talks with the US in Islamabad and reiterated their refusal to deal directly with the Afghan government. The news of…
Kabul, Jan 19 (IANS) Gulbudin Hekmatyar, a former Afghan warlord and leader of the Hezb-e-Islami political party, registered with the country’s Election Commission on Saturday to contest the July 20 presidential election. Hekmatyar registered his…
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) Security forces started a search operation on Saturday in Lal Chowk and adjacent areas to the Jammu and Kashmir capital here, police said. Although aerial drone were being used for surveillance…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Militants attacked a police station in Pulwama district with a grenade on Friday. This was the third such attack in the Valley today. The incident took place at Kakapora police station…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Minutes after hurling a grenade at a paramilitary patrol party in the city centre Lal Chowk here in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, militants hurled another grenade at a police camp…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Militants on Friday hurled a grenade at a paramilitary patrol party in the city centre Lal Chowk here in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The grenade was aimed at the Central…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Security forces on Friday started a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district following information about militant presence, police said. Security forces have cordoned off Gulshanpora village in Tral area….
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The audit report of the highly sensitive Jammu, Srinagar and Leh airports is under final scrutiny of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) that will send…
Nairobi, Jan 17 (IANS) Nine people have been arrested in Kenya following an attack on a luxury hotel compound in the capital Nairobi that left at least 21 dead. All five militants who stormed the…
Kabul, Jan 17 (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday telephoned Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss the ongoing international efforts for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. During the call, Ghani “expressed his gratitude for…
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Pakistan on Thursday to discuss with the senior civil and military leadership the latest efforts to bring peace to…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India on Thursday condemned the terror attack at a luxury hotel complex in Kenya’s capital Nairobi that claimed the lives of at least 21 people. “India strongly condemns the horrific…
Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) Three policemen were injured in a grenade explosion here on Thursday, authorities said. The incident took place near Zero Bridge in Rajbagh when militants hurled the grenade at a police party…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The NIA on Thursday raided seven places in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in connection with its ongoing probe into a new Islamic State (IS)-inspired module Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam, officials said. The National…
Nairobi, Jan 17 (IANS) The death toll in Tuesday’s attack on a luxury hotel complex in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi has increased to 21, police have confirmed. “We wish to inform that six other…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at seven places in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in connection with its ongoing probe into a new Islamic State (IS)-inspired…
Beirut, Jan 17 (IANS) The Islamic State terror organisation on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in a Syrian city under US-backed Kurdish control that killed at least three American troops, according to US…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The government on Wednesday summoned an official of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest over the killing of a civilian in Sundarbani sector in Jammu and Kashmir…