Over 7,000 held during ongoing Kashmir violence
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Oct 23 (IANS) More than 7,000 people were arrested by police during the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir Valley that started here on July 9, but 5,500 of them were let…
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One killed in twin explosions in Japan park
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others injured as multiple explosions hit a popular park in Tochigi prefecture in Japan on Sunday, the police said. The explosions in Utsunomiya…
Naga rebel dies in battle with Assam Rifles
Kohima, Oct 23 (IANS) A member of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Unification) was killed in a gun battle with the Assam Rifles on Sunday in Nagaland on Sunday. According to informed sources, the…
Colombian government, FARC resume dialogue in Havana
Havana, Oct 23 (IANS) Delegations from the Colombian government and the country’s largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), restarted negotiations here for “a constructive dialogue”, both parties announced. The government’s chief…
Coach dedicates Kabaddi World Cup win to Uri martyrs
Ahmedabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Indian kabaddi team head coach Balwan Singh on Saturday dedicated his team’s World Cup win to the Indian Army soldiers who were martyred in the last month’s terrorist attack in Uri…
Egypt military general, driver shot dead
Cairo, Oct 22 (IANS) A senior military officer and his driver were shot dead in front of his home near the Egyptian capital city of Cairo on Saturday, media reported. Gunmen opened fire at Brigadier…
Iraqi forces recapture town from IS as troops push on Mosul
Baghdad, Oct 22 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Saturday freed the town of Hamdaniyah from Islamic State militant group near Mosul as major offensive continued to seize more ground around the city, a source said….
US defence chief in Baghdad on unannounced visit
Baghdad, Oct 22 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter arrived here on Saturday on an unannounced visit as Iraqi forces are fighting to defeat the Islamic State militant group from its major stronghold in the…
Two Jaish militants arrested in Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 22 (IANS) Two Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants were arrested on Saturday in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said in a statement. “The police has arrested two militants — Safeer Ahmad Bhat, Farhaan Fayaz Liloo…
Rajnath Singh to visit Bahrain on Sunday
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a three-day visit to Bahrain from Sunday, a statement said on Saturday. The Indian delegation led by Rajnath Singh will include senior officers…
IS using civilians as human shields in fighting against Iraqi troops: UN official
Geneva, Oct 22 (IANS) The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Friday that fighters from the Islamic State (IS) are using civilians as human shields. According to the information released…
British police foil underground bomb plot: media
London, Oct 22 (IANS) British media said on late Friday that police had uncovered a terror plot targeting the London underground as a 19-year-old man planning the bomb attack was arrested. Xinhua news agency quoted…
Pentagon confirms US navy officer killed in Iraq
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) The Pentagon on Friday confirmed a US Navy officer has been killed in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Iraq, where Iraqi forces, with US backing, were in fierce fighting…
Punjab Police SP booked in sexual assault case too
Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) Punjab Police officer Salwinder Singh, — who was questioned by the NIA after the Pathankot air base attack in January — has now been booked on the charge of sexual assault,…
Seven Pakistani troopers killed in Jammu border clash
Jammu Oct 21 (IANS) Seven Pakistani troopers and a militant were killed in a retaliatory firing by Indian security forces in a clash on the International Border in Hiranagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir on…
Bring back missing Kashmiri youth: Mehbooba to police
Srinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said Kashmiri boys who have fled their homes to join militants should be brought back to the mainstream and prevented from losing their lives in…
Maoists set road roller on fire in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Oct 21 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas set on fire a road roller and thrashed labourers in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district on Friday, the state police said. According to the police, the guerrillas raided the camp office…
Bangladesh police says dead militant Abdur Rahman was New JMB chief
Dhaka, Oct 21 (IANS) Bangladesh police on Friday said they have identified dead militant Abdur Rahman as chief of the banned New Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), the outfit responsible for the July 1 Dhaka cafe…
1 in 3 Syrian schools shut as fighting rages: Unicef
Geneva, Oct 21 (IANS) With 33 per cent of Syrian schools unable to function and 1.7 million children currently out of school, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) on Friday warned that another 1.3 million students…
24 killed in multiple IS attacks in Iraq
Baghdad, Oct 21 (IANS) At least 24 persons were killed and dozens injured in multiple attacks by Islamic State militants on a police compound and government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said….