Parma (Italy), Oct 19 (IANS/AKI) Prosecutors said on Wednesday they are probing a manager at the company that employed two Italian engineers who were abducted last year by Islamic State militants in Libya and killed…
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS/Sputnik) Islamic State leaders have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul which is under a massive siege by Iraqi forces, aided by the US-led coalition forces, a US general has said. Operation…
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday hit out at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and the BJP-led government, saying their claims of the Indian Army having conducted the first ever cross-LoC surgical strikes…
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India and Myanmar on Wednesday said that the fight against terrorism should target terrorists, and hold to account terror organisations and states that encourage, support or finance terrorism in any…
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Renowned screenwriter Salim Khan says that there is no place for discrimination on the basis of language, religion, cast and creed in Bollywood. “Film industry divided? No way. Film industry is…
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is set to make a film on surgical strikes that India conducted on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC). It…
Dhaka, Oct 19 (IANS) Myanmar has blamed a little known Rohingya Islamist group with links with the Pakistan Taliban for the recent spate of attacks on outposts along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, a media report said…
Moscow/Baghdad, Oct 19 (IANS) The number of people fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul amid the ongoing military operation to liberate it from the Islamic State (IS) is “not huge” as the fighting has not…
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) The US Defense Department on Wednesday said the coordination between Iraqi government and Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the battle to free Mosul city of Iraq from the Islamic State (IS) is…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Shyam Benegal is saddened to see that director Karan Johar is being unnecessarily harassed for casting Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” (ADHM)….
Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS) Separatists called protest shutdown paralysed life for 103rd consecutive day in Kashmir Valley, however, authorities on Wednesday did not impose any curfew or restrictions anywhere. “No curfew or restrictions have been…
Panaji, Oct 19 (IANS) The BJP in Goa has defended Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his remarks crediting RSS teachings for the surgical strike in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, with its spokesperson claiming the September 29…
United Nations, Oct 19 (IANS) The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said that the liberation of Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) must be followed by genuine dialogue, a UN…
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) US President Barack Obama expressed confidence that Iraqi forces and their allies will force Islamic State (IS) to abandon Mosul. He acknowledged, however, that the campaign to retake Mosul will be…
Doha, Oct 18 (IANS) The Taliban militant group and the Afghan government have resumed their secret talks in Qatar as the peace process started in 2013 broke down following the death of Taliban founder Mullah…
Moscow, Oct 18 (IANS) Russian and Syrian air forces have halted airstrikes against Syria’s Aleppo on Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian pause set for Thursday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. “This will ensure the…
Damascus, Oct 18 (IANS) Syria’s northern city of Aleppo calmed down on Tuesday, as Russia has halted airstrikes in the city, a security source said. The sky over hard-hit Aleppo has never been so tranquil…
Ankara, Oct 18 (IANS) Turkey joined airstrikes by the US-led coalition during the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) militant group, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday. Speaking at the…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Parliament’s Standing Committee on External Affairs was on Tuesday briefed by senior officers on India-Pakistan relations with specific reference to the September 29 surgical strikes. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and…
Lucknow, Oct 18 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s statement that RSS training inspired the Prime Minister and him for the surgical strikes across the Line of Control “is most…