Baghdad, Oct 18 (IANS) The United States military has confirmed that it has deployed troops on the frontlines, in the offensive to retake the city of Mosul from Daesh (ISIL) terrorists, media reports said. Combined…
Cairo, Oct 18 (IANS) Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced the death of a leading Islamist jihadist, after an exchange of fire during his arrest in Giza, Cairo. “The Homeland Security Department got information that Ashraf Idrees…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Congress on Monday termed the Goa Declaration of BRICS an “abject failure” of the government as there was no mention of the word “terror” in the condemnation of the…
Benaulim (Goa), Oct 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked Brazilian President Michel Temer for “understanding India’s aspiration” for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and for support to India’s actions against…
Ahmedabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar on Monday said the RSS ideology inspired Prime Minister Narendra Modi and him to carry out the September 29 surgical strikes across the Line of Control. It…
Patna, Oct 17 (IANS) JD-U President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday targeted thed BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking credit of the army’s surgical strikes and making it a political…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Pointing out that Japan too was a victim of terrorism, Japanese ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu on Monday said his country condemned the Uri terror attack that killed 19 Indian soldiers. He…
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned “communal terrorism”, labeling it as “more dangerous than anything”. “We condemn terrorism as a threat to peace, stability, prosperity. We equally condemn…
Benaulim (Goa), Oct 17 (IANS) Pakistan was isolated because of its pro-terror policies, India said on Monday and offered the neighbour help in acting against terrorists. China strongly defended Islamabad, its “all-weather” friend, for making…
Kabul, Oct 17 (IANS) Hundreds of Afghan civilians took up arms to defend the government against Taliban militants in the northern Jauzjan province on Monday, an official said. “Hundreds of people from across the province…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The capture of Dabiq village in Syria by the Turkish-backed fighters over the weekend would deprive the Islamic State (IS) of a very significant propaganda tool it…
Benaulim (Goa), Oct 17 (IANS) Bimstec leaders have slammed attempts made to glorify terrorists and described terrorism as the single-most significant threat to peace and stability in the region, in a joint statement issued here…
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) India is ready to help Pakistan take action against terrorists in Pakistan, including in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Calling upon Pakistan to “close down the…
Dhaka, Oct 17 (IANS) At least four mid-level leaders of the banned New Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh militant faction, the group behind the July 1 Dhaka terror attack, have sneaked into India, Bangladesh police said. The…
Benaulim (Goa), Oct 17 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s comprehensive crackdown on terrorism is a template for other countries on how to tackle terror, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. He made the comments during…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 17 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbed Pakistan the “mothership of terrorism, China on Monday said its “all-weather” friend Islamabad had made great sacrifices to combat terrorism….
Juba, Oct 17 (IANS) At least 56 people were killed in fresh clashes between government and opposition forces near the northern town of Malakal in South Sudan, an official here said. Brigadier General Lul Ruai…
Istanbul, Oct 17 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday reiterated his country’s resolve to join the operation to reclaim the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) militant group. “Turkey has…
Baghdad, Oct 17 (IANS) At least 10 persons were killed and 17 injured in a suicide car bombing targeting security forces in Baghdad city of Iraq on Monday, the police said. The attack, on a…
Baghdad, Oct 17 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Monday recaptured nine villages from the Islamic State militant group as part of a major offensive aimed at liberating the city of Mosul, the last major IS…