Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) Schools in Bangladesh bearing the name “Peace” came under government scanner on Wednesday following the ban on Mumbai-based controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV. The schools in the country were…
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Kashmir Valley was calm but large areas were under strict curfew for a fifth day on Wednesday even as two more persons wounded in street clashes died here, taking the death…
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) At least six militants were killed in a clash with the police in Punjab province of Pakistan on Wednesday, an official said. Two policemen were also injured in the clash which…
Washington, July 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on protesters, police and the public to open their hearts and drop their preconceptions to deal with racism and violence in the country. At…
Paris, July 13 (IANS) The victims of the Paris attacks last year, intended to file charges against the French government, their lawyer has said. Maitre Samia Maktouf, a lawyer defending 17 victims of Paris terror…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) Barring stray protests in rural areas where security forces shot dead a civilian, large parts of curfew-bound Kashmir Valley were calm on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Dhaka, July 12 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government does not want any recurrence of the recent terror attacks and urged all to remain vigilant about the movement of their…
Kollam (Kerala) July 12 (IANS) The activities of IS are anti-Islamic and all Muslims with it should leave it, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasir Maudany said on Tuesday. “The activities of IS is…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday urged the civil society, religious groups and the media to help restore peace in the Kashmir Valley. “I am pained by the…
New Delhi/Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a high-level meeting over the violence in Jammu and Kashmir that has claimed over 30 lives, and appealed for calm even as curfew…
Juba, July 12 (IANS) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday appealed to armed parties in South Sudan to ensure safe passage for people fleeing the fighting that erupted late last week in Juba….
Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) has condemned media trial of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, saying nobody could be pronounced guilty unless the court gives its judgment. This is the first time the…
Kabul, July 12 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter who paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday reassured Washington’s long-term support to the militancy-plagued country. Addressing a joint press conference with President Ashraf Ghani,…
Dhaka, July 12 (IANS) Chastened by recent terror attacks, Bangladesh has decided to hold extensive talks with foreign countries to combat extremism and terrorism. As part of this initiative, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina plans to…
Geneva, July 12 (IANS) A UN spokesperson on Tuesday expressed concern over the upsurge in violence in Syria’s Aleppo and said it has blocked the only road providing access to some 300,000 civilians living in…
Ranchi, July 12 (IANS) Three suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested and 15 improvised explosive devices (IED) seized in two districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday, police said. The three guerrillas, including a woman, were arrested from…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) Demonstrators injured in street protests and warded in hospitals are battling shortages of key medicines, families and volunteers said here. Authorities, however, denied the claim. Hospitals across the Kashmir Valley, including…
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (File Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday urged the Centre to call an all-party meeting on the violence in the Kashmir Valley. The Hyderabad MP…
Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more persons here during its probe into a suspected Islamic State (IS) terror module busted in the city last month. Five youths have…
Srinagar/New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for peace in Jammu and Kashmir where more than 30 people have been killed in widespread protests after the killing of militant commander…