Ranchi, July 14 (IANS) A Maoist commander carrying a Rs 25 lakh reward on his head surrendered before Jharkhand police chief D.K. Pandey on Thursday. The Maoist, Baleshwar Oraon alias Vikashji, was a special area…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Following reports that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is convening a cabinet meeting over the situation in Kashmir, the government reiterated on Thursday that Kashmir is solely an internal affair….
By Aadil Mir Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), July 14 (IANS) As thousands massed at the Idgah at Achabal town to mourn the death of Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani, a speaker roared: “It is time for…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for greater greater bilateral and multilateral cooperation against terrorism at a meeting with visiting Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani. During the meeting, Modi…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday suspended Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed’s official twitter handle @hafizsaeedlive. The Indian security agencies had raised concerns with Twitter that his account was being used…
Manila, July 14 (IANS) At least three Marine soldiers were killed when they were ambushed by Abu Sayyaf terrorist group members in the Philippines’ Sulu province on Thursday, officials said. The soldiers were assigned with…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) He began with talks on comparative religion, exhibiting a huge storehouse of knowledge that attracted a large number of Muslims and many non-Muslims too. But as his…
London, July 14 (IANS) The US’s most wanted terrorist “Omar the Chechen” — considered the Islamic State’s defence chief — was confirmed dead by the terrorist group, media reports said on Thursday. Months after the…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) Has the death of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani acted only as the trigger to set off the kind of widespread violence Kashmir hasn’t seen for many years? If…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) In a sharp rebuke to Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the UN, India has denounced it as a country that uses terrorists and provides them sanctuary and said…
Kabul, July 14 (IANS) An Islamic State (IS) radio station was destroyed and some militants were killed on Thursday in a drone strike in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. A few important IS figures, including radio technical…
Kabul, July 14 (IANS) At least eight Taliban militants were killed on Thursday as clashes erupted in Afghanitans’s Badakhshan province, an official said. The clashes flared up after the Taliban militants targeted security checkpoints in…
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) The ongoing curfew in most places of the Kashmir Valley continued on Thursday as the separatists decided to extend the protest shutdown for another two days. “Curfew shall remain in force…
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) The US has confirmed the killing of the mastermind behind the December 2014 carnage at Peshawar’s Army Public School in a drone strike in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said. A statement issued…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Accusing the BJP and the Trinamool Congress of colluding to communally polarise West Bengal, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday warned the prevalent situation in Bangladesh could disrupt the state’s…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) One person was killed on Wednesday in firing by police on a group of people who attacked forces with stones in the restive Kashmir Valley battling the deadliest…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) The restive Kashmir Valley, battling the deadliest spell of violence in years, appeared calm but tense on Wednesday amid sporadic incidents of stone-pelting clashes even as large areas…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Controversial Mumbai-based televangelist and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who addresses audiences around the world, has finally found a venue for his media interaction here on Thursday, an aide said here on…
Baghdad, July 13 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured on Wednesday in a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad, an interior ministry source said. A suicide bomber detonated his…
Kabul, July 13 (IANS) At least seven Taliban militants have been killed and three others injured as clash erupted in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Wednesday, an army spokesman said on Wednesday. The clash, according to…