Pakistan not against visit of NIA team: India
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India on Sunday claimed that Pakistan has “not refused” to allow a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) to visit it to pursue the probe into the Pathankot terror attack…
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Bangladesh clerics’ fatwa against terrorism heartening: Sushma
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The fatwa issued by clerics and religious scholars in Bangladesh against terrorism and suicide attacks is a welcome step, Extrenal affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here on Sunday. Responding to…
Inaction against Azhar, Lakhvi weakens fight against terror, says Sushma
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that she had categorically conveyed India’s concerns to China that ambiguity on the likes of Maulana Masood Azhar and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi…
Maoist land mine kills CRPF trooper
Patna, June 19 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed on Sunday when Maoists detonated a landmine in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, police said. Aurangabad Superintendent of Police Babu Ram told the media…
Militant killed in Kashmir gunfight, firing on
Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) A militant was killed during an ongoing gunfight on Sunday between security forces and militants in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “Following specific information about the…
India hopeful of Chinese support in NSG
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India on Sunday hoped that China will support its bid to get into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) while stressing that terror and talks cannot go together in its engagement…
Gunfight on in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) A gunfight started on Sunday between the security forces and the militants in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “Following specific information about the presence of some…
15 killed in Nigeria attack
Abuja, June 19 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed in an attack by gunmen in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ogun, sources said. Baale Musa Ogundare, a traditional chief in Imushin community at Ogijo area…
IS reveals information on US bases in South Korea
Seoul, June 19 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terror group has released information about US military bases in South Korea with the aim of attacking them, Seoul’s intelligence services announced on Sunday. The IS revealed…
British MP’s killer calls himself ‘death to traitors, freedom for Britain’
London, June 18 (IANS) The man charged with the killing of British Labour MP Jo Cox on Saturday gave his name at Westminster Magistrates’ Court as “death to traitors, freedom for Britain”. Asked to give…
Bangladesh Islamic scholars, clerics issued Fatwa against terrorism
Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) Over 400,000 Islamic scholars and Imams in Bangladesh have signed a Fatwa — a ruling under Islamic law — that declares terrorism and suicide attacks as “haram”, or forbidden under Islamic…
Al-Qaeda linked rebels capture three towns in Syria’s Aleppo
Damascus, June 18 (IANS) The Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and allied militant groups have captured three towns in the country’s northern province of Aleppo, following battles with the Syrian army, a monitor group reported on Saturday….
12 arrests as Belgium swoops on terror suspects
Brussels, June 18 (IANS) Police in Belgium have made 12 arrests in a huge anti-terror operation, following the deadly bomb attacks on capital Brussels in March. Those detained on Friday night are suspected of plotting…
Iraqi forces ‘retake Falluja city hall’
Moscow, June 17 (IANS) Iraqi government forces on Friday said they have retaken the main government compound in the city of Falluja from Islamic State militants. A statement said the Iraqi flag was raised above…
16 Syrian besieged areas receive aid in 2016: UN
Geneva, June 17 (IANS) The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)on Friday said the besieged Syrian town of Al-Waer received food, health, education and other emergency supplies, the first aid to reach the…
Boko Haram kill 18 in Nigeria
Abuja, June 17 (IANS) At least 18 persons were killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s Adamawa state, police said on Friday. The attack occurred around 10p.m. (local time) on Thursday, Xinhua news agency quoted…
Hollande warns war against terrorism will be long
Paris, June 17 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande on Friday paid tribute to the police couple killed at their home by an Islamic State fighter and warned that the war against terrorism will be long….
Six ships carrying weapons for IS sought in Mediterranean
Paris, June 17 (IANS) The European secret services were seeking six ships that left Turkey in mid-May with weapons destined for Islamic State in Libya, a source from security forces in the Middle East said…
India takes up with Bangladesh IS death threat to Ramakrishna Mission
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India on Friday said it had raised with Bangladesh the death threat from suspected Islamic State militants to a priest at the Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka. The Bangladesh government has…
India, Thailand join hands in defence, maritime and security
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India and Thailand on Friday agreed to forge closer partnership in the fields of defence and maritime cooperation, security engagement and combating terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks…