Aizawl, June 17 (IANS) The Mizoram government said on Friday it will soon start peace talks with Manipur-based terror outfit Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) or HPC (D). The HPC (D) has resorted to violence since…
St Petersburg, June 17 (IANS) Amid the media reports which emerged last week and claimed that IS chief Abu Bakr-Al-Baghdadi was killed in a US airstrike, Damascus’s envoy to Moscow on Friday said, “I definitely…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Assuring “full support and protection”, the Bangladesh government has beefed up the security at the Ramakrishna Mission in Dhakha after a staff member there received a death threat from suspected…
Srinagar, June 17 (IANS) Security forces on Friday shot dead two militants holed up in a house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town following a gun battle, police said. “Both militants have been killed in…
London, June 17 (IANS) A student leader has blamed the British government’s cuts to public services as the reason behind the Muslim youth travelling to join terror groups such as Islamic State. Malia Bouattia, the…
New York, June 17 (IANS) The Bangladeshi authorities should investigate attacks on secular writers and others but must stop arbitrarily arresting people without proper evidence of a crime, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Between…
Ranchi, June 17 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas on Friday killed a paramilitary trooper and injured another in a gun battle in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, police said. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) contingent was on a…
Washington, June 17 (IANS) Applying some physics to study how terrorist groups grow online, a team of researchers has developed a model to identify behavioural patterns among Islamic State (IS) supporters, providing law enforcement agencies…
Ranchi, June 17 (IANS) One trooper of the para-military central forces was killed and another injured in a gun battle with Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Friday, police said. The contingent of security…
Srinagar, June 17 (IANS) Security forces on Friday gunned down an unidentified militant in a gunfight that began after a raid on a suspected insurgent hideout in north Kashmir Sopore town, police said. A police…
New York, June 17 (IANS) A former US Marine sergeant of Indian origin, Imran Yousuf, has been hailed as a hero for saving scores of lives at a Florida night club when a terrorist went…
Washington, June 17 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the West, CIA Director John Brennan told the Congress, while confirming the Orlando gunman had no…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Army chief General Dalbir Singh on Thursday paid tribute here to Signalman Ajay Singh Choudhary, who was martyred in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. General Singh paid…
Kabul, June 16 (IANS) At least 15 militants have been killed and 14 detained by Afghan National Army personnel since Wednesday, Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The ANA carried out several military operations in…
New Delhi: Union MoS Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju at the Parliament on Day-1 of the budget session in New Delhi, on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Union Minister of State…
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that while maritime terror posed a major threat to India, the country’s coastline is now more secure due to a slew of initiatives…
Nairobi, June 16 (IANS) A Muslim cleric was arrested in Kenya’s Mombasa city on Thursday over alleged links with the Al-Shabaab militant group, police said. Coast Regional Police chief Francis Wanjohi said the cleric Ibrahim…
Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said that Islamabad believes in dialogue to reduce tension with Kabul and efforts are afoot to bridge the communication gap with the “misguided Afghans”. “Afghans are being misguided…
Srinagar, June 16 (IANS) Four militants and a soldier were killed in a gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The troops engaged a group of…
Manila, June 16 (IANS) Philippines-based extremist group Abu Sayyaf has threatened to kill another hostage, three days after executing Canadian Robert Hall for non-payment of ransom within the deadline it had set. “We will upload…