33 killed in Iraq’s Anbar province
Baghdad, April 24 (IANS) A total of 33 people were killed on Saturday in US-led coalition air strikes and clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in the western province of Anbar, a…
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1993 Delhi blast convict Bhullar gets 21-day parole
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, convicted in the 1993 Delhi bomb blast, was on Saturday ordered to be released on a 21-day parole by the Punjab government. Bhullar, who is suffering from acute…
University professor killed in Bangladesh
Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) Bangladeshi police suspect the involvement of Islamist radicals in the murder of a university teacher who was hacked to death on Saturday morning. Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, who taught English at the…
Five killed in US shooting, gunman at large
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Five people were shot dead in two connected shootings in the US state of Georgia, police said. The suspected gunman is still at large. The shootings took place in Appling on…
Five killed in US shooting
Washington, April 23 (IANS) At least five people were confirmed dead in two connected shootings on Friday night in Georgia state of the US, Xinhua news agency reported.
IS ‘captures’ Syrian pilot after shooting down plane
Damascus, April 23 (IANS) The Islamic State militant group claimed on Friday it has captured the pilot of a warplane crashed southeast of Damascus, the SITE Intelligence Group quoted the group’s Amaq news agency as…
IS claims pilot of downed Syrian plane captured
Damascus, April 23 (IANS) The Islamic State militant group claimed on Friday it has captured the pilot of a warplane crashed southeast of Damascus, the SITE Intelligence Group quoted the group’s Amaq news agency as…
Congress compromised national security for political gains: BJP
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The BJP on Friday accused the Congress and former home minister P. Chidambaram of “compromising national security” for their political gains. “In this era of global terrorism, when India is…
After Ishrat case, government finds holes in Malegaon blasts probe
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Even as the government is determined to fall back on the Ishrat Jahan case to corner the Congress in the ensuing parliament session beginning Monday, the “errors” in the Malegaon…
Maalbeek metro station in Brussels set to reopen
Brussels, April 22 (IANS/EFE) The Maalbeek Metro Station, targetted in the March 22 terror attack, will reopen on April 25 after being shut for over a month, the Brussels Inter-Municipal Transport Company (STIB) said on…
IS terror suspect plotted beheadings in US from jail
Washington, April 22 (IANS) A Rhode Island man awaiting trial on terrorism charges plotted with others — from behind bars — to behead people in the US, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. A superseding indictment…
Six killed in Baghdad mosque attack
Baghdad, April 22 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 31 injured on Friday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque here, a police source said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest…
Three Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia
Mogadishu, April 22 (IANS) Troops of Somalia and the African Union killed at least three Al-Shabaab militants and injured four others in an operation in the Somali region of Bakool on Friday, an official said….
Seven jihadis nabbed in Assam
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) Seven jihadis affiliated to Bangladesh-based terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been arrested from western Assam’s Chirang district, police said on Thursday. Two of those arrested on Wednesday night are imams…
25 Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia
Mogadishu, April 21 (IANS) At least 25 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in heavy fighting between the militant group and Somalia National Army (SNA), an official said on Thursday. District Commissioner of Elbur, Abdi Hassan, told…
IS rebuffs Ravi Shankar
Agartala, April 21 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Thursday that he tried to open a dialogue with the Islamic State group but it rebuffed him by sending him a photograph of…
Seven IS suspects detained in Turkey
Ankara, April 21 (IANS) Seven suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) were detained on Thursday in two districts of the Turkish province of Gaziantep, officials said. Five Turkish suspects were trying to enter the…
Two policemen killed in Aghanistan bomb attack
Kabul, April 21 (IANS) Two policemen were killed in a bomb attack in Afghan province of Kunar on Thursday, police said. “Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) members died following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in…
Defence ministry to provide documents to Lt.Col. Purohit
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said the ministry will provide documents to Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, that he needs to defend himself in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case….
41 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, April 21 (IANS) At least 41 militants were killed and 23 others injured in clashes with security forces and government airstrikes in the last 24 hours, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Thursday. “The…