15 IS suspects arrested in Turkey
Ankara, April 1 (IANS) At least 15 suspected members of Islamic State militant group were arrested by Turkish police in tourist city of Izmir. Several Izmir police teams were sent on Friday morning to catch…
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Lahore blast victim’s family harassed, to move court
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) The family of one of the victims of Gulshan-e-Iqbal park attack in Lahore, capital of Punjab province of Pakistan, said it will move the court against police. The bruised and battered…
Modi: Drop notion that his terrorist is not my terrorist
By Arun Kumar Washington, April 1 (IANS) As leaders from over 50 nations gathered here to discuss nuclear terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call to drop the notion that terrorism is someone else’s…
US, Saudi Arabia impose joint sanction on fundraising for terrorists
Washington, April 1 (IANS) The US and Saudi Arabia on Thursday imposed sanctions jointly on four individuals and two organisations, aiming to disrupt terrorism fundraising operations in South Asia and the Middle East, according to…
Saudi Arabia, US to tackle fund raising for terrorism
Riyadh, April 1 (IANS) Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday joint actions with the US to tackle fund raising for and support of terrorism, Saudi Press Agency reported. The two countries will sanction four individuals and…
Paris attacks suspect to be extradited to France
Brussels, April 1 (IANS) The transfer of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to France could take place “very soon”, the Belgian broadcaster RTBF reported on Thursday, citing a collaborator of his lawyer Cedric Moisse. According…
Seven police killed in car bomb attack in Turkey
Ankara, March 31 (IANS) At least seven police officers were killed in car bomb attack on an armored police vehicle in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, media reports said. Moreover, 27 others including 13 policemen were…
Pakistan JIT quizzes Salwinder, others in Pathankot attack
New Delhi : The Pakistani Joint Investigation Team that is in India to probe the January 2 Pathankot terror attack; in New Delhi on March 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Suspended…
Pakistan’s clean chit to Masood Azhar embarrassment for India: Congress
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday said Pakistan’s insistence that Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was not involved in the Pathankot attack was a “major embarrassment for India”. “Pak JIT led by ISI,…
Pakistan seeks from Iran information on Indian spy
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Islamabad on Thursday asked Tehran to probe and share with it details of the activities in Iran of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been arrested in Pakistan. The Pakistan…
Vehicle blast kills five in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) At least five people were killed and several injured in a blast inside a vehicle on Kashmir Road in a southern district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan on Thursday. Security personnel…
PREPAK claims responsibility for Assam Rifles attack
Imphal, March 31 (IANS) Insurgent group People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack at an Assam Rifles post near the Manipur capital on Wednesday night. A press release issued…
Cannot fight terror with guns only, says Modi
Brussels: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the Indian community reception hosted in Brussels, Belgium on March 30, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Brussels, March 31 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said terrorism could not…
Nuclear security summit: India expects n-terrorism threat addressed
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India will seek that the threat of nuclear terrorism is addressed at the Fourth Nuclear Security Summit being held in Washington even as New Delhi hopes that the participants will…
Modi talks tough on terror, says UN risks relevance
Brussels, March 31 (IANS) The United Nations is risking its relevance in the absence of a strong and structured response to terrorism, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned. In an address to Indian diaspora…
Salwinder Singh to be questioned by Pakistan JIT
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Suspended Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh on Thursday arrived at the NIA headquarters here to be questioned by the Joint Investigation Team from Pakistan on the Pathankot terror attack….
Suspended Gurdaspur SP to be quizzed by NIA again
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Suspended Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh and his cook were on Thursday brought to the NIA headquarters for questioning even as the joint investigation team from Pakistan is here…
India has important role in nuclear weapon stewardship: US
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 31 (IANS) As leaders from 50 nations began arriving for the Nuclear Security Summit here, the US said “India has a very important role to play with respect to responsible…
Fear of nuclear terrorism is focus of summit in Washington
Washington, March 31 (IANS/EFE) The fear that nuclear materials may fall into the hands of Islamic State or other terrorist groups will be a major issue at this week’s Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, involving…
34 IS militants killed in Iraq’s Anbar
Baghdad, March 31 (IANS) A total of 34 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in air strikes and bomb attacks in Iraq’s western province of Anbar on Wednesday, a provincial security source said. In one…