Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) National Conference (NC) legislator Abdul Majid Larmi on Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to end the “harassment” of families, relatives and neighbours of militants. The legislator representing south Kashmir’s…
United Nations, Jan 22 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Tadamichi Yamamoto have strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a hotel in Afghan capital, Kabul….
Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) The toll from the deadly attack on the Intercontinental Hotel here has risen to 18, an official said. Of the 18 killed, 14 are foreign nationals, have been killed, a spokesman…
Kabul, Jan 21 (IANS) At least 12 civilians were killed after a roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on Sunday, police said. “The militants planted a mine on a road…
Kabul, Jan 21 (IANS) At least 18 pro-government militiamen were killed following a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred in village Bozboy in Sholgra district on…
Kabul, Jan 21 (IANS) Terrorists stormed the upscale Intercontinental Hotel here, triggering heavy fighting with security forces that ended on Sunday leaving 10 persons including all four attackers dead, authorities said. Seven others were wounded…
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The United Nations Security Councils sanctions monitoring team will visit Islamabad on a two-day trip starting next Thursday for an assessment of Pakistans compliance with the world bodys sanctions regime. “The…
Kabul, Jan 21 (IANS) At least five people have been killed and six others injured in an attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul after it was stormed by militants, officials said on Sunday. The…
Kabul, Jan 21 (IANS) At least four gunmen have launched an attack on Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel, Afghan officials say. Special forces killed two of the attackers, an interior ministry spokesman said, and are trying to…
Jammu, Jan 20 (IANS) Nine persons, including three security personnel, were killed and over 40 others injured in escalated violence along the LoC and the International Border between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir…
Kabul, Jan 20 (IANS) Afghan security forces have freed 67 soldiers and police officials from a Taliban-run jail in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, officials said on Saturday. The rescue operation was launched in Baghram district and…
Kabul, Jan 20 (IANS) At least one person was killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan’s Paktia province on Saturday, the police said. “One civilian lost his life and another was injured when the car…
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) Two crude bombs were recovered near the Mahaboddhi temple in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya, where Tibetian spiritual leader Dalai Lama is camping, prompting authorities to heighten security, police said on Saturday. The…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s “mindset” that unleashes terrorist attacks on India and Afghanistan must change, India has told the Security Council. Only by changing the terror mindset can peace come…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A court here on Friday extended till February 5 the judicial custody of nine persons arrested on charges of funding terror in Jammu and Kashmir. During in-camera proceedings, Special Judge…
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) Eight policemen were injured on Friday when militants hurled a grenade at the Pulwama police station in Jammu and Kashmir. “The militants threw a grenade which exploded injuring the eight,” a…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) India on Friday said Pakistan cannot keep its eyes shut over Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. In his weekly media briefing here, External…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) India on Friday strongly condemned the continued violation by Pakistan of the ceasefire along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir. “We strongly condemn the continued and unprecedented ceasefire violation…
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) The US has said that Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack, should be prosecuted to the “fullest extent of the law” as Washington regards him…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A court on Friday extended till February 5 the judicial custody of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s son Syed Shahid, arrested in a six-year-old terror funding case. Special Judge O.P….