Manila, May 24 (IANS) The Maute group of Philippines militants, which occupied and torched a Roman Catholic church, a jail and two schools in Marawi city of Mindanao island, has abducted residents, including a priest…
Bengaluru, May 24 (IANS) Although, the first quarter of 2017 saw a 23 per cent decrease in the number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, the average peak attack size increased 26 per cent…
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Three Indian Army soldiers of Nepalese origin, who were killed in a gunbattle with militants in Jammu and Kashmir, were cremated in an army cantonment in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, officials…
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Women workers of the opposition National Conference (NC) on Wednesday protested against the award of the Army Chief’s commendation card to an officer who had tied a local to the front…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Indian Air Force on Wednesday denied claims by Pakistan Air Force that its fighter jets had flown over the Siachen glacier. “There is no reported airspace violation,” sources in…
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Well-known southern composer D. Imman is happy with his weight loss programme. He believes he is in the process of achieving the impossible. “Wonderful personalities behind my weight loss and fitness….
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A day after clashes between Dalits-Rajputs left one dead, the situation in a violence-hit village in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district remained tense but under control on Wednesday, an official said. Home…
Manama, May 24 (IANS) At least five persons have been killed and dozens injured as police in Bahrain opened fire at supporters of the country’s prominent Shia cleric, Ayatollah Isa Ahmed Qassim, officials said. Over…
United Nations, May 24 (IANS) British actor and United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) ambassador Roger Moore, whose death was announced on Tuesday, “was one of the great champions for children”, said the organisation’s Executive Director…
Phnom Penh, May 24 (IANS) Cambodia has deported 1,025 illegal foreigners, including 226 female, to their countries in 2017, an immigration official said on Wednesday. Major General Uk Heisela, chief of the investigation department of…
Manchester, May 24 (IANS) The British man believed to have killed 22 people in a suicide-bomb attack here, had ties to Al Qaeda and had received terror training abroad, a US intelligence official said. Salman…
Canberra, May 24 (IANS) Following the terror attack in Manchester, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday that the threat level in his country will be maintained at “probable”. The decision was made on…
Paris, May 24 (IANS) Security woes resurfaced again in France in the wake of Manchester attack which forced French government to muscle security to thwart any potential terrorist attack. Hours after the attack killed 22…
Washington, May 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump reassured British Prime Minister Theresa May that the resolve will “never waiver” in the face of terrorism, following a multiple-death bomb attack in Manchester. Trump on Tuesday…
Tehran, May 24 (IANS) A senior Iranian military official said that the recent US-Saudi Arabia arms deal will jeopardize regional security, media reports said. “The arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia not…
London, May 24 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the country’s terror threat level has been raised from “severe” to its highest level of “critical”, meaning further attacks may be imminent. The move…
Washington, May 24 (IANS) Former CIA director John Brennan told Congress that Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump. Brennan, who served as CIA director from 2013 until January…
Manila, May 24 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in the entire island of Mindanao and nearby island provinces, following clashes between government forces and armed Maute group. Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano…
Brussels, May 24 (IANS) The city of Brussels will be at its maximum level of security for the US President Donald Trump’s visit to Belgium on Wednesday and the NATO summit on Thursday, media reports…
Kolkata, May 23 IANS) Welcoming India’s punitive assault along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir that damaged several Pakistani military posts, former army chief Shankar Roychowdhury on Tuesday said a signal has gone across the…