Imphal, Jan 31 (IANS) The United Naga Council (UNC), which had imposed an indefinite economic blockade of Manipur on November 1 to protest against the creation of new districts, will take part in the proposed…
Lahore, Jan 31 (IANS) Hundreds of supporters of arrested Jamat-ud-Dawah founder Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday staged protests across major cities of Pakistan, including Lahore and Islamabad, against the government’s decision to place the 2008 Mumbai…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) After taking over as the new Delhi Police Commissioner, Amulya Kumar Patnaik on Tuesday said safety of women and children will be a top priority for police in the national…
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) Miscreants defaced walls and pasted posters near an army cantonment in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district on Tuesday, claiming the arrival of the Islamic State (IS) and its threat of blasts, a…
Tehran, Jan 31 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday cautioned the US against politicising Tehran’s legitimate efforts at reinforcing its defence capabilities. “We hope that the issue of Iran’s defence programme… does not turn into a pretext…
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) At least nine persons were injured when a remote-controlled bomb hit a vehicle carrying paramilitary personnel in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Tuesday, police said. City police superintendent Sajjad Khan told the local…
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Tuesday termed the house arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed “a policy decision”. During a media briefing, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor…
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) The army on Tuesday paid tributes to the soldiers who died in avalanches in Machil and Gurez sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Colonel Rajesh Kalia,…
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) As a mark of protest against the US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations, Twitter’s live-streaming app Periscope has updated its loading screen with…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India gave a “fitting reply” to Pakistan by conducting a surgical strike on terror launch pads in Pakistani territory, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. “My government has taken decisive…
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) Posters of the Islamic State (IS) surfaced near an army cantonment in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district on Tuesday, a police official said. The posters and a flag saying “ISIS Coming Soon”,…
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) One-way traffic is allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a traffic department official said on Tuesday. “Keeping in view the condition of the highway and the inclement weather, one-way traffic from…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday commended the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for its efforts in disaster response, rescue and relief. Modi’s remarks came on the occasion of the…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi warship in the Red Sea, killing two sailors and injuring three others, a US official told Fox News. The warship, Al Madinah, was conducting routine operations…
Toronto, Jan 31 (IANS) Canadian police has charged Alexandre Bissonnette with six counts of first degree murder and five of attempted murder for the Sunday attack at a mosque in Quebec, a media report said…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she called the travel ban enforced on seven Muslim-majority nations “unlawful”, a White House statement said. In a statement…
Geneva, Jan 31 (IANS) The UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer appealed to US President Donald Trump not to reconsider the acceptability of waterboarding and other methods of torture used as interrogation techniques. In…
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of Mumbai terror attack, was placed under house arrest in Lahore, media reports said. “A large police team arrived (at JuD headquarters) and told…
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Afghanistan’s top envoy to Pakistan Omar Zakhilwal on Monday said his government was open to unconditional peace negotiations with the Taliban group. “We are in contact with the Qatar office and…
Damascus, Jan 30 (IANS) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem warned on Monday against any attempt by foreign powers to establish safe zones in northern Syria, state news agency SANA reported. Al-Moallem made the remarks at…