Baghdad, Jan 14 (IANS) Iraqi counter-terrorism forces on Saturday liberated the campus of the University of Mosul and drove out Islamic State militants, according to military sources. Major General Fadhil al-Barwari, commander of an Iraqi…
Manila, Jan 14 (IANS) The Abu Sayyaf terror group has released a South Korean captain and Filipino crewman who had been held hostage since an assault on their cargo ship last October on the island…
Dhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) Bangladesh police on Saturday said they have arrested a top terrorist, whom authorities hold responsible for killing at least 22 people belonging to religious minorities and is also believed to be…
Imphal, Jan 14 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh has sought a report on Thursday’s ambush on National Highway 37 in Manipur in which one person was killed and three injured, officials said on Saturday. Two…
Kabul, Jan 14 (IANS) Militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) group have set 60 residential houses on fire in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday. “A group of IS rebels stormed some…
New York, Jan 14 (IANS) WhatsApp has denied reports that encrypted messages on its platform can be read or intercepted, saying that since April 2016, WhatsApp messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted by default. A…
Dhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) Bangladesh Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested Neo-JMB terrorist Jahangir Alam, one of the key figures behind the Gulshan caf? terror attack in 2016 in which over 20 people, mostly…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) The US Congress has approved a legislation that allows President-elect Donald Trump’s pick, retired Marine General James Mattis to head the Pentagon. The House on Friday easily cleared the bill despite…
Agartala, Jan 14 (IANS) Two battalions of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) will be deployed in the upcoming Punjab and Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, an official said here on Saturday. “Two battalions of TSR personnel led…
New York, Jan 14 (IANS) WhatsApp has denied the reports that encrypted messages on its platform can be read or intercepted, saying it has a design decision relating to message delivery, with new keys being…
Havana, Jan 14 (IANS) Cubans have welcomed a White House decision to end “wet foot, dry foot” immigration practice that allowed undocumented Cuban migrants to remain and become permanent residents of the US. Cubans on…
Rome, Jan 14 (IANS) Some 25,800 unaccompanied minor migrants reached Italy in 2016, more than double the figure of 2015, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) has said. The figure represented more than 90 per cent…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Crimes against women passengers declined 22 per cent in trains of the Eastern Railway last year, a senior Railway Protection Force (RPF) official said here on Friday. “Enhanced security facilities, escorting…
Jammu, Jan 13 (IANS) The army on Friday said it has busted a terror hideout in Rajouri district of Jammu region and recovered arms and ammunition. “A number of intensive search operations have been launched…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Lt. General Praveen Bakshi, who went on month-long leave in December after he was superseded in the selection of the Army chief’s post by General Bipin Rawat, will be joining back…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) LT. General Sarath Chand on Friday took office as the Vice Chief of Army Staff, an official said. Before this posting as the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCoAS), the…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said India was offering peace to its “adversary” and but if the offer was not reciprocated, India will continue with operations like the…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A 40-year-old Afghani National was detained after he was found standing in an objectionable manner near Army chief General Bipin Rawat’s residence here, the city police said. The detained man,…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on a public interest litigation that sought a status report from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) following a BSF trooper’s…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir should return to normalcy as it was before the advent of militancy. Addressing a press conference…