Kabul, Aug 10 (IANS) Hundreds of Taliban militants launched a massive offensive in Afghanistan’s northern province on Wednesday, a local official said. “Hundreds of Taliban militants stormed Dahna-e-Ghori district earlier today and fighting between militants…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan’s intelligence agencies are working day and night to defeat designs of the country’s enemies. This comes two days after the country’s restive Balochistan…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday issued a terror alert, warning that the Pakistani Taliban was planning to strike on the Wagah border with India around the Independence Day ceremonies of the two neighbours….
Copenhagen, Aug 10 (IANS) A man on Wednesday climbed up on the roof of an asylum centre on the Danish island of Funen and threatened to blow himself up, police said. “The person is on…
Dhaka, Aug 10 (IANS) A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Wednesday sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for their crimes committed during the country’s War of Independence in…
By Parminder Singh Bariana Chandigarh/Hoshiarpur, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major swoop ahead of Independence Day, security agencies and the Punjab Police have busted a Khalistani terror module with links to NRIs and Pakistan’s notorious…
Imphal, Aug 10 (IANS) A bomb exploded near the Manipur University in Imphal on Wednesday, hours after a four-year-old girl was injured when insurgents attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol at Maphou village in…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not speaking in parliament about the month-long deadly unrest in the Kashmir Valley and urged the government…
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) Chinese authorities on Wednesday suspended a French-Chinese nuclear waste recycle plant project, following several days of protests led by thousands of inhabitants of the area. The government in Lianyungang city announced…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) China on Wednesday launched a high-resolution satellite for the protection of its maritime rights as the South China Sea dispute continues to simmer. The Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)…
Bangkok, Aug 10 (IANS) Thai authorities have expressed concern about mobile game Pokemon Go and are working on regulations to prevent possible accidents by fixing playing zones, the media reported on Wednesday. Since its launch…
Imphal, Aug 10 (IANS) A four-year-old girl was injured when insurgents attacked a Border Security Force patrol at Maphou village in Imphal on Wednesday. The BSF personnel who were deployed to guard the Maphou dam…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s top military commanders say the terrorist threat in the country was because of the growing nexus of hostile actors in Afghanistan, managed by India, and “facilitators” within Pakistan. At a…
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Islamabad has issued an alert for a possible attack at the India-Pakistan border in Punjab province. Pakistan’s National Counter Terrorism Authority on Tuesday, in a letter to Home Secretary of Punjab,…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up for discussion the continued Kashmir unrest with Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s absence in the house during…
Canberra, Aug 10 (IANS) More than 2,000 leaked reports detail widespread abuse and trauma among children and women at Australia’s offshore detention centre for asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru. The “incident reports”,…
Dehradun, Aug 10 (IANS) Security has been heightened at public places in Uttarakhand ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, a police official said on Wednesday. While there were no immediate inputs from intelligence agencies of…
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) Authorities continued curfew and restrictions in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday for the 33rd consecutive day as separatists did not relent on shutdown and protests. “Curfew will remain in force in Anantnag…
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) The allegation in Turkish press that the Washington-based think tank Wilson Center was behind a failed coup in Turkey is “absolutely not helpful”, US State Department has said. “I think this…
Aleppo, Aug 10 (IANS/AKI) Some two million people in Aleppo are without vital supplies and children in the besieged northern Syrian city are at “grave risk” of disease, the United Nations has warned, calling for…