Ankara, July 19 (IANS) A former Air Force commander has denied being a ringleader of Friday’s attempted military coup in Turkey. Gen Akin Ozturk and 26 senior officers were charged with treason and remanded in…
Ankara, July 19 (IANS) Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has strongly rejected claims that Turkey’s government had prepared arrest lists before FridayÂ’s failed coup attempt, Anadolu Agency reported on Monday. Speaking in Brussels on Monday,…
Ankara, July 19 (IANS) Former Turkish Air Force Commander Gen. Akin Ozturk has confessed to planning the foiled coup, state Anadolu Agency reported on Monday. Over 200 people died and 1,500 were wounded in the…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India and Malaysia have agreed to proactively engage to combat the menace of IS activities, an official statement said on Monday. In his delegation level meeting with the visiting Malaysian…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) The North South University in Dhaka has suspended acting pro-vice chancellor M. Gias Uddin Ahsan following his arrest on charges of sheltering militants before the terror attack on a cafe here….
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) China on Monday said it was “concerned” over the clashes in restive Kashmir, calling for a “proper handling” of the situation in the valley. Bejing also described Kashmir “as left over…
2016 Republican National Convention logo (PRNewsFoto/2016 RNC) Washington, July 18 (IANS) Republicans on Monday prepared to kick off their convention at Cleveland to crown Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee as the nation reeled…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) The hoarding of ‘Peace School and CollegeÂ’, reportedly managed by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters at Rajshahi in Bangladesh, has been changed into ‘Legend AcademyÂ’. Rajshahi Metropolitan Police spokesman Ifte Khayer Alam said the…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar/New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Two more civilians, including a middle-aged woman, were killed in fresh firing by security forces in Kashmir on Monday with India squarely blaming Pakistan for the fresh…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The central government has given a two-month extension to IAS officer B.K. Prasad who probed the Ishrat Jahan “missing files” case in the Union Home Ministry, an official source said…
Srinagar/New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Amid a continuing curfew and media lockdown, the Kashmir Valley on Monday stayed calm barring a few stray incidents of stone throwing at security forces as India squarely blamed Pakistan…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Union government on Monday blamed Pakistan for the violence in the Kashmir valley since the July 8 killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani and refuted the charges of use…
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Cracking down on criminals and stepping up security in West Bengal, police have arrested over 1,000 persons and taken nearly 8,000 others in preventive detention across the state. Giving details of…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Monday expressed regret before the Delhi High Court over the “inconvenience” caused to Justice Vipin Sanghi, whose calls to the emergency helpline number 100 went unanswered,…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) The government in Jammu and Kashmir is not only fighting a war against stone-throwing mobs on the streets of Kashmir but also battling dissent within — over differences…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Days after the Dhaka cafe siege and a terror attack on an Eid congregation, the Bangladesh forces conducted a search in Bogra in Rajshahi district to locate militant training camps and…
Patna, July 18 (IANS) Four Maoists were arrested and a huge quantity of explosives was recovered in Bihar’s Rohtas district on Monday during a raid in connection with a person’s death in a crude bomb…
Paris, July 18 (IANS) Few French people expressed positive opinions about President Francois Hollande’s ability to preserve calm at home after the truck attack in Nice on July 14 despite intensified security measures imposed since…
Manila, July 18 (IANS) The Philippines airport authorities on Monday suspended the operation of a runway at its premier airport due to a crack. The closure of runway 06 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport…
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) China on Monday called for proper settlement of clashes in Kashmir which have left more than 40 people dead. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China was concerned about the casualties…