By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) As Isak Chisi Swu, staunch Naga rebel and co-founder of National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah), met his life’s end after months of combating chronic health issues,…
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) In a major setback to the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit, security forces on Tuesday killed one of its top commanders who was wanted for last year’s attacks on communication towers in…
Jerusalem, June 28 (IANS) Israeli police on Tuesday said east Jerusalem’s flashpoint, the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, will be closed to Jewish visitors until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The move aimed…
Tehran, June 28 (IANS) Eleven rebels was killed in clashes with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Commander of Revolutionary Guards Mohammad Hossein Rajabi said on Tuesday. The Revolutionary Guards forces identified the 11 “counter-revolutionary” rebels as they…
Gaza, June 28 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for ending the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip and described it as “collective punishment”. Ban, who is on a day-long visit…
Ankara, June 28 (IANS) At least 19 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in northern Syria in military operations by the Turkish army and the US-led anti-IS coalition, security sources said on Tuesday. About 35…
Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan’s Punjab province has sentenced two Christian and a Muslim man to death for blasphemy, the media reported on Tuesday citing court officials. “One Muslim and two…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Isak Chisi Swu, Chairman of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), died at a hospital here on Tuesday, after months of battling a kidney ailment. According to hospital authorities,…
Kabul, June 28 (IANS) At least 37 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed within last 24 hours in fresh military operations in the Afghan province of Nangarhar, an official said on Tuesday. Another 44 IS…
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday shot dead a top Hizbul Mujahideen militant in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering violent protests in Sopore to which he belonged. Police said Sameer Wani was killed after…
Seoul, June 28 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday rejected North Korea’s proposal to hold a meeting of political parties and social organisations around August 15 marking the 71st anniversary of the peninsula’s liberation from Japan’s…
Lucknow, June 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday announced financial aid of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of five CRPF troopers who died in a terror attack in Jammu…
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) Militants on Tuesday snatched the service rifle of a security guard posted with a middle-rung Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district. Police said the militants overpowered…
Nay Pyi Taw, June 28 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday met with representatives from ethnic armed groups involved in peace talks to discuss how to move forward with national reconciliation….
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday shot dead a Hizbul Mujahideen militant in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sameer Wani, identified as a “top local Hizbul commander”, died in…
New York: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton being greeted by public after her victory over Bernie Sanders in the presidential primary elections in New York on April 19, 2016. (Photo: Mohammed Jaffer/IANS) Washington, June 28…
Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Monday it would review the entire security scenario in the state to ensure that militant attacks like the Pampore suicide strike are prevented in…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The first squadron of indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas — christened ‘Flying Daggers 45’ — will be in place on July 1 with the handing over of two LCA by…
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) A widow on Monday sought Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s intervention for justice and to know the truth behind her son’s mystery death 23 years ago when he was working in the…
Ranchi, June 27 (IANS) A meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council, comprising the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, was held here with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the chair, to discuss…