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- Pakistan
Militants kidnap, kill 11 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
Karachi: At least 11 people, including nine bus passengers, were killed by unknown militants in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, authorities said on Saturday. In the first incident, armed men stopped a bus…
- News
Manipur: Gunfight breaks out between militants, security forces
Imphal: A gunfight broke out between security forces and militants in Manipur’s Moreh town along the India-Myanmar border on Sunday night, police said. Hills-based militants attacked state police forces, who retaliated, resulting…
- India
Manipur: 8 militants held with arms; student rescued from their clutches
Imphal: A day after he was abducted, the Manipur Police on Saturday rescued a 22-year-old student and arrested eight kidnappers who are active members of a militant outfit in the northeastern state,…
- Kashmir
Heartbreaking to see Army personnel lose lives in line of duty: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday expressed grief over the killing of four soldiers in an encounter with militants in Rajouri area of Jammu and Kashmir. “Terrible news…
- India
Does Rahul Gandhi expect armed forces to fire on Indians in Manipur: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday asked Rahul Gandhi if he expected the armed forces to resort to shooting at Indians in violence-hit Manipur and claimed the Congress leader does not have…
- Kashmir
6 former JKLF militants detained for ‘bid to revive movement’
Srinagar: Police on Sunday said it detained a group of former JKLF terrorists who were planning to revive separatist politics in Kashmir. Also ReadVHP holds camp to train J&K girls in arts…
- India
5 militants surrender in Manipur; deposit arms & ammunition
Imphal: Amid the ethnic unrest in violence hit Manipur, five hardcore militants of the banned Kangleipak Communist party (KCP) on Saturday surrendered before the security forces, and also deposited arms and ammunition.…
- Pakistan
Gunbattle in Pak’s Quetta turns deadly as militants kill 4 policemen
Quetta: An intelligence-based operation in Pakistan’s Quetta city turned deadly on Tuesday, with at least four police officers losing their lives in a gunbattle with terrorists, according to the police. Senior Superintendent…
- Middle East
Militants in Syria fire 3 rockets toward Israel: Army
Jerusalem: Militants in Syria fired three rockets toward northern Israel on Saturday night, Israel’s military said, in a rare attack from Syria amid escalating tension in the region. According to a statement…
- Middle East
4 IS militants killed in Iraq
Baghdad: A total of four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike in eastern Iraq and a raid in the west, the Iraqi military has said. Acted on intelligence reports,…
- Middle East
5 killed in airstrike on IS militants in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: The death toll from Saturday’s airstrike on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s Salahudin province rose to five, the Iraqi military said. Soldiers found the bodies of two IS militants and…
- Bollywood
Shraddha Kapoor to play JK’s Rukhsana, says she’ll now need security
Srinagar: Award-winning actress Shraddha Kapoor of ‘Haider’ and ‘Chhichhore’ fame will reportedly play the role of J&K braveheart Rukhsana Kausar in an upcoming movie. Back in 2009, Rukhsana Kausar, who’s from Jammu…
- Middle East
13 IS militants killed in Iraq in past 2 days
Baghdad: The Iraqi military has said that the latest airstrikes in the eastern province of Diyala have killed 13 Islamic State (IS) militants. A statement by the media office of the Iraqi…
- Middle East
10 IS militants killed during airstrike in Iraq
Baghdad: The Iraqi aircraft bombarded two hideouts housing about 10 Islamic State (IS) militants in the eastern province of Diyala, possibly killing all of them, the Iraqi military said. Acting on intelligence…
- Middle East
2 IS militants killed in Iraq
Baghdad: Two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and one soldier wounded in a clash in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, a provincial police source said. Earlier on Sunday, a fierce clash…