At least 50 people were killed on Saturday when a suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives among people dancing on the street at a wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, the local governor’s office said. Celebrations were coming to an end and some families had already left when the blast tore through partygoers, and women and children were […]
» Read moreEight persons killed and 18 others injured when a private bus plunged into a roadside irrigation canal at the accident prone stretch on the Khammam-Hyderabad highway in the early hours of Monday. The bus carrying around 30 passengers was proceeding from the State capital Hyderabad to Kakinada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh when the mishap took place. According to sources, the […]
» Read moreThree terrorists were killed in an encounter between Army and terrorists in Tangdhar area of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir. Large cache of arms and ammunition have been recovered from the site of encounter. An army official said that the terrorists, believed to be part of Lakshar-e-toiba, were involved in the attack on a BSF post in Tangdhar sector on […]
» Read moreAt least 10 people were killed when two suicide car bombers attacked the local government headquarters in Somalia’s Galkayo town in the semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, police said, and the militant al Shabaab group claimed the attack. “We have confirmed 10 people dead including civilians and security forces,” said Ali Ahmed, a police officer. Witnesses and residents said they […]
» Read moreDr. Najma A. Heptullah was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Manipur on Sunday. The acting Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur, Rakesh Ranjan Prasad, administered the oath of office and secrecy in a simple function at the Raj Bhavan’s Darbar Hall.
» Read moreTwenty-six-year-old Ashfaque Ahmed’s family had no inkling before he, his wife, infant daughter and cousins Mohammed Siraj (22), a businessman, and Ejaz Rehman (30), a medical practitioner, left the country to join the Islamic State (IS) in June. “This is shocking. Four members of an extended family were inclined to join the banned outfit. We are questioning preacher Mohammed Haneef+ […]
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