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Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah against Israel as another regional war looms
World | Jun 23, 2024, 06:24 PM ISTProspects of another simmering regional conflict grew as Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets toward Israel in retaliation for the death of a senior commander killed in an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the group already has 100,000 fighters to fight a war.
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Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's upcoming movie likely to be titled 'FIGHTERS'
Bollywood | Jun 03, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTHrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's upcoming movie will likely to be called FIGHTERS. Details inside.
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Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda will help train Mumbai firefighters in Mixed Martial Arts
Bollywood | Feb 10, 2018, 08:14 PM ISTHe will be also appointing his team captain, Ravindra Balhara, to train a set of five firefighters for the first ever MMA firefighters league, to be launched in March here.
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Kurds celebrate ousting Islamic State fighters from Kobani
World | Jan 27, 2015, 10:07 AM ISTBeirut : Jubilant Kurdish fighters ousted Islamic State militants from the key Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday after a four-month battle—a significant victory for both the Kurds and the U.S.-led coalition.The Kurds raised
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Pakistan: 77 militants killed after school massacre
World | Dec 19, 2014, 11:08 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistani warplanes and ground forces killed at least 77 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said Friday, days after Taliban fighters killed 148 people—most of them children—in a school
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Al Qaeda-linked fighters target two Shia towns in Syria
World | Nov 24, 2014, 07:42 AM ISTDamascus: The Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and like-minded groups attacked two pro-government and predominantly Shia towns, in Syria's Aleppo province.The attack on the towns of Nubul and Zahra Sunday was apparently carried out by the
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ISIS fighters ask Muslims to terrorise France
World | Nov 20, 2014, 04:18 PM ISTLondon: A group of French-speaking bearded fighters of the dreaded Islamic State militant group has asked Muslims in the country to “operate within France” and bring terror to the streets of the European nation.In a
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IAF Day special: Jet fighters and bombers of Indian Air Force
India | Oct 08, 2013, 02:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Air Force was the first to induct jet fighters in Asia way back in 1948. Since then jet fighters has been at the forefront of our Air Force. These included legends
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Pak Taliban chief asks fighters to step up attacks in Punjab
World | Aug 01, 2012, 11:25 AM ISTIslamabad, Aug 1: Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has directed his fighters to step up attacks in Punjab province, especially on intelligence organisations and military facilities like the Pakistan Air Force base in Lahore, according
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Taekwondo champ Cook gives up fight for Olympics
Other Sports | Jun 29, 2012, 06:21 PM ISTLondon, Jun 29: Top-ranked taekwondo star Aaron Cook ended his fight for a place on Britain's Olympic team on Friday and said he is “devastated” he won't be competing at the London Games.Cook is the
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Misurata Fighters Display Gaddafi's War Trophies
World | Oct 21, 2011, 06:15 PM ISTNew York, Oct 21: Dramatic new mobile footage has surfaced showing that Libyan despot was captured bloodied but still alive and then killed by his captors, who then scrambled for trophies from the dead body.The
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Anti-Gaddafi Forces Seize Key Desert Airport, Garrison
World | Sep 20, 2011, 10:51 PM ISTBenghazi, Sep 20: Anti-Gaddafi fighters today said they had captured the airport and a garrison in the defeated Libyan despot's southern redoubt Sabha, as fighting raged in two of his northern strongholds.The battlefield victories came
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Nearly 500 Taliban Flee In Daring Afghan Jailbreak
World | Apr 25, 2011, 09:27 PM ISTKandahar, Apr 25: Almost 500 Taliban fighters and commanders escaped from a prison in an audacious jailbreak in southern Afghanistan which the government admitted today was a security “disaster”.The Taliban said it sprung the inmates
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2 Western Photojournalists Killed In Libya
World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:40 PM ISTMisrata (Libya) Apr 21: Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, have been killed in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them
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Libyan Rebels Fear Loses After NATO Attack Error
World | Apr 08, 2011, 05:34 PM ISTAjdabiya, Apr 8: Rebel fighters sent scouts Friday toward the contested oil port of Brega to seek clues on whether pro-government forces took advantage of a mistaken NATO airstrike that pounded opposition tanks and sent
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Rebels Slam NATO For Slowdown In Strikes
World | Apr 06, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTTripoli/Washington, Apr 6: Angry rebels today deprecated NATO for “slackening” the pace of its military campaign which faced fresh challenges with Muammar Gaddafi's troops changing tactics by using human shields to thwart air strikes.NATO officials