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  Boy killed in bomb explosion in Manipur

  India | November 29, 2014 13:56 IST

  Imphal: A 10-year boy was killed when a bomb allegedly planted by militants exploded in interior Thoubal district of Manipur today, police said.  The boy was standing on a road while his mother was collecting

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  Jammu gunfight ends, 11 killed

  India | November 28, 2014 14:45 IST

  Jammu: Eleven people were killed in heavy firing between the security forces and infiltrators in Jammu and Kashmir which restarted Friday. The gunfight has now ended, ahead of Prime Minister's visit to the state, officials

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  Gunfight in Jammu as militants enter India from Pakistan

  India | November 27, 2014 12:11 IST

  Jammu: A gunfight broke out today when separatist guerrillas who sneaked into India from Pakistan were accosted by security forces at the border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.Police sources said that a group of

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  J&K poll: Militants trying to disturb elections process, says Army

  India | November 27, 2014 8:17 IST

  Pallanwala LoC (Jammu): Indian Army said militants were out to disturb the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir but the forces were alert to foil their designs."Apart from border, also in hinterlands, there are some

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  Militants fire grenade at security forces bunker

  India | November 04, 2014 12:30 IST

  Srinagar: Militants today fired a rifle grenade towards a security forces bunker in Sopore town of Baramulla district in Kashmir but the device failed to explode, police said.The ultras fired the rifle grenade towards the

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  Pakistan PM vows to battle militants as Wagah toll mounts

  World | November 03, 2014 13:38 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed the military operations against militants would continue till their complete elimination as the Wagah suicide bombing toll mounted to 59, a media report said Monday.Over 110 people were

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  Militants threaten to behead Malaysian captive

  World | October 31, 2014 13:08 IST

  Kuala Lumpur: Abu Sayyaf militants have threatened to behead a Malaysian captive if ransom is not paid in November.Fish breeder Chan Sai Chuin's wife Chin Pek Nyen said the militants had not set any particular

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  28 killed in continued offensive in Libya

  World | October 27, 2014 8:12 IST

  Tripoli: At least 28 people were killed Sunday in offensive between Libyan army units backed by armed supporters of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar and Islamist militants in the Libyan city of Benghazi, military said."The

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  Baghdad car bombs kill 23

  World | October 18, 2014 10:28 IST

  Baghdad: Car bombs exploded in three crowded areas of the Iraqi capital today, killing at least 23 people, the latest in a string of deadly blasts in the city, officials said.One car bomb hit Baladiyat

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  Army jawan killed in encounter

  India | October 13, 2014 11:25 IST

  Srinagar: An Army jawan was today killed in an encounter with militants in Kupwara district of Kashmir.Security forces launched a search operation in the forests near Petha village in Kupwara this morning following information about

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  Militants kidnap 11 people from Mizoram

  India | October 11, 2014 12:42 IST

  Agartala/Aizawl: Militants have kidnapped 11 people from Mizoram along the inter-state border with Tripura, police said Saturday."NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura) extremists Friday evening abducted 16 construction workers from Rajivnagar village along Tripura-Mizoram border.

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  100 Afghans killed, 12 beheaded, in Taliban offensive

  World | September 26, 2014 18:05 IST

  Kabul: This week has witnessed death of 100 Afghan civilians and 12 beheaded people in eastern Afghanistan as violence worsens with the withdrawal of US led troops in Taliban offensive, officials said today. People are

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  Encounter between militants, security forces in Pulwama

  India | September 02, 2014 10:40 IST

  Srinagar: An encounter broke out Monday night between security forces and militants holed up in a village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said.Security forces launched an operation in Hanjan village in Rajpora area

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  Defiant Pakistan continues ceasefire violation, BSF retaliates

  India | August 25, 2014 0:11 IST

  Jammu: Taking no hold over its terror activities, Pakistan has yet again violated the ceasefire and started firing at RS Pura sector of Jammu. In response, BSF has started the retaliation process.Incidents of firing with

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  Al Qaeda militants behead 14 Yemeni soldiers

  World | August 09, 2014 11:54 IST

  Aden: Al Qaeda militants ambushed an army convoy in Yemen's Hadramout province and captured and beheaded 14 soldiers, an official said on Saturday."The victims were part of a 14-member military convoy in Shibam town of

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  Hundreds of Yazidi women held captive by militants in Iraq: Official

  World | August 09, 2014 11:40 IST

  Baghdad: The spokesman for Iraq's human rights ministry says hundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority have been taken captive by militants from the Islamic State group.Kamil Amin says the women are below the

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  Militants snatch security guard's weapon

  India | August 01, 2014 8:47 IST

  Srinagar: Separatist militants on Friday snatched the weapon of a guard posted for the security of a judge here, an official said."Militants snatched the service weapon of a guard posted on protection duty with a

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  30 militants killed in Pak military operation in tribal belt

  World | June 21, 2014 17:05 IST

  Islamabad: At least 30 militants were killed today in targeted airstrikes conducted by Pakistan's military in the restive northwest tribal region, taking the total number of terrorists killed in the army's all-out offensive against the

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  SOS call received from Kerala nurses in Iraq

  India | June 16, 2014 17:13 IST

  New Delhi: Amid escalating violence in Iraq, 44 Indian nurses working there have been asked to indicate in writing whether they want government assistance in returning home.  Most of them reportedly say they would prefer

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  Militants killing SP: MoS Home to visit Assam tomorrow

  India | June 06, 2014 23:12 IST

  New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju will visit Assam tomorrow to take stock of the security situation there following killing of a Superintendent of Police and a policeman by a militant outfit.