By Anwesha Bhaumik Kolkata, May 17 : Myanmar's military has finally taken control of the small town of Mindat in the country's western Chin state, after three weeks of savage fighting. The local militia Mindat Defense Force (MDF) says its fighters have retreated from the town in nearby hill […]
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Afghan fighting resumes as ceasefire ends, over 30 killed
Kabul, May 17 : Fighting in Afghanistan resumed with 31 Afghans, mostly militants, killed in the insurgency-battered Asian country on Sunday after a three-day ceasefire observed with the start of Eid al-Fitr on Thursday to enable celebrations of the end of the Muslim fasting month Ramadan, officials […]
At UNSC, India condemns rocket attack that killed Indian nurse
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 17 : While mourning the death of an Indian nurse in Israel, India's Permanent Representative T. S. Tirumurti on Sunday condemned the rocket attacks from Gaza that killed her. Speaking at a rare Security Council meeting held on a Sunday, he, however, also re […]
Facebook post case: NIA raids 4 places in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi, May 16 : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted searched at four locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with an incriminating Facebook post by accused Mohammed Iqbal, an extremist advocating ideology of ISIS and Hizb-Ut-Tahrir, a fundamentalist organisation. The […]
Militants trigger IED blast in J&K's Shopian
Srinagar, May 16 : Militants on Sunday triggered a low intensity blast in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district although no damage was caused by the explosion, officials said. Police said militants triggered a low intensity blast near an army vehicle in Turkawangam village of Shopian district. […]
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