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Pakistan condemns terror attack at Shia mosque in Egypt

Pakistan has condemned the terror attack at a mosque in Egypt that killed at least 270 people and injured over 300. “The people and government of Pakistan condemn in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack against innocent worshipers at Al-Rawdah mosque in the northern Sinai region of Egypt,” the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said on …

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November 25, 2017

CPI(M) worker attacked in Kerala, hospitalised

A CPI(M) worker was injured when he was attacked by two motorbike borne persons, allegedly belonging to Social Democratic Party of India here on Sunday. The attack took place at around 6 AM at Kattakada, in the city outskirts, police said. A video of the incident, which went viral, shows the two attackers pushing the …

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November 19, 2017

BJP youth leader ‘killed’ by militants in Kashmir

Suspected militants killed a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth leader in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. The throat-slit body of Gowhar Ahmad Bhat was found in a south Kashmir village, a police statement said. Earlier on Thursday,  a constable of 173 battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) belonging to West Bengal was killed due …

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November 2, 2017

Two CRPF troopers injured in J-K attack

Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured on Thursday in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. “A convoy of CRPF’s 96 battalion comprising of six buses was on its way back to Mattan town when it was fired upon by militants,” a police officer said. “The attack was repulsed, but …

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November 2, 2017

Uber driver, Uzbekistan native: A look at New York attack suspect

The man accused of ploughing a rented truck through a crowd of cyclists and pedestrians near the site of the 9/11 attack has been identified as an Uzbek who lived in New Jersey and drove for Uber. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was shot in the abdomen and captured alive by police and is in hospital after …

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November 1, 2017

A day after attack in Italy, Swaraj tells Indian students not to worry

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday urged students not to worry as she was personally monitoring the situation following reports of attacks on Indian students in Milan. “Attack on Indian students in Milan: I have got the detailed report. Please do not worry. I am monitoring the situation personally,” Sushma Swaraj said in a …

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October 31, 2017

Four Bangladeshis injured in ‘Rohingya attack’

Four Bangladeshi civilians have been injured allegedly in an attack by Rohingya migrants at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar district, a media report said on Saturday. A senior police officer told bdnews24 the attack occurred at the Balukhali camp around 1 a.m. The refugees acted on suspicion that the civilians were robbers, the official …

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October 28, 2017

Radio Mirchi pulls down ‘#MatAaoIndia’ campaign

Radio Mirchi pulled down its ‘#MatAaoIndia’ campaign with an apology for putting up a segment asking foreigners to not visit India in the wake of attack in Agra on a couple from Switzerland. The Swiss couple was brutally assaulted in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur Sikri on October 22. They had arrived in India on September 30. …

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October 28, 2017

Militants gun down woman in south Kashmir: Police

Militants gunned down a woman and critically injured another in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the police said on Sunday, suspecting JeM to be behind the assault. The deceased woman has been identified as Yasmeena, a resident of Khonmoh, and the injured as Ruby, a resident of Seer Tral, they said. Jaish-e-Mohammed is suspected to be …

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October 22, 2017

12 dead in suicide blast at Balochistan shrine, 2 policemen injured

At least 12 people were killed and eight injured in a suicide blast at a shrine in Balochistan’s Jhal Magsi, police said. Deputy Commissioner Asadullah Kakar said 12 people have died in the blast while Balochistan spokesman Anwarul Haq Kakar confirmed it was a suicide attack, Geo News reported. “Urs was underway when the shrine …

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October 5, 2017

Dailt teen stabbed in Gujarat, 3rd attack in a week

Two days after a Dalit youth was killed allegedly by eight men belonging to Patel community for attending a garba event, a Dalit teen was reportedly stabbed by unidentified youth in Gujarat. According to media reports, the teen was returning from school after an examination when he was allegedly stabbed by the miscreants on Tuesday. The teen was …

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October 4, 2017

Srinagar attack: 3 militants neutralised, BSF jawan martyred

Three terrorists who attacked the Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport on early Tuesday have been gunned down while a trooper was martyred, police said. The suicide attack at the 182 battalion camp took place at 4.30 am and left three BSF troopers injured. The operation ended with after the last terrorist …

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October 3, 2017

2 terrorists killed in Srinagar BSF camp attack

Security forces gunned down two militants while four troopers were injured in a terrorist attack at a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport on Tuesday, police said. The attack at the 182 battalion camp took place at 4.30 am and the operation against other holed-up militants inside the camp is ongoing. As …

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October 3, 2017

Srinagar attack: Rajnath calls high level meeting to review situation

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has called a high level meeting to discuss the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the militant attack at a BSF camp in Srinagar. The meeting will take place at 11.30, officials said. One militant was killed and four troopers injured in a terrorist attack at …

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October 3, 2017

Pak court extends Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest by one month

A Pakistani court has extended the house arrest of Mumbai terror attack mastermind, Hafiz Saeed, by a month. Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed, has been under house arrest since 31 January this year. On Tuesday, the Lahore High Court directed the Saeed’s counsel to file a fresh application against the latest order of the Punjab …

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September 27, 2017

Grenade attack near CRPF camp in Sopore, 5 injured

Five people were injured in a grenade attack by militants in Kashmir’s Sopore sub-sector on Saturday morning. According to officials, militants lobbed a grenade at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp near a State Bank of India branch. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital, official said. (With agency inputs)  

September 24, 2017

Girl among three killed in Tral grenade attack

Three persons including a teenage girl were killed when terrorists tossed a hand grenade towards the motorcade of a senior minister, Nayeem Akhtar, in the crowded bus stand of the Tral town in the South Kashmir on Thursday. Seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and 32 others were injured in the attack. The Public …

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September 21, 2017