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Chinese paramilitary conduct anti-terror drill in Xinjiang mountains: CCTV
The training was conducted at heights of 4,000 metres (13,123 feet) and lasted seven days and nights, with troops climbing mountains, crossing icy rivers and using drones to target "thugs" with stolen guns. The video shows the troops surrounding a hut where a suspect is hiding and then start shooting at him as he ran out.
US asks Pakistan to ensure "full prosecution" and "expeditious trial" of Hafiz Saeed
The US reaction came hours after an anti-terrorism court...
Why has Pakistan indicted Hafiz Saeed, India's most wanted, now?
Saeed's indictment comes amidst growing pressure on Pakistan to rein-in terr...
Pakistani militant accused of Mumbai attacks faces terror financing charges
Hafiz Saeed is the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or the Army of the Pure, a militant group blamed by the United States and India for the four-day Mumbai siege, in which 160 people were killed. The dead also included several foreigners, including Americans.Pakistan's counter terrorism police arrested Saeed in July.
It's inflection point for state Congress with Siddu's resignation
A section of the Congress leaders wants the 71-year-old leader to continue to lead the party and considers his leadership indispensable in the present scenario, while rival camps have been gunning for his head and pushing for a change in leadership.
Indian Army gets new American assault rifles in Kashmir Valley against terrorists, Pakistan Army on LoC
"The first lot of 10,000 SiG 716 assault rifles has arrived in India and has been sent to the Northern Command," top Indian Army sources told ANI. The Northern Command looks after the counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir including the stopping the influx of terrorists from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir who are trained there.
Papon cancels Delhi show over CAB, says his home state is 'burning'; Swara Bhasker, Siddharth slam bill
Actor Siddharth, in a tweet, said that the late Jayalalithaa would have never supported CAB.
States seek pruning of GST exemptions
A panel of state and central government officials, set up to suggest measures for revenue augmentation, has also backed rejig in the GST rate structure to shore up revenues besides a tighter administrative hand to improve compliance.
FBI presumes Florida base shooting was act of terrorism
The FBI says that no arrests have been made in the deadly shooting at the Florida naval base shooting and that all international students at...
Personal Data Protection Bill can turn India into ‘Orwellian State’: Justice BN Srikrishna
The man who led the committee says Data Protection Bill could potentially ensure no oversight on govt agencies.
India's efforts for SAARC collaboration repeatedly challenged with acts of terror: PM Modi
In a letter to the SAARC secretariat on the 35th anniversary of the grouping's founding, the prime minister Narendra Modi said that all countries in the region should take effective steps to defeat the scourge of terrorism and the forces which support it. Such efforts, he, said would generate greater trust and confidence to build a stronger SAARC.
Anti-Pak protest held outside Pakistan Embassy in US against Pak-sponsored terror
A rally was organised outside Pakistan embassy in Washington on December 08 to protest against Islamabad sponsored terrorism. Two congressio...
US offers China tariff rate cut; announcement "imminent"
U.S. negotiators have offered to reduce tariffs on about $375 billion in Chinese goods by 50% across the board, two people familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday, and suspend tariffs on $160 billion in goods scheduled for Dec. 15.
House panel battles over impeachment articles
If the House impeaches Trump, who is charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, he would then go on trial in the Senate. The Republican-led chamber is unlikely to vote to find the president guilty and remove him from office.
Centre asks states to lift pulses from buffer stock to cool rising prices
The government sells pulses including tur and chana through ration shops at prices ranging between Rs 45-55 a kg. In retail market. the prices of tur, urad and chana are ruling between Rs 70-120 a kg.
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