With just days to go before Pakistan goes to polls to elect its next government, violence and fiery rhetoric marks the campaign trail. A mass rally, held in Karachi, was a platform for the candidates to spew vitriol against United States' drone attacks across ...
Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq who was attacked in a Jammu jail following the death of Sarabjit Singh continues to remain in deep coma and a critical condition. Sanaullah's family has arrived in India at the Wagah border. His brother told the media that he c...
In the wake of one more Taliban attack on a campaign rally in Pakistan, candidates in the election fray have been pushed to abandoning their campaigning. According to the candidates, being on the Taliban's hit-list doesn't really encourage them to actively pur...
Tensions escalate in Syria's western border as Israeli war planes bombed targets on the outskirts of Damascus yesterday. Sources say that the Syrian government has already given Palestinian groups the go-ahead to carry out anti-Israeli operations.
Israeli fighter jets have carried out another airstrike on Syria, further escalating tensions between the two countries. This is its second attack in three days.
A 25-year-old Delhi girl was attacked with acid by an unidentified man as she was alighting from the Garib Rath train at Bandra Terminus. The attack has left the aspiring armed forces candidate critical with severe burns and has completely lost vision in one e...
Federal Investigative Agency inspector Chaudhry Zulfizar Ali has been shot dead in Islamabad. He was probing the 26/11 case, as well as General Pervez Musharraf's role in Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
A girl was severely injured in an acid attack in Mumbai's Bandra terminus. The girl, who is from Delhi had come to Mumbai, to enrol as a Lieutenant in the Army. Her attacker has been absconding since the attack, but the police have made a sketch of his face, t...
The doctors of the Jinnah hospital in Lahore have conducted a postmortem on Sarabjit's body, which has now been taken to the hospital's radiology department for X-rays and other scans. The body will be handed over to Indian officials, who will bring him back t...
BJP corners Congress-led UPA government in Parliament over several issues, prominent of them being the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan. Ripping into the government, leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley says that the government has fa...
Indian foreign minister, Salman Khurshid in an address to the media said that he was saddened by Sarabjit Singh's death. Khurshid also adds that since the Parliament is in session, the matter will be tabled for discussion.
A Russian passenger plane has reportedly been shot at in Syrian airspace. The pilots managed to avoid two missiles, saving the lives of 160 people on board.
On the fourth day, Sarabjit Singh's condition continues to remain the same. The Indian government has requested the Pakistani government to release Sarabjit on humanitarian grounds, but the latter has shown no inclination of accepting India's request.
Even as Pakistan continues to create hurdles for India on every issue, India continues to standby and accommodate to every situation. Sources reveal that India is likely to accommodate Pakistan's new 26/11 judicial panel, who will be questioning the witnesses....
Sarabjit Singh's health continues to remain critical. The doctors treating him in Pakistan have also expressed concerns over his health. His family have been granted permission to see the Indian prisoner. The family has requested the Indian government to repat...
After the near fatal attack in jail, Sarabjit Singh's health continues to remain critical. The doctors have said that Sarabjit is still in coma and his condition has not improved. After many pleas, the Pakistan government allowed his family to see him in the I...
Sol Pudhidhu | With the Assembly elections very close by, the country has been witnessing several terror attacks. This is the same at the centre and at the state level, where law and order has become a cause for concern. A debate on sponsored and politically m...
The Karnataka police with the Tamil Nadu police manage to capture three men in Tamil Nadu, who are allegedly linked to the April 17th blast in Bangalore that left 17 injured. The police are currently questioning the three men.
According to police sources, three men have been held, in connection with the Bangalore blast that happened outside the BJP office on April 17. Two of the people arrested were caught in Chennai. The police have not yet confirmed the arrest.
Boston, which is still struggling to come to terms with the terror attack that took place during Boston Marathon, observed moments of silence as a sign of mourning and solidarity for the victims.
Two people have been arrested for allegedly planning to carry out a terror strike on a Canadian passenger train. Media reports from Canada suggest that the attack may have been backed by Al-Qaeda.
The surviving suspect in the Boston marathon bombings, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is slipping in and out of conciousness in hospital, but has been able to make a written statement for the first time.
According to sources, the police have made a breakthrough in the blast that happened outside BJP office in Bangalore on Wednesday. Sources in the police say that a CCTV footage shows two suspicious people coming to park a motorcycle in the area.
Addressing the media on the Bangalore bomb blast, that took place in Malleswaram yesterday, home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde says that the alert that was given by the intelligence agency was not specific but only said that incidents may occur in metropolitan ...
Addressing the media on the Bangalore bomb blast, that took place in Malleswaram yesterday, home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde says that the alert that was given by the intelligence agency was not specific but only said that incidents may occur in metropolitan ...
At press conference, the Bangalore Police DGP LR Pachau and Commissioner RH Auradkar confirm that it was a terror attack. While they don't confirm whether or not the police have traced the owner of the motorcycle used to plant the bomb at the site, they say am...
The investigations in the Bangalore blasts, which occurred yesterday in front of the BJP office, are in full swing. According to the latest developments, Ammonia Nitrate and a timer were used to set off the bombs. The bike on which the bomb was fixed was a sto...
The FBI has gathered importance evidence in the Boston Marathon blasts. The FBI has recovered a video footage, which clearly shows a man leaving a bag at the place of the attacks. They have recognized the culprit but the FBI denies any report of arresting the ...
A terror alert has been sent to all temples ahead of Ram Navami celebrations. This alert comes after the terrorist attacks in Bangalore yesterday. Sai Baba's temple in Shirdi is a very likely target. Temples such as Siddhivinayak in Mumbai, Vaishno Devi and Ra...
According to the police, Ammonium Nitrate and a timer were used in the Bangalore blasts. The police have also recovered a CCTV footage that clearly shows a man leaving the motor bike in front of the BJP office. According to the nature of the blasts suspicion h...
BJP has slammed Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed over his remark that the ruling BJP may benefit from the blast in Bangalore as the polls in the state are fast approaching. The Congress leader appeared to be suggesting that the blast may have been staged. This co...
Women do not seem to be safe anywhere as Latha, a resident of Natarajapuram, Namakkal, becomes the latest victim of a brutal acid attack. She and her husband Sasikumar have three sons and have been married for over a decade. However, in the recent past, Sasiku...
The involvement of Indian Mujahideen (IM) has been clearly established in the blast in Bangalore which took place outside the BJP office in Malleswaram. Bangalore is becoming a soft target for terrorist strikes as this attack took place despite the intelligenc...
Newshour | There were blasts in Hyderabad and now in Bangalore - should India call off talks with Pakistan, unless they hand over the Bhatkal brothers? Have terror attacks become more audacious because terror groups have been treated with kid gloves? The India...
16 people have been injured in the Bangalore blasts that occurred outside the BJP office today morning. Out of the 16 injured, eight are police officials. According to reports two people have been critically injured. According to initial investigations, the bo...
On the last day of filing nominations for Karnataka elections, which are scheduled for next month, an explosion occurred outside the BJP office in Malleshwaram area of capital city Bangalore, injuring 16 people. Even as the police officials try to cordon off t...
The Bangalore police have recovered the CCTV footage of the area outside the BJP headquarters where a bomb went off injuring 16 people. The police are in search of the owner of the Omni van which was burnt in the attack. The owner hasn't come forward yet.
The blasts that occurred outside the BJP headquarters in Bangalore left 16 injured, out of which two are said to be critically injured. Eight people among the injured were from the police force. According to eye witnesses after the blasts, the vehicles in the ...
According to sources at the Anti Terror Squad (ATS) the bomb that went off in front of the BJP headquaters in Bangalore was of high intensity nature. The bomb was kept on a motor cycle. The vehicles that were parked next to the motor cycle went up in flames. T...
BJP headquarters in Bangalore witnessed a bomb blast in the morning. The police have ruled out initial reports of the blasts occurring due to a cylinder explosion and now claim that it was a bomb blast. The bomb was placed on a motor cycle outside the office. ...
A blast has occurred in front of the BJP headquarters in Bangalore. A fire broke out after the blast and the police have begun investigations. They are not ready to comment on the issue as it is too early.
Fresh evidence that has come to light in the Boston Marathon points to the use of pressure cooker bombs to trigger the explosions. According to reports, military grade explosives were not used in the blasts. The FBI is on the lookout for a Saudi national who w...
Accusing the Centre and the states of not taking any action against the acid attackers and not taking enough steps to prevent such attacks on women, the Supreme Court has ordered a detailed report. The court has also threatened to ban the sale of acid if the c...
22 people have been killed when a Taliban militant detonated himself at Awami National Party (ANP) leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour's campaign rally in Peshawar. Bilour has managed to escape with minor injuries.
The FBI has taken charge of the investigation on the Boston attack and have confirmed that only two explosions had taken place. Reports claim that a Saudi national is under scanner in connection with the blast. The police have confirmed that at least three peo...
Indian PM Manmohan Singh condemns the attack at the annual Boston Marathon in America. Manmohan Singh has also said that India is behind America in supporting its war against terror. UN's General Secretary Ban Ki-moon has also condemned the attack.
In view of the twin blasts in Boston, the intelligence bureau has sent an advisory to the IPL-organising state and cities. The bureau says that the Indian Mujahideen can plan a Boston type attack on the Indian Premier League. The bureau adds that Pune, Hyderab...
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon condemns the attack at the annual Boston Marathon in America. Countries like India and Australia have also condemned the attacks.
KC Singh, former Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, says that it is too early to speculate as to who could be behind the Boston Marathon attacks. He said that it could be an international group or it could also be a group within America. He added t...
The FBI is now searching for an unidentified man, who was dressed in black and carried a back pack with him. According to the FBI, this man tried gaining entry into the restricted area of the Boston Marathon. The FBI also claims that the person was not convers...
The Supreme Court rejects the pleas of Zaibunnisa Kazi and two other accused in the 1993 Bombay blasts. Zaibunnisa Kazi was sentenced to five years in jail in connection with possession of illegal arms and ammunition. The accused had filed a plea asking for mo...
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has appealed for an extension in time to surrender. Sanjay Dutt has has asked the court to allow him some timeframe as his review petition is still under consideration. In his petition, he said that he has a lot of film-related work...
Zaibunnisa Kazi's plea, for extension in date for surrendering, has been rejected by the Supreme Court. Kazi, along with Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to jail for possession of illegal arms and ammunition during the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts. This judgement could ha...
According to reports in the US media, the explosives used in the Boston Marathon blasts were not high-tech. It is also being said that the attack was planned and executed to perfection. The Indian PMO has tweeted saying that it is against terror and that the c...
Six people have been critically injured in the twin blasts that rocked Boston Marathon and are now undergoing treatment. The attacks claimed three lives and injured over 150 people. The police have cordoned off the area and investigations are going on. No arre...
Terror has once again returned to haunt America. The attack at the Boston Marathon is the biggest ever terror attack that America has witnessed ever since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre. No terrorist group has claimed ownership of the attack. In a ...
Here is the visual footage of the Boston bombings which claimed the lives of three people and injured over a 100. Prompt rescue operations at the Boston Marathon site reduced the chaos. Further tragedy was averted as two more bombs were discovered and diffused...
Though the serial bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon only claimed three lives, reports coming in from hospitals claim that the doctors had to amputate a number of injured limbs. No group has so far come forward to take ownership. It is not clear if an internat...
Multiple explosions at the final stretch of the Boston Marathon have left three dead and over a 100 injured. The White House has, in a statement, termed the explosions during Boston Marathon an act of terror. Condemning the attack, US President Barack Obama ha...
The Boston Marathon witnessed terror attacks last night. The twin blasts killed three people, including a child. The attacks injured 134, out of which 15 are said to be critically injured. US President Barack Obama appealed for calm and assured that the culpri...
A terror attack at the Boston Marathon claimed three lives and injured over 100 people. Major cities across America have been put on high alert and investigations into the attack have begun. In his address to the public, post the attacks, Barack Obama said tha...
Multiple explosions at the final stretch of the Boston Marathon have left three dead and over a 100 injured. It hasn't yet been known if this is an act of domestic terror or if there are any foreign organizations behind this attack. The police will seek the ai...
Multiple bombs ripped through the streets of Boston during Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring over a 100 others. This is the first major act of terrorism in the US since 2001 and Boston may have been chosen as its a soft value target.
Terror hits America once again at the Boston Marathon leaving two dead and over 140 injured. US President Barack Obama condemned the act and said that the people behind the terror attack will face dire consequences. This the first major terror attack on US soi...
Three people have been killed and over a 100 have sustained injuries when multiple blasts ripped through Boston during the annual Boston Marathon. The crimes scene has been cordoned off and the police are looking into the video footage to identify possible sus...
Multiple explosions at the final stretch of the Boston Marathon have left two dead and over a 100 injured. Condemning the attack, US President Barack Obama has said that the US will get to the bottom of this attack and will bring to book those responsible for ...
In yet another stinging attack at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a senior BJP leader from Bihar, Giriraj Singh, says the JD(U) leader's attack on Narendra Modi as 'unacceptable'. He says the way the CM has commented on Narendra Modi in the JD(U) meet was n...
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Anthony Banbury has termed the ambush on Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan unprovoked and unjustified. Further on, he has lauded the bravery of Indian soldiers and has promised to bring to book those responsible for ...
TMC has chosen to call the attack and vandalism at Presidency University 'staged' despite the visual evidence that a TMC counselor could be well behind this attack. Although the party has later retracted its stand on the attack, those responsible for this act ...
New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder is unlikely to make a late entry into Indian Premier League, and play for Delhi Daredevils. Ryder's manager said the cricketer is still very weak and in recovery process from the attack at a Christchurch bar a few weeks ago.
Seven fishing villages in Tuticorin go on strike due to unprovoked attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy. The fishermen allege that their livelihood is getting affected with these attacks and that the Indian government should do something to prevent s...
The 19 Rameshwaram fishermen, captured by the Sri Lankan Navy have been released after close to a month of confinement. They will reach Rameshwaram today. They were attacked on March 13 and arrested while fishing near Katchatheevu.
After a strict warning, 40 Nagapattinam fishermen have been released by Sri Lanka. The fishermen were arrested for allegedly crossing borders to fish. The fishermen have been handed over to the Indian naval and coast guard officers.
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury hits back at the West Bengal governor, who has sought an apology from Left parties, alleging that the attack on TMC leaders, Mamata Banerjee and Amit Mitra, at the Planning Commission office in Delhi was preplanned.
CPM leader Prakash Karat writes to the President regarding West Bengal governor MK Narayan's statement that it was a pre-meditated assault against the state chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Planning Commission in New Delhi.
Four fishermen from Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam, get attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy, when fishing in broad daylight. The fishermen had gone fishing at 2.00 PM in the afternoon and were working when the SL troops attacked. Several fishing nets and their cellphone...
The 19 Rameshwaram fishermen, captured by the Sri Lankan Navy have been released after close to a month of confinement. They were attacked on March 13 and arrested while fishing near Katchatheevu.
Different regions in West Bengal saw violence following clashes between CPM and TMC workers. Police have arrested a CPM leader along with 30 party workers for their role in the violence in Siliguri. Meanwhile, the doctors who examined Mamata Banerjee in Kolkat...
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee accuses the Delhi and central government of not giving her adequate protection. She lamented that no one was safe in Delhi and that the attack was a pre-planned one. She also accused the government of not restraining the SFI protester...
While Rameshwaram fishermen are on a strike protesting against the unprovoked attacks of the Sri Lankan Navy, the fishermen in other parts of the state still continue to suffer. Yesterday, a group of four fishermen were attacked in Vedaranyam and their fishing...
Four fishermen from Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam, get attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy, when fishing in broad daylight. The fishermen had gone fishing at 2.00 PM in the afternoon and were working when the SL troops attacked. Several fishing nets and their cellphone...
Protesting the arrest of 56 fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, the fishermen in Rameshwaram go on an indefinite strike again. The strike has entered its third day.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed anguish over the killing of five Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan by rebels. The dead bodies of slain soldiers will be flown back to India soon.
After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heckled in the capital yesterday by SFI activists, Trinamool Congress workers have called for nation-wide protest against the incident. In the meantime, security has been tightened outside TMC's headquarters...
Five Indian soldiers have been killed when UN convoy they were escorting came under attack from rebels. The dead bodies of these slain soldiers will be brought back to India.
Trinamool Congress has called for a statewide bandh in protest against the heckling and manhandling of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state Finance Minister Amit Mitra by Left cadre in the national capital. TMC had unleashed fury in the sta...
Following protests by the SFI activists, which led to minister Amit Mitra being attacked, TMC leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancels her meeting with the Prime Minister. The duo had come to Delhi to seek financial assistance, and when th...
Protesting the arrest of 56 fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, the fishermen in Rameshwaram go on an indefinite strike again. The strike has entered its second day, and this time they are organising several protests and demonstrations.
Tension has escalated between the neighbours as North Korea said it is withdrawing all its 53,000 workers from the industrial park that it runs with South Korea.
Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders to register their second successive victory in the IPL season 6. Knight Riders faltered before Royals' bowling attack and were out for 125 in 19 overs.
Following the arrest of a suspected Maoist from Coimbatore two days ago, several immigrant North Indian workers have started to leave the state. Many employers are terminating their job contracts in the fear that they might be involved in crime. Shyam Charan T...
Protesting the arrest of 56 fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, the fishermen in Rameshwaram go on an indefinite strike again. The fishermen had earlier gone on another strike a few days ago, demanding safety measures.
RT asked a hacker from West Asia the aim of cyber attacks on Israel. Warning that Israel should get ready for bigger cyber attacks, the hacker said these were attempts to reveal the 'true face' of Israel.
Protesting the arrest of 56 fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, the fishermen in Rameshwaram go on an indefinite strike again. The fishermen had earlier gone on another strike a few days ago, demanding safety measures.
The Rameshwaram fishermen continue to be attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy. They attacked 500 odd fishing boats and the fishermen too. Aside from attacking the fishermen, the boats and equipments were also destroyed.
A month-long campaign against United States' long standing use of drones for aerial attack has kicked off in mid-town Manhattan. Demonstrators have gathered to protest against Washington's usage of drones in targeted assassinations overseas, and for domestic s...
Street protests and hunger strikes in Israeli jails intensify, following the death of a Palestinian inmate in Israel jail. Palestinian security prisoners announced a three-day hunger strike, while clashes broke out in West Bank city, where the prisoner, Abu Ha...
A man forcefully tried to enter the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai today. When he was stopped by guards, he fired in the air. He was carrying an air gun. He has been detained for questioning.