Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Saturday said that terrorists are finding out new ways to infiltrate into union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to “disrupt normal democratic processes”. “With the ongoing situation on our western borders, terrorism continues to

A “gruesome” massacre against farmers in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 110 people, the United Nations has said, raising tolls initially indicating 43 and then at least 70 dead. The killings took place in the early afternoon of Saturday in the village of Koshobe and

US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed an all-female senior press team, in what his office claims is a first in the country's history. The team will be led by Kate Bedingfield, former deputy campaign communications director for Biden. Jen Psaki, who was President Barack

Six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, officials said Monday. Two guards were critically injured, they said. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka’s

Taiwan and the United States has decided to move ahead with a plan to finance infrastructure and energy projects in Asia and Latin America as an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. According to Taiwan’s finance minister, this alliance will provide greater

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday met Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and discussed security in the Indian Ocean and strengthening of bilateral relation with the island nation. They also discussed new Indian investments and infrastructure projects. The Indian

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is believed to have suggested to Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi last week that he is capable of handling challenges within his party without any assistance from other countries, according to people familiar with the matter. Oli’s comments, the

A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 26 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. The attack occurred on the outskirts of Ghazni city, capital of the eastern province of Ghazni, which has seen

Boko Haram fighters killed at least 43 farm workers and wounded six in rice fields near the north-east Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, anti-jihadist militia told AFP. The assailants tied up the agricultural workers and slit their throats in the village of Koshobe, the militia

Thousands of people on Friday participated at the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) rally in Chaman demanding an end to war in Afghanistan and also to "ensure an end to extrajudicial killings" in Pakistan. "Thousands of people gathered in #PashtunLongMarch2Chaman. They

Sajid Mir, the main accused who planned and executed the terror attacks in India’s Mumbai city in 2008, continues to roam freely even after 12 years with the help of Pakistan despite being on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “Despite his

Delhi and its adjoining areas on Friday, November 27, bore the brunt of farmers' protest. The farmers who had come to the national capital with genuine demands now seem to be playing into the hands of politicians and the Khalistan group.  This can be understood by the fact

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is believed to have suggested to Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi last week that he is capable of handling challenges within his party without any assistance from other countries, according to people familiar with the matter. Oli’s comments, the

Iran has vowed to avenge the killing of its most senior nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated near Tehran on Friday. Fakhrizadeh died in hospital after an attack in Absard, in Damavand county. Hossein Dehghan, military advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali

A US federal appeals court has firmly rejected the Trump campaign's attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared winner in Pennsylvania. The panel of three judges deemed the case was without merit, saying the Trump campaign had not made specific allegations or

The Indian Navy’s MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashed into the sea on Thursday after which one pilot has gone missing and one pilot has been rescued, officials said.  The naval force on Friday confirmed that the accident occurred at 5 pm on Thursday. “One pilot

Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president by the electoral college. The president has refused to accept defeat in the 3 November vote, and told reporters on Thursday it would be "hard" to concede. He

The Chinese government is a "perfect liar', said Uyghur activist Turnisa Matsedik-Qira, adding that if the United Nations wants to 'properly investigate' the atrocities against the Uyghur minority it should rely on informants in Xinjiang as Beijing will never allow a

The United States has denied a petition of Chinese company ZTE for reconsideration of its designation as a national security threat, saying there is no basis of reconsideration. In a press statement, the US Federal Communication’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau on

Amjad Ayub Mirza, an activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, took a jibe at Pakistani state for blaming Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for all the suffering of Pakistan, saying whatever wrong is happening in the country is because of the Pakistan establishment. In a video