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More than 420,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in less than a month, with most ending up in camps in the Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar, which already had hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who had fled prior rounds of violence in Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

We have no links to ISIS, are peace-loving people: Rohingyas to SC

The Centre has maintained its stand saying that the 40,000 Rohingyas should be deported to Myanmar as they they are illegal immigrants.

22 Sep 2017 7:42 PM

Burned bodies and vehicles including buses and trucks testified to the violence of the attack. (Photo: AP)

Iraq: Toll rises to 74, including 7 Iranians, in gun, car bomb attacks claimed by ISIS

Rescue workers of security forces placed bodies in ambulances and cleared away rubble and the carcasses of burnt-out cars from the site.

15 Sep 2017 10:46 AM

Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community gather for humanitarian aid at the Iraq-Syria border at Feeshkhabour border point. (Photo: AP)

Indian-American group seeks US, UN intervention in protecting rights of Yazidis in Iraq

The ISIS has been brutally attacking the Yazidis. It has led to their exile from their ancestral lands in Northern Iraq.

13 Sep 2017 3:56 PM

Kerala Priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil was allegedly abducted by the ISIS from Yemen in 2016. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Kerala priest freed from ISIS shackles in Yemen: Sushma Swaraj

'I am happy to inform that Father Tom Uzhunnalil has been rescued,' Sushma Swaraj tweeted.

12 Sep 2017 4:42 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese First Lady Peng Li Yuan in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Brics Summit in China’s Fujian province. (Photo: AP)

Brics targets Pak terror, India wins

The declaration referred to terrorism at least 17 times, apart from mentioning other forms of extremism and radicalisation.

05 Sep 2017 5:59 AM

Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon from his headquarters in Baghdad, Townsend said US and coalition forces are actively searching for al-Baghdadi. (Photo: File/AP)

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears to be still alive, claims top US commander

Army Lt Gen Stephen Townsend said his belief stemmed from a lack of evidence he had seen 'rumor or otherwise' that al-Baghdadi was dead.

01 Sep 2017 10:59 AM

Police secure the scene in downtown Brussels after a reported attack on Belgian Army soldiers on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Islamic State claims Brussels knife attacker as their own

The Federal Prosecutor's Office said the man was known to police for assault charges but had no previous terror-related offenses.

27 Aug 2017 3:46 PM

Military forces are reportedly moving from the western and northeastern front of Tal Afar. (Photo: AFP)

Islamic States's stronghold Tal Afar about to fall: Iraqi military

'Tal Afar city is about to fall completely into the hands of our forces, only five percent remains' under IS control, said Iraqi army.

27 Aug 2017 9:45 AM

An Iraqi forces’ officer flashes victory gesture from the turret of an armoured vehicle during the advance through Tal Afar, west of Mosul. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq forces take Tal Afar from ISIS

Militants driven out of one of their last strongholds in war-torn country.

27 Aug 2017 7:10 AM

Trump’s tough talk may not force Pak to change

China is distracted by North Korea’s standoff with the US and its allies Japan and South Korea, which can relapse into hostilities.

24 Aug 2017 6:41 AM

Trump’s ‘doctrine’ on Afghan nothing new

India didn’t enter Afghanistan after seeking Washington’s permission, and will mind its own Afghan policy.

24 Aug 2017 12:00 AM

The US-led coalition, which operates in both Syria and neighbouring Iraq, says it takes all possible measures to avoid civilian casualties. (Photo: Representational/File)

42 civilians killed in US-led air strikes in Syrian city of Raqa: reports

Nineteen children and 12 women were among those killed in the raids, which hit several neighbourhoods in the northern city.

22 Aug 2017 3:45 PM

In Baghdad, Mattis was meeting with senior Iraqi government leaders and with US commanders. (Photo: File)

ISIS militants trapped in Iraq-Syria military wise: Jim Mattis

Mattis arrived in the Iraqi capital on an unannounced visit just after Trump made a fresh approach to the stalemated war in Afghanistan.

22 Aug 2017 1:47 PM

An injured person is carried in Barcelona, Spain, after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people. (Photo: AP/File)

Spanish lessons

As ISIS has trademarked self-radicalised do-it-yourself jihad, it places maximum emphasis on drilling Islamist passion and commitment.

22 Aug 2017 3:49 AM

Convoys of Iraqi forces around Tal Afar began pounding ISIS positions from three sides at dawn. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi forces all out to retake Tal Afar from ISIS control

Once a key ISIS supply hub between Mosul and the Syrian border, Tal Afar is the last major population centre in north Iraq under jihadist control.

21 Aug 2017 3:29 AM

The apex court directed NIA to probe conversion and marriage of a Hindu woman to a Muslim man in Kerala. (Photo: File/Representational)

In a first, NIA registers investigation report in Kerala's 'love jihad' row

The Kerala High Court had annulled the marriage, terming it as an instance of 'love jihad'.

19 Aug 2017 10:03 AM

FC Barcelona players, across all levels, will don the black armbands, in their respective matches this weekend. (Photo: AP)

FC Barcelona to hoist flag at half mast to mourn death of terror attack victims

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed 13 people and left more than 100 injured, in Barcelona.

18 Aug 2017 11:58 AM

Witnesses described scenes of chaos and panic, with bodies strewn along the boulevard as others fled for their lives. (Photo: AP)

Spain: 13 dead, 100 injured in 2 car attacks; ISIS claims Barcelona incident

One of the 2 suspects arrested over the Barcelona attack is a Moroccan national named Driss Oukabir.

18 Aug 2017 9:37 AM

13 dead in Barcelona van attack claimed by ISIS; 4 suspects shot

Police announced the arrest of two suspects, identified as a Spaniard and a Moroccan, but said the driver was still on the run.

18 Aug 2017 6:24 AM

Emergency workers stand on a blocked street in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: AP)

ISIS claims its 'soldiers' carried out Barcelona attack

At least 13 people were killed on Thursday when a driver deliberately slammed a van into crowds.

18 Aug 2017 5:59 AM

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