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The Supreme Court has gone further, directing the NIA to investigate the case under a retired judge’s supervision. (Photo: PTI/File)

‘Love jihad’ probe needed

Disaffected young women who have fallen out with their parents seem easy prey for such romantic manipulation.

18 Aug 2017 2:15 AM

For Islamist terrorists, foreign tourists are soft target in poor African nations

Earlier in June this year, at least two people were killed in a terror attack at a luxurious resort frequented by tourists in Mali.

14 Aug 2017 5:51 PM

The army has captured swathes of territory from the jihadists in the province. (Photo: Representational/ AFP

Syria Commandos kill 25 jihadists in central Syria: monitor

The raid allowed regime forces to seize control of three villages in the area, official news agency SANA reported the source as saying.

13 Aug 2017 3:33 PM

Amani, the provincial spokesman, has said that dozens of Taliban and IS group fighters, under the command of a local Taliban commander who he claimed pledged allegiance to IS, launched a co-ordinated attack on the area on Thursday. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Taliban releases 235 hostages after killing 50 Afghan civilians with ISIS

An Afghan security source said he thought there were still around 100 people being held hostage in Mirzawalang in Sar-e Pul province.

09 Aug 2017 10:11 AM

The Taliban and ISIS fighters have regularly clashed since the latter gained a foothold in eastern Afghanistan in 2015, as the two vie for supremacy in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

Taliban, ISIS kill 50 civilians in rare joint operation: Afghan officials

A security source said that there had been around 3 incidents in the past where fighters from both groups had teamed up.

07 Aug 2017 4:09 PM

Hundreds of people have been killed in attacks on Pakistan's small Shi'ite community, heightening fears in the Sunni-dominated country of an escalation in sectarian bloodshed that has been a persistent threat for decades. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Pak: Suicide bomber captured before attack talks about suspected terror web

Police investigators, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Usman's confession helped them identify several key terrorists.

07 Aug 2017 11:56 AM

A 2014 report estimated that 18 per cent all European ISIS members were female and the total number is now believed to be more than 550. (Photo: AP)

False sense of empowerment drawing women to ISIS: report

The report said the reasons that drove hundreds of women to journey from Europe to ISIS territories were ‘complex’.

06 Aug 2017 7:27 PM

There was no official confirmation of the capture from Syria's government. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Syrian army takes ISIS-held town in Homs province, says monitor

Monitor says government troops have taken last ISIS-held town in Homs as army advances towards ISIL strongholds in east.

06 Aug 2017 8:07 AM

ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on Tuesday that killed at least 29 and wounded more than 63 at a Shi’ite mosque in Herat. (Photo: AP)

Attacks on embassy, Shia mosque signs of ISIS bringing Iraq war to Afghanistan

US commanders say that, along with Afghan forces, they have severely reduced ISIS’ strength over the past year.

03 Aug 2017 4:51 PM

Security forces inspect the site of attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

ISIS claims responsibility for attacks on Iraq embassy in Kabul

A security source said that a suicide bomber had blown himself up outside the Iraqi embassy.

31 Jul 2017 2:35 PM

Since December, ISIS has also targeted Christians in other parts of the country, including in Cairo, killing dozens. (Photo: Representational/File)

Egypt: 7 dead in car bomb in North Sinai

The jihadists have threatened to carry out further attacks on Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt's 90 million people.

25 Jul 2017 9:46 AM

The Shiite militias stepped into a vacuum when the Iraqi army largely dissolved after ISIS overran Mosul and pushed within 80 miles (130 kilometers) of the Iraqi capital. (Photo: Representational/File)

After Mosul victory, Iraq mulls future of Shiite militias

The government-sanctioned groups became known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, known as Hashed al-Shaabi in Arabic.

24 Jul 2017 5:54 PM

German broadcasters NDR and WDR and newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said they had interviewed Linda W in the infirmary of a military complex in Baghdad and she told them she wanted to leave. (Photo: Facebook)

I just want to go home, says German girl who joined ISIS

The girl, named only as Linda W, said she wanted to be extradited to Germany and would cooperate with Iraq authorities.

24 Jul 2017 10:29 AM

A war was being fought for three long years in parts of Iraqi territory between the official Iraqi forces backed by the US and allies, and the terror group ISIS. (Photo: AP)

Don’t politicise Badush

The relatives of the Indian workers have been living in hope over the fate of their dear ones.

24 Jul 2017 12:30 AM

As liberation of Mosul brightened chances of information about the kidnapped Indians, Swaraj, in a meeting with their relatives last week, had said that they might be languishing in a jail in Badush in the northwest of Mosul where fighting was going on. (Photo: PTI/File)

Sushma to hold talks with Iraqi counterpart on 39 missing Indians

In talks, the two sides will take stock of bilateral relations and explore ways to enhance cooperation in areas of energy and trade.

23 Jul 2017 9:09 PM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar and genera V.K. Singh pose for group photo after the meeting with family members of 39 Indian men missing in Iraq since June 2014 in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Search ops on for 39 missing Indians abducted by ISIS: Iraq Embassy

The Government of India has already sent two high-level senior delegations to Iraq to follow up on this matter.

23 Jul 2017 4:05 PM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Opposition to corner govt on missing Indians

39 Indians abducted by ISIS were in Iraq’s Badush jail.

23 Jul 2017 7:00 AM

The Egyptian authorities are battling an insurgency by the Islamic State (ISIS) group in North Sinai that has killed hundreds of members of the security forces. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Egypt kills 30 extremists in Sinai, says military

Egypt has struggled to quash attacks led by ISIS, after the army ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

22 Jul 2017 5:00 PM

ISIS has been trying hard for some time now to radicalise Indian youth while effectively using the social media.

ISI eyes Kashmir youth for ISIS?

Sources claimed that Indian agencies are likely to share this information with their counterparts in some other countries.

22 Jul 2017 6:33 AM

Pakistan among countries providing safe havens to terrorists: US

Indian authorities continued to blame Pakistan for cross-border attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, it said.

19 Jul 2017 10:12 PM

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