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Simultaneously, we have got past the single biggest impediment to initiating serious negotiations in Afghanistan — the absence of direct talks between the US and the Taliban.

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Pakistan believed that the US wanted a military victory and remained dismissive of its interest in a political settlement.

19 Sep 2018 1:27 AM

Special police forces leave after searching the apartment of a man who tried to attack a police station in Cornella near the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona on August 20, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Knife attacker in Spain town was gay and suicidal, says wife: reports

29-yr-old Algerian man, identified by media as Abdelouahab Taib, invoked name of Allah during the assault in town of Cornella de Llobregat,

22 Aug 2018 11:13 AM

The internationally backed Government of National Accord said it was dealing with 'the consequences of the cowardly suicide attack' after the health ministry put the toll at 11 dead and two wounded. (Photo: File | Representational)

Libya: 11 dead in suicide attack on national election commission

Eyewitnesses earlier said shots were heard and black smoke could be seen rising from the headquarters of the national election commission.

02 May 2018 7:52 PM

Police closed down a street in southern Brussels in a major security operation involving specialist armed units on Thursday after a report of a possible murder. (Representational Image)

Brussels on alert amid reports of gunman, police say no terrorist attack

Brussels is still on alert after suicide bombers killed 32 people at the airport and on the metro in March 2016.

22 Feb 2018 8:10 PM

5 army men, 11 others were injured, besides 3 Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists were killed in the two-day gunbattle, following the terror attack on the military camp on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Jammu Army camp attack: Injured pregnant woman delivers baby girl

Rifleman Nazir Ahmed and his pregnant wife were injured in the firing by the terrorists and were shifted to Military Hospital at Satwari.

11 Feb 2018 8:16 PM

Leaders from the BJP, the Congress and other parties came together along with Prime Minister Modi to pay tribute. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Parliamentary attack anniversary: Modi, Manmohan Singh pay tribute

On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed terrorists belonging to terror outfit LeT and JeM opened fire at the Parliament House.

13 Dec 2017 12:23 PM

India had carried out surgical strikes at seven terror launch pads across the LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, 2016 with the Army inflicting significant casualties on terrorists who were preparing to infiltrate from the PoK. (Photo: Representational Image | File)

Surgical strike were ‘just another operation’: Special paratrooper

The captain-rank officer of the 4th unit of the special forces said the strikes were 'designed and planned' to send a 'message' to Pakistan.

09 Dec 2017 12:43 PM

British PM Theresa May’s spokesman said Britain had thwarted nine plots in the last 12 months. (Photo: AP/File)

UK police thwart plot to assassinate British PM Theresa May

The police believes there was a plan to launch an explosive device at Downing Street and, in the chaos that ensued, attack and kill May.

06 Dec 2017 10:08 AM

The high-level meeting will take place at 11:30 a.m. (Photo: AP)

Amid Srinagar terror attack, Rajnath calls for high-level meet to discuss Kashmir issue

Earlier on Tuesday, a group of terrorists attacked a BSF camp near Srinagar airport.

03 Oct 2017 11:01 AM

The attack was retaliated and terrorists are holed up inside a building inside the campus. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

1 jawan killed as terrorists attack BSF camp near Srinagar airport

At least four terrorists barged into the BSF 182 battalion campus at 4:30 am and are holed up inside a building at the camp.

03 Oct 2017 7:46 AM

While the head constable lost his life, another jawan was injured in the attack. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Sashastra Seema Bal jawan dies in terrorist attack in J&K's Banihal

Terrorists on Wednesday attacked on a party of 14 battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal near Ramban.

20 Sep 2017 9:23 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

Tariq Bhat of Hizbul Mujahideen. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Shopian encounter: 1 terrorist dead, 1 surrenders, as security forces surrounds other

The killed terrorist has been identified as Tariq Bhat of Hizbul Mujahideen.

10 Sep 2017 2:38 PM

In Douentza, MINUSMA said a group of attackers fired on a UN camp from an adjacent hill and Malian troops returned fire. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Gunmen attack UN base in Mali killing 7 people

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, also called that incident a terrorist attack.

15 Aug 2017 11:07 AM

Security person stand guard after militants opened fire on the Amarnath Yatra in which some pilgrims were killed in Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)

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In the past year and a half, terrorists have been targeting the camps of the armed forces, whether in Pathankot in January 2016 or in Uri.

12 Jul 2017 2:25 AM

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and ordered enhanced security for Amarnath pilgrimage. (Photo: PTI)

Amarnath terror attack: Rajnath reviews security situation; NSA briefs Modi

The home minister directed the officials to ensure enhanced security for the pilgrims.

11 Jul 2017 2:53 PM

Mumbai 1993 blasts mastermind Mustafa Dossa (Photo: PTI)

1993 Mumbai blasts: CBI seeks death sentence for Dossa, Feroz Abdul

As many as 257 people were killed in the coordinated blasts that ripped through the city on March 12, 1993.

28 Jun 2017 9:49 AM

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police said that the Army retaliated to the fire promptly and thus was able to liquidate the terrorists without losses on the Indian side. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Efforts to identify terrorists of Bandipora attack are underway: J&K police

It was the alertness and bravery of our troops which stopped these terrorists from entering the campus by gunning them down, the DGP said

05 Jun 2017 1:08 PM

'Pakistan's pursuit of tactical nuclear weapons potentially lowers the threshold for their use,' Coats warned. (Photo: AFP/Representational Image)

Pak-based terror groups plan to attack India, Afghanistan: US

Coats said increasing numbers of cross-firing along the LoC might aggravate the risk of unintended escalation between the two countries.

12 May 2017 9:26 AM

The mortal remains of Captain Ayush Yadav, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Kashmir's Kupwara district, were cremated in Kanpur with full military honours on Saturday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Capt Ayush, killed in Kupwara attack, cremated with full honours

From the captain's home, his mortal remains were taken to Sidhnath Ghat where he was cremated with full military honours, Singh said.

29 Apr 2017 3:57 PM

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