142 killed in Yemen mosques bombings, IS claims responsibility
Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 142 people Friday at mosques in the Yemeni capital, in an attack targeting Shiite worshippers including Huthi militiamen. The multiple blasts were among the deadliest attacks.
Para Games mess: SAI says PCI to blame for inadequate facilities to para-athletes
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday blamed the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for the inadequate facilities provided for differently-abled athletes during the recent National Para-Athletic Games, adding that it is the primary duty of a.
What secular order? Madhya Pradesh church attacks make a mockery of Modi.
Bhopal: The revival of attacks on Christian institutions in Madhya Pradesh has created doubts over Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singhs claims to restore secular order in the country. Narendra. Thankachan Jose and police.
Now PM Modi intervenes: Behind the scenes of the VK Singh crisis
First came the intemperate tweets, then came reports that he had offered to resign, followed by a declaration of his loyalty to the government. Over the space of 24 hours, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh has been making media waves for.
as reported at the time in this blog - Springtime of Nations
Northern Mali and the Gates of Hell, Flemish Separatists Gain, Plus Bangsomoro, Jubaland, Zanzibar, Scotland, Nagaland, Brothels in Greenland: The Week in Separatist News, 14-20 October 2012... Three ethnic-Albanian militants in the Republic of Kosovo were arrested October 16th and are ���suspected of being members of a terrorist organisation which claimed responsibility for three attacks on Serbian police,��� in the words of a press release from the European��.
Counter-Insurgency in India - World Affairs Board
Second, it made equally clear that separatist claims would not be tolerated.2 Indeed, the Indian Constitution requires all political candidates and elected officials to swear that they will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of India. When the normal techniques of suppression failed to erode Sikh militancy in the early 1980s, the Indian government experimented with a number of ad hoc counter-insurgency strategies before developing a successful modus��.
Protesters hit the streets after blasts near Lahore churches leave 15 dead
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, Ahsanullah Ahsan, claimed responsibility for the assault in a statement emailed to reporters, and warned, ���There will be more such attacks.��� Afterward, an angry Christian mob blocked a major highway, ransacked a.
Did you know 8 Indian soldiers were killed on Sunday.
. forays into Arunachal Pradesh, a state China lays claim to. Nitin Gokhale is appalled that Indias news managers ignore the North-East. A Naga rebel at the Hebron Camp in Nagaland. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters.
Burma turns hostile to Indian Separatist Groups > TIMES OF.
Of course, the version of ULFA leaders indicates that some kind of confrontations between the Burmese forces and Northeastern militant groups may be going on there. Even the unconfirmed media reports suggested that the��.
The Kuki-Naga Conflict In The Light Of Recent Publications
By the turn of the 1990s, Indias Northeastern region witnessed a proliferation of ethnic insurgent groups vying for different levels of autonomy, ranging from claims for autonomous district councils to redrawing of state boundaries to.. Haokip (2005) seems to overstress the imposition of Nagaland tax, kidnappings and killings of Kukis in the 1970s and 1980s as responsible for the formation of Kuki militant organizations in order to protect themselves from the Nagas.
Charlie Hebdo cartoons are bigoted
Back with a Prophet Mohammed cartoon on its cover, Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, has resolved to take on Islamic fundamentalists, after a terror attack on its office premises in Paris last Wednesday claimed the lives of 10 staff members.
A complete timeline of AIB Knockout: Who said what
Ever since the shows debut on YouTube, every person with a half-decent broadband connection seems to consider it their moral, nay, birthright to comment on the situation. In true Indian fashion, we saw a pile up on the street and we couldnt resist.
Subah-e-Banaras a hit as Assi ghat gets a makeover
The day at the Assi ghat begins at 4.30 a.m. with an aarti to the Sun, followed by yagna, recitation of the Vedas and morning ragas, and ends with a yoga session at 7.30 a.m. ���This event has given a platform to upcoming artists from across India.
United Liberation Front of Assam - forbiddensymbols.com
United Liberation Front of Assam from the category All, Assamese, Militant, Nationalist, Socialist, Terror/Contra-terror, Ultranationalist.. It does not consider itself a secessionist organisation, as it claims that Assam was never a part of India and as a matter of fact the Treaty of Yandaboo was signed in 1826 by General Sir Archibald Campbell on the British side, and by Governor of Legaing. ULFA continues to attempt ambushes and sporadic attacks on government security forces.
���I feel let down by my son���
Tanvir Sheikh, father of Fahad, one of the four youths allegedly recruited by the militant organisation, Islamic State, says the law should take its own course with his son for any crime he may have committed. The National Investigation Agency has.
Baby Review: Akshay is brutal yet funny in Neeraj Pandeys gory film
However, after seeing how the Baby gang go around making a mess ��� cafes in Istanbul are destroyed, hotel rooms in Kathmandu are trashed ��� look tremendously chuffed once theyre done and calmly move on, leaving the government of India to clean up and.
Islamic civil war escalates | Signposts 02
As Syria, Egypt, and now Lebanon burns amid fearsome scenes of another bomb blast outside mosques, undoubtedly connected to the developing civil war in the Middle East between Sunni and Shia Muslims, it is time for the worlds community to pray for a. Four other gunmen were arrested... [14] The NLFT is currently proscribed as a terrorist organization in India... The Taliban-linked militant group TTP Jundullah claimed responsibility within hours of the attack.
Indias Northeast: The Troubles Endure - Analysis - Eurasia.
Assam accounted for 65.59 per cent of overall fatalities (465) across the Northeast in 2014; followed by Meghalaya (76 fatalities); Manipur (54); Nagaland (15); Arunachal Pradesh (nine); Tripura (four); and Mizoram (two). In 2013, Assam had. In the worst incident of civilian killings, at least 69 Adivasis [central Indian tribesman settled in Assam] were killed by NDFB-IKS militants in Sonitpur, Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts on December 23, 2014. NDFB-IKSs strategy��.
Ashutosh confirms clash as Kejriwal, Yadav, Bhushan fight it out: Is AAP.
He charges the trio of engineering the formation of AVAM, the group that accused AAP of getting undeclared funds from others, and claims that the Bhushans not only funded it but also encouraged it.. Bhushan refused to campaign for the party and.
Military History of India: Op Hifazat-II
Suddenly, four ZRA cadres giving a hot chase to the fleeing captive were rained down with bullets by HPC (D) militants waiting in ambush and one Zamkhosuan of the ZRA was killed. Moments later, a large... Sep 05 Times of India: The Apunba Lup, an apex body of 32 organisations spearheading protests for the scrapping of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, called the dawn-to-dusk shutdown to coincide with Patils visit to the state capital Imphal. 81. Sep 07��.
Satyarthis Nobel Peace Prize to be put on display at Rashtrapati Bhavan museum
Visitors to the Rashtrapati Bhavan will now be able to see the Nobel Peace Prize received by child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who dedicated the honour to the nation by presenting his medal to President Pranab Mukherjee here on Wednesday.
BMC goes all out to curb dengue menace
We have carried out rigorous anti-mosquito drives and have scanned more than 24,009 water tanks in the premises of governmental organisations. More than 2,895 water tanks are found to be non-mosquito proof,. He will also be responsible for ensuring.
Nagalim? US interfering in internal affairs of Bharat
(Time of India, October 4, 2003). It is alarming that. Organisations like Naga International Support Centre (NISC) and Naga Vigil are functioning from foreign soil to destabilize India and Muivah and Issac along with their cohorts are dancing to the tune of Americans and Britishers. A person by the name of... On the other hand, the self-styled ULFA supremo claimed responsibility for several explosions and ambushes triggered across the State recently. The Sivasagar��.
India: Persisting Irritants In Arunachal Pradesh - Analysis.
A civilian killing was recorded in the State in 2014, for the first time since October 25, 2007. On that day, three AR troopers and a civilian were killed in an ambush carried out by militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) at a remote jungle in the Tirap District.. On August 31, 2014, State Home Minister Tanga Bylaing disclosed that Tani Land National Liberation Tigers (TLNLT) claimed responsibility for the attack.
Springtime of Nations: War in Gaza, Obama in Myanmar.
On the Palestinian side, Israel claims to have killed 120 Hamas and other Islamist militants in Gaza in what it was calling ���Operation Pillar of Strength,��� seriously damaging���but by no means erasing���their ability to launch rocket attacks on. of the Barotseland Agreement (MOREBA)���have written an open letter to King Liboso Imwiko, warning of the dangers of a power vacuum by writing, ���It is a wise saying that an idea whose time has come cannot be stopped.
Why should Indian leaders negotiate with NSCN-IM.
Dec 15, 1991 Naga tribal guerrillas killed five paramilitary policemen and wounded four others when they ambushed their convoy traveling from Manipurs capital Imphal to the town of Leimatak (presumably in Nagaland)... Apr 22, 1993 The Times of India newspaper carried a report stating that Manipur State government authorities have requested help from the Indian Prime Minister and the Indian Army, in fighting insurgent forces (the Kukis and the NSCN).
Four militant orgnisations claim responsibility for Nagaland ambush
GUWAHATI: The newly floated conglomerate of four militant outfits of northeast - NSCN-K, ULFA-I, NDFB-S and Kamatapur Liberation Organization - has claimed responsibility for killing eight jawans in Nagalands Mon disctrict in the Sunday ambush.
The Naga Insurgency: The Past And The Future
Boxed in by four countries viz., China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan, with only a 22 km wide chicken-neck corridor of Siliguri linking it with mainland India, the region fitted well into the scheme of the colonial rulers to turn into their ���Crown Colony��� under the ���Coupland Plan���.3 It would have... An outlawed Indian militant outfit was allowed to speak and project views at the UN forum on alleged human rights violation and lay claim to a sovereign Nagaland.
Military History of India: Op Rhino-II
Six security personnel sustained serious injuries when militants belonging to the banned ULFA ambushed a team of Indian Reserve Police Battalion in Assams Goalpara district. 2. Jan 02 The. 4. Jan 04 The Assam Tribune: a joint police-CRPF team recovered two M-20 pistols, one 9 mm pistol and 22 rounds of live bullets from a makeshift camp used by suspected ULFA extremists along the Assam-Nagaland border at Koliapani Bahalting under Teok PS. 5. Jan 06��.
Devendra Fadnavis should apologise to Christians if church attackers not held.
Fadnavis will then need to apologise and take moral responsibility of the hate crimes against the Christian community, said former Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam. Earlier in the day, a delegation of various Christian organisations called upon Fadnavis at .
Live: Sunanda Pushkar murder case should be probed without political pressure.
Based on the final medical report from AIIMS that called it a case of unnatural death, Delhi Police Tuesday registered an FIR against unknown people for murder under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code nearly a year after Pushkar was found dead in a .
Bhutans army launched first attack in its history to help India
The Royal Bhutan Army (RBA), is a branch of the armed forces of the Kingdom of Bhutan responsible for maintaining the countrys territorial integrity and sovereignty against security threats. Operation: All Clear During the early 90s, the Indian. The Government of India began exerting diplomatic pressure on the Royal Government to remove the militant presence and offered conducting joint military operations against the militants. The Royal Government preferring a��.