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3 terrorists killed in J-K's Baramullah
Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces on Wednesday in Baramullah district of Jammu and Kashmir.The gunfight between the terrorists and security forces broke out earlier today in Binnar top area of the district.This comes a day after security forces gunned down six terrorists, including brother of an IPS officer in two separate encounters in Shopian and Budgam districts of the state.
Punjab's tableau to highlight Jallianwala Bagh massacre during R-Day Parade
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, that took place on Baisakhi day in 1919, will be the theme of the official tableau of Punjab for the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, a senior official said on Wednesday. It will be the third time in a row that Punjab's tableau will appear during the Republic Day Parade. The 'trailer' portion of the tableau will show the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy with depiction of people running helter-skelter for safety while the 'tractor' portion of the tableau will display a replica of the memorial built to commemorate the sacrifice of the martyrs, the official said. The important part of the section would be the solitary well into which many people jumped to escape the bullets, official added. Troops of the British Indian Army, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, had fired on civilians who had gathered at Jallianwala Bagh for a peaceful protest on April 13, 1919 and scores of people had died.
Mastermind of military base attack killed: Afghan intelligence agency
A Taliban commander, believed to be the mastermind of a deadly attack on a military base in Afghanistan that killed and injured a large number of troops earlier this week, has been brought down by security forces in an airstrike, the country's intelligence agency said on Wednesday.
Three militants killed in encounter in J-K's Baramulla
Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Binner area of the district following information about presence of militants in the area, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into a gun battle after the militants opened fire on the security forces. Three militants were killed in the operation, the official said, adding that weapons and other incriminating material were recovered from the spot. The identity and group affiliation of the slain ultras was being ascertained, he said.
Afghan forces kill 'mastermind' of Taliban attack on security forces camp
Afghan security forces have killed the Taliban commander who masterminded Monday's deadly suicide attack on a security forces camp that killed scores in Wardak province, a media report said."Commander Noman, the mastermind of Wardak attack, was killed in an air strike in Maidan Shahr district of the province along with seven other terrorists," Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement on Wednesday, Tolo News reported.The militant was reportedly killed along with seven other "terrorists" in an air strike on Tuesday night in the province, NDS said.The other members of the terrorist network will be tracked down and eliminated, Tolo News quoted the statement as saying.The Taliban has not yet commented about the NDS' claim.Monday's attack left 36 NDS personnel dead at a training center in Maidan Shahr, the capital of Wardak province.A suicide bomber detonated a Humvee laden with explosives close to the centre and then four other militants exchanged gunfire ...
Chinese cement firm to set up plant in Sri Lanka's Hambantota
A Chinese firm is to set up a cement plant in Hambantota where Beijing already controls the strategic port, in an indication of China's increasing footprint in Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade, Nalin Bandara, said the Chinese firm would set up its plant in the Hambantota Export Processing Zone, and added that this is the first time a Chinese cement company is entering the local market directly, Lanka Business Online reported."This Chinese company would mainly concentrate on the Sri Lankan market," Bandara said."Even though, we have many manufacturers, almost 55 percent of the local consumption is imported. Therefore, there is an opportunity for a new manufacturer to market cement locally."He said that land allocation and environmental assessment for the cement plant have been completed, and the plant is expected to start production in May 2020.The Chinese company is expected to source 40 percent of raw material locally and intends
M777, K-9 Vajra ultra light howitzers to be new entrants into R-Day parade: Major General Rajpal Poonia
Chief of Staff, Delhi Area, and Deputy Parade Commander Major General Rajpal Poonia on Wednesday said that M777 and K-9 Vajra ultra light howitzers will be the new entrants into the Republic Day parade along with the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) missile of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).The M777 A2 Ultra Light Howitzer weighing 4.5 tonnes and has a range of 30 kilometres. It was inducted into the Indian Army in November 2018 and can be used in both plain and hilly terrains.Meanwhile, the K9 Vajra-T which has a range of 38 kilometres, has been supplied by L&T in partnership with a South Korean firm.Elaborating about the Republic Day programme on January 26, Poonia said: "Many lady officers are leading contingents and Nari Shakti would be the great displayer and attraction of this year's parade. In terms of participation in the parade, the number of women armed forces is the highest this time."Poonia further said that four former INA soldiers
Vijayan travels in convoy of 28 vehicles: Congress
The Congress on Wednesday slammed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for travelling in a convoy of 28 vehicles including an ambulance.
Goa Police traffic sentinel assaulted by mob
Yet another traffic sentinel, a volunteer appointed by the Goa traffic police to report traffic violations, became a victim of mob assault on Wednesday.
Kurd-led forces overrun last IS-held village in Syria: monitor
Kurdish-led fighters overran the last village held by the Islamic State group in Syria on Wednesday, confining its once vast cross-border "caliphate" to two small hamlets, a war monitor said. It is the culmination of a broad offensive launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces last September with US-led coalition support in which they have reduced the jihadists' last enclave on the north bank of the Euphrates valley near the Iraqi border to a tiny rump. The capture of the village of Baghouz leaves the few remaining diehard IS fighters holed up in scattered homesteads among the irrigated fields and orchards on the north bank of the Euphrates Valley. "Search operations are continuing in Baghouz to find any IS fighters who are still hiding," the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. "The SDF will now have to push on into the farmland around Baghouz." "Around 4,900 people, mostly women and children but including 470 IS fighters, have fled
Planner of military base attack killed: Afghan intelligence agency
Afghan security forces have killed the mastermind of the deadly bombing on a military base in eastern Afghanistan that took place earlier this week, the country's intelligence agency said on Wednesday.
Abdullah slams Taliban for ignoring calls to participate in peace talks
Afghanistan's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has hit out at the Taliban for its lackadaisical attitude towards the peace talks initiated by the Afghan government.Hitting out at the group's hardline approach towards the Afghan government, Abdullah clarified that the people of the country were not in favour of the Taliban's style of governance or to see them back in power."Taliban are asking for Islamic Emirate which is a different type of ruling, like the religious scholars, are getting together and appointing an Amir (Emire) so everybody could be obedient to that type of system while we embarked upon a different system," TOLOnews quoted Abdullah as saying while participating in a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.He underlined that despite repeated calls for Taliban to participate in the Afghan-led peace process, they did not pay heed and has been one of the key obstacles affecting the peace talks by the Afghan government in a bid to end
China's PLA conducts mock missile strike
China's People's Liberation Army has carried out a mock intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) strike mission from an underground bunker at an undisclosed location.
Nine held in Maha for links with ISIS, plotting attacks
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested eight men and detained a minor boy from Thane and Aurangabad for allegedly planning terror attacks at "various places" after being inspired by banned outfit ISIS, police said Wednesday. They were nabbed by ATS teams over the last two days, an ATS official said. "These people had created a terrorist gang inspired by the ISIS and were planning attacks at various places," he said, but did not elaborate further. "However, before the gang could carry out any terror activity, the Maharashtra ATS arrested them. The gang was collecting explosive material to carry out terror acts," he further said. Among the nine apprehended, one is a minor, he added. The ATS, acting on specific inputs, kept a watch on the nine suspects for several weeks and gathered relevant information about them before nabbing them, the official said. The arrests followed searches in Amrut Nagar, Kausa, Moti Baug and Almas Colony areas in Thane's Mumbra ...
Odisha celebrates birth anniversaries of Netaji, Surendra Sai
Odisha on Wednesday celebrated the birth anniversaries of freedom fighters Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Veer Surendra Sai.
9 terror suspects detained in Maharashtra
Ahead of Republic Day, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained nine youths suspected of terror links and plans to create criminal disturbances in the state, official sources said here on Wednesday.
PM inaugurates museums on Bose, Jallianwala Bagh in Red Fort complex
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at the iconic Red Fort to mark the leader's 122nd birth anniversary. Modi also inaugurated the Yaad-e-Jallian Museum, (museum on the Jallianwala Bagh and World War I), the Museum on 1857- India's first war of Independence, and Drishyakala-Museum on Indian Art within the Red Fort complex. The museum on Bose and the Indian National Army showcases various artefacts related to Subhash Chandra Bose and INA. The artefacts include wooden chair and sword used by the leader, medals, badges, uniforms and other artefacts related to the INA. A documentary on Bose and the INA will help visitors understand the vision of the freedom fighter. Actor Abhishek Bachchan has lent his voice for the documentary. The Yaad-e-Jallian Museum provides an authentic account of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that took place on April 13, 1919. A replica of the memorial erected at the Jallianwala Bagh has also been placed at the ...
Zimbabwe troops systematically tortured protesters: Rights Group
A government-appointed human rights group in Zimbabwe has accused soldiers of using "systematic torture" in a crackdown on protesters after unrest broke out more than a week ago following a sharp rise in fuel prices.
Venezuela accuses US of trying to engineer coup
Venezuela's vice president accused her US counterpart of "openly calling for a coup d'etat" ahead of a mass street protest announced by the opposition for Wednesday. "Yankee go home! We won't let them interfere in the affairs of the homeland," Delcy Rodriguez said in televised remarks. Her comments came in reaction to American Vice President Mike Pence, who had earlier posted a video on Twitter in which he branded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "a dictator with no legitimate claim to power." "As the good people of Venezuela make your voices heard tomorrow, on behalf of the American people, we say: estamos con ustedes. We are with you," Pence tweeted. Venezuela's Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez accused Pence of having ordered "terrorists" to carry out acts of violence during Wednesday's protest. The row came 24 hours after a group of soldiers rose up against Maduro at a command post in the north of Caracas and published a video on social media calling for the public to ...
Mamata obstructing Ayushman Bharat by gheraoing post offieces: Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of obstructing the implementation of the flagship healthcare programme Ayushman Bharat by laying siege to post offices, sending police officers and MPs and MLAs to snatch the scheme's cards.