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Iran arrests 4 suspects in Chabahar suicide bombing
Four persons suspected of being involved in Thursday's deadly attack in Iran's port city of Chabahar have been arrested on Saturday, an official said.
Entire world knows Pak link to 26/11: Gen Rawat
Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat Saturday said the international community knew about the role of Pakistani terrorists in the Mumbai terror attack and that India did not want anyone's acknowledgement about it. The Army chief's comments came when asked about reported remarks of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that the 2008 Mumbai attack was "an act of terrorism" and that resolving the case was in Pakistan's interest. Khan's comments during a media interview was seen as an indirect acknowledgement of involvement of Pakistani terrorists in the attack. "International community knows who did it...but even without it, we knew who did it," Gen. Rawat said on the sidelines of an event when asked about Khan's reported comments. The Army chief, however, said acceptance by Pakistan about the 26/11 terror attack was good. He further said, "We know who did it. I don't think we have to get anymore statement from anybody." Asked about comments by former Northern Army Commander Lt General (retd) D S ...
Barricades burn as new 'yellow vest' protests hit Paris
- rench "yellow vest" demonstrators clashed with riot police in Paris on Saturday in the latest round of protests against President Emmanuel Macron, but the city appeared to be escaping the large-scale destruction of a week earlier due to heavy security. Armoured vehicles rolled through central Paris as protesters, clad in their emblematic luminous safety jackets, threw rocks at police and set fire to barricades. Shouts of "Macron, resign" mingled with tear gas on the famous Champs-Elysees avenue, and thick plumes of black smoke from fires rose high into the sky. Several cars were set alight. But the pockets of violence were a far cry from the destruction and looting of a week earlier, when some 200 cars were torched in the worst rioting in Paris in decades. The government had vowed "zero tolerance" for anarchist, far-right or other trouble-makers seeking to wreak further havoc at protests that have sparked the deepest crisis of Macron's presidency. Police reinforcements were boosted .
Five security men injured in gunfight in Srinagar
Five security men were injured on Saturday in an ongoing gunfight between militants and security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
Taliban offensives are planned, executed in Afghan neighborhood: India in UN
Promising solidarity with Afghanistan in resolving the Taliban insurgency, India has claimed that the Taliban offensives are planned and launched by terrorists harbored in safe havens in the neighborhood of Afghanistan, which for years, have provided safety for the dark agendas of ideologically and operationally-fused terror networks like the Taliban, Haqqani network, Daesh, Al-Qaeda and its proscribed affiliates such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.In addition to this, India reiterated its support for an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled inclusive peace and reconciliation process which promotes and protects unity, sovereignty, democracy, inclusiveness, and prosperity of Afghanistan. Any meaningful progress towards sustainable peace requires cessation of terrorist violence, renunciation of links with international terrorism, respect for rights of common Afghan people, especially the women, the children, and minorities.Speaking on "The Situation in Afghanistan"
Clash after badminton match, two arrested
An altercation over a badminton match snowballed into a clash between two groups at Muchibazar area in the city and two persons have been arrested in connection with it on Saturday, police said. Search is on for the others named in the FIR lodged by the police in the incident. Police said the altercation over the badminton match took place on Friday night and led to the clash between the two groups. While one group ransacked several shops and houses immediately after the incident, another group retaliated the next morning. Several shops were ransacked and a house used for ceremonies and social functions and a godown were vandalised on Saturday morning, he said. While locals blockaded a nearby road demanding the arrest of the culprits, the area's Trinamool Congress MLA Sadhan Pandey, who is also a state minister went to the area and urged the warring sides to restore peace.
Intelligence was passed on to Centre just before Kargil conflict: AS Dulat
Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat on Saturday said the "intelligence reports pointing to the intrusion of Kargil heights were submitted to the Central government just ahead of the Kargil conflict.'Participating in a discussion on 'Wisdom of Spies' at the Military Literature Festival here, Dulat said, "The intelligence reports were shared with the Centre with all the pointers gathered by the Army before the war started."Dulat, who was with the Intelligence Bureau at the time of the Kargil conflict, said the vital information was shared with then Union Home Minister LK Advani, who was also holding the charge of Deputy Prime Minister.Earlier, Lt Gen Kamal Davar highlighted the importance of putting all the three defence wings physically under one unified command, with convergence in decision making ensured. Cautioning against the current trend of NSA being the 'Intelligence Czar' of the country, Davar said it was one thing to have information but totally another to ..
Defence experts stress for openness in military matters
To ensure better interface between the public and the armed forces, various defence experts on Saturday emphasised the need to bring far more openness in military matters to mobilise public opinion in the larger interest of national security. They were also of the opinion that there should be no politicisation of the defence forces, which was gradually creeping into the system. These views were expressed by the experts during an interactive session on 'Valour, History, Politics and Media' on the second day of Military Literature Festival-2018 here, a Punjab government release said. The discussions were mainly focused on the role of cinema and media in highlighting the heroic deeds of armed forces, the release said. The penalists included Lt Gen (retd) N S Brar, Lt General (retd) T S Shergill. The defence experts also underscored the need to have direct connect between common masses and armed forces to realise the hardships faced by the army personal and their 24X7 arduous nature of ...
Gunfight on outskirts of Srinagar
A gunfight started on Saturday evening between militants and security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
Defence experts bat for direct connect between public and armed forces
To ensure better interface between the public and the armed forces, various defence experts on Saturday emphasised the need to bring far more openness in defence matters to mobilise public opinion in the larger interest of national security.Sharing their views during an interactive session on 'Valour, History, Politics and Media' with eminent columnist Vir Sanghvi on the second day of Military Literature Festival-2018 here at the Lake Club on Saturday, they were also of the opinion that there should no politicisation of the defence forces, which was gradually creeping into the system.The penalists included Lt Gen (Retd) N S Brar, Lt General (Retd) T S Shergill, UK based Brig. Justin Maciejewski, NDTV channel head Arati Singh, besides Actors Sonu Sood and Gurmeet Chaudhary.Lt Gen (Retd) T S Shergill that the media should play a pro-active role in boosting the morale of the armed forces to enable them to discharge their duties diligently with a sense of utmost professional commitment to
Encounter breaks out on Srinagar's outskirts
An encounter broke out Saturday between militants and security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar - the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the evening near the Srinagar-Bandipora road in Mujgund area on the city's outskirts, a police official said. As the forces were conducting searches, the militants fired upon them, he said. The forces retaliated, ensuing an encounter, the official said. He said the gunfight was going on and further details were awaited.
70 arrested in Brussels during 'yellow vest' protest
Around 70 people were arrested Saturday in the Belgian capital Brussels during copycat "yellow vest" demonstrations rocking neighbouring France, police said. The area housing European institutions including the offices of the European Commission and the European Parliament was sealed off as a precautionary measure. Police put up barricades there and both vehicles and pedestrians were denied access. The protesters gathered in two districts of the city - Arts Lois and Porte de Namur - but there were no incidents of violence. "There have been around 70 arrests following checks carried out as a preventive measure," Brussels police spokeswoman Ilse Van De Keere told AFP. According to Belga news agency, young protesters blocked a highway linking Brussels to the town of Rekkem in Flanders, located near the French border. They also put up a barricade near the Franco-Belgian border close to Adinkerque, Belga said. The "yellow vest" movement in France originally started as a protest about ...
Naxals kill ex-rebel who was deputy sarpanch in Chhattisgarh
Naxals have killed a former rebel who became deputy sarpanch of his village after surrendering to the authorities in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district two years ago, police said Saturday. Manku Potai was shot dead by ultras late in the night on December 6 on the outskirts of his village, Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla told PTI. The 39-year-old was active as a Maoist militia member and had surrendered before the police in 2016, Shukla said. "Potai was shot in his head from point-blank range that left him dead on the spot on the outskirts of his village Kalepal under Benoor police station limits," he said. As per preliminary information, Naxals had called Potai to the forest adjacent to his village, located around 350km from the state capital Raipur, Thursday night, he said. After hearing the sound of bullets, villagers rushed to the spot and found Potai lying in a pool of blood, he said. Naxals fled the spot after committing the crime, the police ...
French police use tear gas on protesters as tensions rise
Tension flared in the French capital on Saturday as the police clashed with the so called "yellow vest" protesters, using tear gas in an attempt to disperse them.
Official: Roadside bombing kills 3 civilians in Afghanistan
An Afghan official says at least three civilians were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in western Herat province. Gelani Farhad, provincial governor's spokesman, says the three who were from the same family were killed Saturday morning in Guzra district. No one immediately claimed the attack, but Farhad blamed Taliban insurgents who are active in the area. In eastern Nangarhar province, three members of the Islamic State group were arrested during a military operation in Bahsud district, said Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor. Both Taliban and Islamic State militants are active in eastern Afghanistan, especially in Nangarhar province. There was no immediate statement from the Islamic State group.
Gen Rawat snubs Imran's 'Mumbai attack' remark, says 'India knew Pak was behind it'
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday said that India knew the role of Pakistan in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, which left scores of people dead and injured, asserting that India did not need anyone endorsing the complicity of Islamabad in the ghastly act.Speaking to ANI, General Rawat said, "We know who did it (the 2008 Mumbai terror attack). I don't think we have to get anymore statement from anybody. The international community knows who did it."General Rawat was responding to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement in which he tacitly acknowledged his country's hand in the Mumbai terror attack.The Army Chief, however, hailed Khan's statement saying that "acceptance is good."The Pakistan Prime Minister, in an interview to The Washington Post, his first to a foreign publication, said that his country wants "something done about the bombers of Mumbai," while tacitly acknowledging that the attack of November 2008 originated from the Pakistani soil.Khan, who has spoken ...
Ex-militant killed in Manipur
A former member of the banned Lamphel group of Kangleipak Communist Party, who had laid down his arms last year, was gunned down here early on Saturday while taking a morning walk, police said.
Papua massacre shines light on forgotten conflict
The recent massacre of civilian workers by separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua province has cast a spotlight on one of the world's longest-running insurgencies, with no end to the bloody conflict in sight. The killings are a marked escalation from decades of mostly sporadic skirmishes between poorly armed and disorganised guerrillas and a powerful Indonesian military accused of gross human rights abuses against civilians. Some 16 employees of a state-owned contractor were murdered at a remote jungle work camp on Sunday with at least three more workers still missing. They were building bridges and roads in a major infrastructure push for Indonesia's most impoverished region, but rebels claimed they were legitimate targets, raising concerns that the independence struggle has taken a dangerous new turn. "There has never been an attack of this type of scale by separatist guerrillas," said Damien Kingsbury, professor of international politics at Australia's Deakin ...
427 cadets pass out from Indian Military Academy
A total of 427 gentlemen cadets, including 80 from seven friendly countries, took part on Saturday in a colourful Passing Out Parade at the end of their training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA). The parade was held at the Chetwode drill square in front of Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Devraj Anbu to mark the successful completion of their autumn course. Chief Reviewing Officer Lt Gen Anbu congratulated the cadets on the completion of their training. He said it was a matter of great honour for him to address the cadets on this occasion at an institution where he himself participated in a parade as a young cadet many years ago. This year 53 cadets were from Uttar Pradesh followed by 51 from Haryana, 36 from Bihar, 26 from Uttarakhand, 25 from Delhi, 20 from Maharashtra , 15 from Himachal Pradesh, 14 from Punjab, 12 from Jammu and Kashmir, 10 from Madhya Pradesh and eight from West Bengal. The 80 foreign gentlemen cadets who passed out of the academy on Saturday represented seven .
Over 230 militants killed in J&K in 2018; dip in stone pelting: Officials
Security forces have eliminated over 230 militants in Jammu and Kashmir this year so far, while there has been a dip in injuries caused due to stone pelting, officials said Saturday. As many as 51 terrorists were killed in the 80-day period from June 25 to September 14, while 85 terrorists were killed between September 15 and December 5, an official said. A total of 232 militants have been killed so far this year, while 240 militants, including foreigners, are active in the Kashmir Valley, the official said. Eight people, including security personnel, were killed and 216 others, including security personnel, received injuries between June 25 and September 14 this year. In the subsequent 80 days -- from September 15 to December 5 -- just two people were killed and 170 others received injuries during stone pelting incidents, the official said. There has been a marked improvement in the security scenario in the Kashmir Valley ever since the imposition of Governor's rule on June 19 when ..