UK’s Labour Party hit by ‘cyber-attack’
London, Nov 12 (IANS) The UK’s opposition Labour Party has revealed it became the target of a “large-scale and sophisticated cyber-attack” on its digital platforms, …
Conservatives increase attack on Labour spending plans
London, Nov 12 (IANS) The UK’s ruling Conservatives have launched a fresh attack on what they said were the opposition Labour Party’s “reckless” spending plans, …
Air pollution in India linked to heart attack, stroke
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Researchers conducting a study in a periurban area in southern India have found that air pollution in the country is …
NCW wants inquiry into attack on DCP at Tis Hazari
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma on Friday wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik demanding an inquiry into …
UN condemns deadly attack in Burkina Faso
United Nations, Nov 8 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on a convoy of a mining company in Burkina Faso that …
CRPF constable dies in Maoist attack
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Nov 7 (IANS) A CRPF constable was killed in a gun battle between Maoists and a joint team of security forces here early …
15 killed, 4 hurt in insurgent attack in Thailand
Bangkok, Nov 6 (IANS) Suspected insurgents killed at least 15 people and wounded four others in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south, police said on Wednesday. Media reports …
Odisha IPS Association condemns attack on Delhi cops
Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (IANS) The IPS Association, Odisha on Tuesday condemned the violent attack on Delhi Police personnel by advocates in various courts in the …
Casillas returns to training six months after heart attack
Lisbon, Nov 5 (IANS) Former Spanish captain Iker Casillas has returned to training with his club Porto for the first time since suffering a heart …
5 US citizens killed in grisly Mexico attack
Mexico City, Nov 5 (IANS) At least five US citizens — a mother and four children — have been killed in a violent attack by …
BJP launches attack on Rahul’s RCEP barb
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The BJP on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he targeted the government on the …
Srinagar grenade attack: Civilian killed, over dozen injured
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) One civilian was killed and over a dozen others injured on Monday when militants hurled a grenade at the busy Amira …
HK police condemn knife attack that injured 5 people
Hong Kong, Nov 4 (IANS) Police in Hong Kong on Monday condemned a knife attack that took place the previous night at a mall leaving …
Cong demands Amit Shah’s apology for attack on advocates
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday criticised Delhi Police for their action against advocates in the Tis Hazari court complex in the …
53 soldiers killed in Mali militant attack
Bamako, Nov 2 (IANS) At least 53 soldiers have been killed in a militant attack on a military post in Mali, the government said on …
Pollution can cause heart attack, reproductive disorder: Doctors
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) With pollution rising to severe levels in the national capital, doctors have warned of a number of ill-effects on the …
3 Pakistanis among 6 guilty for 2008 attack on CRPF camp
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 1 (IANS) The court of the additional district judge in Rampur on Friday convicted six of the eight accused in the …
Mamata demands strong probe in Kulgam terror attack
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) Demanding a ‘strong investigation’ to find out the “truth” regarding the killing of five workers from West Bengal in Jammu and …
Politics of ‘Bengaliness’ breaks out after Kulgam attack
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) Within hours after the Kulgam attack on Tuesday that killed five labourers from West Bengal working in Kashmir, politics of a …
Facebook sues Israeli firm for cyber attack on WhatsApp
San Francisco, Oct 30 (IANS) Facebook has sued an Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, saying it targeted 1,400 WhatsApp users, including respected members of the …
Kudankulam N-unit was not subject to cyber attack: NPCIL
Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) India’s atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) on Tuesday termed as false the information on social …
2 Britons injured in Australia shark attack
Canberra, Oct 29 (IANS) Two British tourists have been seriously injured in a shark attack on Tuesday at a popular holiday spot in Australia. The …
19 civilians injured in Sopore terror attack, six critical
Srinagar/New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) At least 19 people have been injured in the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore and the condition of …
8 injured in grenade attack in Sopore, J&K
Srinagar, Oct 28 (IANS) Militants hurled a grenade on civilians at a bus stand in Sopore, north Kashmir on Monday afternoon. 6 civilians sustained injuries, …
Hackers attack Johannesburg’s systems, services down
Johannesburg, Oct 27 (IANS) The city of Johannesburg has shut its website and billing systems after hackers hit the inner-systems of the municipality. A group, …
One soldier killed, five injured in Kurdish attack in Syria
Ankara, Oct 27 (IANS) A Turkish soldier was killed and five others sustained injuries in an attack by the Syrian Kurdish group in northern Syria, …
Ex-Punjab BJP chief dies of heart attack
Chandigarh, Oct 27 (IANS) Punjab’s former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Kamal Sharma died due of a heart attack in Ferozepur city on Sunday, family …
Sharif suffers angina attack: Doctor
Lahore, Oct 26 (IANS) Nawaz Sharif suffered an angina attack on Saturday while undergoing treatment at a Lahore hospital, a doctor said, while dismissing reports …
Ex-DU professor Geelani, held in Parliament attack case, dies
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Former Delhi University professor S. A. R. Geelani, who was arrested in connection with the Parliament attack case, on Thursday …
Two Punjab truckers killed in militant attack in J&K
Kashmir, Oct 24 (IANS) Militants targeted non-local truck drivers in Chitragam Zainapora of Shopian district in South Kashmir killing two truckers, sources said here on …
US attack threat only a bluff: Iran
Tehran, Oct 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s recent threat of a possible military attack on Iran is nothing but a “bluff”, Iranian Defence Minister …
Trump withdraws sanctions on Turkey over attack in northern Syria
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) Declaring “let someone else fight over this long-bloodstained sand,” US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that there will be …
After reptiles, Pak singer threatens Modi with suicide attack
Lahore, Oct 23 (IANS) After threatening to unleash reptiles on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir, Pakistani pop singer Rabi …
Two Iraqi police generals killed in militant attack
Baghdad, Oct 23 (IANS) A general commander of an Iraqi police division was killed alongside five of his men, including a brigadier general, in an …
Protesting Jamia students allege attack by ‘hired goons’
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Several students of Jamia Millia Islamia University on Tuesday alleged that they were attacked by ‘hired goons’ when they were …
UN Security Council condemns mosque attack in Afghanistan
United Nations, Oct 22 (IANS) The UN Security Council has strongly condemned Friday’s terrorist attack inside a mosque in Afghanistan. According to Xinhua news agency, …
Four policemen killed in IS attack at Iraqi oilfield
Baghdad, Oct 22 (IANS) Four policemen were killed and five others wounded in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s central province of …
China makes veiled attack on US
Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS) China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on Monday made a veiled attack on the US for its alleged interference in the internal …
Russian hackers piggybacked on Iranian groups to attack others
London, Oct 21 (IANS) In a bizarre case of cyberattacks, Russian hackers first targeted Iran-based groups and acquired their tools and infrastructure to conduct attacks …
Army destroys 4 terror launch pads in PoK in retaliatory attack
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Indian Army on Sunday destroyed four terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), killing at least four Pakistani soldiers, …