SIMI operative, accused in 2008 serial blast, nabbed from Karnataka
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested an alleged SIMI operative, who was wanted in the 2008 serial bomb blasts in the city, from Belgam in Karnataka.
Jun 20, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
Attack on minorities: Over 1 lakh Bangladesh clerics issue fatwa against extremism
Over 100,000 Islamic scholars and clerics in Bangladesh on Saturday issued a fatwa against violent extremism in the light of brutal attacks by Islamists on minorities and secular writers in the Muslim-majority nation.
Jun 18, 2016, 21:53 PM IST
Shiv Sena asks Muslims brothers to join fight against ISIS
Days after the latest ISIS video showed Indian Jihadis in its ranks warning to avenge purported atrocities on Muslims in India, the Shiv Sena on Monday dubbed the issue as extremely 'serious' and asked the Muslims to come forward in the fight against the dreaded extremist Islamic organization.
May 23, 2016, 15:37 PM IST
We support retributive justice for war crimes in Bangladesh: India on Nizami's hanging
Reacting to execution of top Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, India today said it was supportive of the judicial process to ensure justice in war crimes committed during the movement for the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
May 12, 2016, 22:24 PM IST
Philippine militants release four Indonesian sailors
Four Indonesian sailors kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants in the strife-torn southern Philippines were released Wednesday, the second group of Indonesian hostages to be freed this month.
May 11, 2016, 19:02 PM IST
Fire ravages Muslim prayer hall in Corsica, criminal attack suspected
A Muslim prayer hall in the French island of Corsica was ravaged by fire today in what prosecutors said was probably a criminal attack.
Apr 30, 2016, 18:03 PM IST
Derogatory remarks against Prophet: ISIS takes credit for hacking Hindu tailor to death in Bangladesh
At least two assailants hacked a Hindu tailor to death in central Bangladesh on Saturday, police said, amid a rise in attacks on religious minorities by extremist groups in the Muslim-majority nation.
Apr 30, 2016, 17:47 PM IST
'Devastating' Islamist violence is uniting Christians: Pope
Today, the Pope said the Ethiopian church "had been a church of martyrs since its inception”.
Feb 29, 2016, 21:07 PM IST
UK spies hunt ISIS suspect who joined Linkedin
Security services in the UK are hot on the heels of a British Islamic State (ISIS) terror suspect in Turkey after he mistakenly disclosed his whereabouts by joining the Linkedin professional network.
Feb 14, 2016, 14:35 PM IST
Suicide bombers kill 32 in north Cameroon market
Thirty-two people were killed on Monday when at least three suicide bombers blew themselves up at a market in northern Cameroon, a region often targeted by Nigeria`s Boko Haram, officials said.
Jan 26, 2016, 09:55 AM IST
Hamas bans Gaza New Year's eve parties
Islamist group Hamas has banned public New Year`s Eve parties in the Gaza Strip because they offend the territory's values and religious traditions, police said on Wednesday.
Dec 30, 2015, 20:52 PM IST
Afghan leader promises parliamentary election next year
Afghanistan`s President Ashraf Ghani pledged on Tuesday to hold promised parliamentary and district council elections next year, as he sought to calm growing political turmoil that has hindered his government`s fight against the Taliban insurgency.
Dec 29, 2015, 20:05 PM IST
`Islamist` shot dead after stabbing German policewoman
An Iraqi man who spent time in jail for membership in an Islamist terrorist group was shot dead by German police Thursday after he stabbed and seriously wounded a policewoman.
Sep 18, 2015, 00:19 AM IST
