ISIS: News
59% of terrorist attacks in 2017 happened in 5 countries
Almost 59% of all terrorist attacks in 2017 took place in five Asian countries, including India and Pakistan, according to US report.
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Suicide bomber kills at least 5 in Afghanistan
At least five people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up among protesters in eastern Afghanistan, an official said, in the latest violence to hit the country.
Paris Knife attack: 7 people injured, 4 in critical condition
Two British tourists, among seven others, were wounded in Paris after they were attacked by a man carrying a knife and an iron bar, said the police. Four are in critical condition.
Two suspected terrorists of ISIS-linked outfit arrested near Red Fort
The Delhi police arrested two suspected terrorists belonging to a group having allegiance to the ISIS, on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, it has been reported.
Man, who planned PM Theresa May's murder, jailed for life
Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, a 21-year-old ISIS terrorist, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years, for plotting the murder of Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister.
ISIS releases audio message of its leader Baghdadi presumed dead
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive chief of the Islamic State terror group has asked his followers to "patiently persevere" despite the losses they suffered in Iraq and Syria.
One killed, two injured in knife attack near Paris
A man armed with a knife killed one person and seriously injured two others today morning in a town about 30km southwest of Paris, a police source said.
#RaGaInGermany: Unemployment reason behind lynchings, an ISIS reference, and more
Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched an attack at ruling BJP and PM Narendra Modi as he addressed a gathering in Bucerius Summer School, Hamburg, Germany.
Tajikistan: 16 people feared dead in helicopter hard landing
Up to 16 people, including 13 climbers and 3 helicopter crew, were unaccounted for after a hard landing by the helicopter in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Asian country's emergency committee said today.
Iraq sentences French man, German woman to life for IS-membership
An Iraqi court yesterday sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison in the latest punishments handed down for belonging to Islamic State jihadist group.
Agent, who trafficked 39 people to Iraq, still working: Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the agent responsible for trafficking 39 Indians to Iraq, who were abducted and later killed, was still operating his business and urged state women commissions to crackdown against such illegal agents.
Syria: Death toll in IS attacks rises to 250 overnight
The death toll in Islamic State group suicide bombings and shootings in southern Syria rose to nearly 250 overnight, over half of them civilians.
Here's how an Indian undercover officer prevented terror-attack in Delhi
In an unprecedented level of operation, Indian security agencies went 'The Departed' way, infiltrating an Islamic State (IS) ring to thwart a suicide bombing in New Delhi.
Inside British Parliament, Siri 'interrupts' MP, announces results on Syria
The task of digital assistants Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant, is to make our lives easier. But in this case, a minister of British Parliament was left embarrassed when Apple's Siri rudely interrupted his speech.
Afghanistan: 3 beheaded, school torched, IS hand suspected
In what is suspected to be an Islamic State attack, a boys' school was torched and three men beheaded in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday.
Facebook removed 583 million fake accounts during Jan-March 2018
According to Facebook's Community Standards Enforcement Report that has been released for the first time, the company has disabled 583 million fake accounts during the first quarter of 2018.
Paris attack: Trump seeks changes to thought process on terror
US President Donald Trump today said countries must "open their eyes" and change their "thought process" on how to tackle terrorism, following the latest attack linked to the Islamic State in France.
Paris knife-attacker was reserved, quiet, didn't seem like extremist: Friends
The 20-year-old who was gunned down in Paris during a knife attack was a calm and reserved person, and "didn't fit the stereotype" of a jihadist, friends and witnesses said.
Over 50 dead bodies recovered in former ISIS stronghold Raqqa
Over 50 dead bodies were recovered from a mass grave in Raqqa, the former de-facto capital of Islamic State, on Saturday.
Mortal remains of 38 Indians killed in Iraq brought back
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh has landed in Amritsar with the bodies of 38 Indians killed by the ISIS in Iraq four years ago.
VK Singh to bring back bodies of 39-Indians from Iraq
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh today left for Iraq to bring back the mortal remains of the 39 Indians killed in the war-torn country, officials said.
Trump signals withdrawal of US troops from Syria 'very soon'
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the US troops would "be coming out of Syria very soon" as he lamented that America has wasted $7 trillion in wars in the Middle East.
Sushma Swaraj re-tweets Congress poll about her failure
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj re-tweeted a poll started by the Congress.
French officer who swapped places with a hostage passes away
A French police officer who had offered himself to an extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage has succumbed to his injuries and passed away, the French interior ministry said on Saturday.
France shooting: Gunman shoots policeman; hostages taken at a supermarket
A gunman has reportedly shot at a policeman in southwest France before another man took hostages at a supermarket in two separate incidents in the same area on Friday, said security sources.
39 kidnapped Indians shot dead over a year ago: Iraq
Revealing details about the deaths of 39 Indians killed in Mosul, Iraqi officials have confirmed they were shot in the head over a year ago.
ISIS killed 39 Indians: Why was government quiet for 4years?
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday informed the Parliament that 39 Indians, abducted by ISIS terrorists in Iraq, were dead.
'Will believe my brother is dead when MEA contacts me'
Gurpinder Kaur, the sister of one of the 39 Indians killed in Iraq, today said she finds it difficult to believe her brother is no more because External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had assured her for years that he is alive.
All 39 Indian hostages in Iraq dead: Sushma Swaraj
After years of uncertainty about the fate of 39 Indians abducted by the Islamic State in Iraq in 2014, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has confirmed they are dead.
Youth's radicalization, the most challenging problem in world: Home Minister
Addressing the fourth counter-terrorism conference titled "Changing Contours of Global Terror", Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that radicalization of the populace, particularly youths, is one of the most challenging problems the world is facing currently.
Afghan national who helped recruit Kalyan youths for ISIS killed
An Afghan national who helped four Kalyan youths join ISIS was shot dead in an encounter in Kabul last May, his wife's relative has confirmed.
One killed, several injured in Kabul blast
A blast in Kabul this morning has killed at least one and injured four, the Afghan government said.
ISIS-linked Indian-origin woman, partner held in British couple abduction case
A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman and her partner, both allegedly linked to the ISIS terror group, have been arrested on charges of abducting a British couple, said South African special police unit Hawks.
#SyriaWar: UNSC unanimously votes for 30-day ceasefire in war-torn country
The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted in favor of a resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in war-torn Syria without delay.
UP Shia Waqf Board: Against Ram temple? Go to Pakistan
With the SC scheduled to hear the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute from February 8, the issue has again started getting mileage with explosive statements and claims.
Indian-origin ISIS terrorist designated 'global terrorist' by US
Indian-origin Islamic State terrorist Siddhartha Dhar aka Abu Rumaysah has been designated a global terrorist by the US, along with Belgian-Moroccan citizen Abdelatif Gaini.
Twin bomb attacks in Baghdad kill at least 35
At least 35 people were killed in double suicide bombings in Tayaran Square in Baghdad, the second attack in three days.
#ThatWas2017: A year of trains' derailments, mismanagement and misery
India will remember 2017 as the year of major train mishaps.
Kabul: Suicide blast targeting Shia center, news office kills 40
At least 40 people were killed and 30 injured in a suicide blast close to the offices of a Shia cultural center and the Afghan Voice news agency in Kabul.