Beirut, Nov 18 (IANS) An Israeli airstrike targetted Mar Elias, a densely-populated neighbourhood in Beirut, Lebanon, local media reported.
Jammu, Nov 17 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha, has said that the focus of the security forces should be the complete elimination of the terror ecosystem.
Imphal, Nov 17 (IANS) The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an apex body of the Meitei community, has given a 24-hour ultimatum to the Centre and the state government of 24 hours to take "decisive action" against armed groups or face public anger, as violent protests continued in the Valley districts and the houses of several ministers and MLAs were attacked by mobs.
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Tension has erupted in Beldanga in West Bengal's Murshidabad following clashes between two groups of people as a result of which train services were disrupted in the area for some time.
Jammu, Nov 17 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha is chairing a high-level security meeting on Sunday in Jammu to review the security scenario in the union territory following the recent attacks by the terrorists.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) As fresh incidents of rioting and bloodshed continue in Manipur, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the violence-hit state and also "work towards restoring peace and healing in the region".
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Abuja on Sunday, marking his first-ever visit to Nigeria as part of a three-nation tour that will also include stops in Brazil and Guyana.
Imphal/Silchar (Assam), Nov 16 (IANS) Curfew has been clamped in Manipur's Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, and Thoubal districts on Saturday after widespread attacks in different places, including on residences of ministers and MLAs, by mobs following the news of the recovery of the bodies of six missing women and children in violence-hit Jiribam district, officials said.
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Nov 16 (IANS) Moving swiftly, the Maharashtra Police and other security forces managed to foil a purported plot by Maoists to disrupt the November 20 Assembly elections, by recovering two IEDs on a bridge in the insurgency-hit Gadchiroli district on Saturday, an official said.
Imphal, Nov 16 (IANS) Three more bodies, believed to be of the six women and children missing since November 11, were found in Manipur's violence-hit Jiribam district on Saturday, hours after authorities found three bodies near a river.
