One killed and three injured in gunfight in Manipur

One person was killed and three others injured in a gunfight between armed groups in ethnic strife-torn Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Sunday, police said.Gunmen attacked Koutruk village in Imphal West district from the hilltops, leading to retaliation by an armed group from the village. There was fierce gunfight which spread to the adjacent villages of … Read more

Hebrew University survey shows Israeli opinion on Iran counter-attack

According to a survey performed by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 74% of the Israeli public opposes an Israeli counter-attack in Iran if it would undermine the security alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and several moderate Arab countries, including Jordan and Saudi Arabia.   The survey was conducted by a … Read more

EC, MHA to review security to decide if J&K polls can be held

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) is set to hold a comprehensive security review with the home ministry on March 8-9 to assess whether assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) can be held alongside the Lok Sabha polls. The meeting of the full commission and the secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, and … Read more

J-K LG urges people to report about terror ecosystem to police

Jammu: Days after a deadly ambush targeted two Army vehicles in Poonch, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday that a small group of terrorists cannot be allowed to terrorise the large population of Jammu and Kashmir. When people of every village stand up against them, it would be the end of “these few terrorists … Read more

As U.S., U.K. and EU sanction violent Israeli settlers, Canada hangs back

The Trudeau government still won’t say if it’s considering imposing sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in the wake of travel bans announced by both the U.S. and the United Kingdom in recent days. The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said last week that he will recommend EU sanctions as well.  Canada, like its American, British … Read more