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Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid. (Photo: PTI)

Complaints filed against Salman Khurshid for allegedly defaming...

The complaint alleges that in his new book Salman Khurshid has compared Hindutva to radical terrorist groups like ISIS...

11 Nov 2021 1:24 PM IST

Luggage belonging to the kidnapped girls remain in the dormitory in the Government Girls Science and Technical College Dapchi, Nigeria. Boko Haram militants have returned unknown number of the 110 girls abducted from their Nigeria boarding school a month ago with an ominous warning, witnesses said on Wednesday. (AP Photo | Jossy Ola)

Freed out of pity: Boko Haram returns abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

'We did it out of pity. And don't ever put your daughters in school again,' Boko Haram extremists said after returning...

21 March 2018 6:16 PM IST

If just 100 weapons were fired at a densely populated city, such as one of Chinas more highly inhabited areas, the blast would kill over 30 million people. (Photo Pixabay)

Twin suicide bomb attack in Nigeria kills at least 31

Following suicide bombings, jihadists fired rocket-propelled grenades into crowds gathered at scene of attacks,...

17 Jun 2018 6:10 PM IST

There are 55,000 people living in tents and straw huts inside the geometric garrison, protected from Boko Haram jihadists by the military. (Representational Image)

At least 16 people killed by Boko Haram extremists in north Cameroon

Iya Gana, whose husband was killed in the attack Thursday night, said the rebels entered her village and killed her...

28 Aug 2017 9:36 AM IST

Relief volunteers are believed to be among the more than 100 dead after a Nigerian Air Force jet fighter mistakenly bombed the refugee camp, while on a mission against Boko Haram extremists. (Photo: AP)

Nigeria botched air strike may have killed up to 236 people

The strike happened while humanitarian workers were distributing food in Rann, where some 20,000 to 40,000 people had...

22 Jan 2017 10:14 AM IST

Chief Minister of Sindh province Syed Murad Ali Shah vowed to take strict action against those responsible for desecrating the bodies of the people who were killed in a suicide bombing. (Photo: AP)

8 killed,13 injured in blast at mosque in northeastern Nigeria

Spokesman Danbatta Bello says another bomber got stuck in barbed wire and blew up not far from the mosque.

17 July 2017 6:44 PM IST

Human rights advocates believe others could be among the young girls who have been used to carry out suicide bombing attacks. (Photo: AP)

83 Chibok schoolgirls released 3 years after being abducted by Boko...

A Nigerian military official, part of the rescue operation, said the 83 girls were found near the town of Banki in Borno...

7 May 2017 8:12 AM IST

In Nigeria and neighbouring states, the Boko Haram Islamist group recruited an estimated 2,000 child fighters last year alone. (Photo: Representational Image)

Boko Haram suicide bombers kills 19, injured 23 in Maiduguri

Islamic extremist group's insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people, abducted thousands and spilled over into...

12 July 2017 5:22 PM IST

Smoke rises from a burnt out shelter at a camp for displaced people in Rann, Nigeria. Relief volunteers are believed to be among the more than 100 dead after a Nigerian Air Force jet fighter mistakenly bombed the refugee camp. (Photo: AP)

Nigerian air force bombs refugee camp, kills over 100

Military commander Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor confirmed the accidental bombardment in northeast Rann, near the border with...

17 Jan 2017 11:10 PM IST

More than 200 Chibok schoolgirls remain missing. (Photo: AP)

Officials silent over Boko Haram's mass abduction of Nigerian kids

Nigeria's military in the past year has rescued thousands of Boko Haram captives while liberating towns and villages...

31 March 2017 10:57 AM IST

Shekau denies Cameroons claims earlier this month that 60 of his men were killed and 5,000 people were rescued from captivity. (Photo: AFP)

'Will continue insuregency attacks in Nigeria until caliphate is...

A multinational force has been fighting Boko Haram extremists in the Lake Chad region amid one of Africa's largest...

21 March 2017 4:26 PM IST

Chibok schoolgirls, recently freed from Nigeria extremist captivity, are photographed in Abuja, Nigeria. (Photo: AP)

Nigeria: Boko Haram releases video of purported Chibok girl holding...

Last week, 82 schoolgirls who were kidnapped 3-years-ago, were released after negotiations between the terrorist group...

13 May 2017 12:52 PM IST