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The one who got away « Fountain Ink Series On the night of June 11, 2014, Harjit Masih (24), of Kala Afghana village in Punjab was abducted along with 39 other Indian workers from Mosul amid the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) stunning assault on the Iraqi city. Four days later...

The most informative and addictive documentary I have ever seen on the battles in the Eastern Front. (PS: It is produced for Russian television and has a bit of Soviet propaganda, but overall it remains largely unbiased. Also the level of detail is excellent). Check out all 17 episodes, each...

Russian troops kill leader of Islamic Caucasus Emirate | The Long War Journal Russian security forces killed Ali Abu Muhammad al Dagestani, the emir of the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic Caucasus Emirate, during a special operations raid in the Russian Republic of Dagestan today. Since taking...

NEW DELHI: India's economy is recovering and its ability to withstand external shocks has improved. Terming Indian economy a 'bright spot' on the global economic landscape, IMF on Wednesday raised its growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.2 per cent, even as it called for steps to...

In Israel, debate over whether French Jews should come — or stay home- The Washington Post JERUSALEM — Soon after four Jewish men were killed in a hostage-taking siege at a kosher market in Paris last week, the Israeli leadership leapt to offer refuge. “To all the Jews of France, all the Jews...

Mehdi Masroor arrested, confesses to operating ISIS Twitter handle: Cops - The Times of India NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Bengaluru police on Saturday confirmed the arrest of ISIS Twitter Mehdi Masroor Biswas. "Mehdi Masroor has confessed that he was operating the ISIS Twitter account...

@ranjeet, @Jungibaaz ,@Jaanbaz remember we were talking about this nutjob a couple of months back.... Indian-origin ISIS member poses with AK-47, newborn on Twitter : World, News - India Today A 31-year-old Indian-origin Islamic State suspect, who is fighting in Syria, has posted a picture...

:eek: J&K assembly polls: Voters defy militants, over 70% turnout recorded so far - The Times of IndiaJ&K assembly polls: Voters defy militants, over 70% turnout recorded so far - The Times of India JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Polling ended peacefully on Tuesday in 15 assembly constituencies in Jammu and...

Video appears to show killing of Isis hostage Peter Kassig | World news | The Guardian Islamic State (Isis) has released a video appearing to show the British terrorist known as “Jihadi John” standing over the severed head of US aid worker Peter Kassig. Kassig is the one of five US and UK...

Christian couple killed for ‘desecrating Holy Quran’ near Lahore: police – The Express Tribune LAHORE: An enraged Muslim mob beat a Christian couple to death near Lahore and burnt their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked on Tuesday for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran, police said...

When the smoke from last week's blast in Burdwan cleared, it left in its wake a deeply distressing picture that puts West Bengal smack at the centre of an bloodlust-driven international network. Just five years ago, Indian Mujahideen (IM) cofounder Yasin Bhatkal was briefly apprehended in...

Burdwan bombs for Dhaka, Delhi sends out alert - Hindustan Times India has alerted Bangladesh that the bombs being assembled in a house in West Bengal were meant for terror strikes in that country, HT has learnt. A blast in a house in Burdwan on October 2 killed two alleged bomb-makers, both...

Tatra truck deal case: Tejinder Singh arrested, taken to Tihar jail - The Times of India NEW DELHI: Lt Gen Tejinder Singh (retd) was on Monday arrested on orders by a Delhi court which dismissed his bail plea for allegedly offering Rs 14 crore bribe to then Army chief Gen V K Singh for clearing...

(looks like a couple of technicals got hit) (ISIS artillery piece)

Communal clash in Bareilly village over halwa - Hindustan Times Tension gripped Chandpur Jogiyan village in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district on Monday night after members of two communities clashed over distribution of halwa in a temple, police said. According to a police officer, a group of...

Iraqi soldier tells of desertion as militants attacked refinery: ‘Our officers sold us out’ - The Washington Post IRBIL, Iraq — Ammar, an Iraqi Shiite Muslim, was so eager as a teenager to join his country’s army that he considered lying about his age. Three years after he finally joined, he...

India building world's highest railway bridge in Himalayas - The Times of India KAURI: Indian engineers are toiling in the Himalayas to build the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower when completed by 2016. The arch-shaped steel...

India building world's highest railway bridge in Himalayas - The Times of India KAURI: Indian engineers are toiling in the Himalayas to build the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower when completed by 2016. The arch-shaped steel...