Anti-militancy operation was launched following information about their presence in the area. A proactive approach was launched and check barriers were set up at various places across the valley. The aim is to create a terror-free state. Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, S P Vaid, has ensured that no terrorists will be spared. They are … Read more
President Ashraf Ghani made the announcement in a rare televised address to the nation, in which he also asked the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire, which is due to end Sunday night. So far the group has not responded. “I order the security forces to remain on their defensive positions,” Ghani said, adding details … Read more
Ten people were killed on a river cruise when their boat collided with a tugboat in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the soccer World Cup. Emergencies services received notification at around 10 pm on Monday that the vessels had collided on the Volga river, about 1 km from the riverbank. … Read more
The SCO summit concluded with the adoption of the Qingdao declaration. The declaration calls for implementing the three-year plan to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism. It also calls for implementation of the treaty on long-term good neighbourliness, friendship and co-operation. SCO Member states also exchanged documents on major issue like economic cooperation, security, regional peace … Read more
After departing from the Quebec summit for Singapore, Trump tweeted that Trudeau’s remarks at a news conference, where he said Canada would not be pushed around, “were very dishonest and weak”. He said that other countries were imposing “massive tariffs” on the US. Trump had earlier signed the joint statement agreed by all the G7 … Read more
The protein called MUNC 13-1 plays a pivotal role in the development of tolerance to alcoholism, University of Houston College of Pharmacy medicinal chemist Joydip Das said in eNeuro, the journal of the Society for Neuroscience. “Addiction to alcohol remains one of the most significant mental health problems throughout the world. A major challenge is … Read more
One picture taken by a European satellite, the Sentinel-2, on Monday (June 4) showed the centre of the volcano as a bright, red spot with lava coming up and flowing down as a brown mass. Volcan de Fuego, which means “Volcano of Fire”, exploded on Sunday (June 3) in its most devastating eruption in more … Read more
