Female suicide bomber Ait Boulahacen ‘relaxed’ before Paris siege

Sydney: The female suicide bomber, Hasna Ait Boulahacen, who blew herself up in the Paris raid in Saint Denis was an “extrovert” who drank alcohol and appeared ” relaxed” before the siege took place.Ait Boulahcen, born in France in 1989, was nicknamed the “cowgirl” because of her love of hats, News.com.au reported. She is thought to […]

Malaysia reveals terrorist threat, tightens security ahead of Modi’s visit

Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia has tightened security in capital Kuala Lumpur amid reports of an “imminent terrorist threat” ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit for the 27th Asean Summit.Malaysia’s police chief Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed that there have been terrorist threat reports in the country, but unconfirmed as of now, The Straits Times reported.The […]

No historical record of Indian female suicide bomber?

New Delhi : The female suicide bomber who blew herself up in a raid in northern Paris in Saint Denis came as a shock. However, Hasna Ait Boulahacen was not the first female suicide bomber the world has seen.There have been female terrorist suicide attackers for decades. They were dispatched by secular, leftist organisations in […]

Two poachers gunned down in Kaziranga National Park

Assam : Two poachers were killed in an encounter with forest guards and the Special Task Force (STF) in the Kohora area of the Kaziranga National Park on Friday. The Kaziranga National Park is the world’s biggest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros. The thick-skinned, one-horned Indian rhinoceros is one of the five surviving […]

Support India’s plan to set up International Solar Alliance, says French Foreign Minister

New Delhi: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday emphasized that France supports India’s plan to set up an International Solar Alliance which would be an important contribution to access of low carbon energy.”I would like to emphasize that we support particularly India’s plan to set up International Solar Alliance that will be an important […]