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Oscar Predictions 2024: Who will win the Best Documentary Feature Film?

Last year at the Oscars, the documentary 'Navalny' bagged the top prize. The Russian Opposition leader died in prison last month. This year, Ukraine's '20 Days in Mariupol' might take home the said award at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday.

Syria mission worth the risk, top U.S. general says after rare visit

Thousands of other Islamic State fighters are in detention facilities guarded by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, America's key ally in the country.

Gunmen kill 11 soldiers in southwest Niger

The heavily armed attackers approached in a convoy of cars and motorbikes on the afternoon of November 4, clashing with soldiers stationed outside the village of Dagne near the border with Mali,

Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander says missile attacks 'first step': Report

"The missile attacks today were just the first step (US President Donald) should think about withdrawing its troops from the region and not to leave them within our reach," Iranian state TV quoted the commander as saying, without naming him.

NIA conducts raids in Tamil Nadu over suspected links with Easter Sunday bombings

The IS had claimed responsibility for the serial bombings in Sri Lanka and around nine suicide bombers were involved in the attack.

Over 130 IS linked suspects are in Sri Lanka: Maithripala Sirisena

Speaking further, the president said the Defence Secretary and Inspector General of Police had failed in their duties and that is why he called for their resignation.

IS attacks kill 27 Syria pro-regime fighters in 48 hours: Report

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the dead included four senior Syrian army officer.

Islamic State territory in Syria eliminated: White House

According to the officials, the SDF is moving slowly and carefully, and is willing to wait out the IS fighters who are out of food and low on water.

US backed Syria forces say IS suicide bombers thwarted in last-stand battle

The SDF on March 12 said the battle for Baghouz, a collection of hamlets and farmland near the Iraqi border, was as good as over.

'Never-ending' numbers in last IS scrap shock US-backed fighters

The numbers have flummoxed the Kurdish-led forces and bogged down their offensive to finish off the once sprawling proto-state.

62,000 uprooted in Islamic State battle crowd Syria displacement camp: UN

Al-Hol camp has significantly surpassed its capacity, with the current population exceeding 62,000 individuals, UN report said.

Donald Trump promises announcement on IS caliphate within 24 hours

The "caliphate" IS supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed in mid-2014 once spanned territory the size of the United Kingdom and administered millions of people.

IS down to less than 1% of original 'caliphate': US-led coalition

The jihadists are now clinging on to a small sliver of land near the village of Baghouz in eastern Syria and many residents are fleeing and turning themselves in ahead of a final offensive.

US officials fear IS fighters are lying low, not defeated

Fears that IS fighters are making strategic maneuvers ahead of a US pullout could also fuel criticism that Trump is telegraphing his military plans the same thing he accused President Barack Obama of doing in Afghanistan.

Mike Pompeo launches Middle east tour vowing no IS return

The top US diplomat, on his longest trip since taking the post last year, pledged that the Islamic State group (IS) would not be allowed to regroup following a string of battlefield defeats.

Trump decided on Syria troop pullout during phone call with Turkish President

Trump stunned officials and allies on December 19 with the decision to pull out 2,000 American ground forces, claiming the Islamic State extremist group (IS) had been "beaten" in Syria.

IS leader Baghdadi 'flees Mosul' as Iraqi forces advance

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the battle against Iraqi forces advancing in the city.

Slain ISIS terrorist linked to Madhya Pradesh train blast

All three terrorists involved in the train blast that left 10 injured have been arrested. The mastermind was Atif Muzzaffar who is a resident of Kanpur along with Mohammad Danis also from Kanpur and Sayyed Meer Hussain from Kannauj.

UN says fighting in north Syria displaced 66,000

A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by fighting along two fronts in Syria's fractured north, the United Nation's humanitarian coordination agency (OCHA) said today.

ISACA Updates IS Audit And Assurance Standards

The current update includes 17 standards that were restructured to include the definition of key terms, provide additional clarity and align with other global auditing bodies.

Prabhudas Lilladher remains cautious on HCL Tech

Prabhudas Lilladher has come out with its report on Information Technology (IT) sector update. The research firm see increased competition in IS outsourcing to exert pressure to outdo their rivals in terms of costs and deliverables.