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Nigeria should talk to Isis-affiliated Boko Haram - but should attack them first, says former president Olusegun Obasanjo

Former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo has told IBTimes that Boko Haram has legitimate grievances and that the country should not rule out talking to the terrorist group - but only after a military campaign.

Mar 16, 2015

Grammy Awards 2015: Priyanka Chopra Looks Glamorous in After-Party [PHOTO]

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra turned heads at the Grammy Awards parties

Feb 10, 2015

Indian-origin musician Ricky Kej's father feels proud on son's winning Grammy Award

Bengaluru, Feb 09 (ANI): Indian-origin musician Ricky Kej won Best New Age Album trophy for collaborated album, 'Winds of Samsara', at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on Monday. Kej, 33, who hails from Bengaluru shared the trophy with co-composer South African flautist Wouter Kellerman. Kej's father, Gyan H Kej said he was proud of the achievement. Gyan Kej added that the musician was self-taught. The album has been described as the one featuring 'peace and positivity' in life. Another Indian who won the Grammy was Neela Vaswani, who gave audio version of the book -'I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World'.

Feb 9, 2015

Grammy Awards 2015: India's Ricky Rej and Neela Vaswani Grab Award; Complete List of Winners [PHOTO]

Looks like Yo Yo Honey Singh's dream of winning a Grammy Award will remain on hold. But there is a Bangalore based musician whose dream of winning the prestigious award has come true.

Feb 9, 2015

Most Admired Woman in the World: Angelina Jolie Beats Malala Yousafzai, British Queen and Others

Pakistani child rights activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousufzai was voted second.

Feb 2, 2015

Aamir & Akshay Join Malala Yousafzai's Global Campaign

Back in December last year when Malala Yousafzai accepted the Nobel Peace Prize she also announced the Action/2015 campaign which aims to battle global issues like poverty eradication, climate change and inequality. While a number of celebs the world over have already shown their support, many of our Bollywood stars have come forward too. Watch the video to get the complete story.

Jan 19, 2015

Taliban Commander Maulana Fazlullah is now a Global Terrorist.

Who is Maulana Fazlullah? Taliban Commander 'Radio Mullah' Declared Global Terrorist

Since the Peshawar attack, the Pakistani forces have joined hands with Afghan and US forces to hunt down this most-wanted man.

Jan 14, 2015

Ehsanullah Ehsan,a senior Taliban leader,who has a $1 million bounty of his head for the assassination attempt by his group on the life of teen activist Malala,is found to have been using LinkedIn for professional networking.

Senior Taliban Commander with $1 Million Bounty Found Networking on LinkedIn

Investigations found that the senior Taliban leader has 69 connects and listed 'Jihad and Journalism' as his unique skills on the professional networking site.

Jan 5, 2015

Educated woman not only educates the family, but the society, says Rajnath Singh

Lucknow, Dec 27 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday while speaking at a program of Mahila Vishwa Vidyalaya in Lucknow said that an educated woman not only educated her family but also educates the society. Singh extended his greetings to Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai for showing tremendous courage and fighting for women's right to education. Singh added that in the wake of unfortunate acid attacks, he has directed online monitoring on sale of acid.

Dec 27, 2014

Pakistan Taliban Chief Maulana Fazlullah Killed?

The Pakistan Taliban had claimed responsibility for the Peshawar school attack.

Dec 20, 2014

'Youngistaan' Selected for Oscars; Twitteratti Troll Jackky Bhagnani

After the news of Jackky Bhagnani's 'Youngistaan' being selected for the Oscars broke out, the Twitterati have trolled the actor left, right and centre

Dec 19, 2014

Pakistan reportedly has killed 57 Taliban militants in a massive airstrikes in the Khyber region where the Peshawar attack terrorists were trained.

Peshawar Attacks: Pakistani Airstrikes Pound Taliban Hideouts, Kill 57 Militants in Retaliation

Earlier on Wednesday,Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had indicated that the army will increase its offensive in Khyber tribal region. He had said "this entire region" should be cleaned of terrorism.

Dec 18, 2014

Peshawar School Attack: Inside Images of Brutal Mishap Released; Nawaz Sharif Visits Survivors [PHOTOS]

The devastating images show blood stains on the ground and walls of the Army Public School, which was attacked by Tehreek-e-Taliban on Tuesday.

Dec 18, 2014

Nobel Prize winner Malala 'heartbroken' by Pakistan school attack

Birmingham, Dec17 (ANI): Pakistani child education activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, said she was heartbroken by the news that at least 141 people, mostly children, had been killed in a Taliban attack on a school in northwest Pakistan. Malala, was shot in the head on a school bus by the Taliban in 2012 and won global acclaim for her passionate advocacy of women's right to education.

Dec 17, 2014

Afghan Taliban Calls Pak Taliban Attack on Peshawar School 'Un-Islamic'

132 children were killed on Tuesday by the Pakistan Taliban.