Terrorism

Twin blasts jolt Agra, a day after ISIS terror threat message and just hours after derailment bid

The blasts in Agra come just a day after terror group ISIS had issued a threat in the area.

Mar 18, 2017

Spanish police seize more than 10,000 firearms in huge counter-terrorism raid

Spanish police have released striking new images, showing thousands of rifles, machine guns, pistols, revolvers, shells and grenades that were seized in a huge counter-terror raid. The weapons were apparently “ready for sale to terrorist groups and organised crime” before being seized in January 2017. Five people were also arrested in the raid.

Mar 15, 2017

Spanish police seize more than 10,000 firearms in huge counter-terrorism raid

Spanish police have released striking new images, showing thousands of rifles, machine guns, pistols, revolvers, shells and grenades that were seized in a huge counter-terror raid. The weapons were apparently “ready for sale to terrorist groups and organised crime” before being seized in January 2017. Five people were also arrested in the raid.

Mar 15, 2017

India is almost done fencing its borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar to curb infiltration and smuggling

India had earlier outlined a programme to seal its border with Pakistan, following continued terror infiltration. It is also fencing its borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Mar 15, 2017

Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law Makki takes charge as Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief after 26/11 mastermind's detention

Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was placed under house arrest by the Pakistan government in January. He has also been put on the no-fly list.

Mar 13, 2017

Uri army base attack: Two teenage 'guides' from Pak to be repatriated through Wagah Border on March 10

After getting caught on the Indian side of the LoC two days after the attack, the two school students initially misled the NIA by saying that they had served as guides for JeM in the Uri attack last September.

Mar 9, 2017

Security forces surround Kabul military hospital following terrorist attack

Security forces in Afghanistan surrounded Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital on March 8, following an attack on hospital staff and patients. 

Mar 8, 2017

Indian man sentenced to 15 years in US prison for planning terror attacks in India

My only request is I should not be deported. I should be released here, said Balwinder Singh.

Mar 8, 2017

Lucknow shootout: Suspected terrorist linked to Bhopal-Ujjain train blast; opens fire at security forces in Thakurganj

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) is trying to capture the terrorist, who is hiding in Thakurganj on the outskirts of the city of Lucknow.

Mar 7, 2017

Hafiz Saeed has no utility, Pakistan should act against him: Former Pak NSA Mahmud Ali Durrani

Mahmud Ali Durrani also said the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks of 2008, which "was carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan," is a "classic trans-border terrorist event."

Mar 6, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: Policeman, 2 terrorists killed in encounter in Pulwama's Tral village

In another incident, three people were injured in a blast near an Indian Army camp in the Pazalpora Hardshiva village of Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday.

Mar 4, 2017

Kanpur derailment: UP railway police chief refutes claim by Modi at UP election rally that Pakistan was responsible for the mishap

The Indore-Patna Express had derailed near Pukhraya station, about 60 km from Kanpur, on November 20, 2016, leading to the death of 140 people.

Mar 1, 2017

Indore sedition case: SIMI chief Safdar Hussain Nagori and 10 others awarded life imprisonment

The police, in 2008, had accused them of planning terror attacks in the country. Explosives, firearms and ammunition, among other things, were also recovered.

Feb 27, 2017

Gujarat ATS arrests 2 brothers from Rajkot and Bhavnagar for alleged links with ISIS

The arrested duo are brothers and seem to be well-educated. Joint Commissioner of Police IK Bhatt said that the duo were planning "lone wolf" attacks.

Feb 26, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: 3 jawans killed, 5 injured in terror attack on army convoy in Shopian; Hizbul claims responsibility

The army convoy was on its way back after carrying out an anti-terror operation at Matrigam in Shopian when it was attacked by heavily-armed terrorists

Feb 23, 2017

Hafiz Saeed, 4 others challenge house arrest in Lahore HC; Pak cancels licences of 44 weapons issued to JuD chief

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and four members of Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation are under house arrest for 90 days under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act.

Feb 22, 2017

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar begins visit to China; Masood Azhar, NSG and CPEC likely to be discussed

S Jaishankar will hold a "reconstituted" strategic dialogue with China's Executive Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and discuss issues like counter-terrorism and India's bid to enter the NSG.

Feb 22, 2017

Action against 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed 'first logical step' by Pakistan: Vikas Swarup, MEA Spokesperson

Saeed and 37 other leaders associated with JuD and FIF have also been placed on the Exit Control List (ECL), which prohibits them from leaving the country and places their assets under scrutiny.

Feb 20, 2017

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed listed under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act; is this admission of his involvement in terrorist activities?

Pakistan listing Hafiz Saeed under Anti-Terrorism Act seems to be an admission of his involvement in militancy after shielding the 26/11 mastermind for years.

Feb 18, 2017

Pervez Musharraf demands Hafiz Saeed's release, says Pakistan succumbing to India's pressure

Musharraf, in an interview, said that India was against Saeed and the JuD because "their supporters go voluntarily to India-held-Kashmir to fight with the Indian Army."

Feb 16, 2017