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- Will encourage Pakistan to eliminate groups like LeT: Cameron
New Delhi, July 29: British Prime Minister David Cameron today said Pakistan needs to do more to crackdown and eliminate terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operating from its territor....
- India obsession holds back Pakistan in terror fight: envoy
Washington, July 29: Pakistan's envoy to the US Husain Haqqani has acknowledged that Islamabad's "preoccupation with India" was a factor that came in the way of its doing more t....
- Five terrorists held in Punjab, arms recovered
Amritsar (Punjab), July 28: Punjab Police today arrested five terrorists here and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, officials said.
"On the basis of a tip-off, ....
- India reminds Britain of ISI's role in Afghanistan
New Delhi, July 28: A day ahead of talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron, India today drew attention to leaks documenting Pakistani spy agency ISI's role in fomenting instability ....
- Don't pay extortion to militants, Meghalaya officials told
Shillong, July 25: Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh today asked government officials to inform the police about extortion notices issued to them by militants and threatened legal action i....
- Pakistan must act against Haqqani terror network: US
Washington, July 24: The US has told Pakistan it must ban travel, freeze assets and put an arms embargo against key leaders of Pakistan-based Haqqani Network, identified as one of the most effe....
- CWG on Punjab terrorists, ISI radar: intelligence report
Chandigarh, July 23: The 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) to be held in New Delhi this October is on the radar of terrorists from Punjab and their supporters in other countries, including Pakistan....
- Sikh militants might strike Delhi before CWG: Punjab police
Chandigarh, July 23: Punjab police have issued an alert regarding the possibility of militant attack in New Delhi prior to the Commonwealth Games. Pakistan-based Sikh militants, close aide of t....
- US military chief fears another 26/11 on India
Washington, July 22: The US' top military official fears a possible repeat of a Mumbai type terror attack on India by Pakistan based terror outfits to provoke another conflict between the t....
- Osama in Pakistan-Afghanistan tribal belt: US
Washington, July 22: The US says elusive Al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is in the tribal areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan though the Pakistani government at its top levels may ....
- Headley disclosures are a fit case for RTI
New Delhi, July 22: The rash of leaks from disclosures made by key Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley gives a glimpse into the reasons why he managed to strike a deal with the US autho....
- Pakistan should take Headley's revelations seriously: India
Kabul/New Delhi, July 21: India said the interrogation of David Coleman Headley, who helped the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) plot the 26/11 Mumbai attack, has revealed clear and growing links between ....
- Osama, Mullah not in Pakistan: Gilani
Islamabad, July 21: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said neither Taliban chief Mullah Omar nor Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden are in Pakistan, a media report said.
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- Terror roots will deepen if basic amenities lacking: US envoy
Agartala, July 20: The "roots of terrorism" would deepen if basic amenities were not provided to the people, US Consul General in Kolkata Beth A. Payne said here today.
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- Headley questioning reveals militant, official establishment link: NSA
New Delhi, July 20: Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley's interrogation has pointed to links between official establishments and militants, which are growing "stronger....
- 'Pakistani navy trainer trained 26/11 terrorists'
New Delhi, July 19: A Pakistani navy trainer was involved in training the 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who attacked Mumbai in November 2008, according to revelations by terror operative ....
- China backs India on terror at global meet
New Delhi, July 19: China has backed India's proposal for collective global solidarity in the fight against international terrorism at a global conference in Geneva.
The preparato....
- Malegaon blast accused to be charged under MCOCA
Mumbai, July 19: The Bombay High Court today quashed the dropping of charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on all the 11 accused, including Sadhvi Pragn....
- Indian officials trying to confirm Marak's identity
Shillong, July 18: Efforts are on to confirm the identity of Pradip Marak, who was arrested along with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Ranjan Chowdhury in Bangladesh, officials to....
- Top LeT terrorist held in Kashmir
Jammu, July 17: A top ranking militant of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested today in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, police said.
According to police, the har....
- Osama bin Laden is alive, says son Omar
London, July 15: Omar bin Laden, son of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, says his father is alive but maintains he doesn't know his whereabouts.
Omar told the media today: "My....
- Pakistan `epicentre' of terror threat: US
Washington, July 15: Faced with five major insurgencies, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) responsible for the Mumbai terror attack, Pakistan is the "epicentre" of terrorist threat to....
- Pakistan has to act on Headley confessions, says India
Islamabad, July 14: A day before his talks here, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said today that India expected Pakistan to act on confessions by terror suspect David Coleman Headley ove....
- ISI activity in northeast under scanner
Agartala, July 14: Acting on tip-off from a central intelligence agency, police in Assam and Tripura are probing the activities of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the northe....
- Goa blast: Charges to be framed against four
Panaji, July 14: A court here today ordered framing of charges of waging war against the government against four members of Hindu rightwing group Sanatan Sanstha (SS) in connection with the 200....
- Remote device was used in Allahabad blast: Police
Lucknow, July 13: A remote device was used to carry out the bomb blast in Allahabad that killed one man and severely injured five, including Uttar Pradesh Institutional Finance (Stamps and Regi....
- Call all-party meet to discuss terrorism: UDF
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12: The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) today asked the ruling Left to call an all-party meeting to discuss the recent terror-related incidents that have sha....
- Suicide bombing kills 10 in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 9: At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 injured today in a suicide bombing in north-western Pakistan's restive tribal region along the Afghan border, security off....
- 'Headley disclosures tie LeT to Pakistani Intelligence'
Washington, July 9: Indian investigators' interrogation of Pakistani American David Coleman Headley has yielded key disclosures linking terrorists behind the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist ....
- Rail track blast kills one in Assam, injures seven
Guwahati, July 8: At least one person was killed and seven people were wounded, two of them critically, in a powerful explosion on a railway track that ripped apart the engine and a coach of a ....
- Omar apprises PM, Chidambaram on Kashmir situation
Srinagar, July 8: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P.Chidambaram about the law and order situation in the Valley on a day ....
- Assam rail track blast kills one, injures seven
Guwahati, July 8: At least one person was killed and seven wounded, two of them critically, in a powerful explosion on a railway track today that ripped apart the engine and a coach of a passen....
- Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan directed 2009 New York subway plot
Washington, July 8: Veteran Al Qaeda terrorist leaders in Pakistan directed and managed a foiled 2009 plot to attack New York's subway system and also planned to strike the United Kingdom, ....
- No mobile phone connection in Bangladesh if below 18
Dhaka, July 7: In a bid to check mobile phone-related crimes including terrorism and extortion, Bangladesh will formulate a new policy that will prevent shops from selling SIM cards to anyone b....
- Assam on alert over serial blasts threat
Guwahati, July 7: A massive security alert was sounded in Assam today with intelligence inputs of serial explosions by the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) prompting the ra....
- Abdul Samad denies involvement in Pune terror bombing
Mumbai, July 6: Abdul Samad Bhatkal, who was picked up by police for alleged links with the Feb 13 Pune terror blasts, today denied he had anything to do with the bombing and said he was questi....
- Hafiz Saeed barred from leaving Pakistan
Lahore, July 6: Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, who India says masterminded the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has been barred from travelling abroad after the Pakistan government banned 23 terror group....
- Tripura court sends ISI agent to police custody
Agartala, July 5: A Tripura court today sent a suspected Pakistani agent and six others, arrested for illegally entering India from Bangladesh, to 10 days police custody.
Suspected ag....
- Zardari, Gilani condemn Lahore blasts
Islamabad, July 2: The blasts at Lahore's Sufi shrine that killed 38 people show that terrorists have no respect for any religion and such acts will not deter us to fight them, Pakistan Pre....
- Al Qaeda launches English online magazine
Washington, July 2: In a move that is being seen as a way to recruit more US-born terrorists, militant outfit Al Qaeda launched what it is calling its first English language online magazine.
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- UPA clueless, confused about fighting terror: BJP
New Delhi, July 1: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for being "clueless and confused" about fighting terrorism and demande....
- Abu Salem gang sharpshooter held in Delhi
New Delhi, July 1: A sharpshooter of the Abu Salem criminal gang, who was on the run for the past few years, was arrested from South Delhi area of Mehrauli, police said today.
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- More synergy developing between Al Qaeda and LeT, says US
Washington, July 1: A top US military official sees greater synergy between terrorist groups with the Al Qaeda leadership living in Pakistan and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the Novemb....
- Lashkar-e-Taiba fomenting trouble in Kashmir: Chidambaram
New Delhi, June 30: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was fomenting trouble in the Kashmir Valley where 11 civilians have died in firing by securi....
- No problem in giving 26/11 handlers' voice samples: Pakistan
New Delhi, June 28: Days after the talks between home ministers of the two countries, Pakistan today said it has "no problems at all" in giving the voice samples of handlers of 26/11 at....
- Pakistan must take Headley's disclosures seriously, Obama told
Toronto, June 28: Raising the terror issue with US President Barack Obama, India on Sunday said Pakistan must rein in terror groups and act on disclosures made by David Coleman Headley on the 2....
- What is a 6-year-old Indian American girl doing on US terror list?
Washington, June 28: Santhosh Thomas, an Indian-American doctor, is at a loss to understand how his 6-year-old daughter Alyssa turned up on the US government's terror watch list or how to g....
- India for greater SAARC cooperation in combating terror
Islamabad, June 26: Underlining the "serious security situation" in South Asia, India today pitched for "fullest cooperation" among the SAARC countries to share information "....
- Regional cooperation essential to fight terrorism: Zardari
Islamabad, June 26: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari today stressed the importance of regional cooperation and trans-national linkages to wipe out the scourge of terrorism from the South As....
- Terror attack feared during Amarnath Yatra
Jammu, June 26: Security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir fear a possible terror strike during the Amarnath pilgrimage commencing on July 1.
The concern was voiced at a meeting of the co....
- Mumbai terror suspect held near South Africa border
Johannesburg, June 26: Two Pakistanis, one a suspect in the Mumbai terror attack, were arrested in Zimbabwe as they tried to enter South Africa, a media report said today. But a South African p....
- Abdullah government against Afzal's hanging
Jammu, June 25: The Jammu and Kashmir government is against the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, warning this could spark widespread violence in the state, official sources said....
- Central agency to take over Gujarat blast probe
Gandhinagar, June 24: Gujarat Police are awaiting the arrival of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team to hand over the probe into the 2008 blast in Sabarkantha district's Modasa tow....
- Ten Bangladeshi-trained militants surrender in Tripura
Agartala, June 24: Ten more Bangladeshi-trained Tripura terrorists have surrendered to the Indian troopers after the security forces of that country continued their crackdown against militants ....
- Trial in 2006 Mumbai train blasts resumes
Mumbai, June 23: Nearly two years after the Supreme Court had stayed the trial in the July 11, 2006 serial blasts in trains, the proceedings resumed today with two key witnesses deposing before....
- We've left it to Allah: Afzal Guru's family
Sopore, June 23: "We've left it to Allah!" was the reaction of the distraught family of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru following media reports that the home ministry had recom....
- Pune blast compensation eludes Nepal victim's kin
Kathmandu, June 23: Four months after a Nepali worker's tragic death in the German Bakery incident in Pune in which 17 people were killed, his family has not been able to receive the compen....
- Six terrorists surrender in Tripura
Agartala, June 22: With Bangladesh continuing its crackdown against militants active in northeast India, six terrorists fled from that country and surrendered to the Indian authorities, police ....
- Train services hit after bomb scare in West Bengal
Kolkata, June 22: Train services were disrupted for over two hours in West Bengal today morning following a bomb scare, an official said.
The authorities pressed the panic button afte....
- Pakistan to spend more to fight terror
Islamabad, June 22: Pakistan will spend Rs.130 billion in its war against terrorism during fiscal 2010-11 beginning on July 1.
According to finance ministry sources, the government ha....
- Shahzad pleads guilty, warns of more attacks
New York, June 22: Pakistan-born American Faisal Shahzad, pleading guilty to all ten charges in the failed Times Square bombing, has warned that it was one small part of a war being waged by Mu....
- Pakistan still backing anti-India terror groups: US study
Washington, June 21: The rising number of Pakistan linked terrorist plots in the United States largely stem from Islamabad's continued support to some anti-India extremist groups like Lashk....
- International Tamil rebel network still active: Sri Lanka
Colombo, June 21: Sri Lanka's defence secretary warned today that an international Tamil rebel network was still active a year after the separatists were defeated militarily.
Gota....
- Al Qaeda calls Obama treacherous, bloodthirsty in new video
Washington, June 21: Al Qaeda has posted a new video on Islamist websites where a spokesman of the militant outfit calls US President Barack Obama "snakelike" and a "treacherous, bl....
- US not to chase terrorists into Pakistan: Holbrooke
Islamabad, June 20: The US will not violate Pakistan's sovereignty by chasing terrorists in Afghanistan across the border into this country, US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ri....
- Shahzad pleads guilty, warns of more attacks
New York, June 22: Pakistan-born American Faisal Shahzad, pleading guilty to all ten charges in the failed Times Square bombing, has warned that it was one small part of a war being waged by Mu....
- ISI has interest in some Kerala organisations: Minister
Thiruvananthapuram, June 20: Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency has an interest in certain sectors in Kerala and also in some organisations based in the state, Union Mi....
- Main accused in 2000 bus blast arrested
Agra, June 20: Police today arrested an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative who is the main accused in the 2000 blast in a bus near here that killed two passengers and injured 15.
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- Osama, Omar hiding near Pak-Afghan border: Holbrooke
Islamabad, June 19: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan Mullah Omar were hiding somewhere along the Pakistan-Afghan border, US special representative for the....
- Canada to pay compensation to Kanishka victims
Toronto, June 17: The Canadian government said on Thursday it will apologise to the families of 329 victims of the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing and pay further compensation to them.
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- New York Times Square bomb suspect indicted on 10 counts
New York, June 18: Pakistani-born American Faisal Shahzad has been indicted on 10 counts, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, in New York's Times Square bombing bid.
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- Air India report no consolation to victim families
Ottawa, June 17: There is little consolation for the families of 329 Air India Kanishka bombing victims in the Canadian inquiry report released here today morning by Justice John Major who head....
- Air India Kanishka bombing report today
Toronto, June 17: For the families of 329 victims of the Air India Kanishka bombing in 1985, the tragic memories of the event 25 years ago will be revived today when the Canadian commission inv....
- Additional chargesheet filed against Fahim Ansari
Lucknow, June 16: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) today filed an additional chargesheet against terror suspect Fahim Ansari, recently acquitted in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack ca....
- Pakistan wants combat choppers from US to take on Al Qaeda
Washington, June 16: Pakistan is asking the US for attack helicopters and other heavy weaponry worth $2.5 billion to take the fight against terror into the mountains of the country's North ....
- Prime suspect in German Bakery blast gets bail
Mumbai, June 15: Abdul Samad Bhatkal, the prime suspect in the Feb 13 blast in Pune's German Bakery, was today freed on bail by a court here, officials said.
Bhatkal was given the....
- Headley's formal sentencing unlikely before early 2011
Chicago, June 15: It is unlikely that Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley will be formally sentenced until early next year considering his cooperation is required in the prosecution of ....
- Security alert after Jaish threat to blow up trains
Ranchi, June 14: The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror outfit may be planning to blow up trains bound to religious places in India, triggering a security alert at Dhanbad railway div....
- Tamil Nadu blast an extremist act: Chidambaram
Chennai, June 13: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today termed the attempt by unknown elements to derail a passenger train in Tamil Nadu as an extremist act and hoped police would catch the ....
- Indian officials in US interrogate Headley for 7 days
Washington, June 11: Indian investigators have spent seven days questioning a Pakistani-American in the United States who has admitted to playing a role in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, the....
- Air India Kanishka bombing report next week
Toronto, June 11: Exactly 25 years after the Air India Kanishka bombing in 1985, the Canadian commission which investigated the tragedy will table its report on Thursday.
Former Canad....
- Indian team quizzed Headley for 7 days
Washington, June 11: A team of Indian investigators was allowed to question Pakistani American Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley, who has confessed to his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terrori....
- Five held in Punjab with RDX, detonators, heroin
Amritsar, June 10: Five people have been arrested from a village in Punjab and six kilograms of RDX as well 20 detonators, time-devices and heroin recovered from them, police said today.
- Patil doubts Sheila blamed him for Afzal file delay
Chandigarh, June 9: Former union home minister Shivraj Patil today said here that he "did not think" Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had allegedly hinted that he had directed her to....
- Key 1993 Mumbai blasts accused extradited from UAE
New Delhi, June 8: Taher Mohammed Merchant, a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai terror blasts, was today extradited from the UAE, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said.
Merchant....
- Two charged with plotting attack on ONGC, Mumbai malls
Mumbai, June 8: Nearly three months after the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two men for allegedly planning to target the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) headquarters and malls in Mu....
- LeT commander feels the heat, seeks Pakistan return
Srinagar, June 8: Wireless intercepts between militants in Kashmir and their Pakistani handlers reveal that Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abdullah Ooni is making desperate attempts to run away from....
- Repeal tough military legislation, India urged
New York, June 8: The killing of three men by soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir in an apparent "faked encounter with so-called militants" underlines the urgency for India to repeal a tough ....
- 'US wanted to make sure Headley would talk'
Washington, June 8: The United States says it took so much time to provide India access to Pakistani American David Headley to make sure that the key Mumbai terror attack plotter would be willi....
- Explain delay in Afzal Guru's hanging, BJP asks PM, Sonia
New Delhi, June 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress of "playing vote-bank politics" in delaying the file on the mercy petition of parliament attack convict Af....
- 55 militants killed in Pakistan's tribal area
Islamabad, June 7: At least 55 Taliban militants were killed in different clashes with security forces in northwest Pakistan's restive tribal region of Orakzai, media reports said today.
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- Five activists on flotilla linked to Al Qaeda, Hamas: Israel
Jerusalem, June 7: The Israeli Army has said five activists of different nationalities aboard the Turkish-flagged ship intercepted last week were linked to Hamas and Al Qaeda.
The fiv....
- US encouraging Pak to act against Mumbai attackers, LeT
Washington, June 5: The United States says it has encouraged Pakistan to show progress on the trial of Mumbai attack suspects and stopping Lashkar-e-Taiba and other Punjab-based anti-India terr....
- Indian Mujahideen 35th terror group to be banned in India
New Delhi, June 4: The Indian Mujahideen, which is said to be responsible for a series of bombings in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Jaipur in 2008, among other strikes, today became the 35th terror grou....
- Indian Mujahideen declared terrorist outfit, banned
New Delhi, June 4: The government today declared the Indian Mujahideen (IM) a terrorist outfit and banned it under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
A home ministry notificati....
- Afzal Guru's file goes to home ministry
New Delhi, June 4: Delhi Lt. Governor Tejendra Khanna has sent to the home ministry the file on parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's mercy petition, an official in the Raj Bhawan said tod....
- US vows to help bring Mumbai attackers to justice
Washington, June 4: The US has reiterated its commitment to provide full cooperation and support in counter-terrorism investigations, including exchanging information and bringing the perpetrat....
- Grand diplomacy vs India's struggles to gain access to Headley
Chicago, June 4: Nothing illustrates more tellingly how diplomatic grandiosity does not always work at the ground level than the matter of India's struggle to gain access to Mumbai terror p....
- Access to Headley logical next step, India tells US
Washington, June 4: With a team of Indian investigators waiting to question Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Headley, who has confessed to his role in the Mumbai terror ....
- India, US to intensify anti-terror cooperation
Washington, June 4: India and the US have agreed to intensify their anti-terror cooperation, deepen defence and security cooperation and expand trade and investment as they set out to shape a g....
- Fahim Ansari returned to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh court
Lucknow, June 4: Recently acquitted for his alleged involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, Fahim Ansari, who was brought here on Thursday for trial in another terrorist attack, was returned to....
- US asks Pakistan to act against LeT, other anti-India groups
Washington, June 2: Expressing its appreciation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's willingness to take political risks in resuming a dialogue with Pakistan, the US has again asked Islamaba....
- Al Qaeda number three killed on Afghan-Pakistan border
Washington, June 1: A senior figure in the Al Qaeda terror network has been killed in Pakistan's border area with Afghanistan, a media report said.
An unnamed US official said Mus....
- US presses Pakistan to divulge more air passenger info
Washington, May 31: The United States is increasing pressure on Pakistan for much broader airline passenger information, considered a crucial tool to track terrorist travel patterns, but a step....
- Wanted Khalistani terrorist arrested in Amritsar
Amritsar, May 30: One of the most wanted terrorists in Punjab, Bakshish Singh alias Baba of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), has been arrested in this Punjab city, police sources said toda....
- India strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Lahore
New Delhi, May 29: India on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Lahore, Pakistan, that killed 72 people and conveyed condolences to the kin of those slain.
"The gov....
- Militants storm Lahore mosques, take 1,500 hostages
Lahore, May 28: Heavily armed Taliban guerrillas today stormed two mosques packed with about 1,500 worshippers in this Pakistani city.
Heavy gunfire was interspersed with blasts when ....
- Diwali demon-slaying tradition triggered Goa blast?
Panaji, May 28: Seven months after a blast in Goa killed two people, investigators now say a Diwali tradition that has been consistently opposed by a Hindu right wing group for "glorifying ....
- Absolutely critical to dismantle terrorist networks in Pakistan: Obama
Washington, May 28: President Barack Obama says the US is working with Pakistan to make it more effective partners in dealing with the extremists within their borders as his national security s....
- Krishna declines to comment on LeT chief's release by Pakistan SC
Bangalore, May 28: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Thursday declined to comment on the Pakistan Supreme Court freeing Lashkar-e-Taiba Chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest. "I have ....
- Kashmir government to probe 'staged' shootout
Srinagar, May 27: The Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered a magisterial probe into an alleged staged shootout in which the Indian Army had claimed to have killed three terrorists on Apri....
- Bomber involved in 2008 Assam serial blasts nabbed
Guwahati, May 27: The bomber who drove a car packed with explosives into a business hub in the city, one of the nine serial explosions that ripped through Assam on Oct 30, 2008, has been arrest....
- Taliban leader Fazlullah killed in Afghanistan: report
Islamabad, May 27: Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah has been killed in a clash with Afghan forces near the border, a media report said today, quoting the Afghan border police.
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- Scientists work on ways to track terror bomb sources
Sydney, May 27: Organic peroxides are being increasingly preferred as explosives by terrorists because they can be easily prepared and don't required to be purchased off the shelf.
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- Al Qaeda continues to plot from Pakistan: US
Washington, May 27: The top White House counterterrorism adviser says President Barack Obama has refocused US efforts on Afghanistan as "Al Qaeda continues to plot from the tribal regions a....
- Solitary confinement is worse than death: Afzal Guru
New Delhi, May 26: Afzal Guru may have been awarded death sentence for his involvement in the terrorist attack on Parliament and his plea for clemency is still pending, but he is already going ....
- No petition from Afzal Guru in apex court
New Delhi, May 26: The Supreme Court has not received any petition from Afzal Guru, who has been sentenced to death over the terrorist attack on the Indian parliament, court sources said today.....
- UJC sets conditions for dialogue with New Delhi
Srinagar, May 26: United Jehad Council (UJC), the conglomerate of guerrilla groups based in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, has shown willingness to engage in talks with New Delhi, provided layi....
- Pune blast suspect sent to police custody till June 1
Mumbai, May 25: A Mumbai court today remanded Abdul Samad Bhatkal, a suspect in the Pune bombing that killed 17 people on Feb 13, to police custody till June 1 in an arms case.
Bhatka....
- Supreme Court rejects pleas against Hafiz Saeed's release
Islamabad, May 25: Pakistan's Supreme Court today dismissed two appeals challenging the release from house arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, who India says masterminded the 26/....
- American Center attack: apex court stays Aftab Ansari's death sentence
New Delhi, May 25: The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence of Aftab Ahmed Ansari, alias Aftab Ansari, a co-accused in the Jan 22, 2002, attack on the American Center in Kolkata that l....
- 'Indians must participate in their anti-terror fight'
New Delhi, May 24: India has to fight its own battle against terrorism and for that coordinated efforts on the part of the government and people are needed, experts said at a security conferenc....
- German Bakery blast suspect nabbed from Mangalore airport
Mumbai, May 24: In a potentially significant breakthrough in the Feb 13 German Bakery terror blast in Pune, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Abdul Samad Bhatkal was arrested from Mangalore a....
- Have been assured of access to Headley: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that India has been assured by the US "at the highest level" of access to David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani American who h....
- Afzal Guru's hanging won't be expedited: Home Secretary
New Delhi, May 23: The government has no plans to jump the queue on the clemency petition of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru or fast track the decision on his hanging, says Home Secretary ....
- Mumbai trains serial blasts probe reveals Pakistani link
Mumbai, May 23: Investigators piecing together clues of the July 11, 2006 Mumbai train bombings that killed over 200 people have succeeded in identifying the bomb planters on five of the seven ....
- Remember 7/11? Mumbai train blasts trial to re-start on Monday
Mumbai, May 22: Trial in the July 11, 2006, Mumbai train bombings - perhaps the world's most heinous attack on an urban transportation system that snuffed out over 200 innocent lives - is s....
- Six more held in Pakistan for Times Square plot
Islamabad, May 21: Six more people have been arrested in Pakistan for having links with Faisal Shahzad, the prime suspect of the botched Time Square terror plot early this month.
The ....
- Delhi serial blasts accused given copy of charge-sheet
New Delhi, May 20: A city court today handed over a copy of the charge sheet to the two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists accused of involvement in the 2008 Delhi serial blasts.
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- Afzal Guru should be hanged at the earliest: Digvijay Singh
New Delhi, May 19: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said that Parliament House attack convict Afzal Guru should be hanged at the earliest.
"The Supreme Court has gi....
- Schools should be equipped with proper security arrangements: central government
Bangalore, May 19: The schools in India in the near future could very soon feature security arrangements that are fit for VIPs. Some additions in the offing could be armed guards who have walki....
- It is for government to decide about air support: Congress
New Delhi, May 18: The Congress today refused to comment on the demand by some states for use of air support in anti-Maoist operations, saying it was for the central government to take a decisi....
- US to press Pakistan to close terror's 'safe haven'
Washington, May 18: The White House is dispatching national security adviser Gen. James L. Jones and CIA director Leon E. Panetta to Pakistan to push Islamabad to intensify efforts to investiga....
- Terror no deterrent for tourists during Games: Selja
Chandigarh, May 17: Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja today said security threats are unlikely to deter foreign or domestic tourists from visiting New Delhi during the Commonwealth Games in O....
- Dawood Ibrahim third on Forbes' Most Wanted Fugitives list
Washington, May 17: Dawood Ibrahim, India's most wanted man suspected of having organized the 1993 Mumbai bombings, figures third on the Forbes' Most Wanted Fugitives list topped by Osa....
- India set to ban 100 Al Qaeda-linked groups
New Delhi, May 16: India is all set to formally designate nearly 100 Al Qaeda-linked international outfits as terrorist organisations and ban them to avoid any legal loophole if anyone associat....
- Cash reward for information on Hyderabad attack gunmen
Hyderabad, May 15: Hyderabad police today announced a Rs.5 lakh reward for information about the assailants who shot dead a police constable in the old city on Friday.
"Any person....
- Delhi serial blasts: Charges filed against two
New Delhi, May 15: The Delhi Police today filed a charge-sheet against two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists accused of involvement in the 2008 Delhi serial blasts.
The chargeshe....
- Next big terrorist attack on US will be postmarked 'Pakistan': CIA analyst
Washington, May 15: A former CIA analyst, who helped President Barack Obama formulate his Pakistan-Afghanistan policy, sees "a very serious possibility that the next mass casualty terrorist....
- Tamil jailed in Canada for funding LTTE
Vancouver, May 15: In the first conviction in Canada for funding of terrorists abroad, a court here jailed a Tamil for collecting money for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) which was....
- Pakistan should do more to check extremists: Hillary Clinton
Washington, May 14: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wants Pakistan to do more to check extremists with a veiled warning of the consequences of a terrorist attack that can be traced back t....
- Explosives seized from bus on Bangladesh border
Shillong, May 13: The Border Security Force (BSF) troopers today seized explosives from a bus near the Bangladesh border in southern tip of Meghalaya, an official said.
"We found ....
- US will not allow terrorist 'safe havens' in Pakistan: Obama
Washington, May 13: US President Barack Obama has warned Pakistan that his administration would not allow "safe havens" for militants in its tribal region bordering Afghanistan or let O....
- Access to Headley is not mere give and take: Roemer
Pune, May 13: "Certain tactical points" need to be clarified before India is given direct access to David Headley, the terror suspect who has confessed to his role in the 26/11 carnage ....
- Air India Kanishka bomber faces fresh trial next month
Vancouver, May 13: Air India Kanishka bombing convict Inderjit Singh Reyat, who was released last year after spending 15 years in jail, will face a fresh perjury trial starting on June 22 coinc....
- 40 terror camps active in Pakistan: Antony
New Delhi, May 12: Over 40 terror training camps are still functioning in Pakistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said today, asking Islamabad to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure operating....
- Mumbai terror accused Rana to go on trial on Nov 1
Chicago, May 12: A US court has set Nov 1 to begin the trial of Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.
The tri....
- Chronology of India-Pakistan meetings since 26/11
New Delhi, May 11: The last round of talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan took place on Nov 26, 2008, hours before Pakistani terrorists unleashed mayhem in Mumbai, killing ....
- Kasab likely to be hanged by the year-end: Union Home Secretary
New Delhi, May 11: Just few days after the Mumbai special court announced death sentence to 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, government stated that Kasab is likely to be hanged by the end of this y....
- Wheels of justice: confirming Kasab's death penalty may take eight months
New Delhi, May 9: If past trends are to go by, the Bombay High Court may take at least 253 days (8 months, 13 days) to confirm the death penalty given to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani gu....
- Daimary now making calls to his commanders for restraint
Guwahati, May 9: Ranjan Daimary, terror mastermind and the main accused in the Oct 30, 2008 serial bombings in Assam that killed about 100 people, is now talking of peace and frequently telepho....
- Top HNLC militant arrested in Meghalaya
Shillong, May 8: A top leader of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), held a day ago after he sneaked into the country from Bangladesh, has been handed over to the Megha....
- Pakistan warned of 'severe consequences' of terror attacks from its soil
Washington, May 8: The United States has finally warned Pakistan that if a terror operation like the Times Square bombing attempt were to be successful and traced back to the country, "ther....
- US does not rule out Headley-Shahzad connection
Washington, May 8: The United States has not ruled out a connection between two Pakistani Americans, key Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley and failed Times square bombing suspect Fais....
- Afzal Guru is son-in-law of Congress, says Gadkari
Panaji, May 7: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said Afzal Guru, the mastermind of the 2001 attack on parliament was "a son-in-law of the Congress".
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- Kasab to be kept in Arthur Road prison
Mumbai, May 7: Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, now waiting for the gallows, will continue to be lodged at the high security Arthur Road Central Jail in south Mumbai, officials sa....
- Pakistan yet to clarify its stand on 26/11 plotters
New Delhi, May 7: An interesting question that keeps cropping up following the punishment meted out to Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist from the 26/11 massacre is how Pakistan would tr....
- Verdict out, now where will Kasab be kept?
Mumbai, May 6: After the historic judgment slapping death penalty on Pakistani jehadi Ajmal Amir Kasab for his role in the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the focus now shifts to where wil....
- Intelligence capabilities better now: Chidmabaram
New Delhi, May 6: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said no major terror attack has taken place in the past one year except the Pune blast in February, and noted that the government's inte....
- Kasab's death welcome but catch masterminds: victims' kin
Mumbai, May 6: The death sentence given to Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab was cheered by the kin of 26/11 victims, but many felt he was just a pawn in a terror game and the real masterminds ....
- Kasab is a danger to society: Judge
Mumbai, May 6: Sessions Court Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani today ruled that there was "no option" but to hang Ajmal Amir Kasab till death, saying the 26/11 gunman had been "anxious....
- Terrorism has no religion, says Nikam
Mumbai, May 6: Even as he expressed joy over the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said terror had no religion.
"They ....
- Hanging Kasab may take years
New Delhi, May 6: Hanging 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab may be sooner said than done as the death sentence given by the special court in Mumbai today will now have to be endorsed by the Supr....
- I don't want to say anything, said Kasab
Mumbai, May 6: "Mujhe kuch nahi kahna hai" (I don't want to say anything), was Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab's reaction just after he was sentenced to death for the Mumba....
- Nikam flashes V-sign after Kasab's death sentence
Mumbai, May 6: Special Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam today flashed a V-sign after Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was sentenced to death for the Mumbai terror attack.
Nikam, who had ar....
- 26/11 case: Kasab's sentencing today afternoon
Mumbai, May 6: Barely hours before sentencing was to be pronounced on Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, the prosecution early today expressed confidence that the perpetrator of the 26/11 ma....
- Delhi bombing accused was not a minor, rules court
New Delhi, May 5: A city court today ruled that Salman Ahmad, an Indian Mujahideen terrorist and a Delhi serial bombings accused, was not a minor at the time of the serial bombings in the capit....
- 'Fishermen to be eyes and ears for coastal security'
New Delhi, May 5: The union government plans to utilize fishermen as its eyes and ears for breach-proof coastal security of the country, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Enumerating ....
- 26/11 suspect Rana seeks 'specific' details of charges
Chicago, May 5: Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who has pleaded not guilty to providing "material support" for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, has now asked for....
- India ask Hafiz Saeed and 21 others to be handed over
New Delhi, May 5: India has reiterated its commitment towards seeking transfer of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, Hafiz Saeed and 20 others to India. These people have been found guilty in the 26/11 Mumb....
- LeT operative jailed for 14 days
Hyderabad, May 4: A city court today sent an alleged operative of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to judicial custody for two weeks a day after he was arrested.
Moh....
- Why name Saeed, Lakhvi in 26/11 verdict, asks Jamaat-ud-Dawa
Lahore, May 4: India has "unjustifiably" named Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi in the Mumbai terror attack case, a Jamaat-ud-Dawa spokesperson said af....
- 14O Al-Qaeda terrorists have infiltrated India: Intelligence reports from Assam
New Delhi, May 4: An intelligence report from Assam that is yet to be confirmed has led to increased security arrangements during the past weekend. As per this unsubstantiated report a number o....
- Chavan, Maharashtra leaders welcome Kasab verdict
Mumbai, May 3: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today welcomed the verdict convicting Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole survivor of the 10 Pakistani terrorists who staged a 60-hour Mum....
- How Ansari, Ahmed were acquitted in terror trial
Mumbai, May 3: Mumbai Police were in for an unexpected embarrassment today when a special court picked holes in the prosecution theory on the involvement of Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, th....
- Kasab found guilty under nine Indian laws
Mumbai, May 3: Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani today held Pakistani Ajmal Amir Kasab guilty under nine Indian laws and their relevant sections or sub-sections for his role in the Mumbai terror at....
- 26/11 had shaken our pride: Patil
Mumbai, May 3: Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil today welcomed the guilty verdict for Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab and said the Mumbai terror attack had "shaken our pride".
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- Verdict a victory for India: Moily
New Delhi, May 3: Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily today described the conviction of Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab in the 26/11 terror attack case as a "victory for the country....
- Hang Kasab, says Mumbai
Mumbai, May 3: "We want to see Kasab hanged!" This was the dominant sentiment in Mumbai today after a Special Court pronounced Pakistan's Ajmal Amir Kasab guilty of murder in the 26....
- Acquittal of Ansari, Sabauddin to be challenged
Mumbai, May 3: The acquittal for Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin will be challenged, prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said today, shortly after the special court hearing the 26/11 attack case set two Indian ....
- Kasab trial shows India governed by rule of law: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 3: The trial of Ajmal Amir Kasab underlined that India was a "country governed by rule of law", Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today while expressing satisfaction at t....
- Nov 26, 2008 - May 3, 2010: timeline of 26/11 trial
Mumbai, May 3: The verdict in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case was delivered today with Special Judge M.L. Tahalyani declaring Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab guilty and acquitting the t....
- Ansari, Ahmed can't walk free - Rampur blast case remains
Mumbai, May 3: They may have been acquitted in the 26/11 Mumbai attack case, but Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, the two Indians who had been accused along with Pakistani national Ajmal Amir ....
- Kasab - how a poor Pakistani became India's terror nightmare
Islamabad, May 3: From the bylanes of a village in Pakistan to a heavily guarded prison cell in Mumbai as India's most wanted terrorist, Ajmal Amir Kasab had indeed come a long way in his 2....
- From Colaba to Chowpatty - retracing Kasab's footsteps on 26/11
Mumbai, May 3: Mumbai's 60 hours of mayhem began on the dark night of Nov 26, 2008, when Ajmal Amir Kasab and nine of his colleagues stepped off inflatable speedboats in a small fishing vil....
- Pakistan Taliban leader threatens US in video message
Washington, May 3: Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, in a first video message after his alleged death in a US strike, threatened strikes against the US, a terrorism internet watchdog s....
- Muslim groups demand fresh probe into Mecca Masjid blast
Hyderabad, May 3: Muslim groups in Hyderabad have demanded a fresh probe into the 2007 bomb blast at Mecca Masjid in view of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) revelation that the ....
- All set for 26/11 trial verdict
Mumbai, May 3: The fate of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured after the audacious attack on India's financial and entertainment capital on 26/11, will be decid....
- Youth held for e-mail links with guerrilla groups
Srinagar, May 2: A youth was today arrested for suspected e-mail links with some separatist guerrilla groups, Jammu and Kashmir Police sources said here.
"We have arrested a suspe....
- Delhi goes into security overdrive after terror alert
New Delhi, May 2: Shoppers kept away from popular market places in Delhi today as security was tightened in and around the national capital following terror alerts from the US and three other c....
- Timeline of Mumbai terror attacks trial
Mumbai, May 2: Finally, the verdict in the Mumbai terror attacks trial will be delivered on Monday, May 3, by Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani. The following is the timeline of the Nov 26-29, 2008....
- Kasab should be hanged in public, say 26/11 families
Mumbai, May 2: Those whose lives changed forever on 26/11 - family members or friends dead or haunted by shocking memories - say on judgement day on Monday, no mercy should be shown to Mohammed....
- Ajmer bombing mastermind may be in Gujarat: Police
Jaipur, May 2: An Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan Police has been sent to Gujarat to track down the mastermind of the 2007 Ajmer Dargah Sharif bombing, police sources said here today.
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- Gurdaspur terrorists were probably looking for a 26/11 in Punjab
Gurdaspur, May 2: Security agencies probing a shootout with two trained intruders from Pakistan in Punjab's border district of Gurdaspur last month say the terrorists had come prepared for ....
- One more held for Ajmer Dargah bombing
Jaipur, May 2: A third man suspected to be involved in the 2007 bombing at the famed Ajmer Dargah Sharif that killed three people has been detained in Madhya Pradesh and brought to Rajasthan, p....
- Mumbai terrorist's fate to be sealed on Monday
Mumbai, May 2: A full 521 days after the terror mayhem in India's financial and entertainment capital, the country will be watching anxiously when justice is delivered May 3 to Mohammed Ajm....
- Canada warns of terror attacks in Delhi's Chandni Chowk
Toronto, May 1: Canada today joined the US and Australia in warning of an imminent terrorist attack in India, particularly in capital New Delhi.
Issuing a travel advisory, the Departm....
- Will not allow terrorists to regroup: Punjab Deputy CM
Gurdaspur, May 1: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said terrorists will not be allowed to regroup in the state.
Addressing the media here after meeting the famil....
- Security beefed up at popular markets in Delhi
New Delhi, May 1: Security at the national capital's popular and bustling markets and malls has been increased following an advisory issued by the Delhi Police today urging citizens to be e....
- Second suspect held for Ajmer Dargah blast
Jaipur, May 1: A second man with links to a Hindu rightwing group has been arrested for alleged involvement in the 2007 bombing at the revered Ajmer Dargah Sharif that killed three people, poli....
- US issues fresh New Delhi terror alert
New Delhi, May 1: The US today issued a fresh advisory warning its citizens of "increased indications" of terrorists planning "imminent attacks" in crowded markets in the Indian....
- Access to Headley soon, says home secretary
New Delhi, April 30: As Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium returns from the US after holding talks on access to David Headley, officials here were hopeful that Indian investigators would soon ....
- Kolkata Police step up security, send SMSes for alert
Kolkata, April 30: A day after police officers warned about the terror group Indian Mujaheedin's plans to carry out subversive activities in the city, the Kolkata Police issued advertisemen....
- Terrorism forces many Assam women into prostitution
Guwahati, April 30: Decades of violent insurgency in Assam have forced many women, including homemakers, to take to prostitution after their husbands or close family members were killed or maim....
- Imam jailed on terrorism charges in Italy
Milan, April 30: An Egypt-born Muslim preacher has been jailed here on terrorism charges by Italy's top appeals court, officials said.
Abu Imad, a former imam at Milan's Viale....
- No word on ISI hand in Babri demolition, cop tells court
Lucknow, April 29: Anju Gupta, a senior police officer and key witness in the Babri Mosque demolition case, today refuted the defence contention that Pakistan's intelligence agency was invo....
- Delhi blasts accused was minor, mother tells court
New Delhi, April 29: The mother of Salman Ahmad, a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist and Delhi serial blast accused, told a city court today that his date of birth recorded in a Mumbai scho....
- Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is alive: ISI
London/Islamabad, April 29: Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who was thought to have been killed in a US drone attack early this year, is alive and "basically OK", claimed a se....
- Punjab on terror radar?
Chandigarh, April 29: Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and pro-Khalistan groups based in Pakistan, Canada and other countries are planning strikes in Punjab, according to s....
- Indian Mujahideen plans 'something' in Kolkata: police
Kolkata, April 29: The Indian Mujaheedin plans to carry out subversive activities in Kolkata, a top police official said here today.
"We have received inputs that the Indian Mujah....
- Joint operation to search militants ends in Punjab
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 28: A joint search operation, launched by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police in the Bhamial sector of this border district to look for militants after a....
- Hyderabad on alert after warning of possible terror attacks
Hyderabad, April 28: Police in Hyderabad today went on alert following a warning by central intelligence agencies about possible terror strikes in the city.
Police personnel with the ....
- Pakistan has assured speedy trial of 26/11 accused: India
New Delhi, April 28: Ahead of a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Bhutan on Thursday, the government told parliament th....
- Rana provided 20,000 documents to prove his guilt
Chicago, April 28: As the US agreed to take "suitable steps" to provide India direct access to Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, federal prosecutors asked a Chica....
- India to get direct access to Headley
Washington, April 28: India seems to be close to getting direct access to Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, key plotter in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack with US agreeing to ....
- Terrorists using international credit cards for operations
New Delhi, April 27: Terrorists, sleeper cells and terror suspects have been using international credit cards to fund their operations in India, parliament was told today.
"As per....
- Rs.22.50 crore released for 15 anti-terrorism schools
New Delhi, April 27: A sum of Rs.22.50 crore has been released in the last three years for establishing 15 Counter-Insurgency and Anti-Terrorism (CIAT) schools in the country, the Lok Sabha was....
- Pakistan still supporting terrorists: Antony
New Delhi, April 26: Pakistan continues to support terrorists ranged against India, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said today.
"We recently restarted the dialogue with Pakistan. How....
- 208 soldiers killed in anti-terror operations
New Delhi, April 26: Two hundred and eight Indian Army personnel have been killed in anti-terror operations since 2007, parliament was informed today.
In a written reply in the Lok Sa....
- Renovated Oberoi hotel finally reopens after 26/11
Mumbai, April 24: The Oberoi, a landmark hotel in Mumbai that Pakistani terrorists targeted in November 2008, killing 32 people there, reopened today with a brand new look, 287 guest rooms and ....
- New York subway bombing plot was hatched in Pakistan
New York, April 24: The failed plot to bomb three New York City subways in September 2009 was hatched by two senior Al Qaeda leaders in the tribal areas of Pakistan, prosecutors said as another....
- LeT poses common threat to US, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan: US
Washington, April 23: The United States says it has stepped up anti-terror cooperation with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan as Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for 26/....
- Pakistan blocks 10.2 million unverified mobile phones
Islamabad, April 23: In a massive crackdown against the use of mobile phones in terrorist activities, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 10.2 million SIM cards due to non-ve....
- Canada set to release Air India bombing inquiry report
Toronto, April 23: Exactly 25 years after the Air India Kanishka bombing in which 329 passengers were killed, Canada will finally come out with a comprehensive report in June to pin-point the f....
- Sentenced to die, Naushad says he is innocent
New Delhi, April 22: One of three men sentenced to death for a 1996 bombing here that killed 13 people claimed today that he was innocent and had been framed by a disgruntled police officer.
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- Rs.3 lakh reward for clues to Delhi blast suspects
New Delhi, April 22: Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal today increased the reward amount from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.3 lakh for the arrest of three terror suspects wanted in the September 2008 ser....
- Court's observations on 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case
New Delhi, April 22: A city court today sentenced three men to death for a bomb blast in Lajpat Nagar in 1996 that claimed 13 lives. Here are some of the observations made by the court while pr....
- Three sentenced to death for 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast
New Delhi, April 22: A city court today awarded death penalty to three convicts held guilty for murder in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast that claimed 13 lives.
District and sessions....
- Chronology of the Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case
New Delhi, April 22 Following is a chronology of the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case in which a city court today convicted six of the 10 accused and acquitted the remaining four. Arguments on....
- 'Extremist views from old conflicts not welcome in Canada'
Vancouver, April 22; As pro-Khalistan flags and slogans raised at the weekend Vaisakhi parade here continue to make the headlines here, a Canadian minister said bluntly that "extremist ....
- Sentencing of Lajpat Nagar blast convicts today
New Delhi, April 22: A city court is likely to award sentence today to six Jammu and Kashmir residents, including a woman, convicted for the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast that claimed 13 lives.
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- Blast accused's jail cannot be changed, court told
New Delhi, April 21: A city court was today told by the Tihar jail authorities that Indian Mujahideen terror suspect and Delhi serial blast accused Salman Ahmad's plea for transfer to anoth....
- Extremism flourishes due to under-development, says PM
New Delhi, April 21: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that those "challenging the authority of the Indian state" will not be given any quarter even as he admitted that Maoist in....
- No peace talks until US withdraws, says Taliban
Islamabad, April 21: The Taliban in Afghanistan has rejected media reports that the outfit had called for reconciliation talks with the US and demanded "unconditional withdrawal of all inva....
- Records show two dates of birth for Delhi blast accused
New Delhi, April 20: Principals of two former schools attended by Indian Mujahideen terror suspect and Delhi serial blast accused Salman Ahmad have produced in a city court documents that point....
- Police suspect international gang behind Bangalore blasts
Bangalore, April 20: Clues from the explosive material found outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium where twin blasts occurred and two crude bombs were recovered during the last weekend indicate th....
- Dawood aide arrested in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, April 19: An alleged henchman of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district, police said today.
Vinod Yadav, 32, was arrested on....
- File charges in 2008 blast case by May 15: Court to police
New Delhi, April 17: A city court today allowed Delhi Police 30 days' time to finish their investigation and file a chargesheet against two suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists for t....
- Al Qaeda run camp in Afghanistan trained 26/11 attackers
Brasilia, April 17: In a new disclosure, Indian investigators have found that some of the terrorists involved in the Mumbai carnage were trained in an Al Qaeda run camp in Afghanistan.
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- Delhi serial blasts: School principal examined by court
New Delhi: An Uttar Pradesh school principal was today examined by a city court over verification of the age of suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist and Delhi serial blasts accused Salman Ahme....
- India employing water terrorism tactics: LeT Head
Lahore: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the founder and chief of Lashker-e-Toiba asserted on Sunday that India is employing water terrorism strategies to cripple Pakistan. He also claimed that this would....
- 'Bangladesh will take action against northeast India militants'
Agartala: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured firm action against militants from northeast India taking shelter in her country, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said today.
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- Myanmar's KIA helping northeast rebels to create bases in China
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh today sounded a maximum security alert following reports that cadres of an influential Myanmarese guerrilla group have infiltrated into the region to create a safe-c....
- Confident of access, India to quiz Headley about 'Karachi Project'
New Delhi: India is confident of getting direct access to David Headley and wants to know from him details of the Lashkar-e-Taiba's so-called "Karachi Project" - a terror mission to....
- Al Qaeda threatens to attack World Cup Football finals
Algiers: Al-Qaeda's North African branch has threatened to attack the World Cup Football finals in South Africa which start in June.
In addition to the US and British teams, the t....
- Chronology of the Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case
New Delhi: Following is a chronology of the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case in which a city court today convicted six of the 10 accused and acquitted the remaining four. Arguments on quantum ....
- Indian Mujahideen prime suspect in Pune blast
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) is on the verge of a breakthrough in the Feb 13 Pune terror blast and two suspects linked to the Indian Mujahideen (IM) have been identified, ....
- No talks with breakaway insurgent groups, says government
New Delhi: The government today said that it is always willing to talk to any group which is ready to leave the path of violence but will not entertain any splinter groups or breakaway factions....
- Indian-American bomber designer faces trial for helping China
Washington: An India born former B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of helping China design a cruise missile with stealth capabilities is due to face trial in the US District Court in Honolulu....
- Bodies of nine 26/11 terrorists quietly buried in January
Mumbai: The bodies of the nine Pakistani terrorists who were killed by Indian special forces after their three-day bloody siege of landmark areas of the city in November 2008 were quietly burie....
- India satisfied with progress on access to Headley
New Delhi: India is "satisfied" with progress of talks with the United States over access to Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant David Headley, who is suspected of involve....
- No linkages with Headley, claims Pakistani Army
Islamabad: The Pakistani Army today termed as "false and fabricated" media reports that three of its serving officers had assisted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley ....
- Full of drama, ups and downs, Kasab trial ends
Mumbai: Finally one of the most avidly watched legal cases in the world - trial in the Nov 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks - ended here today and May 3 was set as the day of judgment.
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- Timeline in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial
Mumbai: The following is the timeline of the Nov 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks case, the verdict for which is to be pronounced on May 3:
2008
Nov 26: Ajmal Amir Kasab and ....
- 'Moscow bombers could be linked to Af-Pak terror network'
Moscow: Plotters of the twin suicide blast at Moscow subway stations that killed 38 people could have links with the terror network based in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, Russia said ....
- Headley accomplice Rana sticks to 'not guilty' plea
Chicago: Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with playing a role in the November 2008 deadly Mumbai terror attacks, will not change his 'not guilty' plea to....
- PM writes to Medvedev, condemns Moscow blasts
New Delhi: Strongly condemning the Moscow bombings, India today underlined its solidarity with Russia in combating terrorism and hoped the terrorists would be brought to justice soon.
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- US has first right to try Headley, says former diplomat
Panaji: Former foreign secretary Lalit Mansingh today said here that the US had the first right over US-based terror suspect David Coleman Headley, one of the main accused in the 26/11 terror s....
- 400 guerrillas waiting to infiltrate: Army
Srinagar: A day after it foiled a major infiltration bid and killed eight guerrillas, the army today said it expects increased incursions from across the border with Pakistan this summer.
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- Pakistani infiltrator killed on border
Jammu: A suspected Pakistani infiltrator was killed by Indian border guards in Ramgarh sector along the international border today.
A Border Security Force (BSF) patrol party noticed ....
- Response to terror attack will be decisive: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Identifying cross-border terrorism as a prominent challenge faced by the country, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that India's response will be swift and decisive if it f....
- Pakistan recognises terrorism as shared threat with India: US
Washington: The United States says it's encouraged by Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts as it believes that Islamabad now recognises terrorism as a "shared threat" with India....
- Headley names Pakistani Army officers involved in 26/11
New Delhi: Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley has told a US court that serving Pakistani Army officers were involved in the 26/11 terror mayhem in Mumbai, and one of them was "on the o....
- Three former Kingfisher employees held over crude bomb
Bangalore: Three former employees of the Kingfisher airlines have been detained in connection with the detection of an explosive device in a flight at Thiruvananthapuram on March 21, police sai....
- Weak states threaten India's security: Tharoor
New Delhi: "Weak and failing states" in the neighbourhood threaten India's security and affect New Delhi's fight against terrorism, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi....
- Headley story shows close Al Qaeda, LeT links
Washington: Pakistani-American terror suspect David Headley's confession about his involvement in the Mumbai terror showed in clear contours the close relationship between Al Qaeda and the ....
- India writes to US asking for dates to interrogate Headley
New Delhi: India has taken decision of filing a chargesheet against the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack plotter David Coleman Headley only after quizzing him. It is supposed to seek dates for the pu....
- India confident of getting 'direct' access to Headley
New Delhi: India is getting ready to question David Headley, undeterred by US ambassador Timothy Roemer's remark that no decision has been taken on giving New Delhi direct access to the Pak....
- Headley questioning: US ground rules to apply, say lawyer
Chicago: Predetermined ground rules will govern any questioning of Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley by Indian investigators, his lawyer has said.
"The way an actual int....
- Delhi serial blasts accused sent to police custody
New Delhi: A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist and Delhi serial blasts accused, who claims to be a minor, was today sent to police custody for five days by a city court.
The next ....
- Maoists blow up rail tracks across four states
Gaya: The attacks launched on the railway tracks at Bihar and Orissa by the leftist ultras were not isolated incidents but part of a coordinated strike plan by the Maoists on the railways syste....
- No breakthrough in Kingfisher explosive case
Thiruvananthapuram: Police are yet to determine who placed a crude explosive on board a Kingfisher flight from Bangalore to Thiruvananthapuram two days ago, police said today.
"In....
- 'Islamist extremists can destabilise Bangladesh'
New Delhi: Most of the Muslim population in Bangladesh supports the secular state and abjures violence but Islamist extremists have the potential to destabilise that country, say experts from a....
- SMS threatens to 'finish off' BJP leader, blow up Mumbai
Mumbai: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly Eknath Khadse of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been warned in an SMS that he will be "finished off" for his a....
- Indian Mujahideen terrorist not a juvenile, affirms AIIMS
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today told a city court that a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, who claimed to be a minor, was very well a major.
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- Kingfisher plane explosives: Police still clueless
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after a cocktail of explosives was found in the cargo section of a Kingfisher plane here, police today were still clueless as to how it reached the aircraft despite mu....
- LoC trade used to fund militants?
Jammu: Some traders doing business across the Line of Control (LoC) are diverting money to fund separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has said.
The disclosure was made by I....
- France-based Babbar members fund militants: police
Mohali: France-based members of Punjab's terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) were disbursing funds to militants in India, police said today.
The terrorists were gettin....
- Virtual stonewall around Headley's former 'connections'
Chicago: Even as the Department of Justice (DoJ) continues to dismiss as "absurd" the freshly mounting claims in India that Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley was a double agen....
- Government should demand immediate access to Headley: CPI-M
New Delhi: Accusing the government of not doing enough for the interrogation of Mumbai terror attack accused Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-....
- Headley's confession shows LeT's global ambition: US
New Delhi: The US today asked Pakistan to show progress in acting against Lashkar-e-Taiba, the suspected architect of the Mumbai carnage, and stressed that the confession of Pakistani-American ....
- 'Headley's plea bargain is a chance lost for India'
New Delhi: The government may maintain that David Coleman Headley's plea bargain is not a setback, but security experts believe that Indian investigators have lost the chance to get informa....
- India not 'unsatisfied' if Headley gets life: Pillai
New Delhi: Home Secretary G.K. Pillai today said India will not be "unsatisfied" if David Headley, a key conspirator of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, is sentenced to life imprisonment.....
- Headley attended five terror training camps in Pakistan
Chicago: In changing his plea from 'not guilty' to 'guilty', Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley has given graphic details of his preparations for the 2008 Mumbai te....
- Headley confession proves Kasab is speaking truth: prosecution
Mumbai: The admission to guilt by Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley to terror charges against him is "a major victory for Indian investigators" and proves that Pakistani t....
- Gujarat hope to get terror suspect in London
Gandhinagar: A Gujarat police team will fly to London for Hanif Umarji Patel alias Tiger Hanif's extradition hearing on March 25 hoping to get custody of the 1993 Surat bombings alleged mas....
- Headley pleads guilty to helping plan 2008 Mumbai attacks
Washington: Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges that he helped plan the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks and a plot against the offices of a Danis....
- Tight security during Headley guilty plea hearing
Chicago: About a dozen US marshals took position inside the court of US District Judge Harry Leinenweber minutes before Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley was escorted in.
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- Headley may still be available to Indian investigators
Chicago: Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley's guilty plea on the condition that he be spared the death penalty as well as extradition to India is not as big a setback as it might a....
- Headley case points to threats from home-grown terrorists
Washington: Pointing to the David Headley case as illustrative of the "real threats from home-grown and international terrorists," the US says it will continue working to disrupt, disma....
- Ahmedabad railway station blast accused chargesheeted
Gandhinagar: Mohammed Aslam Latif, an accused in the bomb blast at the Ahmedabad railway station in 2006 that left 10 people injured, was charge-sheeted today by the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) ....
- Concerned India discusses Headley case with US
New Delhi/Chicago: India today said it was concerned that Mumbai terror suspect David Headley was to change his plea to guilty, even as New Delhi awaited his statement in a Chicago court.
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- Mumbai terror duo's police remand extended till March 24
Mumbai: A Mumbai court today extended till March 24 the police remand of the two terror suspects arrested last week for plotting to blow up oil installations and shopping malls in this west coa....
- Headley to plead guilty to escape death sentence
Washington/New Delhi: The main suspect in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, David Coleman Headley, also known as Daood Gilani, is expected to accept his responsibility regarding the charges tha....
- LeT not yet on Pakistan's radar: Gen Petraeus
Washington: The US continues to push Pakistan to take action against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, as such jihadi terror outfits are still not on Islamabad's r....
- Pakistan training people with no past criminal records to be terrorists
New Delhi: Recent arrests of people connected with terror blasts in India have proved that the forces that be in Pakistan are actually bringing people, with no past criminal record, into the fo....
- Headley to plead guilty in Mumbai terror case
Chicago: Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, accused of helping to plan the deadly Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is expected to change his plea to 'guilty' in a C....
- Pakistan employing the underworld to launch terror attacks in India
Mumbai: The arrests of the suspected terrorists on Sunday proves that Pakistan has reverted to its tried and tested ways of seeking recourse to the underworld for assisting them with launching ....
- Centre orders action against Maharashtra ATS chief
New Delhi: The central government has taken strong exception to Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief K.P. Raghuvanshi divulging key information to the media about terror suspects and th....
- Government tracking bank transactions of terrorists
New Delhi: With anti-terror operations increasingly focusing on the financing of terrorists, the government today said it has set up the Financial Intelligence Unit to keep track of suspicious ....
- No intelligence failure in Pune: Chidambaram
New Delhi: There was no intelligence failure in Pune and the city's establishments, including the German Bakery, were informed about the terror threat, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said tod....
- Another Mumbai tragedy averted in just the right time
Mumbai: It seems that another cataclysm about to affect Mumbai has been diverted off its devious track just at the opportune moment. The two suspected terrorists who had been taken under arrest....
- AIIMS to verify age of serial blast accused
New Delhi: A city court today directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to determine the age of a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, allegedly involved in serial bla....
- ISI looking to deploy Hekmatyar to target Indian interests in Afghanistan
New Delhi: The Haqqani network is now on the radar following the suicide attacks on the Indian establishments in Kabul. This has forced the ISI to look at exploiting some other resources to ham....
- Backlash from Taliban attacks pushes Pakistan to act, says US
Washington: The backlash from Taliban attacks on places from Kashmir to Karachi has led to greater Pakistani cooperation with the US in the Afghanistan war, says the US special envoy to Afghani....
- Terror groups, state infringing media freedom in northeast
Guwahati: The media in India's restive northeast is caught in a Catch-22 situation with journalists becoming targets of separatist groups, the state government, and the mafia, leading to an....
- Another Mumbai terror plot cracked, two held
Mumbai: Two Mumbai residents were arrested today as the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) foiled a major plot to blow up state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) terminals, a mall and a mark....
- Pakistani government seeks Mumbai attacker Kasab's arrest
Islamabad: The Pakistani government, which has steadfastly refused Indian demands for action against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, who New Delhi says masterminded the 26/11 attacks....
- Negligence of people, cafe management led to blast: Pune police chief
Pune: A month after the Feb 13 Pune blast, city Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh today charged the management of German Bakery and the people with "utter negligence" and said the bag ....
- Toll in Lahore suicide attacks rises to 57
Lahore: The toll in the twin suicide attacks here on Friday has risen to 57, even as seven low-intensity blasts late at night kept police on their toes for over eight hours.
Nine secu....
- Month after Pune blast, police still clueless
Pune: A month after a blast ripped through an upscale eatery in Pune's Koregaon Park killing 17 people, police and investigating agencies are yet to make any significant breakthrough in the....
- Pakistan should rein in Lashkar-e-Taiba: US
Washington: Welcoming India-Pakistan dialogue stalled since the Mumbai terror attack blamed on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the United States has asked Islamabad to rein in the terror group with "....
- Five successive blasts rip through Lahore
Lahore: Five successive blasts within the span of 45 minutes ripped through a market place in Pakistan's eastern city Lahore today, less than 12 hours after twin blasts rocked the town, kil....
- Terror outfits in AfPak threat to entire world, says Putin
New Delhi: Visiting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today said terror groups operating from within Afghanistan and Pakistan are a threat to India, Russia and the entire world.
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- Two NDFB militants killed in Assam gun battle
Guwahati: Two separatists of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Assam today, an official said.
A police spok....
- Mumbai terror suspect Rana denied bail
Chicago: Saying that "very serious crimes" with which Pakistan born terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana is charged give him a motive to flee, a US court has again turned down his bail ....
- India has 129 policemen for every 1 lakh people
New Delhi: The Indian government has admitted the fact that there is a considerable dearth of police officials in the country, especially with regards to securing the public places. Coming in a....
- Life term for two HUJI militants
New Delhi: A Bangladeshi national and his Kashmiri associate, both belonging to the banned Harkat-Ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militant organisation, were today handed life terms by a city court f....
- 26/11 attack was war against India, asserts prosecution
Mumbai: A day after accusing the Pakistani Army of training the terrorists behind the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, the prosecution in the trial of the case today termed the attacks "an act of wagi....
- Pakistani men discussing girls were planning terror attack
London: Two Pakistani men apparently discussing girls online were really planning a massive Al Qaeda terror attack on Britain, a senior British intelligence officer has testified in court.
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- 26/11 conspiracy hatched in Pakistan, asserts prosecution
Mumbai: The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks conspiracy was hatched in Pakistan and the terrorists were trained by the Pakistan Army, the prosecution said, starting its final arguments in the trial ....
- IM plans fresh attacks on Mumbai, Kolkata & Bangalore
New Delhi: The dreaded terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) is planning to launch fresh attacks on Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore. Government has issued new terror alerts across three metros aft....
- Air India bomber's perjury trial stalled as jury dismissed
Vancouver: The perjury trial of Air India Kanishka bombing convict Inderjit Singh Reyat was postponed on Monday with a Supreme Court judge here dismissing the whole jury of eight women and four....
- Osama's close aide arrested in Pakistan
Karachi: Dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden's close aide and a top Al Qaeda leader was arrested from the outskirt of Pakistan's southern port city Karachi.
Pakistani security f....
- Man caught for terror blasts sent to police custody
New Delhi: A suspected Indian Mujahieedin (IM) terrorist, arrested in Uttar Pradesh, was today sent to eight days' custody of the Delhi Police after he was brought to Delhi to investigate b....
- Sikh groups abroad reviving Punjab militancy: government
New Delhi: Sikh militant groups based abroad are trying to revive terrorism in Punjab and the government is maintaining a close watch on such outfits, the home ministry says.
"Ava....
- Final arguments in Mumbai terror trial begins on Tuesday
Mumbai: The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack trial will enter a critical phase on Tuesday when the final arguments will commence.
Those arguments could take several days, after which the tr....
- Congress man says he was quizzed over Pune bombing
Pune/Thane: A Congress activist admitted today that he was in police custody for three days and questioned about the Pune bombing that killed 17 people. The police denied the charge.
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- '42 terrorist camps on border should be disbanded'
Thiruvananthapuram: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today said 42 terrorist camps functioning on the border have to be disbanded by Pakistan for the India-Pakistan talks to be successful.
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- Indian Mujahideen terrorist arrested in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: An Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist wanted in connection with several bomb blasts in the country was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district, a senior police official s....
- Kidnapped Sikh faces Taliban threat of conversion: Father
Toronto: Desperate for the safe release of his 32-year-old son Robin Singh from the Pakistani Taliban, Toronto-based Bishan Dass said his son faces threat of conversion.
An IT profess....
- 11 men involved in Mumbai attack in Pakistan's terror list
Islamabad: Eleven people wanted for the Mumbai terror attacks that left 166 people dead are on a terror list prepared by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The country's top....
- Indians were hunted out in Kabul attack: Washington Post
Washington: Pakistani militant group Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT) orchestrated last week's deadly attack on two Kabul guesthouses with the suicide bombers searching for Indian victims, the Washing....
- Vaishno Devi shrine is on the radar of terrorists: Minister
New Delhi: In a shocking revelation the Rajya Sabha was informed today that Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu, considered one of the most revered pilgrimage destinations in the country, is one of ....
- Air India bombing convict faces fresh trial
Vancouver: Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person jailed in the killing of 329 passengers in the Air India bombing of 1985 and released last year, is set to face another trial on perjury charges....
- Delhi cops to quiz Kandahar hijacker on other terror attacks
Dhaka: A team of Indian security officials will be here soon to question a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative arrested in Dhaka for his possible role in terror attacks in Bangalore, Surat and oth....
- Congress legislator seeks fair chance for black-listed Sikhs
Chandigarh: A Congress legislator from Punjab today sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention on the issue of reviewing the names of black-listed Sikhs, who have been barred from ....
- `Bangladesh unwitting but easy host to terror groups'
Dhaka: The arrest of five Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists, including one from Pakistan, last week shows that "the foreign operative was using Bangladesh as a base to conduct terrorist ope....
- Indian team joins Afghan attack probe, NSA to go to Kabul
New Delhi: An inter-ministerial team of Indian investigators has reached Kabul to join the probe by Afghan authorities into Friday's deadly terror attack on Indians, ahead of National Secur....
- Pune terror probe on right track, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidamabaram today said that the Pune terror investigation was on the "right track" and there was no question of handing the probe to the National Investigat....
- Hijacker of Indian plane to Kandahar nabbed again in Dhaka
Dhaka: One of the five Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, arrested in Bangladesh, was convicted and jailed in India for involvement in hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane to Kan....
- Fighting the Khan-terror link - for real
New Delhi: His name is Khan. And he, like the protagonist of a recent blockbuster, is also fighting the system to establish his innocence after he was dismissed from the Indian Army, which alle....
- Jammu man's body to be brought back from Kabul on Sunday
Jammu: The body of a Jammu citizen who was killed in Friday's blast in Kabul that claimed the lives of 17 people, including nine Indians, will be brought to this Jammu and Kashmir winter ca....
- Bodies of six Indians killed in Kabul brought back
New Delhi: A special India Air Force plane carrying the bodies of six Indians killed in the Kabul terror attack arrived today evening at the Palam air base, where President Pratibha Patil atten....
- Pune terror blast toll climbs to 17
Pune: The toll in the Feb 13 German Bakery blast has risen to 17 with a 23-year-old woman from Ambala succumbing to her injuries, police said. Her body was handed over to her relatives today af....
- Karzai calls up PM, promises probe into terror attack
New Delhi: Afghan President Hamid Karzai today called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and promised a "full investigation" into the terror attack in Kabul that killed 17 people, includi....
- SIMI, Indian Mujahideen own up to Pune blast: police
Pune: The outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the Indian Mujahideen have claimed responsibility for the terror blast at Pune's German Bakery on Feb 13 that killed 16 peop....
- US court sets March 29 for hearing Rana's case
Chicago: A US court on Wednesday set March 29 as the next date for hearing the case of Pakistan born Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussein Rana, accused of providing material support for the....
- One more succumbs in Pune blast, toll 16
Pune: A 21-year-old Sudanese student succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the Feb 13 Pune terror blast, raising the toll to 16, police said here today.
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- FBI chief meets Indian officials, discusses Pune and Headley
New Delhi: The visiting director of the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Robert Mueller today met with Indian government officials and discussed issues related to Pune blast invest....
- Final arguments in 26/11 terror trial to start on March 9
Mumbai: A special court hearing the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case today posted on March 9 as the date to begin the final arguments in the case.
Special Judge M.L. Tahilyani today a....
- Pakistan still not doing all to clamp down on LeT: US expert
Washington: Due to its India fixation, Pakistan still isn't doing everything in its power to clamp down on Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for 26/11 Mumbai terror....
- Sikh terror outfits seeking volunteers from US, India: Report
Chandigarh: Security around top leaders and vital installations in Punjab has been increased following intelligence reports of Pakistan-based Sikh separatist groups trying to recruit youth from....
- Saba Qureshi new lawyer for 26/11 co-accused Ansari
Mumbai: The special court conducting the trial in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks today appointed Saba Qureshi, the assistant to Shahid Azmi, as the new lawyer for 26/11 co-accused Fahim Ansari....
- Finish terrorism, save the country: Pune victim's brother
Kolkata: Rajeev Agarwal was a month away from becoming a lawyer and taking up his first job when he was grievously injured in the Feb 13 Pune terror blast. After battling for life for a week, t....
- Kolkata youth succumbs, Pune blast toll 14
Pune: A 23-year-old student from Kolkata, who was injured in the Feb 13 terror blast, died at a hospital here early today, taking the toll to 14. Rajeev Agarwal was a final year law student of ....
- One more foreigner dead, Pune blast toll 12
Pune: A 21-year-old Sudanese student who had been injured in the Feb 13 terror blast here died in a local hospital early today, police said, taking the toll to 12.
Amjad Algo J died a....
- One more foreigner dead, Pune blast toll 12
Mumbai: A 21-year-old Sudanese student died in a hospital here early today, taking the Pune terror blast toll to 12, police said.
Amjad Algo J died at Budhrani Hospital around 2 a.m. ....
- Explosives, detonators seized in Maharashtra
Kolhapur (Maharashtra): Barely a week after the Pune terror blast, police in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district seized a large quantity of explosives and detonators and arrested three people, ....
- Mumbai terror suspect Rana seeks details of charges
Chicago: Pakistan-born terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused of providing "material support and resources" for terror plots in India and Denmark, has sought details of the charg....
- Pune police launch massive combing operation
Pune: The Pune Police launched a massive combing operation in various hotels, lodges and guest houses in the city today as part of the probe into the Feb 13 bomb blast here that killed 11 peopl....
- Delhi student killed in Pune blast cremated
Pune/New Delhi: Aditya Jaiprakash Mehta, who was killed in Pune's terror attack, was cremated today in the presence of nearly 300 people, including family and friends, in New Delhi.
- Mobiles, bags barred from Osho meditation centre
Pune: As part of fresh security measures in the wake of the Pune bombing that killed 11 people, mobile telephones and bags can no more be taken into the Osho ashram's meditation centre here....
- Terror threat to Jaipur ODI
Jaipur: Police have confirmed a terror threat to the first one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa in Jaipur scheduled this Sunday.
B.L. Soni, inspector gen....
- India's 26/11 charges baseless: Hafiz Saeed
Lahore: Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group and who India says masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, says the charges against him are baseless. "India always....
- Police zero in on four Pune blast suspects
Pune: In what is being considered a significant breakthrough, Pune police have zeroed in on four suspects who could be responsible for the Feb 13 terror blast at the German Bakery here, a top p....
- Pune blast victim's body cremated in Lucknow
Lucknow: The body of 23-year-old Abhishek Saxena, who was killed in Saturday's blast in Pune, was cremated here today afternoon. The event was attended by a large number of friends and fami....
- Many links between Ahmedabad, Pune blasts
Gandhinagar: There are many reasons to suspect a link between the 2008 serial blasts in Ahmedabad and the Feb 13 bombing in Pune, including the prime suspects - Akbar Chaudhary and his brother ....
- Terrorism has increased in Jammu and Kashmir: Chidambaram
Jammu: While commending the role of security forces in combating terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today admitted that there has been an increase in terrorism-related....
- Security beefed up in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Security has been strengthened around vital installations in Orissa after 24 policemen were killed in a Maoist attack on Monday in neighbouring West Bengal and ten people were kill....
- Delhi student succumbs to Pune blast injuries
Pune: A student from New Delhi, Aditya Jaiprakash Mehta, who was injured in Saturday's terror blast here, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital here early today, police said.
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- Unknown Pakistani terror group owns up Pune bombing
New Delhi: An unknown Pakistan-based terror group, the Lashkar-e-Taiba Al Alami (LeT-international), on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the bombing in a Pune eatery that killed 10 people on ....
- Unknown Pakistani group claims responsibility for Pune attack
New Delhi: An unknown Pakistan-based terror group, the Lashkar-e-Taiba Al Alami (LeT-international), today claimed responsibility for the bombing in a Pune eatery which killed 10 people on Satu....
- Every aspect of Pune bombing being probed: police
Mumbai: The police are investigating "each and every aspect" of the Pune bombing that killed 10 people, a senior police officer said today.
"We are open to everything. We ....
- Don't visit India: Al Qaeda
Islamabad: HuJI, the terrorist group operating out of the part of Kashmir in Pakistan, has said that it would continue to attack India. It has also sounded warning bells for international athle....
- Al Qaeda's Pakistan arm warns of attacks in India
Islamabad: Global terror network Al Qaeda's Pakistan arm has warned of attacks in India, particularly targeting upcoming international sports events like the Commonwealth Games, the Hockey ....
- Pune blast advisory will not affect tourist flow: Britain
Chandigarh: Britain today "strongly condemned" all terror attacks, as well as the Pune bombing, but said its travel advisory in the aftermath of the blast would not have an adverse effe....
- Goa police beef up security at sites visited by Headley
Panaji: The police have beefed up security at places reportedly frequented by US terror suspect David Coleman Headley during his week-long Goa visit last year.
Central intelligence ag....
- Two nabbed for Pune blast, death toll rises to 10
Pune: Two people have been arrested in connection with the Feb 13 bombing here, police said today as the toll in the terror attack rose to 10 with a 24-year-old college student from Uttar Prade....
- Two British nationals detained with suspicious gadgets
New Delhi: Two British nationals staying at the Radisson Hotel near the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here have been detained and are being questioned for being in the possession o....
- Pune blast shows advance in terror technology: Experts
Gandhinagar: The material used in Saturday's Pune blast that killed nine people is substantially different from what was used in the deadly serial blasts in Ahmedabad in 2008, and shows a w....
- Pune was 'important base' of Indian Mujahideen
Pune: Investigators in Pune's terror attack are increasingly veering to the view that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) was behind the bombing because the city - an IT and educational hub popular ....
- Four teams probing blast, says Pune's top cop
Pune: Four teams of the state's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have been formed to probe Saturday's blast at an eatery here that killed nine people, city police chief Satyapal Singh said he....
- Candlelight prayer for Pune terror victims in Kolkata
Kolkata: Students and alumni of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan today gathered at the school premises here to pray for their departed friends Ankik Dhar, Anindi Dhar and Shilpa Goyenka who were killed i....
- Uttar Pradesh more alert to terror than centre: Mayawati
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today said that her government was more alert against terror strikes than the central government.
"Despite repeated terrorist strike....
- Israel condemns Pune bomb blast
New Delhi: Israel today condemned in the "strongest possible terms" the bomb blast in Pune that killed nine people and left nearly 60 injured.
"Israel condemns in the stro....
- Pune cops get vital clues from CCTV, search for suspect begins
New Delhi/Pune: Pune bomb blast case investigations have somewhat made a breakthrough as some vital clues have emerged from the CCTV footage captured from the hotel opposite the German Bakery b....
- Two Hizb guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Two separatist guerrillas from the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district today in a gunfight between security forces and the guerrillas, police said....
- US media asks if India-Pakistan talks can survive Pune bombing
Washington: US mainline media gave prominent coverage to the Pune terror bombing focusing on a possible connection with Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley and how it could affect p....
- Two days after the Pune blast no one is arrested
Pune: Two days after the Pune blast the investigations have not yet yielded a fruitful result. Apparently, it is being assumed that blast was triggered by a remote control device. According to ....
- Speed up Pune blast probe, PM tells Chidambaram
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday asked the central and Maharashtra governments to "take coordinated and effective action" and speed up the probe into the Pune terror a....
- Indian-Americans seek tough punishment for Pune attackers
Washington: The Indian-American community here today condemned the terror attack on a Pune eatery frequented by foreign nationals and asked the Indian government to speed up the probe.
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- List of those killed in Pune terror attack
Pune: Nine people, including two foreigners, were killed in Saturday night's Pune terror attack at the German Bakery in the upmarket Koregaon Park, an area of the city frequented by the eli....
- Don't talk to blast victims, Pune police chief to media
Pune: The media should keep away from hospitals in Pune where victims of the eatery blast are recuperating, the city police chief warned today. "This is not just a request, it is our offici....
- US, Britain ask citizens to be on alert after Pune blast
New Delhi: The United States and Britain have asked their citizens in India to be on alert after a terror attack in a Pune eatery frequented by foreign nationals killed nine people.
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- Anguished parents await daughter's body from Pune
Kolkata: Shock, disbelief and grief were what the Goenkas went through on hearing that their daughter Shilpa had died in the bomb attack in Pune. The parents say they are having a tough time ge....
- Indian Mujahideen link suspected in Pune bombing
New Delhi: A sleeper cell of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), a home-grown Islamist terrorist group, is strongly suspected to be behind Saturday's Pune bombing that has come days after the arres....
- Shocked, but not scared, say Pune youngsters
Pune: Boasting of some best known colleges and numerous educational institutes, Pune is often called the students' capital of India. Saturday night's blast in one of the popular youth h....
- Two foreigners among nine killed in Pune blast: police
Pune: Two foreigners - an Italian woman and an Iranian student - were among the nine people killed in the Pune eatery blast, the city police chief said here today.
The two foreign nat....
- Terror alert in Delhi, Indore, Kanpur after Pune blast
New Delhi: A general alert was sounded across the country and the cities of New Delhi, Indore and Kanpur put on high alert today, a day after a bomb blast ripped through a popular eatery in Pun....
- Red alert sounded in Kanpur after specific pointers
Lucknow: Amid specific inputs pointing to a possible terrorist strike in Kanpur, the Uttar Pradesh government has sounded a red alert in the city, police said.
Additional Director Gen....
- Hospital hails Pune residents
Pune: A leading private hospital which received the first victims of the bomb attack thanked the people of Pune today for rushing to donate blood to the badly injured.
The Inlaks Budh....
- We are not afraid, say foreign tourists in Pune after blast
Pune: "We are not afraid, these things can happen everywhere," was the refrain of most foreign tourists here today, a day after a terror attack on a popular eatery frequented by foreign....
- Death, tears and agony in Pune hospitals
Pune: A German man frantically hunted for his wife while a group of students from Jharkhand mourned the death of three of their colleagues as hospitals here grappled today with the horror of a ....
- Terror trail in India: 780 killed since 2005
Pune: The Pune bombing, which killed nine people and left 57 injured, is the latest in a trail of terror strikes in India in recent years which have left at least 780 people dead since 2005.
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- Will evaluate report on Pune blast: S.M. Krishna
Chennai: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said today he will wait for a report on the Pune bomb blast before taking a decision on future steps on the India-Pakistan talks.
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- Maharashtra governor cuts short Coimbatore trip
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan rushed back here from Coimbatore today following the Pune terror attack which left nine people dead.
Shortly after his arrival, Additi....
- List of those dead in Pune terror attack
Pune: Nine people were killed in Saturday night's Pune terror attack at the German Bakery in the upmarket Koregaon Park, an area of the city frequented by the elite and foreign nationals. T....
- Siblings, friends among victims of Pune blast
Pune: It was a fatal evening out for a group of three friends and a brother-sister duo who went to the German Bakery here on Saturday evening.
The terror strike at the German Bakery k....
- Gadkari, Sushma to visit blast site
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari and senior leader Sushma Swaraj are to visit Pune today and meet the victims of the terror attack, party sources said here.
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- Osho Ashram turns into a fortress
Pune: A day after a bomb ripped through an eatery killing nine people here, Pune's best known landmark, the Osho Ashram, turned into a veritable fortress.
Police commandos were de....
- Pune youngsters vent anger in virtual world on blast
Pune/New Delhi: "How dare they touch Pune?", fumed an angry and anguished Swaroopa Sanap, a Pune youngster, on popular social networking website Facebook, a day after a blast ripped thr....
- Goa to tighten security for Chabad House, carnival
Panaji: A Jewish prayer house in Goa has been provided 24-hour security cover in the wake of the terror attack in Pune, police said here today.
The Chabad house located in Anjuna, 20 ....
- No intelligence failure in Pune: Chidambaram
Pune: Home Minister P. Chidambaram denied today that intelligence failure was to blame for the Pune terror attack that killed nine people and called the bakery that was bombed a "soft targe....
- Please don't speculate, Chidambaram tells media
Pune: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today urged the media to refrain from speculating about the motive and modus operandi of the bomb blast in Pune that killed nine people.
Answering a....
- Pune blast: Security beefed up in Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said late Saturday that security in Mumbai and other parts of the state had been tightened in the wake of the Pune terror attack in which nine pe....
- Pune bomb was kept in backpack: Chidambaram
Pune: A powerful bomb that ripped through a popular bakery here killing nine people was apparently left in a backpack, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today.
After an early morning ....
- Nine killed, 32 hurt in Pune terror blast
Pune/New Delhi: In the first major terror strike since the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, at least nine people, including a foreigner, were killed and 32 injured when a powerful bomb ripped through the ....
- Eight killed, 33 hurt in Pune terror attack
Pune/New Delhi: At least eight people were killed and another 33 injured in a terror attack at the German Bakery in the posh Koregaon Park area of the city today evening, police said. "As o....
- Shahid Azmi, lawyer to 26/11 attackers, shot in Mumbai
Mumbai: Lawyer Shahid Azmi, who is defending one of the key accused in the ongoing 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial, was shot at in his office today evening, police said.
Azmi was ta....
- US prosecutors seek to narrow down issues for Rana's trial
Chicago: US prosecutors have asked a Chicago court to set a March date for a pre-trial conference to narrow the issues for the trial of Pakistan born terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accus....
- Modi compliments Chidambaram's fight against terror
New Delhi: In a first from Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader today complimented Home Minister P. Chidambaram and his officials for their "swift a....
- Efforts on in Pakistan to revive Sikh terrorism: Gehlot
New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said his government had inputs that some elements in Pakistan were trying to revive Sikh terrorism in India.
"Investigations....
- Need stiff law to counter terrorism: Modi
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said India needed stringent laws to counter cross-border terrorism and criticised the central government for not giving the nod to his stat....
- Indian Mujahideen terrorist sent to police custody
New Delhi: A city court today sent suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist Shahzad Ahmad, wanted to stand trial for his role in the September 2008 Delhi serial bombings, to police custody ti....
- Afghan extremism will spread to India: Mottaki
Munich: Taliban-linked extremism in Afghanistan is blossoming because of the Western intervention there and is set to spread to India, Central Asia and Arab states, Iran's foreign minister ....
- Police take Delhi bomber around city to verify statement
New Delhi: Suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad Ahmad, involved in the city's serial blasts, was taken by Delhi Police's Crime Branch today to a few places in the national capi....
- I was provided shelter by an erstwhile MLA: Delhi bomber Shahzad Alam
New Delhi: Shahzad Alam, the Indian Mujahideen activist, has given a rather startling piece of information by revealing that he was assisted financially by an erstwhile MLA from Delhi. The same....
- An Indian may have guided the 26/11 terrorists
New Delhi: The Union Home Minister of India P. Chidambaram said that there is a distinct possibility that the terrorists who razed Mumbai during the 26/11 attacks might have been mentored by an....
- Mumbai attackers' handler may be an Indian: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The government today admitted that at least one of the 26/11 terror handlers could be an Indian but the true identity of the person was yet to be ascertained.
"There wa....
- India, Iran discuss Afghanistan, to expand anti-terror cooperation
New Delhi: With the London conference clearing a contentious proposal for reconciliation with the Taliban, India and Iran have decided to expand their cooperation in stabilising Afghanistan and....
- New form of cross border terrorism from Pakistan
New Delhi: A new form of cross border terrorism seems to have been spawned in Pakistan whereby telecom users in India are being targeted. Prominent telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has re....
- India calls for greater counter-terror cooperation with Gulf
New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia, India on Wednesday called for expanding security cooperation with the Gulf region, home to 4.5 million-strong Indi....
- 'Pakistan pussyfooting on Taliban'
London: Pakistan's refusal to crack down on the Afghan Taliban in a bid to achieve "strategic depth" against India will weaken global efforts to negotiate a peace in Afghanistan, a ....
- Indian Mujahideen terrorist remanded to police custody
New Delhi: A city court today sent Shahzad Ahmad, an alleged terrorist of home grown terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) and wanted for his role in September 2008 Delhi serial blasts, to three....
- Another terror attempt in US is 'certain': Intelligence chiefs
Washington: Another attempted terrorist attack on the United States in coming months is "certain" with Al Qaeda remaining the top security threat to the country, according to the heads ....
- Delhi Police rush for Indian Mujahideen terrorist's custody
New Delhi: Delhi Police today rushed a team to Lucknow to get custody of Shahzad Ahmad, the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh on Monday, officials said.
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- Cannot confirm or deny Indian hand in 26/11: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said he could neither confirm nor deny an Indian hand in the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes.
The home minister's observation comes after....
- India, Russia discuss Afghanistan, terror
New Delhi: Ahead of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit in March, India and Russia today held talks to expand counter-terror cooperation and exchanged views on the situation in Af....
- Terrorism, extremism need to be tackled with sensitive hand: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today emphasised that "terrorism, insurgency and extremism need to be tackled with a firm and yet sensitive hand" as a requirement for rapid eco....
- Russian NSA in India today, to discuss Taliban, terror
New Delhi: With the London conference clearing the way for reconciliation with the Taliban, national security advisers (NSA) of India and Russia will meet today to share views on the new strate....
- Pakistan Taliban chief buried: Report Text
Islamabad: Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud was buried after being killed in a US drone attack, state-run tv channel reported today, though the army has no confirmation of his death.
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- Evidence filed against LeT's Lakhvi in 26/11 trial
Islamabad: Pakistani investigators today filed evidence against Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and his six associates for their alleged role in masterminding the 2008 Mumbai te....
- All Pakistanis aren't terrorists: Rajmohan Gandhi
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Rajmohan Gandhi today strongly advised against labelling all Pakistanis as terrorists and shared his three-point mantra for India to become a world powe....
- Mumbai on alert once again
Mumbai: According to intelligence reports, two terror suspects have managed to enter the city of Mumbai to carry out nefarious schemes. An alert signal has been sent across the city following t....
- Pakistan has faced 101 Mumbai-like incidents: Gilani
New Delhi: Pakistan is also a victim of terrorism with "101 Mumbai-like incidents" having taken place, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said and asked India to resume dialogue as bo....
- Mumbai terror suspect Headley pleads not guilty
Washington: Pakistani-American terror suspect David Headley on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to bomb public places in India and abetting the murder of American citizens ....
- Northeast ignores rebels' R-Day boycott call
Guwahati: People came out in large numbers across the northeastern states to participate in the Republic Day celebrations today, rejecting the boycott call by separatist rebels. Several states ....
- Mumbai terror suspect Rana pleads 'not guilty'
Chicago: Pakistani origin terror suspect, Tahawwur Hussain Rana has pleaded not guilty to charges that he took part in a terror conspiracy involving the deadly 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai.
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- Serial explosions in Manipur, bombs recovered in Assam
Imphal/Guwahati: Serial blasts rocked India's restive northeastern state of Manipur today, injuring two police commandos and two civilians, while security forces in adjoining Assam arrested....
- Assam rail track blown up, two rebels killed in shootouts
Guwahati: Passengers of the Arunachal Express had a narrow escape today as a powerful explosion ripped apart a stretch of the railway track some 30 minutes before the train was to pass that are....
- Blast in Manipur; no casualties
Imphal: A powerful blast took place in Manipur's capital Imphal, but there were no casualties.
The explosion late on Friday took place on a roadside, three km from Imphal airport.....
- India should be ready for more terrorist attacks: Antony
New Delhi: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today warned of more terrorist attacks and infiltration bids along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, but said the arme....
- Delhi airport put on heightened alert
New Delhi: In the run up to Republic Day on Jan 26, the Delhi airport and Hindon air base in nearby Ghaziabad were put on heightened alert today.
"It is a routine alert done ahead....
- Racial profiling cannot curb global terrorism: Wole Soyinka
New Delhi: First African Nobel laureate Akinwande Oluwole 'Wole' Soyinka feels that racial profiling is a "complete failure" when it comes to curbing global terrorism.
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- Can't guarantee against 26/11 repeat: Pakistan
Islamabad: Holding that Pakistan itself was a victim of "Mumbai-like attacks", Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today Islamabad could not guarantee there wouldn't be "any ....
- LeT para-gliders may target India, security on alert
New Delhi: Pakistan-based Islamist militants were planning major strikes in India after acquiring para-gliding equipments, and were also plotting to target an Indian flight, especially one boun....
- Grenade blast in Assam, night trains suspended till R-Day
Guwahati: A grenade attack took place in Assam's Chirang district today and the railways suspended night trains fearing rebel attacks even as a massive security alert was sounded in the res....
- Headley, Rana to be charged next week
Chicago: Two Pakistani origin Chicago men, David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussaid Rana, indicted on charges of involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, will be formally charged in a ....
- Assam militants cannot set up base again: Bhutan PM Thinley
Gelephu (Bhutan): Militants from India's northeast had no chance of again setting up base in Bhutan, Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley said here today, and added that threats from Maoist rebe....
- India's patience on terror not unlimited: Robert Gates
New Delhi: Appreciating India's restraint after the brazen Mumbai attacks in 2008, visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates today said it is "not reasonable" to think that New Del....
- Suspected Taliban operative arrested in Bihar
Patna: An Afghan national who was arrested in Purnia district of Bihar five days ago is suspected to have close links with the Taliban, police said today.
Khan Mirza alias Ghulam Raso....
- Afghan cancer patient chooses India over terror-prone Pakistan
New Delhi: Forty-nine year old Khadija, a resident of Kabul, suffered for over a year from what her doctors called menopausal bleeding. Seeking proper treatment she chose India, ruling out near....
- Kasab claims 3 of nine slain terrorists were Indians
Mumbai: Pakistani terror accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab on Monday claimed before the special court here that at least three of the nine slain terrorists in the Nov 26, 2008 Mumbai terror att....
- Kasab claims 4 of nine slain terrorists were Indians
Mumbai: Pakistani terror accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab claimed before the special court here today that four of the nine slain terrorists in the Nov 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks were Indi....
- Indians in terror-hit Kabul safe: government
New Delhi: India today asked its nationals in Afghanistan to restrict their movement in the wake of a wave of Taliban attacks in Kabul and said all its citizens there were safe.
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- Hyderabad police arrest HUJI's south India chief
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police today arrested an alleged terror operative belonging to Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HUJI) and chief of the outfit's operations in south India.
- Holbrooke damns 'desperate, ruthless' Taliban
New Delhi: US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke today strongly condemned a wave of suicide blasts in the heart of the Afghan capital, saying it was the handiwork of &#....
- Jaish commander killed in Jammu
Jammu: A self-styled divisional commissioner of terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad who was involved in an attack on the Akshardham temple in Gujarat was killed in a gunfight with security forces ....
- Muslim cleric acquitted of terror charges, 3 get 7-year jail
Mumbai: A Muslim cleric, who was arrested and charged with indulging in terror activities, was acquitted today by a Mumbai court, his lawyer said here.
Three others involved in the sa....
- LeT has global ambitions, ready for mass killing: US
Washington: The indictment of David Headley for involvement in planning the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks shows Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) too has global ambitions and is will....
- 'India faces real threat of another Mumbai-type attack'
Washington: Citing the very real threat of a new Pakistan-based terror attack on India, a noted South Asia expert says that unlike in 2008 Indian military restraint "cannot be taken for gra....
- More terror attacks, incursions expected in Kashmir: Army
Udhampur: The Indian Army foresees more terror attacks and increased militant incursions in Jammu and Kashmir this year as Pakistan is "unhappy" with the way the situation had turned ar....
- Rana, Headley also planned to blow up Danish daily
Chicago: Two Pakistani origin men, Tahawwur Rana and his associate David Coleman Headley, indicted for the Mumbai terror attacks, also planned to use truck bomb filled with explosives to blow u....
- Kasab statement recording may end on Wednesday
Mumbai: A Mumbai special court is likely to complete the recording of the statement of Pakistani terror accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab by the middle of next week.
Special Jud....
- LeT sponsored Headley's Mumbai terror preparation
Washington: In a recent indictment by Federal Grand Jury it has come to pass that Lashkar-e-Taiba has sponsored the most of the preparation cost of 26/11 Mumbai Terror attack that shook the cit....
- Rana provided Headley cover for scouting Mumbai targets
Chicago: Pakistan-born Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana alledgedly provided co-accused David Coleman Headley the cover for opening an office of his immigration service in Mumbai to....
- Rana indicted with Headley for Mumbai terror attacks
Chicago: A federal grand jury has added Pakistan born Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana to charges filed against David Coleman Headley, accusing them of laying the groundwork for th....
- Pakistan dangerous to world peace: US economist
New Delhi: Leading economists from the US and other countries who had gathered at an international conference here today aired doubts about the future of democracy in Pakistan and underlined th....
- Pakistani suicide bomber held at Punjab border
Amritsar: An alleged suicide bomber from Pakistan has been arrested after troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) caught him doing a reconnaissance of the area at the Attari international b....
- Mumbai terror suspect Headley's status hearing postponed
Chicago: A Chicago court has postponed till Feb 23 a hearing on the status of the case against Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, charged with scouting targets for the 26/....
- Case against management of hotel where Rana stayed
Ahmedabad: A case was filed against the owner and other employees of a hotel here where terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana and a woman posing as his wife had stayed for two days in November 2....
- Ten more Bangladesh-trained terrorists surrender
Agartala: With Bangladesh continuing its crackdown against militants active in northeast India, 10 more terrorists, including four women, have fled from that country and surrendered to Indian a....
- NIA team visits Kufri to probe visit by Headley's ex-wife
Shimla/New Delhi: Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited Himachal Pradesh's Kufri town to track the footprints of Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley's estra....
- One LeT terrorist killed in fresh Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: One separatist guerrilla of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was today killed in an ongoing gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said. A senior police officer said ....
- 23-hour Lal Chowk siege ends, two LeT guerrillas killed
Srinagar: A 23-hour gun battle that turned Lal Chowk, the heart of Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar, into a war zone ended today noon with two guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) b....
- Intense firing in Lal Chowk, one terrorist killed
Srinagar: It has been 22 hours since the gun battle at Srinagar began. One terrorist has already been killed even as the CRPF and the police have started their final attack on the hotel that li....
- Omar reviews security in Kashmir post a guerrilla attack
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reviewed the security situation in the troubled state on Wednesday in the aftermath of a guerrilla attack in Srinagar. State's police c....
- Mumbai terror suspect Rana was a Pakistani army deserter
Chicago: Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, under investigation for possible links to 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, offered a novel plea for bail saying as he is a deserter....
- Dawood's D-Company in cahoots with LeT, Al Qaeda : US report
Washington: With its deep pockets, and its reported cooperation with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Al Qaeda terror networks, Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company presents a credible a threat to US intere....
- Israeli security adviser discusses terror, Al-Qaeda in India
New Delhi: Threats from Al-Qaeda, Iran's nuclear programme and the safety of Israeli tourists to India were some of the key issues discussed by Israel's national security advisor Uzi Ar....
- Bomb threat in Mumbai, security tightened
Mumbai: Security has been tightened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station and other sensitive locations in Mumbai today following a threat to carry out explosions this after....
- `Another Mumbai type attack possible to provoke India-Pakistan conflict'
Washington: A leading US strategic think tank has suggested the possibility of another Mumbai type attack, saying "there is a strong jihadist strategic intent to launch a major attack again....
- We have no inputs on Headley's Goa visit, say cops
Panaji: There were no specific intelligence inputs that Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley had visited Goa last year, a senior police official has said.
"We do not know. ....
- Police search Gujarat town for escaped Pakistani terrorists
Gandhinagar: Gujarat police have begun search operations in the temple town of Dakor in Kaira district following reports that the three Pakistani terrorists who escaped from Delhi Police last w....
- Terrorists threaten to attack trains in Bihar
Patna: Security has been tightened at main railway stations and in all trains passing through Bihar after an alert of possible attacks on railway installations by Taliban-trained suicide squads....
- Police offer cash for capture of Pakistani terrorists
New Delhi: Delhi Police today released photographs of the three Pakistani terrorists who escaped from a city hospital and announced a cash reward of Rs.50,000 each for information leading to th....
- US probes Rana's firm for immigration fraud
Washington: As part of a widening investigation into Mumbai and Denmark terror plots, US authorities are probing the operations of Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Rana's firm for....
- Probe ordered into Pakistani terrorists' escape
New Delhi: Delhi's Lt. Governor Tejinder Khanna today ordered an inquiry into the dramatic escape of three Pakistani terrorists from a hospital here on Saturday even as police announced a....
- Bihar on high alert as reports say terrorists sneaked in
Patna: A high security alert was sounded in Bihar today following intelligence reports that six Pakistani-trained terrorists have entered the state from Nepal, officials said.
Bihar p....
- Hunger drove me to the gun: Pakistani militant
Jammu: Pakistani national Tanveer Ahmad, 22, is tough, but now he's willing to talk. He speaks of how in a bid to earn a living, he was lured into militancy, indoctrinated in camps, pushed ....
- LeT operative Nazeer's aide held in Kerala
Kochi A close aide of T. Nazeer, the self-styled south India chief of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has been caught and has confessed to have planted bombs at to bus stands in Kozhikode ....
- Taj, Oberoi ignored pre-26/11 warnings: Probe panel
New Delhi: Coming down heavily on the hotel managements for ignoring specific security warnings, a government-appointed probe panel set up after the 26/11 terror strikes has said that the lack ....
- Kerala questions NIA taking over terror cases in state
New Delhi: Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan today questioned the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) reported decision to take over two terror cases in the state.
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- Aerial strikes are Mumbai's next worry: Pradhan report
New Delhi: Mumbai is susceptible to airborne attacks by terrorists, who are becoming innovative in their means and actions, warns a government-appointed probe panel set up after the 26/11 terro....
- Blast kills six in Pakistan
Islamabad: An explosion tore through the house of a government employee in Pakistan's troubled Kurram tribal district today, killing him and five other family members, an official said.
- Uttar Pradesh's 'most wanted' ISI agent killed in Nepal
Lucknow: Listed amongst Uttar Pradesh's "most wanted" outlaws and an alleged ISI agent, Pervez Tanda was gunned down in Nepal, a senior official said here today.
Tanda'....
- Himachal deploys quick reaction teams to tackle terror
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Police have deployed quick reaction teams across the state to tackle terror attacks, a senior official said here today.
"We have deployed quick reaction t....
- Headley hid Pakistani origin from Indian consulate in Chicago
Washington: American-Pakistani terror suspect David Headley's visa application did not ring any alarm bells in the Indian consulate in Chicago as he did not disclose his Pakistani origin, a....
- Fresh terror alert in Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi
New Delhi: Intelligence agencies on Friday sounded a terror alert in Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi following reports that terrorists had sneaked into these cities to target vital installations. Hom....
- Seven wounded in Kashmir blast
Srinagar: Seven people, including two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, were wounded today in a powerful grenade explosion in north Kashmir's Sopore town.
A senior pol....
- Police shot me in my hands: Kasab
Mumbai: Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab denied all the statements that were confessed by him before a magistrate in the month of February 2009. He said that he gave some other kind of statement....
- Wary Goa set to usher in Christmas
Panaji: On the heels of US based terror suspect David Coleman Headley's reported visit to the state earlier this year, a wary Goa is all set to usher in Christmas celebrations amid high sec....
- BJP assures 'support' in government's fight against terror
New Delhi: Development should be the priority, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new chief Nitin Gadkari said today while emphasising that he didn't believe in criticism of the government ....
- Home minister wants to set up National Counter Terrorism Centre
New Delhi: Calling for a radical restructuring of India's security architecture, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today proposed the setting up of a National Counter Terrorism Centre.
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- Hospital sweeper threw away bulletproof jacket of ex ATS chief
Mumbai: A sweeper working at JJ Hospital, Mumbai said that he might have thrown away the bulletproof jacket of ex ATS chief Hemant Karkare on November 27, 2008.
On Tuesday, the sweepe....
- Taj and Oberoi to blame for neglecting security suggestions: security panel
Nagpur: The Ram Pradhan committee, the high level team that had been assigned the responsibility to investigate the 26/11 attacks, has placed the blame of the massacre on the respective managem....
- India would ask for Headley to be extradited from USA
Siliguri: India would look to have 26/11 suspect David Coleman Headley handed over to them following a charge sheet that would be registered against him at a court following his supposed partic....
- Kasab continues to be in denial mode over 26/11
Mumbai: Pakistani terror accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab today continued to deny his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks before the Special Court here. He denied having opene....
- Nikam denies ex-minister tried to meddle in 26/11 trial
Mumbai: Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who is conducting the Mumbai terror attacks trial, today denied he ever said that a former central minister attempted to put pressure on him and ....
- India in no hurry to hang Kasab: Tharoor
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today rejected a suggestion about hanging Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole surviving Mumbai terror accused in Indian custody, saying t....
- Incredulity over Kasab's claim that Headley interrogated him
Chicago: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab's claim that he was interrogated by accused Mumbai terror plot planner David Coleman Headley has been dismissed with mild incredulity here.
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- Headley interrogated me: Kasab
Mumbai: The only surviving Pakistani terrorist caught during the 26/11 massacre, Ajmal Kasab today claimed before the court that FBI officials along with David Coleman Headley, another lead sus....
- Kasab again backtracks on confession, says
Mumbai: Pakistani terror accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab backtracked on his earlier confessions today, two days after the first phase of the 26/11 trial ended.
Kasab's sur....
- I came to Mumbai to act in films, never seen an AK-47: Kasab
Mumbai: In a dramatic turn around, the lone captured Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab today retracted his confession made earlier saying that he had come to Mumbai to work in....
- Goa home minister warns of 'spectacular' terror violence
Panaij: Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik today told the Goa legislative assembly that Pakistan-based terrorists groups could indulge in "spectacular violence" in Goa.
"Availabl....
- Opposition seeks PM's clarification on Headley saga
New Delhi: Left and BJP MPs in the Rajya Sabha today sought a clarification from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the cooperation being provided by the US in unravelling the alleged involvement....
- For Headley, a terror plot was a 'Mickey Mouse Project'
Washington: David Headley, the Pakistani American who is at the centre of an unravelling terror conspiracy, used sophisticated tactics of terrorist tradecraft like code language and "electr....
- Visas of Rana and Headley cancelled by Indian Government
Washington: Government of India has cancelled the visas of Tahawwur Rana and David Coleman Headley, two of the lead suspects responsible for planning the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
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- 'Headley was no low-level operative'
Washington: The extensive use of terrorist tradecraft by Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley makes it evident that he "was not merely a low-level cannon fodder-type operative....
- NIA twice quizzed Rahul Bhatt over Headley link
Mumbai: The National Investigative Agency (NIA) has quizzed Rahul Bhatt, the son of Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, during the ongoing probe into Pakistani-American terror suspect David Colem....
- Central bank directive on customers with terror links
Mumbai: India's central bank has ordered all banks to take effective steps to ensure that none of their customers have links with any terror group like the Al-Qaida or the Taliban based on ....
- First phase of Mumbai terror trial over
Mumbai: The first phase of the Mumbai terror attack trial ended here today evening as the prosecution completed recording of evidence of the last two witnesses.
Special Public Prosecu....
- No relations with Maudany, PDP: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram: The differences between two factions of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala came out in the open again today when Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan....
- Mumbai terror suspect Rana denied bail by US court
Chicago: Pakistan-born terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused of complicity in Mumbai terror attacks, has been denied bail by a Chicago court saying he has the means and ability to flee ....
- Kerala opposition criticises CPI-M for links with Maudany
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led opposition in Kerala today criticised the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for continuing links with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdul....
- Rana knew well in advance about Mumbai attacks: FBI
Chicago/Washington: Pakistan-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana "knew well in advance" about the deadly Mumbai terror attacks, blamed on Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT)....
- Rana is no Gandhi: FBI to court
Washington: Pakistan-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused of complicity in the Mumbai terror attacks, "is no Gandhi", say US prosecutors questioning his self-portraya....
- LeT planned attacks on Somnath temple, Bollywood stars, Shiv Sena leaders
Washington: Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT) was planning to carry out fresh Mumbai type attacks on the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi, Somnath temple in Gujarat ....
- Maharashtra to table terror probe panel report
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government will finally table the Ram Pradhan-V.Balachandran Committee Report, which probed the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, in both houses of the state legislature next....
- Terror alert sounded in metro centres
New Delhi: A terror alert was today sounded in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata following intelligence reports of possible suicide attacks on vital installations in these cities.
Home minist....
- Two Hizb militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Two militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror outfit were killed in a gun battle with security forces today in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Doda district, police said.
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- Vijayan defends Maudany, Kerala police
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday defended Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Abdul Nazir Maudany, now under the police scanne....
- Vijayan defends Maudany, Kerala police
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan today defended Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Abdul Nazir Maudany, now under the police scanner fo....
- Mumbai attack showed LeT is extremely dangerous outfit: US
Washington: The United States has asked the world community to take seriously the threat posed by Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), noting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks dram....
- BIMSTEC signs terrorism pact, pushes for early FTA
New Delhi: The seven-member BIMSTEC grouping today signed a convention to combat terrorism -- an important step that is expected to strengthen India's action against militancy in its north ....
- Kashmir police can fight militancy on its own: chief
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir police chief Kuldeep Khoda said today that the police were fully prepared to take on the militants on their own strength, official sources said.
The director ....
- Kerala hopes to arrest more LeT suspects
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police hopes to arrest more suspects in the wake of revelations by Laskhar-e-Taiba's arrested south India chief T. Nazeer, a senior officer said today.
- US unsure over Indian request for Headley extradition
Washington: The US considers it "premature" to say how it would respond to India's request for the extradition of Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, charged wi....
- Four killed, 17 injured in Assam town market blast
Guwahati: At least four people were killed and 17 others injured, six of them critically, in a powerful bomb blast today at a crowded marketplace in Assam, police said.
The blast took....
- Hurriyat leaders under house arrest in Srinagar
Srinagar: Senior separatist leaders of the moderate wing of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat Conference were today placed under house arrest to prevent them from staging a march on W....
- Factors that could complicate Headley's extradition to India
Chicago: The first court appearance of Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley on Wednesday turned out to be a largely procedural one. However, his less than five-minute presence before US ....
- Operations conducted by LeT member serious, says police
Thiruvananthapuram: The operations conducted by suspected self-styled south India chief of the Pakistani militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba T. Nazeer and his accomplice were serious, Inspector Gen....
- Evidence links Pakistani major to Headley: India
New Delhi: There is "some evidence" to link a retired Pakistan major to David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-American accused of conducting reconnaissance missions for the 26/11 Mumbai ....
- US counter-terrorism chief warns of home grown radicals
Washington: Citing the case of David Headley charged with helping to plan Mumbai terror attacks, a top US counter-terrorism official has warned of the danger from home grown terrorists, many of....
- Five Americans with possible terror links arrested in Pakistan
Washington: Five young American Muslims have been arrested in Pakistan and are under investigation for possibly trying to meet up with a terror group implicated in the December 2001 attack on t....
- Headley pleads not guilty in Mumbai, Danish terrorist attacks
Chicago: Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley has pleaded not guilty to charges that he planned the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people and planned to launch....
- FBI chief in Chicago for briefing on Headley case
Washington: FBI director Robert Mueller is in Chicago for a briefing on the case of Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, who is due to appear in a court later in the day to ....
- IT firms high on terrorist target list: Pillai
New Delhi: The internationally acclaimed IT industry in India now ranks top in the target list of terrorists. G K Pillai, the Union Home Secretary of India said today that sensitive facilities ....
- Krishna heads to Myanmar for BIMSTEC meet tomorrow
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna goes to Myanmar on a three-day visit on Thursday to attend a multilateral meeting of seven countries which ring the Bay of Bengal that will foc....
- Airport questioning trapped David Headley
Washington: Dodgy answers to questions by an airport inspector about his overseas travels that he could not back with documentary proof put Pakistani American David Headley, alias Daood Gilani,....
- Lay down arms before talks, insurgents told
New Delhi: The government today reiterated that talks will be held with insurgents in the northeastern region and Maoists only if they gave up their weapons.
"Our stand is clear. ....
- How David Headley was caught
Washington: Deceptive answers about his travels abroad to an airport inspector proved to be the undoing of Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley, charged with helping to plan the Mumb....
- Headley to answer charges in Mumbai attack today
Washington: Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, charged with helping to plan last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai that left 166 dead, will appear in a Chicago court ....
- No intelligence input on Headley's stay in Goa: police
Panaji: Goa Police today denied receiving any inputs from central intelligence agencies about the presence of terror suspect David Coleman Headley in Goa earlier this year.
"The G....
- India to charge Headley in 26/11 case, seek extradition
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will charge American national and Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley for allegedly plotting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and s....
- Will Headley get tried in India?
Chicago: The prospects of David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani standing trial in India for his alleged involvement in the planning of the Mumbai terror attacks do not appear promising despi....
- Russia supports India's terror concerns
Moscow: Russia on Monday backed India's concerns over terrorism, and said the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror strike, which New Delhi has blamed on elements in Pakistan, should be brought....
- Headley cased Mumbai for two years before 26/11 attacks
Chicago: New federal charges filed against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley accuse him of conducting extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years....
- Headley cased Mumbai for two years before 26/11 attacks
Chicago: New federal charges filed against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley accuse him of conducting extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years....
- First phase of 26/11 trial may end on Thursday
Mumbai: The special court trying the 26/11 Mumbai attack case today urged the prosecution to complete the recording of evidence by Thursday, to end the first phase of the trial against Pakistan....
- Court orders probe into Karkare's missing bullet-proof jacket
Mumbai: After a long legal wrangle, a Mumbai court today ordered the city police to investigate the missing bullet-proof jacket of former Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, who wa....
- 'Kerala cannot shirk responsibility in Bangalore blasts'
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led opposition today said the Kerala government had a moral responsibility in the 2008 Bangalore blasts because the kingpin of the blasts, T. Nazeer now under a....
- Goa cops bypass NIA in blast probe
Panaji: Goa police has been pulled up for not sending details of the Diwali-eve bomb blast investigations to the National Investigating Agency (NIA), set up in 2008 to investigate terror-relate....
- India ready for peace talks with ULFA sans sovereignty
New Delhi: India is ready to hold peace talks with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) but has ruled out any dialogue on sovereignty as demanded by the outfit's commander-in....
- FBI team arriving in India on Monday
New Delhi: An FBI team is arriving in India on Monday on a two-day visit with "key information" on Pakistan-born suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives David Coleman Headley and Tah....
- Karnataka police questioning two LeT men nabbed in Bangladesh
Bangalore: Karnataka police today began interrogating the two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, handed over to India by Bangladesh on Wednesday, on their role in terror attacks in the tech hub ....
- Jet flight to Dhaka cancelled after bomb scare
New Delhi: A Jet Airways flight bound for Dhaka was cancelled here today after an unidentified man called up the airlines claiming to be militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) c....
- 26/11: Policeman in Karkare's team fled when shooting started
Mumbai: A new report has revealed that a policeman in IPS officer Ashok Kamte's team fled after he heard shooting in Badruddin Tyabji Lane on the night of November 26, 2008. Later, Kamte, t....
- Was Headley plotting terror attack on Jews?
Ajmer: Mumbai terror attack may be just the tip of the iceberg considering the leads received by the intelligence bodies which suggest that the prime terror suspect David Coleman Headley might ....
- Defence invokes poet Iqbal in Tahawwur Rana's favour
Chicago Pakistan's poet laureate Allama Iqbal was invoked in a Chicago court to establish the "non-violent and decent" character of Tahawwur Hassan Rana, who is under detention pend....
- India, Bangladesh to jointly combat terrorism
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh today announced the finalisation of three pacts, including one on jointly combating terrorism, and agreed to resolve border disputes. Terrorism dominated the two....
- LeT terrorists behind Bangalore serial blasts held
Shillong: The Bangalore blast suspects have been arrested at the Meghalaya border by the Border Security Force. According to the recent reports of the Home Secretaries of Bangladesh and India, ....
- Pakistani questioned for alleged LeT links
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police are questioning a Pakistani for his alleged links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist outfit.
Muddasir Hussain Shah, who came from Pakistan, w....
- Headley's bond hearing called off indefinitely
Chicago: The bond hearing for David Coleman Headley, one of the two Pakistani-born suspected terrorists arrested for allegedly plotting terror attacks against India, has been postponed indefini....
- US, India determined to defeat LeT: US envoy
New Delhi: US President Barack Obama told Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of their determination to jointly defeat the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and ensure that the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack ....
- India's most wanted terrorist still a railway employee in Assam
Tinsukia (Assam): One of India's most wanted terrorists has played truant for close to three decades by not attending office, although he continues to be a central government employee in As....
- Abbas Kazmi, Kasab's lawyer terminated
Mumbai: The 26/11 trial court today dismissed Ajmal Kasab's lawyer Abbas Kazmi, contemplating that he not complying with the court in the interest of judiciary.
The announcement o....
- Rana says no ill will towards India
Toronto: Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, who was arrested last month in the US for his alleged role in the Mumbai terror attacks, has denied any role in the plot. In a statement on Sunday, he....
- Terrorism has no religion: Shah Rukh
New Delhi: "There is no religion of terrorism," said Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan here today evening at a public event a year after the Mumbai terror attacks.
"India....
- ATS constable, two others killed by suspected SIMI activist
Bhopal: An Anti-Terrorist Squad constable, involved in tracking members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), was killed along with two others by a motorcycle-borne youth on ....
- India to organise solidarity event against terror today
New Delhi: Artistes, sportspersons and civil society representatives will participate in a government-organised "Solidarity Against Terror" event at the India Gate today to express the ....
- Pranab laughs off Omar Sheikh's hoax calls
Chandigarh: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today laughed off an episode in which a jailed terrorist called up Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and other top officials posing as Mukherjee ....
- Britain, France assure India on combating terror
Port of Spain: A day after the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, Britain and France assured India about their intention to "stay the course in Afghanistan" and redouble their eff....
- Hizbul militant killed, Hindu member trapped in gun-battle
Jammu: A militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen was killed in a gun-battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district today, while a Hindu member of the outfit was still exchanging fire with the ....
- Saudi Mufti's anti-terror message timely: Indian Muslim leaders
New Delhi: Muslim leaders in India today welcomed the "timely message" by Saudi grand mufti asking Muslims not to support terrorism and urging them to unite against suicide attacks.
- The day after the first anniversary of terror - a city moves on
Mumbai: The flurry of memorial services, blood donation camps, the moments reliving that terrible carnage a year ago are behind. Today, Mumbai was its usual self, buzzing with activity and a co....
- Jammu and Kashmir leadership quiet on 26/11 anniversary
Jammu: On the day when the nation paid homage to the victims of Mumbai's 26/11 terror attack on its first anniversary today, most of the top Jammu and Kashmir leadership kept itself off the....
- House of LeT suspect Rana's kin raided
Ghaziabad: Intelligence agencies raided the house of a relative of suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Tahawwur Hussain Rana in Hapur in Uttar Pradesh late on Wednesday night.
A....
- Government insensitive to 26/1 victims' claims: BJP
New Delhi: Charging it with "lack of sensitivity and compassion" in providing relief to the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded that th....
- Voices against terror: India speaks out
New Delhi: As the horrors of the 26/11 strike in Mumbai came back to haunt India, people from all walks of life today remembered the day and spoke out against terror -- in the hallowed portals ....
- 26/11 talked about as it happened in Taj Hotel: Ahluwalia
New Delhi: On the first anniversary of 26/11 today, Rajya Sabha MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader S.S. Ahluwalia said the terror attacks were being talked about because they happened a....
- We are doing everything to push Pak to stop terrorism: US
Washington: Assuring India that it is trying its best to pressurise Pakistan to dismantle terror groups operating in their country, US asserted today that it will do everything to make Pakistan....
- 26/11 sets the cash register ringing: games, movies, comics
New Delhi: Vilasrao Deshmukh paid a big price for taking Ram Gopal Varma on a tour of the Trident hotel after the 26/11 terror strikes ended. This incurred the wrath of people who believed that....
- Mumbai bustles as usual on 26/11 anniversary
Mumbai: Sending the strongest possible signal that they would not be deterred by terror, it was business as usual for Mumbai on the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks today. There wo....
- On first anniversary, Delhi commemorates 26/11 victims
New Delhi On the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, a host of commemorative events are planned today in the national capital by a cross section of people.
One year ....
- Security up in West Bengal ahead of 26/11 anniversary
Kolkata: Security has been stepped up across West Bengal today ahead of the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai.
"We beefed up our vigilance mechanism across t....
- We won't rest till Mumbai attackers are punished: PM
Washington: On the eve of the first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that his "government will not rest" till its perpetrators are brou....
- Mumbai remembers 26/11: host of events planned a year on
Mumbai: A candle-light vigil, a police parade, an all-religion prayer meet at the Gateway of India and a memorial service at Chabad House - people from all walks of life will remember the victi....
- Pakistani court indicts seven LeT operatives for 26/11 attacks
Rawalpindi: A court here today indicted seven operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, including its commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, for their alleged role in the 26/11 Mumbai atta....
- India, Britain will jointly confront terror: Brown
New Delhi: On the eve of the anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today said his country would "work shoulder to shoulder with India and our internat....
- India wants offensive against Taliban to continue
New Delhi: India today said it wants the US-led military offensive against the Taliban to continue in Afghanistan.
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor told the Lok S....
- No private discussions with Kasab: Judge to Kasab's lawyer
Mumbai: With Kasab's trial almost heading towards a conclusion, the lawyer defending for the 26/11 terror suspect Ajmal Kasab has now complained of lack of privacy. According to the defendi....
- Terror-hit hotels limp back to normal life
Mumbai: "In memory and faith that peace can come on Earth as it is in Heaven." Thus reads a scrawling handwriting in a memorial book placed at the historic Hotel Taj Mahal Palace & ....
- Bangalore braveheart's sacrifice during 26/11 inspires youth
Bangalore: Unlike other confused teenagers, Raghu Shastry, a 14-year-old student of Class 9 in one of Bangalore's reputed schools, knows exactly what he wants to do in life.
Like ....
- Scarred cities remember 26/11, ask tough questions
Bangalore: Almost a year has passed since Mumbai was held under siege by 10 terrorists for around 60 hours. Residents of other cities that have also been scarred by terror attacks are mourning ....
- Pakistan detain Headley's HuJI associate
New Delhi: Ilyas Kashmiri, the commander of Harakat-ul-Jihad Islami and a dreaded figure has been detained by Pakistan upon being requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was plann....
- Politicians squeamish in response to terror: Manish Tewari
New Delhi: Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari today said that the response of Indian politicians to terror attacks has been very "squeamish" and a change needs to be brought in their m....
- 26/11 case would end on first anniversary of attacks
Mumbai: The 26/11 terror case is supposed to be concluded by the prosecution by the first anniversary of the attacks. The prosecution is all ready to conclude the case at a special court on tha....
- Film piracy funding terror in India: Moser Baer chief
Panaji: The film piracy industry in India is worth Rs.1,500 crore and its profits are being used to fund terrorism in the country, a top official of CD-DVD manufacturer Moser Baer said today.
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- Rana is innocent, says his journalist brother
Toronto: The journalist brother of Tahawwur Rana, who was arrested in the US last month for his alleged role in the Mumbai attacks, says his brother is innocent.
Speaking for the firs....
- 26/11 family steels itself to cope with life
Mumbai: A year after 26/11, a Bhendi Bazaar resident, 68-year old Mohammed Hanif Peer Mohammed, still remembers his beloved brother-in-law, Mastan Qureshi, 50, who fell a victim to terrorists&#....
- Catastrophe if Taliban, Al Qaeda succeed in Afghanistan: PM
Washington: The success of Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan would have catastrophic results, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said while urging the global community to provide su....
- Where has all the online activism post 26/11 disappeared?
New Delhi: When the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks happened last year, the tremors also shook the virtual world. Filled with rage and a passion to set things right, people, especially youngsters, ....
- Lashkar denies any link with Headley and Rana
New Delhi: David Headley and his aide Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who have become the most wanted terror suspects for Mumbai terror attack, have not been recognized by the Pakistan-based militant gr....
- We will retaliate against India: Headley
New Delhi: David Coleman Headley is in news ever since police and investigation departments have traced his link with the 26/11 terror attack. Now that India has adopted a stringent investigati....
- With its blood, terror, valour, 26/11 spawned books, movies
Mumbai: Blood and gore, fear, good versus evil, acts of valour, moving tales of survivors, grief, a dash of high society...26/11, perhaps more than any other single event in India's recent ....
- Landmine targeting army convoy detected in Assam
Guwahati: A major tragedy was averted in Assam today with security forces detecting a powerful landmine planted on a road used by army convoys to reach the Chinese border along the northeastern....
- Assam twin blast toll mounts to eight
Nalbari (Assam): The death toll in the twin blasts in Assam's Nalbari town mounted to eight with one more injured victim succumbing to injuries overnight. Security forces have stepped up th....
- 'Mumbaikars don't care a damn about security'
Mumbai: A year after 26/11, well known freelance writer Bhisham Mansukhani, who lived through a nightmare of a lifetime at the Taj Mahal Hotel, feels nothing has changed. Mumbai residents still....
- Headley said: 'We'll retaliate against India'
Washington: David Headley, a Pakistani origin American citizen at the centre of a global terrorism investigation on charges of plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark, has been portrayed a....
- Two terrorists, soldier killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Two terrorists and a soldier were killed in a gunbattle after Indian troops foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC) - in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district ....
- US shares info with India on Headley's ISI links
Geneva: The US on Saturday disclosed to India new information linking the anti-terror plot hatched by expatriates David Coleman Headley and Tahawuur Rana with some elements in the ISI and said ....
- Is god a brothel keeper, wonders ex-law minister and triggers row
New Delhi: Former union law minister Ram Jethmalani today kicked up a row at an international conference on terrorism, asking if Islam's jehadi doctrine does not virtually render "god a....
- CJI for joint international probe into terrorist acts
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G. Balakrishnan today endorsed a suggestion for joint international probes into acts of terrorism and trial of terrorists by a supranational tribunal s....
- CIA director in India, to meet NSA
New Delhi: CIA director Leon E. Panetta arrived in the Indian capital to hold discussions with security experts including National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan on issues like cooperation on ....
- Manmohan to seek Obama pressure over Pakistan
New Delhi: India today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will raise the issue of terrorism emanating from Pakistan-based extremist groups with US President Barack Obama in Washington next week....
- Headley's father was a Pakistani diplomat, mother ran a pub in US: report
Washington: Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley's father was a prominent Pakistani diplomat while his mother belonged to Philadelphia. Born Daood Gilani, Headley....
- Pakistan's former military officer 'co-conspirator' of Headley: NYT
Washington: The arrests of David Coleman Headley and his associate Tawwahur Hussain Rana - the two Chicago men accused of planning a new attack in India - have widened into a global terrorism i....
- Rahul Bhatt did not train Headley: Moksh gym management
Mumbai: The multimedia house, Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd, said today that Rahul Bhatt, son of eminent filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt did not train Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect David Coleman Headley at....
- Evidence building of Headley and Rana's links to 26/11
Mumbai: Investigators probing David Coleman Headley's links in India said they were close to nailing the connection between American terror suspect and his Canadian accomplice Tahawwur Huss....
- Rana's Canadian connections traced, journalist brother devastated by arrest
Toronto: Pakistan-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is suspected of having had a role in the Mumbai terror attacks, may have used his immigration consultancy service to help terr....
- Kangna Ranaut has no links with Headley: Father
Shimla: After Bollywood actress Kangna Ranaut's name surfaced in connection with the probe into David Coleman Headley -- a man suspected of involvement in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai....
- FBI gets time till Jan 14 to indict Rana
Washington: A Chicago court has given federal prosecutors time till Jan 14 to seek indictment of Tahawwur Hussain Rana on charges of plotting major terrorist attacks in India and Denmark at the....
- No one told me what happened to my husband: 26/11 hero Karkare's wife
Mumbai: Slamming the state government for not providing reinforcements on time, former Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare's wife raised her voice against state's f....
- Visa to Tahawwur Rana did not violate rules: Indian diplomat
Chicago: Even as the Indian government announced it was investigating the issue of a visa by the Indian consul general in Chicago to terrorism suspect Tahawwur Rana, a senior diplomat here has ....
- Protecting Mumbai - a job still unfinished
Mumbai: Coastal security is being shored up, a special commando unit is being trained and police equipment is being modernised among many other measures under way. A year after the devastating ....
- Power centres in India on high alert, PM assures safety
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday assured the nation that his government was doing everything possible to ensure the safety of Indian nuclear installations. "We do all wit....
- Police identify 2 Paharganj cyber cafes used by Headley
New Delhi: Delhi Police today conducted extensive searches at cyber cafes in Paharganj area of central Delhi and identified two internet cafes used by suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative ....
- Headley paid a visit to Osho Ashram for meditation
Pune: The much talked about LeT operative and American terror suspect David Headley has reportedly visited the 'Osho Ashram' twice during his visit between 2008 and 2009.
Acco....
- Mahesh Bhatt denies son restrained from leaving Mumbai
Mumbai: Film-maker Mahesh Bhatt today categorically denied reports suggesting that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has restrained his son Rahul from leaving the city.
"Who....
- India puts nuclear plants on anti-terror alert
New Delhi: Nuclear installations in the country have been put on high alert and security tightened as a precautionary step after intelligence agencies cited possible terror attacks, home minist....
- Canadian PM visits 26/11 target Chabad House
Mumbai: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper today visited the Chabad House, a Jewish community centre at Colaba that was one of the targets of the 26/11 terror attacks here last year.
- Probe widened to find Headley links, Rahul Bhatt asked to stay put
Mumbai: Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have fanned out across India in a sweeping investigation pointing to the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives David Coleman....
- I was sold to Lashkar by my father: Mumbai attacker Kasab
Washington: Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole surviving terrorist of the group of ten sent by the Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba to attack Mumbai, says his father essentially sold him int....
- Kasab's terror trial on its last lap
Mumbai: India's most keenly watched trial is finally coming to an end. Jailed Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab will soon know what punishment awaits him for the terror he....
- LeT's Rana was in Kochi on Nov 2008: Kerala police
Kochi: A senior intelligence official in Kerala today confirmed that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana visited Kochi last November and stayed in the city for two days.
- NIA team searches Mumbai to trace Headley's terror links
New Delhi/Mumbai: Intensifying its probe into suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley's role in the Mumbai terror attacks, a team of National Investigation Agency (N....
- India asks world community to act in concert to end terrorism
United Nations: India has asked the international community to show the necessary political will and resolve to end the scourge of terrorism by acting in concert and in a comprehensive manner.
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- Mumbai Police response mechanism improved greatly: police chief
Mumbai: Maharashtra Director General of Police A.N. Roy said that although Mumbai remained on the terrorists' hit list, the security apparatus in the city was more alert and prepared now, n....
- Headley met Mumbai realty agent in October to hire flat
Mumbai: Mumbai realty broker Sunny Singh said that the LeT terror suspect David Coleman Headley, in custody of the FBI, and his "wife" had approached him in early October to rent a flat....
- Has Headly mentioned Mahesh Bhatt's son in his e-mails?
Mumbai: As investigation on Headley terror plot continues to discover various facets of the operation, a new revelation has dawned on the sleuths recently.
According to the recent re....
- Headley stayed in Delhi's Paharganj to recce for LeT
New Delhi: After his passport details confirmed his nine visits to India, investigators are now probing if David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan born American national who is in US custody for al....
- FBI chief in India next week to probe Headley case
New Delhi: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Robert Mueller will be visiting New Delhi next week to probe the India links of David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan born American national....
- Delhi's internal security tightened post terror alerts
New Delhi: Delhi's security machinery was put on high alert today after inputs received from the Intelligence department that suspected LeT operative David Headley's aides may carry out....
- Nationwide security alert in run-up to 26/11 anniversary
New Delhi: Indian intelligence agencies have asked state authorities to tighten security around iconic places nationwide, warning of a possible terror attack, sources said today. The alert come....
- Is Al Qaeda behind terror attacks in Pakistan?
Islamabad: The Al Qaeda "could be supporting" the Pakistani Taliban that has left the country bloodied and bruised through a string of terror strikes, says a leading Pakistani daily.
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- Be careful while visiting Goa, Britain tells its nationals
Panaji: Britain has warned its nationals that they should be careful while visiting Goa and the four major Indian metropolitan cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, which could be terror attack t....
- Surviving 26/11, but living with shrapnel
Mumbai: Ten minutes of terror and a lifetime of pain. An unfair equation that 33-year-old Bharat Gujjar has learnt to live with, just as he has learnt to live with the dozen pieces of shrapnel ....
- India should react militarily to Pakistan terror: FICCI
New Delhi: Hard military and economic counter actions should be the answer to Pakistan's cross border terror, says India's top business forum, regretting that New Delhi's response h....
- Headley stayed at hotel in CST: Police
Mumbai: David Coleman Headley, the alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operative arrested by the FBI for conspiring to carry out terror attacks in India, had stayed in a hotel at South Mumbai during his vi....
- There is nothing like agitational terrorism: Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today objected to the army using the term "agitational terrorism", referring to the frequent protests and shutdowns in the state.
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- Afghan intelligence is under influence of Indian intelligence: Musharraf
Washington: Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has made a fresh allegation that Afghanistan is under influence of Indian intelligence agencies, which include the entering of the ISI in....
- Mumbai police probing Headley's links with 26/11 attacks
Mumbai: Mumbai Police are investigating the role of arrested US citizen David Coleman Headley to find out whether the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives had any local support in carrying out last....
- China can get hostile any time, says RSS chief
Shimla: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today said the peace gestures from China were a camouflage to gain time and it could "turn hostile" any time.
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- All terrorist camps in Pakistan still intact: Antony
New Delhi: Despite India's repeated requests, "all" terrorist camps in Pakistan were intact with many operating in the vicinity of army bases, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here....
- India kept informed of terror plot
Washington: India has been kept informed about the case of two Pakistan-born Chicago men charged with planning a terrorist attack in India with the help of Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-....
- India better prepared to face any challenge: Chidambaram
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today asserted that India was better prepared to face any challenge to its security, sovereignty and integrity but said there was much work to be d....
- More Indian targets on LeT radar?
New Delhi: Intelligence agencies believe that Islamist militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has targets in India apart from those publicised recently -- the National Defence College here, plu....
- Insurgent shot dead in Manipur
Imphal: A terrorist was shot dead in a gun fight with security forces in Manipur's Imphal West district today, police here said.
"A group of unidentified separatists fired at ....
- India, Nepal to hold talks on security, terrorism
New Delhi: India and Nepal will begin two-day home secretary level talks on Friday with effective cooperation in combating terrorist activities and trans-border crimes high on the agenda, an of....
- India allowed perpetrators of terror attack to escape: Army chief
New Delhi: India had repeatedly allowed the perpetrators of terror attacks to get away, Indian Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor said today while stressing that the country could not "afford a r....
- Northeast to have new mechanism to tackle militants
Agartala: To tackle guerrilla groups operating in India's northeast more effectively, a Regional Cooperation Mechanism (RCM) would soon be set up under which the police of the eight states,....
- Can Pakistan safeguard its nuclear arsenal, asks minister
New Delhi: India today expressed concern over the possibility of Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of Taliban militants.
Minister for State for Defence M.M. Pallam....
- Indian terror link proof yet to be given to New Delhi: Pakistan
Islamabad: The evidence of Indian arms, bombs and medicines being found in South Waziristan, where the Pakistani army is battling the Taliban, was yet to be handed over to New Delhi, a foreign ....
- Infiltrator killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: One terrorist was killed today when Border Security Force (BSF) troopers foiled an infiltration bid in the Samba sector of Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between In....
- India rebutts Pakistan's allegations of funding terror
New Delhi: India today refuted Pakistan's accusation that it was instigating trouble in the neighbouring country and rejected any connection with its internal developments.
"W....
- Beware terror spillover from Af-Pak: Army chief
New Delhi: India needs to be on guard against the spillover of terrorism from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said today.
"The whole regi....
- Brave Kashmir girl Rukhsana made special police officer
Jammu: Rukhsana, the brave Jammu and Kashmir girl who took on Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in September, has been appointed a Special Police Officer, a temporary job which would fetch her Rs.3,00....
- Jihadi terror and Hindu rightwing terror are different: Goa police
Panaji: The Goa police believe there is a difference between jihadi terrorism and right wing Hindu terrorism.
A senior police official who is investigating the Diwali eve blast carr....
- Regulator cautions insurers on terror funds
New Delhi: Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) has cautioned insurance companies against policy holders whose identity matches that of those on the United Nations' list of ter....
- Don't equate Maoists with Laskhar, Jaish: Karat
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Saturday said Maoists "cannot be equated with the Laskhar-e-Taiba or the Jaish-e-Mohammed" militant groups. "We have always held t....
- 'Terror in Pakistan may spill over to India'
Bangalore/Udhampur: The spate of terror strikes and the resultant turmoil in Pakistan may spill over to India, top central government and army officials said on Saturday.
"I think....
- Two arrested for Margao blast
Panaji: Two people were arrested in Goa today in connection with the Diwali eve blast in Margao in which two members of the Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha were killed.
The arrests were c....
- "I will fight back" says Jammu girl Rukhsana
Jammu:After the terrorists made a fresh assault at her Jammu residence, Rukhsana Kausar, has told media today that she would never take a backward step when confronted by a terrorist. However, ....
- Joint mechanism suggested to tackle terror in northeast
Shillong: Civilian and militray intelligence agencies have suggested a joint mechanism and effective border management to tackle terrorism in the northeast, officials said.
The poli....
- Pak court declares 26/11 suspect Kasab, 13 others 'absconders'
Islamabad: In a surprising decision, a Pakistani anti-terror court has declared Kasab, the prime suspect of Mumbai terror attack, as an absconder. The court, which is in charge of conducting th....
- 26/11 moment of clarity for India: Bush
New Delhi: Expressing his "deepest condolences" for the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and their families, former US president George W. Bush today termed the daring attack a....
- Rukhsana's house attacked in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's teen braveheart Rukhsana, who had killed a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander last month and grabbed national headlines for her show of courage, came under attack agai....
- PM wishes Pakistan success in curbing terrorism
New Delhi: Pakistan is facing many internal problems and "the rise of terrorism is one of them", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.
Responding to a query at the ....
- US alerts travellers to India to Mumbai-type terror attacks
Washington: In the run up to the first anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the US has issued a travel alert on India saying Washington "continues to receive information that terro....
- Separatist bomber killed, repeat of Oct 30 bombings averted
Guwahati: Major disaster was averted today with security forces gunning down a tribal separatist bomber in the heart of Assam's main city Guwahati, exactly a year after the state was rocked....
- Terrorists now use blogs to send coded messages
Mumbai: It is a common thing to see bloggers penning their heart out in their blogs, but hold on, did you ever think that blogs are used as a prime tool by the terrorists to send across a messa....
- Jammu and Kashmir scribe visited LeT headquarters: Police
Jammu: A Jammu and Kashmir journalist, who was arrested on Oct 25 on charges of working as a spy for Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), had visited the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarte....
- Engage India on terrorism, Kashmir: US expert
Washington: The US and India must agree on three vital security issues to ensure that their relations continue to deepen - terrorism, Kashmir, and the balance of power in Asia - a leading US ....
- A year on, Assam blast victims' families yearn for peace
Guwahati: A year ago, a powerful explosion beneath a flyover here blew her husband Sagar into pieces and fatally injured their four-year-old daughter. Guwahati resident Sunita Sarma has accep....
- PM asks Pakistan to curb terror against India
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan, but asked Islamabad to "curb the activities of those ele....
- Queen Elizabeth II condemns Mumbai terror attacks
Windsor: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has condemned last year's "appalling" terrorist outrage in Mumbai and praised Indians for showing courage.
"We are mindful th....
- Bangladeshi terrorist held in Delhi for Mehrauli blast
New Delhi: A Bangladeshi wanted for terror activities in his country and suspected to be behind the Mehrauli bomb blast in Delhi last year has been arrested here along with an accomplice, the p....
- Relating terrorism with Islam 'downright prejudice': Ansari
New Delhi: No religion condones terrorism and those attempting to attribute its origin to Islam display "downright prejudice", Vice President Hamid Ansari said today. Terrorism is not o....
- India, Russia, China to expand counter-terror cooperation
Banglaore: India, China and Russia today agreed to jointly expand their trilateral cooperation in combating international terrorism and called for greater democratisation of international bodie....
- LeT threatens to kill Madhya Pradesh chief minister
Bhopal: Islamic terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has sent a letter to Jhansi Railway Police, threatening to kill Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other leaders, poli....
- Suicide bombing kills five in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least five people were killed and seven injured today in a suicide bombing at a security check post in Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab, police said.
The exp....
- 'Not all Kashmiri Muslim youth are terrorists'
Bangalore: Jammu and Kashmir's young cricketers, bitter over the detention of one their colleagues here last week on suspicion of carrying explosives, plead with fellow Indians not to look ....
- Some irresponsible states help cross-border terror: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: Stating that some irresponsible states were "covertly helping the perpetrators" of cross-border terrorism, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for an internationally a....
- Three terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Three terrorists, including a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen district commander, were killed in a gun battle with security forces in the Mahre forests in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir early to....
- Three terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: At least three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Mahre forests in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir early today morning, police said.
Acting on a....
- Jama Masjid to hold global conference against terror
New Delhi: The Jama Masjid United Forum (JMUF) is organising an international conference against terrorism later this month, with the aim to dispel notions linking terrorism to Islam.
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- Taliban attempts to fool Pakistan
Washington: According to a leading American expert on South Asia, Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistan Taliban chief's latest discourse that his group was prepared to combat India is an endeavor to....
- No hand in Goa blast: Sanatan Sanstha
Panvel: The Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu right-wing group, today categorically denied any involvement in Oct 16 Goa blast in which two people were killed and claimed it was being treated on par wit....
- Security agents in Pak responsible for terror attack: Iran
Tehran: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted by media stating that few security attorneys in Pakistan were collaborating with accused responsible for the attack on the Revolutionary Guards.....
- No change in Pakistan's attitude to terror: Tharoor
Washington: India sees no change in Pakistan's attitude towards jihadists, noting that Islamabad was yet to take credible action either to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror ....
- 'Punjab equipped to curb ISI designs on reviving militancy'
Patiala (Punjab): Punjab's police chief today said that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency was trying to revive Sikh militancy in the state but this would be curbe....
- HuJI terrorist killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: A top commander of the terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
- Red alert in Goa after blast, police search Sanatan office
Panaji: Goa has declared a red alert after explosives carried on a scooter by two men went off, killing one of them and critically injuring the other, in Margao town in southern part of the sta....
- Israel says India under terror threat, issues travel advisory
Jerusalem: Israel's Counter-Terrorism Bureau (CTB) has issued a warning to its nationals to be cautious about the possible terror attack in India. It has warned them against travelling to I....
- Pakistani Taliban chief threatens to attack India
Islamabad: After his group caused a sequence of attacks, Hakimullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban chief has threatened to do the same in India. Threatening to cause a mass destruction in India,....
- Islamabad bans pillion riding to thwart terror strike
Islamabad: Pillion riding on two-wheelers has been banned in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to thwart a possible terror strike, a media report said today.
Interior Minister Rehman M....
- NSG to get high tech weapons to fight terror: Chidambaram
Manesar (Haryana): The process of inducting state-of-the-art weapons for for the National Security Guard (NSG) is in the final stages, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today while detailing th....
- Six dead in Pakistan blast
Peshawar: Six people were killed today in a bomb blast near a police station in Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reported quoting TV channels.
The explosion occurred near a police ....
- Taliban terror strikes Lahore, 25 dead
Lahore: Taliban terrorists laid siege to Pakistan's Lahore city today morning with audacious and simultaneous attacks on three police establishments that killed 25 people including 10 of th....
- Lahore under siege, simultaneous terror strike in three places
Lahore: Terrorists launched simultaneous attacks on three security establishments in this Pakistani city today, killing at least seven people.
Militants dressed in uniform stormed the....
- Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 8
Islamabad: At least eight people were killed and dozens injured today in a suicide car bombing at a police station in north-western Pakistan, police said.
A bomber rammed an explosive....
- US asks Pakistan to prosecute Mumbai terror suspects
Kolkata: The United States today asked Pakistan to prosecute "successfully" the seven 26/11 Mumbai terror attack suspects and marshal facts and evidence to punish Hafiz Saeed who, India....
- Controversial anti-terror law to remain in Tripura
Agartala: Tripura's Left Front government has extended for another six months the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), a controversial anti-terror law enacted 50 years ago that gives ....
- Saeed is 26/11 mastermind, says India as he gets court reprieve
New Delhi/Lahore: India reiterated on Monday that Hafiz Saeed was the "mastermind" of the Mumbai attacks but the Lahore High Court dismissed two cases against him filed under the anti-t....
- Jehadi threat to Pakistani 'personalities'
Rawalpindi: There is a threat to the lives of "known personalities" in Pakistan, warned Interior Minister Rehman Malik today after the army ended a hostage drama at the army headquarter....
- Pakistan's support to terror harming South Asia: PM
Mumbai: Pakistan's support to terror groups is causing "great harm" to South Asia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today, while denying that India was to blame for terrorism in B....
- Eight hostages freed at Pakistan Army HQ: Report
Rawalpindi: Eight hostages were freed late on Saturday by militants who attacked the Pakistani Army headquarters here, killing six soldiers, a local TV channel reported.
Military spok....
- Hizb terrorist killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.
Junaid alias Liaqat Ali was shot dead i....
- ISI is responsible for Indian embassy attack: Afghan envoy to US
Washington: Afghan envoy to the US has declared that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI is responsible for the Indian embassy attack in Kabul. The attack which claimed 17 lives and injured 60 ....
- Two terrorists killed in Kashmir gunfight
Jammu: Security forces today evening achieved a major success when they shot dead two dreaded terrorists in a gun battle in Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir.
On specific information about....
- Canada condemns suicide attack at Indian embassy
Toronto: Canada today condemned the suicide attack at the Indian embassy in Kabul.
Seventeen people were killed and nearly 80 injured when a suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden....
- France condemns attack on Indian embassy in Kabul
New Delhi: France has condemned the suicide bomb attack in Kabul, saying that by choosing the Indian embassy as its target the terrorists were targeting the entire international community.
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- LeT hawala racket busted in Kashmir
Srinagar: A money laundering (hawala) racket run to fund the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) seperatist group was busted in Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said today.
On a tip-off, polic....
- Undeterred by injuries in blast, ITBP men held position
New Delhi: Showing grit even in the face of a terror attack, two commandos of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) refused to abandon their posts outside the Indian embassy in Kabul despite th....
- Troops hunt for militants hiding in Kashmir forest
Srinagar: Army, paramilitary and police forces today moved reinforcements to cordon off Khrew forest in south Kashmir's Pulwama district to nab suspected militants holed up in the area, a p....
- India for more 'pressure' on Pakistan to stabilise Afghanistan
New Delhi: Linking growing violence in Afghanistan to support from across the border, India today asked the international community to put "effective pressure" on Pakistan to crack down....
- Pressurise Pakistan to stabilise Afghanistan: India
New Delhi: Barely days before Afghan polls results become clear, India today asked the international community to put "effective pressure" on Pakistan to crack down on terrorists on its....
- ISI asks Taliban to go to jail or join jihad against India
New Delhi: India is yet to be declared free from terror targets as the latest report confirms that around 60 "surrendered" Taliban have been given the option either to come to Jammu and....
- Tharoor terms Pakistan bomb blast at UN office as 'tragic'
New Delhi: India's Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today described the suicide bomb attack on the office of the World Food Programme in Islamabad as "tragic".
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- Pakistan court dismisses 26/11 suspect's bail request
Islamabad: The bail plea of one of the seven Mumbai terror attacks accused is dismissed today by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court. According to India, the terrorist group responsible for the at....
- Pakistani Taliban claim bombing at UN office
Islamabad: The Pakistani Taliban today claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at UN World Food programme (WFP) offices in Islamabad.
The Monday afternoon attack, which killed fi....
- Pakistan issues new ordinance against terror outfits
New Delhi: It is action time for Pakistan as this terror-stricken country is gradually putting its power against the terror outfits operating across the nation. Only few days after JuD chief Ha....
- 10 mn SIM cards used for crime, terror in Bangladesh: Police
Dhaka: Over 10 million subscriber identity module (SIM) cards not registered by Bangladesh's six mobile phone operators are being misused for criminal activities and fomenting Islamist mili....
- New chief of Pakistani Taliban may be dead
Islamabad: US intelligence agencies believe the newly named leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, might have been killed in a gunfight with a rival faction weeks ago.
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- Brave girl Rukhsana's family shifts to Rajouri
Jammu: Rukhsana, the teenager who had killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist last Sunday, and her family have shifted to safer environs in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri town after police confirme....
- Terrorist sentenced to death in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: In the first ever death sentence pronounced on a terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir, a court in Rajouri district today sentenced Mohammad Younus alias Amir Khan, convicted for the murder of ....
- ISI was aware of 26/11 plan: LeT members
Karachi: The Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group has created a furore after they claimed that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was aware of the Mumbai Terror attack plan. At a time when India is reit....
- We are aware and attentive to LeT threat, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday confirmed that India is attentive and fully aware of the threat posed by the terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT). He also assured the c....
- National Conference activist killed by militants in Kashmir
Srinagar: A prominent activist of Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference was shot dead by separatist militants in his village late on Wednesday evening, police said.
A sen....
- 26/11 accused Kasab's confession was voluntary: Magistrate
Mumbai: A city Magistrate today asserted that prime accused of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack Ajmal Amir Kasab had confessed about his contribution in the attacks. While talking in the court, Addi....
- Eradicating militants in Kashmir is of greatest importance: Army
Shimla: An officer operating as the Northern Command chief said today, that eradicating terrorists and keeping a tab on the infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan are India's to....
- LeT bent on striking India again: NYT
Washington: Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based group widely believed to be behind the Mumbai terror attacks, remains largely intact and determined to strike India again, The New York Times has....
- Pakistani probe indicts Lashkar for Mumbai attack: NYT
Washington: Pakistan's own investigation into 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks concludes "beyond any reasonable doubt" that it was militants from the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) w....
- Jammu housewife kills LeT terrorist with axe
Jammu: Call it a coincidence or a sheer act of bravery, but it really happened on Dussehra. A humble housewife from Jammu slain a seasoned LeT terrorist single-handedly on Monday, and that too ....
- Woman kills militant in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: In what may be the first ever such act of resistance against militants in Jammu and Kashmir, a young woman in Rajouri district killed one militant and injured and drove away two others w....
- Terrorists attack police post in Jammu
Jammu: Terrorists attacked a police post in a hilly area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district and injured two policemen, police here said today.
Militants attacked the Ari polic....
- 26/11 mastermind Saeed files petition to end house arrest
Lahore: The accused mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks and JuD Chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, has filed a petition in a Pakistani court today urging the speedy discharge of two "fake" cas....
- India funding terrorism in Pakistan: Rehman Malik
Islamabad: In a new twist to the whole India-Pakistan bilateral talks, the later accused New Delhi of helping the cause of the terrorists in this country.
While giving an interview ....
- For combating terror, Pakistan asks US for $1.6 bn aid
New York: US is asked to compensate the $1.6 bn exhausted on combating terrorism in Pakistan's tribal regions, by the nation's president Asif Ali Zardari.
According to media ....
- Pakistan police await orders to take a decision on Saeed
Lahore: Pakistan Police is waiting for actions against Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, according to media reports. Saeed was imprisoned against two charges filed against him....
- Two Pakistani terrorists killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Two Pakistani terrorists and two Indian security personnel were killed in a 24-hour gun battle in a north Kashmir village that ended today evening, an official said.
Police ....
- India demands 'more decisive action' against 26/11 mastermind
Washington: India has demanded that Pakistan take "more decisive action" against Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
"We want Saee....
- Pakistan, Taliban still together: Krishna
Washington: New Delhi has charged that Islamabad's disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency alongwith aid for the Afghan Taliban provided by Pakistan's spy agency has complicated the m....
- How Hafeez Saeed masterminded 26/11
New Delhi: Hafeez Sayed, the man who planned Mumbai terror attacks last year, according to media reports not only designed the hijack plan of the boat Kuber which transported Ajmal Kasab along....
- Pakistan must question Hafiz Saeed: Chidambaram
Chennai: Pakistan must interrogate alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed as all the evidence against him was "on Pakistani soil", Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here today after repor....
- I live in daily dread of another 26/11: NSA
New Delhi: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan has said that he lives in "daily dread" of a repeat of the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks, though he added that now India is better pre....
- India, Afghanistan aid Pakistan militants: media
Islamabad: India and Afghanistan have covertly aided the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), media reported today quoting an official report.
It said that 23 arrested militants ....
- LeT commander killed in gun battle
Jammu: A senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in a gun battle with security forces in the mountainous district of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir today, authorities said.
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- Pak court defers hearing of Mumbai terror suspects till Sept 26
Islamabad: Hearing of Mumbai suspects has been deferred by an anti-terrorism court in Paksitan till September 26. The court is in-charge of conducting the trial of seven suspects alleged to be ....
- Chidambaram welcomes Pak's action against Saeed
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday welcomed the Pakistan police's move to file complaints against suspected Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, and said even "a ....
- Car bomb found at Manipur governor's house
Imphal: A major disaster was averted today when the police detected an explosives-laden car inside the premises of the Manipur governor's house, officials said.
A police spokesper....
- Pakistan takes action against Hafiz Saeed
Islamabad: After a series of verbal promises and assurances Pakistan has finally taken a step forward to act against Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind behind 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. In ....
- US supports India's demand to arrest Saeed
New Delhi: Throwing its weight behind India's demand that alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and five other terror suspects in Pakistan be brought to justice, the US today said it was ....
- More Mumbai-like attacks in India soon, fears Israel
Jerusalem: Anticipating that Pakistan-based terror outfit connected to al-Qaida is planning to carry out a series of terror attacks across India, Israel has issued a statement with a strict war....
- Advanced nations most likely to face terror attacks: Study
Washington: Countries with advanced economies as well as a high degree of civil liberties are most likely to face the brunt of terror attacks, says a new study.
Economic status has mo....
- Militant leader arrested in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistani security forces today arrested a senior militant leader in the north-western Swat valley, where troops are hunting Taliban remnants.
Sher Mohammad Qasab, Taliban ....
- Terror attacks in Maharashtra more intense than J&K
Mumbai: Kashmir may have become synonymous with a terror, but there is a bigger surprise awaiting our attention.
According to statistics, 26/11 Mumbai terror attack claimed 164 lives....
- PM calls for new-age policeman to combat new-age terror
New Delhi: The need of the hour is a "new-age policeman" who is "motivated and well-trained", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday while calling on state police chiefs to ....
- Technology, innovation crucial to combating terror: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Pointing out that the 26/11 Mumbai terror strike was the tipping point for revamping the country's security, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said security and police agencies ....
- US should supervise aid to Pakistan: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs today asked US to supervise its support to Islamabad. The request was followed by the former Pakistan president Pervez Musha....
- Organised crime connected to terrorism: Meira
New Delhi: Highlighting the links between crime syndicates and terrorism, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said during her visit to Rome that international cooperation is needed to fight organised....
- Cross-border terrorism a matter of concern: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Emphasising that the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai was the tipping point to revamp India's security, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said "cross border terrorism" was....
- Three killed, nine injured in massive Srinagar blast
Srinagar: Two policemen and a woman were killed and nine policemen injured in a powerful car bomb blast outside the central jail here today evening, officials said. Police officials, who rushed....
- Three killed in Srinagar blast
Srinagar: Two policemen and a woman were killed and several people injured in a massive blast outside the central jail in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today evening, officials said.
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- Suspected ISI agent nabbed in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: A suspected agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, an official of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said tod....
- Pakistan reluctant to act on terror: Chidambaram tells US
Washington: India on Thursday conveyed its displeasure to the US over Pakistan's reluctance to take action against militants arrested for their role in the Mumbai terror attacks and letting....
- Ishrat killing: Chidambaram says affidavit 'not conclusive proof'
Washington: Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram has defended the central government's affidavit on the controversial killing of Mumbai girl Ishrat Jahan and three others in an alleged fake ....
- Counter-terrorism, Pakistan dominate Chidambaram talks in US
Washington: Building on institutional exchanges between intelligence and law-enforcement agencies of India and the US has been the thrust of Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram's meetings w....
- Osama bin Laden is dead, claims Zardari
Islamabad: In yet another claim, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari declared that al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is dead. However, he urged for more international aid so that military operatio....
- I will talk to Indian foreign minister on Mumbai attacks: Qureshi
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he expects to meet Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in New York during which discussion will take place on the Mumbai terr....
- Chidambaram discusses counter-terrorism measures with US
Washington: Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram met with top US officials on Wednesday to deepen counter-terrorism cooperation between the countries after the Mumbai attacks last year.
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- Ishrat killing: Central government stands by terror link affidavit
New Delhi: The home ministry today said it stood by its affidavit on the controversial killing of Mumbai girl Ishrat Jahan and three others in an alleged fake shootout five years ago after the ....
- One soldier, seven Taliban killed in Pakistan clashes
Islamabad: One soldier and seven Islamist insurgents were killed in clashes in Pakistan's north-western Swat Valley during a major offensive to expel Taliban from the area, the army said to....
- Private security guards in UP to help fight terror
Lucknow: Private security guards in Uttar Pradesh may soon starting looking more professional and confident as the state Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) is all set to train them to combat terror str....
- Nawaz Sharif met Osama bin Laden five times: Ex-ISI official
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has met Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden five times, says a former official of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), a claim hot....
- Gujarat maintains Ishrat a terrorist
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government today maintained that Mumbai collegian Ishrat Jahan and three of her friends killed in a 2004 shootout were terrorists and said it would challenge a report of ....
- Four schoolchildren killed in Pakistan terror attack
Islamabad: Four students on their way to school were killed and several wounded today in a militant attack in Pakistan's Orakzai Agency.
"Militants opened fire with automatic ....
- UAE air force plane detained at Kolkata with arms, explosives
Kolkata: A transport aircraft of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force that had landed at Kolkata airport for refuelling Sunday evening was detained for carrying arms and explosives without ....
- Bomb blast kills three in Nepal
Kathmandu: Three people were killed and seven others injured on Sunday in a bomb blast in western Nepal, a media report said.
The blast took place in Malakheti village in Dhangadhi ar....
- LTTE funded attack on Sri Lankan cricketers: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today there were indications that the Tamil Tigers were involved in the March 3 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan.
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- Jammu police release picture of slain terrorist
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday released a photograph of Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Abu Jindal, who was killed in a gun battle with the security forces on Friday, ....
- Delay in sub-continental talks will help terrorists: Pakistani PM
Karachi/Bangalore: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today that delay in resuming India-Pakistan talks will only help terrorists in achieving their nefarious designs.
P....
- Pakistan should act now to show it is serious: Krishna
Bangalore: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today said it was high time Pakistan acted against the perpetrators of Mumbai attack to prove that it was serious about fighting terrorism.
- Jharkhand to raise 10 bomb disposal squads
Ranchi: Jharkhand will raise 10 bomb disposal squads to tackle rising threats from Maoists and other terrorist groups, a senior police official said today.
"Each battalion of the ....
- 3 Chhota Rajan aides arrested in Allahabad
Lucknow: Three aides of underworld don Chhota Rajan were arrested from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
Prateek Singh, Rahul Singh and Chandradhari, all in their early 2....
- HuJI 'recruit' nabbed in Kashmir
Jammu: The security forces today apprehended an 18-year-old youth who they claimed was a "fresh recruit" of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar dist....
- Pakistani minister injured, driver killed in attack
Islamabad: Unknown gunmen opened fire on a government minister's vehicle in the Pakistani capital Islamabad today, injuring the official and killing his driver, witnesses said.
Ha....
- Is Hakimullah Mehsud dead?
Islamabad: Pakistani security forces believe that new Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud is dead, a media report said today.
A Pakistani media quoted intelligence sources as saying t....
- Militants kill civilian in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: A 40-year-old man was shot dead by suspected militants in a mountainous village of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
The militants raided the house of ....
- Young slayer takes up reins of Pakistani Taliban
Islamabad: Hakimullah Mehsud, who has been chosen as the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban, rose swiftly to the top echelons of the militant group through acts of relentless brutality and pro....
- Cops look out for 21 Lucknow students after LeT suspect's arrest
Lucknow: The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police is looking for 21 students of Lucknow University who studied with suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammad Aslam al....
- Cops look out for 21 Lucknow students after LeT suspect's arrest
Lucknow: The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police is looking for 21 students of Lucknow University who studied with suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammad Aslam al....
- Pakistan bans coverage of 26/11 trial
Islamabad: Pakistani today kept under secrecy the court proceedings against five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants accused of planning the attacks in Mumbai that killed over 170 people last Novem....
- Zardari, Brown discuss counter-terrorism
London: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss counter-terrorism strategies.
A Downing Street spokesman said that securi....
- 26/11 trial: Key witnesss goes missing after deposing against LeT
Mumbai: Investigating authorities today went in a tizzy after a crucial witness went missing a day after his testimony started before the special court hearing the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks c....
- Police looking for more Lucknow students linked to LeT suspect
Lucknow: The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police is now looking for two more students of the Lucknow University, who studied with a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative ....
- 108 foreign terrorists held in Kashmir are in Indian jails
Srinagar: There are 108 foreign militants - 97 Pakistanis, nine Afghans and one each from Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh - lodged in various Indian jails after their arrest in Jammu and Kashmir on....
- 'I saw LeT activists exchange maps of 26/11 targets'
Mumbai: A key witness in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case told a court today he had seen two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activists exchanging maps of various targets in the city.
Naruddin Mehb....
- Two terrorists convicted for possession of explosives
New Delhi: A city court today convicted two members of terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed for possessing explosives. The two were arrested with RDX in the national capital in 2006.
Addi....
- Gujarat to seek remand of Lashkar suspect from Delhi
Gandhinagar: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Gujarat police will shortly seek the transit remand of a Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect who was nabbed by Delhi Police two days ago at a railway station ....
- Lashkar commander killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district today morning, police said.
Abdul Salam, whose name was a byword....
- Kashmir violence down,threat of militancy exists: Indian Army
Udhampur: Charging Pakistan with providing logistics support to the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, a top Indian Army commander said today violence levels in the state had come down but the th....
- Pakistan 'obliged' to nab Saeed after Interpol warrant: CBI
New Delhi: Pakistan was duty bound to arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Hafiz Saeed after the Interpol warrant against him for allegedly masterminding the Mumbai terror attack, a CBI offic....
- Arrested Lashkar suspect in police custody for 14 days
New Delhi: A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, who was arrested with explosives and a Pakistani passport from the New Delhi Railway Station here, was sent to police custody for 14 days....
- Bihar plans long battle against Maoists
Patna: Worried about the increasing Maoist violence in Bihar, the state police along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will launch a joint operation against the ultra-Left rebels in ....
- Hizbul commander arrested after giving police the slip
Srinagar: A top guerrilla commander, who gave police the slip before he could be re-arrested on other terror charges following his release by a local court last week, has been arrested, police ....
- Suspected terrorist kills one in Ludhiana station
Ludhiana: A suspected terrorist was arrested today after he got off a train and opened random fire at the Ludhiana railway station in Punjab killing a vendor, police said.
The accused....
- Lashkar suspect arrested with explosives in Delhi
New Delhi: A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative was arrested with explosives in the national capital today by the Delhi Police special cell.
After specific information, Saleem ....
- Hizbul militant killed in Jammu
Jammu: A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed by security forces in an early morning operation that was still underway in a mountain area of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.
The....
- Dhaka launches drive to tackle Islamist terror
Dhaka: Bangladesh has launched a drive against Islamist militancy, combining punitive action with interaction at grassroot level. The government hopes to involve the Muslim clergy in its drive.....
- Afghan journalist shot dead in Pakistan
Islamabad: Gunmen shot dead an Afghan journalist and wounded his colleague in Pakistan's troubled north-western region today, officials said.
The pair was travelling in a bus when....
- Top Al-Badr man nabbed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir police claimed a major success with the arrest on Sunday of a top functionary of the Al-Badr guerrilla group in north Kashmir's Sopore town.
"Zahid, the chie....
- Two Pakistani military officers shot dead
Islamabad: Unidentified gunmen shot dead two military officers in Pakistan's northwest, according to media reports today.
Police sources were quoted as saying that some armed men ....
- Two killed by Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata: Maoists have shot dead two people in West Bengal's West Midnapore allegedly because they were working against the rebels, police said today.
The killings took place in th....
- Pakistani Taliban planned to target PM, others: Intelligence
Islamabad: The banned Pakistani Taliban, against whom the security forces are engaged in a major offensive in the country's restive northwest, had planned to target Prime Minister Yousuf Ra....
- Hakimullah Mehsud appointed head of Pakistani Taliban
Islamabad: A 42-member tribal gathering today appointed Hakimullah Mehsud as the new head of the Pakistani Taliban though the group insists its previous head Baitullah Mehsud is still alive.
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- CPI-M misleading farmers on Asean trade pact: Vayalar Ravi
Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi today charged Kerala's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) with misleading farmers on the Asean Free Trade ....
- Two Chhota Rajan aides arrested in UP
Lucknow: Two aides of underworld don Chhota Rajan were arrested after a brief gunfight with security personnel in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district, police said today.
Mohammed M....
- BNP govt involved in grenade attacks: Bangladesh premier
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the previous government led by rival Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of being "involved in all grenade attack....
- Rajni Films subsidized by LTTE, says Lankan minister
Chennai: Controversy has been triggered by a Sri Lankan minister, by affirming that the LTTE has funded the production of Tamil films. This initiative was in pursuit of the Tamil Tigers' in....
- Suspected US missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan
Islamabad: A suspected US missile strike today killed at least 12 people in a restive north-western Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border, an intelligence official said.
Abo....
- Separatist Naga group denies links with HuJI
Kohima: The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) today rejected charges of any link with Pakistan-based Islamic terror outfits like the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al....
- Chidambaram, US envoy discuss anti-terror cooperation
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer today met Home Minister P. Chidambaram and discussed among other issues anti-terror ties between the two countries.
Home ministry s....
- FBI files 26/11 case in US, questions Pakistanis
Mumbai: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a case in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, in which six American nationals were among those killed, and has also i....
- I am Pakistani Taliban chief: Maulvi Faqir
Islamabad: A Taliban leader from a Pakistan-Afghanistan border area has claimed he is now the acting chief of the Pakistani Taliban, while describing Baitullah Mehsud, who Pakistani authorities....
- India prepared to counter any threat to security: Minister
New Delhi: India should be prepared for the "eventuality" that nuclear, chemical and biological weapons may fall into the hands of terrorists, Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam ....
- One killed as militants ambush cops in J&K
Jammu: One person was killed when militants believed to be from the Lashkar-e-Taiba ambushed a police patrol in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district early today, police said.
Police ....
- PM has realised threat from Pakistan: Advani
Shimla: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani today said he was happy Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had realised there was terror threat emanating from Pakistan.
Adva....
- Pakistani Taliban spokesman arrested
Islamabad: Spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Maulvi Omar has been arrested, a media report said today.
Maulvi Omar was arrested on Monday night from Khuazai village in northwest....
- Ashok Chavan lauds Maharashtra police for handling of 26/11
New Delhi: Three months after the Maharashtra government-appointed probe panel identified police lapses during the 26/11 terror attacks, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Monday praised the force,....
- After Manmohan's terror warning, Pak asks for information
Islamabad/New Delhi: A day after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said terror groups based in Pakistani territory were plotting attacks against India, Pakistan today said it couldn't ta....
- Islamist militants regrouping in Bangladesh: Reports
Dhaka: The islands of silt that rise in remote areas of Bangladesh as rivers change course are havens for regrouping by banned Islamist militant outfits, media reports said today.
The....
- Chouhan asks for centre's help to fight terrorism
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today urged the central government to reimburse expenses incurred by the state in tackling terrorism, saying that the state govern....
- Cross-border terror still 'most pervasive threat': PM
New Delhi: Emphasising that cross-border terrorism was still a major threat, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned that the government had credible information of terror groups in Pakistan....
- Hizbul militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: A commander of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, Altaf Hussain, was killed in a shootout with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district today morning, police said.
- Be prepared for fresh terror strikes: PM
New Delhi: The government has information of "an ongoing ploy of terrorist groups in Pakistan" preparing to strike India again, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today while stressing ....
- 10 killed in Pakistan blast
Islamabad: At least 10 people were killed in a car-bomb blast in Charsadda district in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, media reports said today.
According to reports, the....
- Surge in infiltration 'disturbing', but Kashmir improves: PM
New Delhi: The surge in infiltration bids from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir was "disturbing", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today while expressing satisfaction over the &....
- Maoists threaten to kill Orissa district police chief
Bhubaneswar: Maoists in Orissa have threatened to kill a top district police official for allegedly arresting innocent people after branding them as rebels, an official said today.
Th....
- Muslim scholars support India's fight against terror
Mumbai: Religious scholars and political experts from several Muslim and Arab countries today endorsed India's fight against terrorism as they participated in a seminar held at the Taj hote....
- Pakistan should act against Mumbai attackers: US
Islamabad: Pakistan will have to take action against Mumbai attackers and ensure its territory is not used for terrorism against India if it wanted to resume stalled talks with New Delhi, the n....
- Terrorism waning in Tripura: Chief Minister
Agartala: Saying that terrorism was on the wane in Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today urged the separatists to shun violence and support the government in developing the region.
- Suicide attack kills three in Pakistan
Islamabad: Three security personnel were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed vehicle into a check post in northwestern Pakistan, media reports said ....
- Four militants killed in gun battle with army
Jammu: Four terrorists have been killed in a gun battle with the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said today.
The army raided the militants' hideout in the for....
- 18 killed during I-Day festivities in Pak
Islamabad: At least 18 people were killed and over a hundred injured during revelry on Pakistan's 62nd anniversary of independence, media reports said today.
The Independence Day ....
- Indians unhurt in Kabul blast
New Delhi: The Indian embassy in Kabul escaped damage when a suicide bomber exploded in the Afghan capital today killing at least three people and wounding over 60. All Indian nationals are saf....
- Terrorists' phones made in China, bought in Pak: US witness
Mumbai: An American national informed a Mumbai Special Court on Friday that the mobile phones used by the 26/11 terrorists to contact their handlers in Pakistan were of Chinese origin.
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- Night trains suspended in parts of northeast
Agartala: Fearing terrorist attacks ahead of Independence Day on Aug 15, the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) has suspended night trains in southern Assam, Nagaland and Tripura till Sunday, an....
- Terrorism is biggest threat to Pakistan: Gilani
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today termed terrorism as the biggest threat to the country and said his government was committed to eliminate this menace through "de....
- 45 kg RDX among explosives, arms seized in Assam
Guwahati: Security forces seized a huge haul of arms and explosives, including 45 kg of RDX, from separate raids in Assam today as an alert was sounded across the state ahead of Independence Da....
- Kerala receives threat of multiple bomb blasts
Kannur (Kerala): The cyber police cell in Kerala has traced an e-mail threat from the United Arab Emirates, warning of widespread bomb blasts in the state, if a separate Muslim state, comprisin....
- Women bombers sneak into Guwahati ahead of I-Day: police
Guwahati: A group of women militant bombers have managed to sneak into Assam's main city of Guwahati to strike terror ahead of Independence Day, officials said today. Women explosives exper....
- Security strenghtened at NALCO mine after Maoist threat
Bhubaneswar: Security has been beefed up at a National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) mine in Orissa following a Maoist threat, a senior company official said on Wednesday. The rebels had attacked th....
- 70 killed in Pak Taliban, local militia clashes
Islamabad: At least 70 people were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday in clashes between Taliban militants and a pro-government militia in Pakistan's ungoverned tribal belt that borders A....
- 3 Maoists killed in gunfight with police in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: At least three Maoists were killed today in a gunfight with police in Orissa's Rayagada district, officials said.
A joint team of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh police fat....
- Book Saeed, bring Mumbai attackers to justice: US to Pak
New Delhi: Renewing its commitment to bring the Mumbai attackers to justice, the US today pressed Pakistan to act against the 26/11 perpetrators, including Hafiz Saeed, and underlined that coun....
- Bombings occur throughout India: Canadian advisory
Toronto: In a rather sweeping advisory to its citizens travelling in India, the Canadian foreign office says terror attacks, bomb blasts and violence can happen at any place, at any time in the....
- High alert ahead of Independence Day
New Delhi: The home ministry has warned the police in three cities to raise their levels of preparedness to face up to any terror attack in the runup to Independence Day on Saturday.
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- Pak denies accepting bodies of four 26/11 attackers
Islamabad/Mumbai: Pakistan has denied it had agreed to accept the bodies of four of the nine terrorists killed in the 26/11 Mumbai carnage as has been claimed by the home minister of India'....
- Centre tells SC many steps underway to check terrorism
New Delhi: The central government today told the Supreme Court that it had been pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to counter terrorism and had initiated a series of measures to put up a near fa....
- India accuses Pak of dichotomous policy on terror
New Delhi: Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor today said Pakistan was following a "dichotomous policy" on terror and its support to the heightened terrorist activities in the Kashmir ....
- Baitullah Mehsud alive, in hiding: Pakistan Taliban
Islamabad: Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, said to be responsible for the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was not killed in a US drone attack but is in hiding as....
- Two suspected Hizbul terrorists held in Delhi with weapons
New Delhi: A week before Independence Day, Delhi Police today said they have arrested in the walled city two suspected militants of the Pakistan-based banned terror organisation Hizbul Mujahide....
- Kasab seeks to confess again in court, backtracks
Mumbai: For the second time in less than three weeks, Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured during the Nov 26 Mumbai attacks, today again made a plea to confess....
- Mumbai blasts trio on death row with 300 others
New Delhi: Mohammed Hanif Sayed, his wife Fahimida and their associate Ashrat Shafique Ansari who were sentenced to death by a special court today for the 2003 Mumbai twin blasts will join a li....
- India asks Pakistan to act against banned outfits
New Delhi: Cautiously welcoming Pakistan's ban on militant outfits, India today asked Islamabad to take action against those involved in the Mumbai attacks, including Hafiz Saeed, and sough....
- Pakistan asks Interpol's help to find Mumbai attack suspects
Lyon (France): The Interpol has issued a global alert for 13 individuals wanted in Pakistan in connection with the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks that killed over 160 people.
Interpol&#....
- Madhya Pradesh police hunt SIMI activist's accomplices
Bhopal: Teams of Madhya Pradesh's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have fanned out to hunt for accomplices of alleged Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist Mohammad Akeel Qureshi who....
- Death for three in 2003 Mumbai blasts case
Mumbai: The husband-wife team and their aide convicted for the 2003 Mumbai twin blasts were today sentenced to death by a special court here.
Mohammed Hanif Sayed, his wife Fahimida M....
- Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed's LeT, JuD, 23 other groups
Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan on Wednesday banned the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) of Hafiz Saeed, who India says masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and 24 other religious and welfare organisations....
- Madrassas have nothing to do with terrorism: Muslim group
Patna: "Madrassas have nothing to do with terrorism," a religious group says in a report that also negates the allegations that Muslim seminaries in India are breeding ground for terror....
- Hizbul Mujahideen section commander killed by army
Jammu: A section commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit was killed in a gunbattle with soldiers in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir today morning, an official said.
The ....
- No LTTE infiltration into India
New Delhi: There has been no infiltration into India of Tamil Tiger guerrillas since the Sri Lankan military crushed them in May, parliament was told on Tuesday.
Minister of State for....
- Terrorists may use chemical weapons: Defence Minister
New Delhi: Terrorists are getting "more and more aggressive" and can resort to chemical weapons to cause maximum casualties, Defence Minister A.K. Antony warned on Tuesday, adding that ....
- Pakistani Taliban behind Gojra carnage: Punjab governor
Gojra (Pakistan): The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province today said the militants from the Swat Valley are responsible for the communal clashes in this Pakistani city last week in which....
- Maoists reject Nepal's plea to call off protest movement
Kathmandu: Nepal's former guerrilla party, the Maoists, today rejected a call by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to call off the disruptive protest movement they have threatened to launch....
- Mumbai twin blasts case sentencing postponed to Thursday
Mumbai: A special court here today reserved till Thursday the sentencing of the husband-wife team and their aide convicted for the August 2003 twin bombings in Mumbai, in which 54 people were k....
- Lok Sabha adjourned over release of Hafiz Saeed
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned today following loud protests by Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs over the Pakistan Supreme Court's adjournment decision that....
- Sentencing in 2003 Mumbai twin blasts case on Tuesday
Mumbai: The prosecution will advocate the noose but the defence will argue for life sentence on Tuesday when a special court pronounces the quantum of sentence for the husband-wife team and the....
- Hafiz Saeed case: Pakistan court indefinitely defers hearing
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court today indefinitely adjourned the hearing of petitions challenging the release of Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who India claims is the mastermi....
- Missing youth rescued from militants
Jammu: A 21-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district was on Saturday rescued by the Indian Army from militants who were coercing him to join their outfit, an official said.
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- Chidambaram targets Left, BJP-ruled states
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today criticised the West Bengal government's handling of the Maoist menace even as he indicated Gujarat's controversial bill to counter organise....
- British MP for probe into terrorist infiltration of MI5
London: A British MP has called for an investigation into whether British secret service organisation MI5 recruited sympathisers of the international Al Qaeda terrorist network, a news daily re....
- Chhattisgarh resident killed for not attending Maoist meet
Raipur: Maoist militants have killed a tribal man for not attending a public meeting organised by them in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, police said today.
The rebels gunned dow....
- Six militants killed in Pakistan
Islamabad: Six militants were killed and several rebel commanders surrendered to the security forces during a search operation in northwest Pakistan, officials said today.
The operati....
- Security forces in 5hr gunbattle with Maoists in Lalgarh
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Security forces engaged in a five-hour gunbattle with suspected Maoist rebels today in a forest in West Bengal's trouble-torn Lalgarh during a combing operation to fi....
- Pressure forces Taliban chief into talks with Pakistan
Peshawar: Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, whose grim rule in Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan is marked by suicide bombings and throat-slitting, has contacted the government t....
- Blast outside Pakistani courthouse kills one
Islamabad: A bombing outside a courthouse in north-western Pakistan today killed at least one person and wounded three, police said.
The explosion took place in a parking lot adjacent....
- Hafiz Saeed won't be arrested: Pakistan
Lahore: A defiant Pakistan said on Tuesday it would not arrest Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, named by India as the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, till adequate proof w....
- Can hospitals cope with a large-scale bio-terror attack?
New Delhi: Can hospitals in a big metropolis such as Delhi cope with the outcome of a covert anthrax attack, in spite of an effective public health response which could be tripped by delays in ....
- India, Afghanistan set up partnership council, to combat terror
New Delhi: India and Afghanistan today underlined terrorism as "the most important security threat facing the region" and resolved to intensify cooperation in combating it. They will al....
- Maoists damage cell phone towers in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas damaged the control rooms of two mobile telephone towers in Orissa's Malkangiri district today, marking the beginning of what they call their "martyr'....
- 200 boys groomed as suicide bombers rescued in Pakistan
Peshawar: Two-hundred boys, who were being trained at a secret location to carry out suicide attacks, were rescued by the security forces in northwest Pakistan, a media report said on Monday.
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- 2003 Mumbai twin blasts case timeline
Mumbai: A special court here today held three people guilty for the 2003 Mumbai terror twin blasts that left 54 killed and 244 others injured. The following is the timeline of the 2003 twin bla....
- CRPF toll in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack rises to six
Raipur: The casualty in the landmine blast triggered by Maoists rose to six today with four more bodies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel found. The blast had been triggerred on ....
- Kasab remains mere gunman for NYT, others
New Delhi: Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was captured in a chilling photograph and now he has confessed his role in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, but he remains a 'gunman', rather than a &#....
- 37 accused in Ahmedabad blasts still absconding
Ahmedabad: It's been exactly a year since 22 bomb blasts ripped through this Gujarat city leaving 59 dead and over 100 injured. But after a Rs.9-lakh investigation bill, the police still ar....
- Judgement day on Monday in Aug'03 Mumbai twin blasts case
Mumbai: Six years after the twin blasts at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar, which left 53 people dead, a Mumbai Special Court is expected to deliver its judgement on the "rarest of rare&....
- Pakistani court adjourns Mumbai attack case hearing
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Saturday adjourned till Aug 29 the hearing of a case against five people accused of involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, a media report said.
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- Maoists release abducted policeman in WB
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Maoists today released a police officer they had abducted on Friday evening in this troubled region of West Bengal's West Midnapore district.
Assistant Sub-....
- Fighting the Taliban with a remote control
New Delhi: Every morning Major Morgan Andrews of the US Army leaves his suburban Las Vegas home and finds himself deep in battle, killing insurgents on the other side of the world, within half ....
- China a victim of terrorism like India: Diplomat
Dhaka: China is a victim of terrorism like Bangladesh and India and wants to join the UN-led campaign against terror, a Chinese diplomat has said.
Chinese special envoy Zhou Gang met ....
- Kasab's confession accepted on court record, trial continues
Mumbai: A Mumbai Special Court today accepted on record the confession made by Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured during the Nov 26 attacks in this city.
- Action against Lashkar only if proof is found: Pakistan
Phuket (Thailand): Pakistan will take action against the Lashkar-e-Taiba if proof was found of its involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said here t....
- Laden's son killed by US attack in Pakistan: Report
Washington: The son of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed by a US missile attack in Pakistan, US National Public Radio has reported.
Saad bin Laden was believed killed i....
- Ready for death, says Kasab after surprise confession
Mumbai: Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist from the 26/11 attackers, on Wednesday said he was ready to be hanged, two days after he made a dramatic confession and gave a c....
- Proof of RAW involvement in terror acts given to India: Pak media
Islamabad: Pakistan says it has handed over to India evidence of the involvement of its external spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in terrorist activities in this country, including t....
- Indian with terror links nabbed in Dhaka
Dhaka: Maulana Mansur Ali alias Habibullah, an Indian national suspected of being an organiser of the banned Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has been nabbed from Dhaka. Th....
- 'Hang me, please', Kasab tells court
Mumbai: "Hang me, please," terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab pleaded before the special court today, two days after the lone surviving Mumbai attacker admitted he was a Pakistani and narrated ....
- LTTE vanquished, tourism to open up in Sri Lanka's north
Colombo: The pristine beaches in Sri Lanka's north, where a 25-year ethnic conflict came to an end two months ago following the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers, are getting ready to ope....
- No capitulation to Pakistan on terrorism: Menon
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on Tuesday reiterated that India has not capitulated to Pakistan on terrorism, saying that the joint statement issued by the prime ministers of th....
- Maoists issue threat to PM, Sonia, Chidambaram
Ranchi: The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), named a terror outfit by the central government last month, has now issued a threat to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress....
- Kasab's admissions not a confession: lawyer Kazmi
Mumbai: Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab's admissions about the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks before the Special Court over the past two days do not amount to a confession,....
- Pakistani papers downplay Kasab confession
Islamabad: Leading English dailies in Pakistan today front-paged the news but otherwise downplayed the confession of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman captured alive during the Mumbai terror at....
- ULFA hiring students to trigger blasts in Assam
Guwahati: The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) separatist group was luring students with money to carry out explosions ahead of Independence Day, say police and army officers in Assam.
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- Kasab's confessed how the LeT trained Mumbai attackers
Mumbai: Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, in his dramatic confession before a special court on Monday, said that he was a decorator by profession but since his income was little, h....
- Chidambaram asks CISF to adopt new technologies
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today visited the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) headquarters here and asked the force to adopt new technologies and new management principles.....
- Pak media reports Ajmal's confession, govt silent
New Delhi: Pakistan media today reported without comment the startling confession of Ajmal Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 terrorist, about his involvement in the siege of Mumbai....
- How, where, when - Kasab tells all in confessional statement
Mumbai: Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the main accused in the Mumbai terror attacks, today confessed to his role, admitted he was a Pakistani and narrated in chilling detail the events leading to ....
- Kasab's confession victory for police, prosecution: Chavan
Mumbai: Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab confessing to his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks is "a victory for the police and the prosecution", Maharashtra Chief Mini....
- Militants kill four policemen in Pakistan
Islamabad: Islamic militants killed four police officers in an attack on a patrol unit in Pakistan's restive North-West Frontier Province today, police said.
Around two dozen gunm....
- 1993 blasts: Apex Court orders convicted film producer's arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued a non-bailable warrant against Sameer Hingora, a Bollywood film producer who was convicted for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings.
Hingora,....
- Kasab confesses to his role in 26/11 terror attacks
Mumbai: In a dramatic twist in the ongoing 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial, Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab today confessed to his role in carrying out the Mumbai terror a....
- SC orders arrest of convicted film producer
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued a non-bailable warrant against Sameer Hingora, a Bollywood film producer who was convicted for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings.
A bench....
- American Center attack kingpin brought to Kolkata for probe
Kolkata: Mohammad Sadiq alias Sadakat, the prime accused in the attack on the American Center here in 2002, was on Sunday brought to Kolkata for interrogation and presented to a city court, pol....
- Clinton warns of Al Qaeda-Taliban syndicate, hopes for Pak's action
Gurgaon: Warning of the threat of a global terrorist syndicate comprising Al Qaeda and the Taliban, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today hoped Pakistan will take action against the 26/11....
- Maoist aide arrested, explosives seized
Ranchi: Jharkhand police today said they have arrested a suspected arms and cell phone sim card supplier of Maoist rebels who led the security forces to a huge haul of explosives.
A c....
- Suspect in Akshardham attack taken to Gujarat
Hyderabad: A terror suspect allegedly involved in the attack on the Akshardham temple in 2002 and arrested here soon after his arrival from Saudi Arabia has been taken to Gujarat.
A ....
- Clinton for promising ties with India, mourns Mumbai victims
Mumbai: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that the US wanted "new and promising relations" with India as she began a five-day visit to the country by mourning the victims of....
- Clinton salutes Mumbai's 'brave men and women'
Mumbai: "Let us rid the world of hatred and extremism that produces such nihilistic violence," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote in memory of the Mumbai terror victims while h....
- Terrorist nabbed in Dhaka linked to attacks in India
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities claim that an Indian militant arrested here has been living in the country since 1995 and has links with Pakistan-based terrorist groups as well as underworld don ....
- No dilution in India's stand on terrorism: Manmohan
New Delhi: With the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protesting against the "capitulation" to Pakistan on cross-border terror, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted on Frid....
- PM absolves present Pakistan govt of terror involvement
New Delhi: Making a clear distinction between the present Pakistani government and the previous establishment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India does not accuse the current regime of....
- US drone attack kills five in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least five people were killed and several others injured today in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan, media reports said.
The incident took place in North Wazirista....
- Meaningful dialogue will depend on Pak's action against terror: PM
New Delhi: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staging a walk-out in parliament in protest against "capitulation" to Pakistan over cross-border terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Sing....
- 26/11 case judge hints at completing trial by October
Mumbai: The trial in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks is likely to be completed before Diwali in October, Special Judge M.L. Tahilyani indicated on Thursday.
The judge's hint came ....
- Hoax bomb call at Ashok Hotel
New Delhi: A call to the police today claiming a bomb had been placed in the Ashok Hotel here turned out to be a hoax, police said.
An unidentified man called the Chanakyapuri police ....
- 26/11 trial will prove Pakistan is a 'terrorist state': Minister
Mumbai: The trial of the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks is "important" to prove that Pakistan is a "terrorist state", Maharashtra Home Minister Jayant Patil said here today.
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- Top policemen went with pistols to fight 26/11 terrorists: witness
Mumbai: In a startling revelation, a witness today told the special court conducting the Mumbai terror attacks trial that despite knowing that two terrorists were armed with AK-47s and grenades....
- Media hype of terror threat ruined Goa's tourism party: Kamat
Panaji: More than the terror threat in the aftermath of the Nov 26 attacks, it was the media hype about it that ruined Goa's tourism party in December and January, Chief Minister Digambar K....
- Chidambaram admits failures in war against Maoists
New Delhi: The central and state governments have been tardy in tackling the Maoists, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today, three days after 29 policemen were killed in Chhattisgarh.
- Maoists planned to kidnap Nepal's prince, kill army chief
Kathmandu: When Nepal's royal family was at the peak of its power, the Maoist guerrillas, who were trying to dethrone the king, had plotted to give the monarchy a massive jolt by killing th....
- 29 policemen refuse jungle warfare training, suspended
Raipur: Twenty-nine policemen have been suspended in Chhattisgarh for refusing jungle warfare training, just days after Maoists massacred 29 of their colleagues, an official said today.
- Shutdown paralyses life in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: A dawn to dusk shutdown called by the opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh today to protest the killing of at least 29 policemen by Maoists crippled life across all 18 districts with the....
- Pakistani tribesmen kill 15 militants near Afghanistan
Islamabad: .Pro-government militia killed at least 15 Islamist insurgents in Pakistan's Mohmand tribal district near the Afghan border, a security official said today
Local tribe....
- Pak refugees return to an uncertain future
Jalozai Camp (Pakistan): Hundreds of refugees have started returning to their homes in Pakistan's scenic valley of Swat with deeply ambivalent emotions - following a two month-long army off....
- Maoist attacks could force govt to review strategy
New Delhi: The killing of 29 policemen in Chhattisgarh, the epicentre of Maoist violence, has been the deadliest attack mounted by the rebels this year, demonstrating how they have expanded the....
- 'Terrorism incompatible with being a Muslim'
Johannesburg: Terrorism was incompatible with the basic tenets of Islam, Hazrat Syed Muhammad Jilani Ashraf of the Kichochar-based Spiritual Foundation said at the launch of the new African hea....
- Blast in Pakistan
Islamabad: A blast took place in Mian Channu city in Pakistan's Punjab province today, wounding several people and damaging houses, a media report said.
"Several people were w....
- Chhattisgarh on high alert, more Maoist attacks feared
Raipur: A day after Maoists struck in Chhattisgarh thrice and killed at least 29 policemen including a district police chief, the state which has been battling Maoist militancy since the 1980s,....
- Osama biggest terrorist of our time: Indian Muslim leader
Johannesburg: Osama bin Laden was the biggest terrorist of our time because the methods he employed were not consistent with the teachings of Prophet Mohammed, an Indian Muslim religious leader....
- Maoists massacre 20 policemen in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: In one of the deadliest attacks since the government named CPI-Maoist as a terror outfit last month, leftwing ultras killed at least 20 policemen in an ambush in a forested stretch ....
- Osama not here: Pakistan
London: Pakistan has said that Osama bin Laden and other senior Al Qaeda leaders were not in the country and hence the US missile attacks in the country were futile, a media report said today.
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- Panel reviews security measures on western coast
Mumbai: A joint security mechanism formed after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks today reviewed coastal security measures at a meeting here, an official said.
The Joint Operations Cent....
- Three held for selling arms to Jharkhand's Maoists
Ranchi: Three people have been arrested for allegedly selling arms and explosives to Maoists in Jharkhand, police said today.
According to police, Babban Pandey was arrested at Bokaro....
- 19 Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: An Afghan provincial official said that US forces killed a former police officer in central Logar province, while 19 Taliban fighters were killed in two separate clashes elsewhere in the....
- 15 Taliban killed by missile attack in Pakistan
Islamabad: Up to 15 Taliban died and several were injured overnight in a US missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region and clashes with troops in the neighbouring south-western province of ....
- Two killed in blast in Bihar court
Patna: Two people, including a lawyer, were killed and half a dozen injured in a bomb blast in a Bihar court today, police said.
Bhojpur police superintendent Sunil Kumar said a crude....
- Security alert in Mumbai on eve of train blasts anniversary
Mumbai: Security was beefed up at several key stations here today following intelligence alerts of a probable attack on the eve of the third anniversary of the 7/11 terror blasts.
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- 25 killed in Afghan bombing
Kabul: Twenty-one civilians and four police officers were killed today in a car bombing in the central Afghan province of Logar, police said.
"Twenty-one civilians, including scho....
- Accused Delhi terrorist seeks bail to appear in MBA exam
New Delhi: A suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist held for his involvement in the Sep 13 Delhi serial blasts on Wednesday sought bail from the Delhi High Court to appear in his final seme....
- India to take up satphones 'spoofing' with Pakistan
New Delhi: Ahead of the meeting between foreign secretaries of the two countries in Egypt next week, India today said it would take up with Pakistan the issue of spoofing of satellite phones us....
- Pakistan 'created, nurtured' terrorism: Zardari
Islamabad: In the first candid admission of its kind by any Pakistani ruler, President Asif Ali Zardari has conceded that terrorist elements were "created and nurtured as a policy to achiev....
- Baitullah Mehsud's aide held in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's aide Wafa Mohammad was held today in a town in the North West Frontier Province, a media report said.
Wafa Mohammad and his ....
- India is worst victim of terrorism: US lawmaker
Washington: Noting that no nation has suffered more from terrorism than India, an influential US lawmaker wants Washington to help it break with the perilous politics of South Asia's past f....
- Chidambaram for negotiations with Maoist guerrillas
New Delhi: Chief ministers of states affected by Maoist violence should renew efforts at negotiating with the extremist leaders, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Lok Sabha today.
- Fresh petitions to be filed against Saeed's relese
Islamabad: Fresh pleas are to be filed in Pakistan's Supreme Court against the release of Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, a gove....
- Pak appeals against release of Mumbai attacks accused
Islamabad: Pakistan's government on Monday appealed against last month's court ruling that freed Hafiz Saeed, head of an Islamic charity suspected of being a front for a group accused o....
- Pakistan terror group behind attack on Indian village?
Attari (Punjab): The possibility of Pakistan-based terror groups being behind a 'rocket' attack on Saturday night near an Indian village is not being ruled out by Indian security offici....
- Pakistan to share proof of foreign elements behind terror
Islamabad: Pakistan will share with the international community the evidence of foreign elements supporting terrorists to destabilise the country, a foreign ministry official said on Saturday.
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- After terror film, Kamat writes 'escapist entertainer'
Mumbai: After making the gritty and acclaimed "Mumbai Meri Jaan", which revolved around the 2006 serial train bombings in the city, one expected the shy yet brilliant Nishikant Kamat to....
- 50,000 CCTVs to keep eye on security in Mumbai
Mumbai: In the aftermath of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) plans to install 50,000 "electronic eyes" to monitor the city as part of a unique secu....
- 12 militants killed in Pakistan bombing
Islamabad: Twelve militants were killed today after security forces bombed their hideouts in northwest Pakistan, media reports said.
Combat helicopters and fighter jets of the securi....
- 32 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: Thirty-two militants and a foreign soldier were killed in fighting in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province today, officials said.
The foreign soldier was killed when a m....
- Security forces kill 2 militants in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two militants were killed and two soldiers wounded in an ongoing gunbattle in the Wedder Bala forest area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir, police said today.
Security f....
- Delhi Police hike bounty on Indian Mujahideen co-founders
New Delhi: Delhi Police today increased the bounty on absconding co-founders of the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) Iqbal Batkal, Riyaz Batkal and Amir Raja Khan from Rs.100,000 to Rs.500,....
- Mumbai terror accused Saeed's release challenged
Lahore: The Punjab provincial government today moved the Pakistan Supreme Court against the Lahore High Court decision to release Jamaat ud Dawa chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, w....
- Pakistan moves troops to Afghan border: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan's Army has deployed troops to a stretch of the Afghan border to stop Taliban militants fleeing a major US offensive in southern Afghanistan, a military spokesman said to....
- Pakistan's Taliban chief Fazlullah may be dead
Islamabad: Pakistan's Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah may have been killed during an operation in the restive Swat Valley, a media report said today.
The security forces had trac....
- US freezes assets of 4 Pakistanis for Mumbai train bombings
Washington: The US has frozen the assets of four Pakistani terrorists for alleged involvement in a series of terrorist activities in India, including the July 2006 train bombing in Mumbai and F....
- Pakistani helicopters kill 28 Islamist militants
Islamabad: Helicopter gunships attacked the hideouts of Islamist militants in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, killing at least 28 rebels in overnight action, security offici....
- 80 percent Pakistanis say Taliban threat to nation: Survey
Islamabad: About 80 percent of Pakistanis feel that Taliban is posing a "serious threat to the stability of Pakistan", a survey revealed.
The survey carried out by World Publ....
- Hyderabad is not terrorist hub: Chidambaram
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is not a terrorist base, Home Minister P. Chidambaram clarified today after inaugurating a regional hub of the National Security Guard (NSG) here.
"It is a wr....
- EU warns of collapsing Pakistan, upbeat about India ties
New Delhi: Warning of the "danger of the collapse of Pakistan" to the region, the European Union (EU) plans to expand cooperation with India in countering terrorism, with the EU's c....
- Four killed in Pakistan blast
Islamabad: At least four people were killed and three wounded today in a blast at a petrol pump in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said.
According to m....
- Suspected Lashkar member to be taken to Kolkata
New Delhi: A city court on Monday allowed Kolkata Police to interrogate Mohammed Omar Madni, an alleged aide of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, in a case ....
- Manipuri actress arrested for terror links
Imphal: Popular Manipuri actress Urikhinbam Devita was arrested by police on charges of terror links after she was caught from a hotel room in New Delhi with a top separatist leader, police sai....
- 15 militants killed in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least 15 militants were killed when jets bombarded militants' hideouts in South Waziristan, a media report said today.
A local TV reported that three major hideouts ....
- Lashkar cell aided 26/11 terrorists: BBC probe
London: Pakistan-based terrorist leaders who relayed precise police positions to the 26/11 attackers may have been guided by Lashkar members on the ground rather than by live television coverag....
- Pakistan offers reward for Mehsud
Islamabad: Pakistan has offered a Rs.50 million reward for information on Baitullah Mehsud, a senior leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban who is linked to the assassination of former Pakistani prime ....
- Swat operation nears end: Gilani
Karachi: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the military operation in the Swat Valley is nearing end as the top rung militants there have been killed and the government would no....
- Suspected militant held in Delhi
New Delhi: A suspected member of a banned Manipuri militant outfit was arrested today evening from south Delhi, police said.
The suspected militant was identified as Raghu Nath Singh.....
- Three troopers injured in Kashmir grenade blast
Srinagar: Three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured when militants hurled a grenade at them in Jehangir Chowk in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today, ....
- Five militants killed in Karachi
Islamabad: Five militants loyal to Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud were killed today in a shootout in Karachi, the Pakistani police said.
The gunfight broke out in the early hours of t....
- Security forces reclaim WB's Ramgarh from Maoists
Lalgarh (West Bengal): The security forces today reclaimed the Maoist stronghold of Ramgarh near here, with the rebels torching an office of the communist Party of India (CPI) before fleeing.
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- Pak military winding down operations in northwest
Islamabad: The Pakistani military on Friday seemed to be winding down its 61-day anti-Taliban operations in Swat and two other districts of the northwest and was focusing on mopping up operatio....
- Afzal Guru hanging delayed, admits law minister
New Delhi: Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily today admitted that execution of death sentence of Afzal Guru, convicted for the attack on the Indian parliament in 2001, was being delayed becau....
- US backs India-Pakistan dialogue to counter terrorism
Washington: The US has said it will support continuing dialogue between India and Pakistan them to find joint solutions to counter terrorism and to promote regional stability, but leave it to t....
- Pakistan to probe illegal arms sale in the country
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has decided to issue notices to arms dealers for information regarding sale of weapons to unauthorised people as part of a move to stop the illegal weapon sa....
- Kasab suffering from stomach ulcers
Mumbai: Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab has been diagnosed with stomach ulcers and is under treatment inside the jail here, the special court hearing the Mumbai terror attacks trial was in....
- Swat operations will replicate T20 victory: Gilani
Islamabad: Saying the Pakistani cricket team had done the nation proud by winning the World Twenty20 tournament, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today expressed confidence the military would ....
- Pak Taliban chief Baitullah escapes US strike
Washington: A US drone strike on a funeral in Pakistan's tribal areas narrowly missed Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, an American media report said today.
M....
- Pakistan not to hand over 26/11 suspects to India
Islamabad: Pakistan said today it would not hand over to India its citizens suspected of causing the 26/11 mayhem but would try them under its own laws.
"No Pakistani would be han....
- India should help Pakistan fight terror: BJP
Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said peace and stability in Pakistan was in "our interest" and India should offer "all support" to combat terr....
- Pakistan again offers help in 26/11 probe
Islamabad: Pakistan today reiterated it was prepared to extend unconditional support to India for the probe into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks but expected reciprocity.
"The gov....
- Tamil legislator arrested in Sri Lanka
Colombo: An opposition Tamil minority legislator has been arrested for allegedly helping the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), media said today.
Sathasivam Kanagaratnam, a memb....
- Three terrorists killed in Jammu
Jammu: Three terrorists were killed in a day-long fierce gun-battle in Gulabgarh area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district today, police said.
The three militants belonged to ....
- Congress will talk to Mamata to sort out Lalgarh issue
Jangipur (West Bengal): The Congress would sort out through talks its misunderstandings with partner Trinamool Congress on the operations against Maoists in West Bengal's Lalgarh area, Fina....
- Taliban, Al Qaeda could spread globally: Zardari
Washington: The Taliban and the Al Qaeda could spread in other parts of the world if they were not defeated in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has warned.
- Al Qaeda threatens to use Pak's nukes against the US
Dubai: The Al Qaeda would use Pakistan's nuclear weapons against the US if it was able to get its hands on them, a top commander of the terror group has said.
"God willing, th....
- Two Maoists killed in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Two Maoist guerrillas were killed in a gun battle with the police in Orissa's Malkangiri district, authorities said today.
The rebels were spotted carrying a hand gre....
- Let forces work in Lalgarh sans distraction: Chidambaram
New Delhi: With combing operations against Maoists in Lalgarh reaching a critical stage, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today appealed to political leaders and NGOs not to venture to the conflict....
- Home ministry alerts Maoist-affected states
New Delhi: The central government today sounded an alert to five Maoist-affected states warning them against possible "demonstrative acts of violence" by leftwing extremists in the wake....
- Modi against returning Gujarat's anti-terror law
New Delhi: A day after the central government decided to return Gujarat's controversial anti-terror act - the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Act (GUJCOCA) - for certain amendments, Chie....
- Terror accused hangs himself in Ghaziabad jail
Ghaziabad: A man suspected of involvement in the Frontier Mail blast in 1997 committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell in Ghaziabad, police said today.
The death occurre....
- Terrorism cannot be linked to Islam: Sharif
Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said terrorism cannot be linked to Islam and there is a need to focus on the root cause that leads to violence, media reported on....
- LeT operative Madni sent to seven-day police remand
New Delhi: A city court on Friday sent suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammed Omar Madni, an alleged recruiter for the terror outfit, to seven days' police remand.
Met....
- One killed, two wounded in Srinagar blast
Srinagar: A vegetable vendor was killed and two people were wounded in a powerful hand grenade explosion in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today, police said.
Separatist guerri....
- Securing Lalgarh could take time: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Security operations to free West Bengal's Lalgarh from Maoist control are on track but could take "considerably more time" than anticipated, Home Minister P. Chidambaram ....
- London Tamils call off longest vigil of recent years
London: Tamils have called off a round-the-clock vigil outside the British parliament after 73 days of protesting against what they described as a "genocide" by the Sri Lankan forces.
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- Security forces continue march to Lalgarh
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Planning a three-pronged offensive to flush out Maoists from West Bengal's Lalgarh region, security forces today continued their march towards the trouble zone as Mao....
- 1 militant killed, 2 injured in Srinagar blast
Srinagar: One separatist militant was killed and two were injured after an improvised landmine device exploded here, police said today.
The guerrillas were making the device inside a....
- President advised to return Gujarat anti-terror act
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil has been advised to return Gujarat's controversial anti-terror act, the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Act, to incorporate three amendments before it....
- 34 militants killed in latest Pakistani Army operation
Islamabad: At least 34 Taliban militants were killed and seven others captured in an operation carried out by the Pakistani Army in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the army said in a state....
- Pakistani Taliban chief implements foreign agenda
Islamabad: Two militant leaders who broke away from Pakistan's top Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud have accused their former comrade of following a foreign agenda by waging an insurgency....
- No justification for acts of terrorism: US and India
Washington: India and the US have called upon the world to join hands in combating terrorism in a long-term, sustained and comprehensive manner, saying there can be no justification for any act....
- Maoists expanding base in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: A medal winning sub-inspector shot dead, forcible capture of farm land belonging to non-tribals, attacks on police stations and corporate houses - Maoist rebels are fast spreading ....
- Clinton asks India to back Pakistan's efforts to combat terror
Washington: Two days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talked tough with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hoped that India and the US will both suppo....
- Pakistan's 'nests of terrorism' reason for Afghan crisis: Medvedev
Yekaterinburg (Russia): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that without the destruction of "nests of terrorism" in Pakistan it is impossible to find a solution to the insurgency....
- Police chiefs of six cities meet to fight terror
Bangalore: Top police officials of Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata on Wednesday met here to discuss steps to implement the Mega City Police project, mooted by the c....
- Zardari did not raise Kashmir issue: Manmohan
On Board Air India One: With India putting Pakistan on the defensive over cross-border terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said President Asif Ali Zardari did not raise the Kashmir i....
- Three CPI-M activists killed by Maoists in Bengal
Kolkata: Violence continues in West Bengal with suspected Maoists gunning down three ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers today in the Jhargram area, close to the troubled zo....
- Taj, Oberoi hotels were warned of terror attack
Mumbai: The Taj and Oberoi hotels in south Mumbai had been warned of a terrorist attack three months before the Nov 26 strike but they failed to act on the repeated warnings, the Maharashtra go....
- Pakistan leaps into dark with fight in Taliban heartland
Islamabad: Nothing can be guaranteed as Islamabad declared war on the head of Pakistan's Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, except that the nuclear-armed Islamic country is going to see more bloods....
- Former Mumbai Police chief indicted for 26/11 lapses
Mumbai: A government-appointed probe panel has criticised former Mumbai Police commissioner Hasan Gafoor for failure to provide "visible and overt leadership" during the 26/11 terrorist....
- Pakistan soil will not be used for terrorism: Zardari
Yekaterinburg: President Asif Ali Zardari has assured Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that Pakistani soil will not be allowed to be used for terrorist activities and all measures would be ....
- Maoist leader owns up plan to kill Buddhadeb
Kolkata: A key Maoist leader in the troubled Lalgarh area of West Bengal has revealed that he was behind the landmine blast that narrowly missed Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's car....
- Pakistan is the new epicentre of terror: US expert
Washington: Pakistan has emerged as the new epicentre of terror with Osama bin Laden making it his key arena, according to Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst who helped craft President Barack O....
- Opposition in Maharashtra assembly demands 26/11 report
Mumbai: Pandemonium broke out in the Maharashtra assembly today afternoon after the government presented only the action taken report (ATR) and not the full findings of the Ram Pradhan Committe....
- Indian hurt in Nepal bomb blast
Kathmandu: A 25-year-old Indian was injured when a bomb he was allegedly carrying exploded in farwestern Nepal early today, police said.
Narendra Kumal, a resident of Ghaziabad town ....
- Act against terror, Manmohan to tell Zardari
Yekaterinburg (Russia): In the first formal contact between India and Pakistan since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Pakistan President Asif ....
- Maharashtra cabinet discusses fallout of 26/11 report
Mumbai: A deeply divided Maharashtra cabinet today continued discussions on the report of the Ram Pradhan committee into the 26/11 terror attacks with some ministers proposing another panel to ....
- Police officer killed in gunbattle with Maoists
Bhubaneswar: A police officer was killed today in a gunbattle with Maoist rebels in Orissa's Sambalpur district, police said.
The gunbattle which started in a forest under Kishin....
- Pakistani army chief flies combat mission against Taliban
Islamabad: Pakistani Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today flew a combat mission against the Taliban, riding as the co-pilot in an F-16 jet for an aerial overview of the offensive against t....
- Two guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Two suspected separatist guerrillas have been killed in a fierce north Kashmir gunfight with the Indian Army, police said today.
The gun battle erupted in district Kupwara&#....
- Maoists halts Kathmandu valley after cadre's death
Kathmandu: Hopes that the political crisis gripping the three-week-old government of Nepal would be resolved today with the much-awaited expansion of the fledgling cabinet receded as the opposi....
- Pakistani military to focus on Mehsud's Taliban group
Islamabad: The Pakistani military will train its guns on Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, a suspect in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, once the operations against ....
- US to assist Bangladesh in warding off terrorism
Dhaka: A senior State Department official on Sunday renewed US government's promise to help Bangladesh protect itself from possible terrorist threats.
"We are here to help you....
- Eight killed, 24 injured in Pakistan blast
Islamabad: At least eight people were killed and 24 injured in a blast today in Pakistan's militancy-hit North West Frontier Province, media reported.
The blast in Tijarat Ganj M....
- Police gun down three Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Three Maoist guerrillas were killed in separate gunbattles with security forces in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region, police said today.
Officials at the police ....
- 19 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: Afghan security forces backed by US-led coalition forces killed 19 Taliban militants in Paktika province of eastern Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.
"The operat....
- Pakistan will fight until the end: Zardari
Islamabad: Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari today said his country was fighting for its "survival" and promised that the ongoing offensive against the Taliban would continue &#....
- Four Delhi blast accused in Gujarat police's custody
New Delhi: A city court today allowed the custody of four suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists, who were allegedly involved in serial blasts in the national capital last year, to the Gujarat ....
- Peshawar tense after suicide attack, two gunmen killed
Peshawar: Pakistani security forces have shot dead two gunmen in overnight clashes in northwestern Peshawar city, close on the heels of a suicide bomb attack in which three people were killed a....
- 26/11 case: Policeman identifies Kasab
Mumbai: A Mumbai railway policeman who attempted to battle the 26/11 terrorists with a plastic chair at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus after his gun failed to fire, today identified in court Moha....
- Delhi blast accused sent to 10 days police remand
New Delhi: Delhi bomb blast accused and Indian Mujahideen member Akbar Ismail Choudhary was today sent to 10 days police custody. He was brought here from Hyderabad earlier in the day by the Sp....
- One Maoist rebel killed in Jharkhand
Ranchi: One Maoist rebel was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Palamau district of Jharkhand this morning, police said.
According to the police, the gun battle took place....
- 11 dead, 56 wounded in Pakistan hotel blast
Peshawar: At least 11 people, including an UN official, were killed and 56 others wounded on Tuesday after a huge explosion ripped through the five-star Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, the....
- Pakistan should act against terrorists, says PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged Pakistani leaders to show courage by taking action against terrorists who have committed crimes against India.
Speaking in parliam....
- India will work more closely with world to fight terror
New Delhi: With growing disappointment over Pakistan's inaction against terrorism as the backdrop, India on Monday said it would "engage more closely" with the global community in d....
- Indian gangsters expanding Dawood network in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least 50 Indian gangsters, part of international mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's network, frequently visit Bangladesh and enjoy local political patronage, media reports here said today....
- Andhra terror alert linked to arrested LeT operative
Hyderabad: The Intelligence Bureau warning about a possible terror attack in Andhra Pradesh was based on information obtained from top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammed Umer Madani who w....
- Nabbed LeT militant intended to emply youth from metros
New Delhi: Mohammed Umer Madni, the key Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative arrested here on Thursday, had been tasked with recruiting educated and computer-savvy youngsters from the metros for ter....
- Karnataka alerted to possible terror attacks
Bangalore: Karnataka Police has been directed to be on high alert following intelligence inputs from the central government over possible terror strikes by three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist....
- India rules out resumption of talks with Pakistan
New Delhi: India today ruled out resumption of talks with Pakistan until it took tangible measures to prevent terrorism directed against this country.
"Not unless they (Pakistan) take conc....
- Arrested LeT man close aide of Hafiz Saeed: Delhi Police
New Delhi: Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) operative Mohammed Umer Madni, arrested in Delhi, is a close aide of the outfit's founder Hafiz Saeed, police said today.
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- Three militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Three militants, suspected to be members of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit, were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir early today, offic....
- LeT commander killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Three militants, including a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror outfit, have been killed in a gun battle with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir early t....
- France reminds Pakistan about Mumbai commitment
New Delhi: Two days after the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, suspected to be the mastermind of the 26/11 carnage, France on Thursday reminded Pakistan of its commitment to bring t....
- No talks till Pakistan acts against terror: India
New Delhi: India reiterated on Thursday the subcontinental dialogue process could not resume unless Pakistan acts credibly against terror directed against this country. "There is no change ....
- Lawyers call strike, demand security in court premises
New Delhi: People thronging the five district courts in the capital had a tough time today as lawyers went on a day-long strike to protest the abduction of a colleague three days ago and to dem....
- 'Key Lashkar operative' held in Delhi
New Delhi: A 50-year-old man suspected to be a key operative of the Pakistan-based banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit was arrested today evening near the historic Qutab Minar in south D....
- Terror threat sparks high alert in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A high alert was sounded today across Andhra Pradesh after the Intelligence Bureau warned the state authorities about a terror threat.
Hyderabad police commissioner B. Pras....
- Tough measures to handle terrorism: Patil
New Delhi: Zero tolerance towards terrorism and stern measures to handle both insurgency and Left-wing extremism are some of the tasks before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government as i....
- Maoist threat to BJP legislator in Orissa's Kandhamal
Bhubaneswar: At least two posters warning a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and Bajrang Dal activists of dire consequences for having allegedly fuelled last year's communal violence....
- Train services resume in terror-hit south Assam
Agartala/Guwahati: Train services resumed after nearly two months on militancy-hit Lumding-Badarpur rail section which connects southern Assam and three other northeastern states to the rest of....
- Pennsylvania House condemns senseless Mumbai attacks
Washington: Condemning the "senseless" Mumbai attacks in the world's largest democracy, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has urged the American people to stand by the peopl....
- Maoists kill three policemen in West Bengal
Kolkata: Three policemen were shot dead today by suspected Maoist rebels in West Bengal's Bankura district, police said.
The policemen, travelling in a patrol van, were fired at f....
- Former UP chief minister gets death threat
Lucknow: Security at the residence of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Ram Naresh Yadav has been tightened following a threat from the Indian Mujahideen terrorist group to assassinate him, p....
- Wasn't in touch with Kasab: Hafiz
Lahore/New Delhi: Hafiz Saeed, the founder of terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that India has blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai mayhem and whose house arrest was annulled by a Pakistani court, toda....
- Hafiz's release won't affect 26/11 trial: prosecutor
Mumbai: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed's release by a Pakistani court today will not hamper the 26/11 terror attacks trial at a Mumbai special court even though his being in cust....
- Pak releasing Hafiz Saeed regrettable: Krishna
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today termed as "regrettable" the release of Hafiz Saeed, founder of the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that India has blamed for t....
- India disappointed over Hafiz Saeed's release
New Delhi: India today expressed its disappointment over the release of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed by a Pakistani court, saying it raised questions about Islamabad's sincerit....
- Mumbai attack mastermind, Hafiz Saeed released in Pak
Islamabad: Chief of the hardline Islamist organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed, who was detained following the Mumbai terror attacks in India, was released by the Lahore High Court tod....
- Mumbai attack mastermind released in Pakistan
Islamabad: Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was released by Pakistan's Lahore High Court today, a media report said.
Saeed was detained last December after the UN declared J....
- NIA gets to tackle Assam terror cases
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), formed after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, will handle two terror incidents in Assam allegedly perpetrated in the North Cachar Hills by the Dima ....
- Four killed in blast in Pakistan's northwest
Islamabad: Four people were killed in a blast today in Kohat town in Pakistan's restive northwest where the military is currently engaged in a major anti-Taliban operation, a media report s....
- 26/11 probe report may be tabled in Maharashtra assembly
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will "make efforts" to table in the assembly a probe committee's report on the Nov 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said h....
- Maoists blow up police post in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels blew up a police post in Orissa's Malkangiri district today, police said. No one was injured.
Around 20 guerrillas exploded the newly-constructed police....
- India will not tolerate terrorism: Preneet Kaur
New Delhi: India wants peace with neighbours but it will not tolerate terrorism, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said soon after taking charge today.
"We alway....
- Police nabs suspected terrorist in MP
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Police's anti-terrorist squad today claimed to have nabbed a terrorist, who is alleged to have planted a bomb in the Chennai Express nine years ago.
"Is....
- Five Maoist rebels arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Five Maoist rebels were arrested in Jharkhand's Khuti district today, police said.
Police on a tip-off raided Ulang jungle in Khuti district, some 70 km from Ranchi this m....
- Life goes on as usual in Mumbai, six months after 26/11
Mumbai: There were no protest marches or candles lit, no condemning banners or posters, and no human chains either. Exactly six months after 10 terrorists ripped the spirit of Mumbai, the citiz....
- Afzal's mercy petition 22nd of 28 pending: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru's mercy petition is the 22nd among 28 pending with the government and these would soon be taken up for processing, Home Minister P. Chidambar....
- Second 100-day anti-terror plan drawn up: Chidambaram
New Delhi: A second 100-day action plan to counter terrorism has been drawn up and would be implemented from June 1, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today.
"As directed by the p....
- Adequate 26/11 evidence provided to Pakistan: Chidambaram
New Delhi: India has provided adequate evidence to Pakistan on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and it is now for Islamabad to take concrete action on this, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said tod....
- Police gun down top Maoist leaders in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh police today gunned down two top Maoist leaders, including one allegedly involved in 2003 assassination attempt on former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
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- Maoists using kids as human shields in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoists are forcibly taking away children from villages and using them as human shields against security forces, alleges a Chhattisgarh legislator, whose constituency is badly hit by Le....
- Pakistan must break terror base: Krishna
New Delhi: Pakistan "must take credible action" to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism on its soil if it wants to resume dialogue with India, new External Affairs Minister S.M. Kr....
- India crucial to defeating terror threat in Pak, says US
Washington: Recognising India as "an increasingly important strategic partner" of America, the top US military official has underlined the importance of India in accomplishing the goal ....
- Hyderabad college principal testifies against Kasab
Mumbai: The principal of a Hyderabad college today testified before the court hearing the Mumbai terror attacks case that the seven identity cards of his institution, recovered from Pakistani t....
- Don't ignore Tamil cry for self-govt, Solheim tells SL
New Delhi: Norwegian minister Erik Solheim, the chief architect of Sri Lanka's 2002 peace process, has urged Colombo to be generous and not to ignore the Tamil desire for autonomy just bec....
- Cops attacked to avenge firing after Mecca blast
Hyderabad: A little known terror outfit called Tehreek-e-Galba-e-Islam has claimed responsibility for Monday's attack on policemen here and said it was to avenge police firing on Muslims pr....
- Six militants killed in Assam gun battle
Guwahati: At least six tribal separatists were killed early today in a gun battle with the army in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, officials said.
A defence spokesperson said six ....
- Home Guard killed in suspected terror attack
Hyderabad: In a suspected terror attack, a home guard was killed and a policeman injured today when unidentified men opened fire here, police said.
Two unidentified men opened fire at....
- Kasab's lawyer again threatens to quit
Mumbai: S.G. Abbas Kazmi, the lawyer representing Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, today threatened to quit the case for the second time this week following a heated argumen....
- Eight injured in Orissa bomb blast
Bhubaneswar: At least eight people were injured in Orissa's Malkangiri district when a bomb planted by Maoists in a field went off today, police said.
The incident took place near....
- Maoists free abducted railway employees
Ranchi: Three railway employees abducted by Maoist rebels on Tuesday night were set free early this morning, a police official said.
Hendegir station manager Lalit Prasad and deputy s....
- Maoists abduct three railway employees in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels abducted three railway employees from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, police said today.
Around 30 Maoist guerrillas raided the Hendegiri railway station in....
- Report submitted in killing of villagers termed Maoists
Ranchi: Almost a month after five villagers termed Maoist rebels were killed by security personnel, a detailed report on the incident has been submitted to the Jharkhand government. State Gove....
- Judge orders Kasab to behave in court
Mumbai: The judge hearing the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case on Monday reprimanded the lone captured terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab for laughing and giggling during the proceedings and asked him t....
- Indian Mujahideen behind temple desecrations in Goa: BJP
Panaji: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa today alleged the Indian Mujahideen (IM) was behind the spate of temple desecrations taking place in rural parts of the state.
- 13 killed in Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Twelve policemen and a civilian were killed and six others injured after 150 heavily armed Maoist guerrillas ambushed a 41-member police force in Chhattisgarh, officials said today.
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- Several missing after Maoists ambush police team
Raipur: Several policemen were missing today after Maoist guerrillas ambushed a convoy in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district. Some personnel could have been killed in the first attack by ins....
- Anti-terror base to fortify Delhi
New Delhi: Learning a lesson from its unpreparedness to deal with the terror attack on Mumbai last year, the Indian government is setting up an operational base close to the capital where speci....
- India faces serious risk of another Mumbai-style attack: US expert
Washington: With Pakistan's "jihadist Frankenstein monster" forcing its army to remain focused on India, a retired CIA expert on South Asia has warned of a serious risk of another M....
- One shot, 50 houses burnt by militants in Assam
Guwahati: A villager was shot at and injured and about 50 houses set ablaze by militants in Assam today, officials said.
A group of about 10 to 15 heavily armed militants attacked vil....
- Goa still a soft target for terror: Defence officials
Panaji: Numerous illegal landing zones, no proper mechanism to check trawlers, unverified migrant workers employed on board fishing vessels and a media-sensitive tourism hub, continue to make G....
- Maoist leaflets found in West Bengal secretariat
Kolkata: There was a stir in the West Bengal state secretariat today following the discovery of Maoist leaflets demanding unconditional release of 12 of their leaders.
The leaflets we....
- Three killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Three people, including a woman, were killed by suspected militants in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
A group of four terrorists barged into the house....
- Need more information on Mumbai attack: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan today again sought more information on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, saying its investigations into the mayhem would be incomplete without this.
"It would n....
- Kasab charged with waging war against India
Mumbai: A special court on Wednesday charged Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone survivor of the Mumbai terror attacks, with waging war against India.
Eight-six charges, including com....
- Maoists explode landmine in Chhattisgarh, kills 11
Raipur: As many as 11 people were killed and two injured today in a powerful landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's restive southern Bastar region, police said.
The....
- Three Maoists held in Delhi
New Delhi: Three Maoist rebels who were hiding in the national capital were arrested for their alleged involvement in 16 cases, police said today.
Sleuths of Delhi Police special cel....
- Security tightened for LeT's Lakhvi
Islamabad: Three hundred highly-trained security personnel have been deployed at the Adiala Jail in the adjacent garrison town of Rawalpindi following reports that militants might try to free ....
- India gives a list of terrorist suspects to Bangladesh
Dhaka/New Delhi: New Delhi on Sunday handed to Dhaka a list of suspected Indian terrorists believed to be hiding in Bangladesh, the Indian high commissioner here said.
Speaking to reporters ....
- NSI official tried to send arms to militants in India: Dhaka
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities have nabbed a former senior official of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) agency and charged him with providing transport and equipment for an illegal arms....
- Sikhs quitting Pakistan, India expresses concern
New Delhi/Islamabad: India on Friday expressed its concern over the targeting of Sikhs by the Taliban in Pakistan as 35 Sikh families that have been living for decades in the northwestern Orakz....
- 'Terror attacks aimed against Indian economy'
Washington: A series of terrorist attacks on India by Islamic extremist groups like the one on Mumbai were aimed at creating a breakdown in India-Pakistan relations and impeding India's eco....
- Indian lacks counter-terrorism measures: US
Washington: India is incapable of adequately responding to the threat of terrorism because of poor coordination between regional authorities and an inefficient legal system, the US State Depart....
- Noida gangs hid AK-47 bullets in pond: police
Greater Noida: A day after over 100 bullets of AK-47 assault rifle were discovered in a pond near here by some fishermen, police on Thursday said they suspected the involvement of some local g....
- Moderate to brisk polling in WB, landmine blast injures one
Kolkata: A security personnel was injured when suspected Maoist rebels triggered a landmine blast in West Bengal's Purulia district, but the first phase of parliamentary elections in the s....
- India can be a strategic partner of the US
Washington: President Barack Obama 's pick for a key Pentagon policy post has indicated that he favours bolstering the relationship the previous Bush administration fashioned with India, &....
- Kasab trial adjourned till May 2
Mumbai: A special court here today adjourned ruling on the medical reports pertaining to the age of Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab till May 2 (Saturday). The accused has also ask....
- Top Hizb guerrilla killed in Kashmir
Jammu: A top guerrilla of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit was killed today in a forest gunfight with the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a military spokesman said.
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- Kasab above 20, the verdict is out
Mumbai: Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured alive after the 26/11 attack on Mumbai, is over 20, according to a medical report submitted here today before the Special Court he....
- BDR ammunition could reach militants in India : Dhaka
Dhaka: A former chief of the Bangladesh Rifle (BDR) has said the ammunition and explosives that went missing during the troopers' mutiny could have been smuggled to militant groups in nort....
- Pakistan seeks good neighbourly ties with India
Islamabad: Pakistan desires good neighbourly relations with India and hopes that New Delhi will positively respond to Islamabad's suggestion to resume the sub-continental dialogue process,....
- LeT terrorist killed in Jammu ahead of Antony visit
Jammu: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunbattle with the army in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous border district of Poonch ahead of Defence Minister A.K. Antony's visi....
- Pakistani army pushing guerrillas into Kashmir: Indian Army
Srinagar: The Indian Army today accused its Pakistani counterparts of pushing guerrillas into the Kashmir Valley. To back their claim, Indian Army officials produced a Pakistani national wh....
- US again tells Pakistan: Focus on extremists not India
Washington: Warning that Al Qaeda and Taliban extremists in Pakistan are posing "an ever more serious threat to Pakistan's very existence," a top US general has asked Islamabad to ....
- Plot to assassinate MP in Assam gets foiled
Guwahati: Sangsuma Khungur Bwismuthiary, the MP from Assam's Kokrajhar constituency and now the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) candidate, escaped an assassination attempt by tribal sepa....
- Court orders medical examination to determine Kasab's age
Mumbai: A special court here today ordered a medical test to determine the correct age of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist caught alive in the November 2008 terror strik....
- Mumbai blast accused, wishes ministers in witness box
Mumbai: Lashkar-e-Taiba activist Sabahuddin Mohammed, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, wants union minister A.R. Antulay and Maharashtra minister Narayan Rane in the witness box dur....
- Bal Thackeray urges to stop pampering Kasab and quickly end trial
Mumbai: Bal Thackeray today slammed the high level of security and "special treatment" accorded to Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured during the Mumbai att....
- Military aid to Pak has been used against India: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed unease about Pakistan's deal with the Taliban and said India was not opposed to economic aid for Islamabad from the US but has reser....
- Mumbai attacks: 312 charges against 45 terrorists
Mumbai: The police today filed before a special court 312 draft charges against 47 terrorists, including 35 Pakistanis and Ajmal Amir Kasab, accused in the Mumbai terror attacks.
Spe....
- Pak, Britain in row over terror suspects
Islamabad: Pakistan and Britain were embroiled in a diplomatic row Wednesday as British officials showed reluctance to give consular access and share information about Pakistani terror suspects....
- Supplementary charges filed against 4 Delhi terror suspects
New Delhi: Delhi police Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against four suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, including its media cell head Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, accusin....
- 'Another terror attack in India inevitable'
Washington: A major 26/11 type terror attack is "inevitable" in India as it braces for general elections in April-May even though the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament has been m....
- SAARC writers to debate terrorism at Agra literary fest
New Delhi: Nearly 60 writers, poets and scholars from eight south Asian countries will debate and discuss terrorism, ethnic angst and popular culture at the SAARC Festival of Literature in ....
- LeT can stage next attack on US: security experts
Chicago: US security experts believe that the Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT), with the help of a "global jihadist syndicate" of disaffected young Pakistanis, could well stage the next m....
- 'LeT wanted to set up operational base in Mumbai's Colaba '
Mumbai: The Pakistan-based terror group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, had plans to set up an operational base in a rented accommodation in posh Colaba in south Mumbai in early 2008 to coordinate the 26/1....
- Terrorism is a deterrent to growth: Sonia Gandhi
Jind (Haryana): Calling terrorism a deterrent to growth, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said here that diplomatic pressure had made Pakistan "reveal the truth" about the 26/11 Mumb....
- Suspected IM operative Peerbhoy sent to police custody
New Delhi: Mohammed Mansoor Peerbhoy, a computer engineer who is alleged to be a key operative of the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, was today sent to 10 days policy custody by a court he....
- Indian Muslims hailed for not burying Mumbai attackers
Washington: A leading US columnist has praised Indian Muslims for their refusal to bury nine Pakistani Muslim terrorists who gunned down more than 170 people in the November 2008, terror at....
- Delhi blasts: Judicial custody of six accused extended
New Delhi: A city court on Wednesday extended by 14 days the judicial custody of six suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists accused in the Sep 13 serial bombings in the capital.
Chief Metr....
- 27 Indian Mujahideen members charged with serial bombings
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against 27 Indian Mujahideen (IM) members, including six absconders, for their alleged involvement in the series of bombings in the cou....
- Another charge sheet to be filed against Indian Mujahideen members
Mumbai: Mumbai Police plan to file another charge sheet supplementing the one filed against 27 Indian Mujahideen (IM) activists, including six absconders, a top police official said late ....
- Number of Maoist incidents almost same for three years
New Delhi: The number of incidents of Maoist violence has been at more or less the same level for the past few years, the government informed parliament on Tuesday.
Minister of state for....
- Terrorists may use the sea to transfer nukes: Indian Navy chief
New Delhi: Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Wednesday said terrorists may use shipping containers for the movement of nuclear weapons and called for augmented safety measures at ports.....
- Kasab charge sheet early next week: public prosecutor
Panaji: Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested in the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks, will be charged early next week, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said here on Sa....
- 'Zero tolerance to combat terrorism and naxalism'
Mumbai: Union Minister P Chidambaram said the government has a zero tolerance policy to fight terrorism and naxal threat.
In a high-level security review meeting with Maharashtra Chief Min....
- India ready to face any threat from anywhere: Antony
New Delhi/London: India today asserted that it was prepared for any eventuality after the Al Qaeda threatened it with Mumbai-style strikes if it sought to attack Pakistan.
"Our army is rea....
- We are watching the Sri Ram Sene: Chidambaram
Kollam (Kerala): Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday the government is keeping a watch on the Sri Ram Sene, a right wing fringe group that attacked young women at a pub in Mangalore....
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