anti terrorism

India observes National Anti-Terrorism Day on May 21 every year to commemorate the death of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

In a scathing critique aimed at the National Conference (NC) and Congress, Lone accused Dr. Farooq Abdullah and the Congress government of blatantly tampering with the electoral process to cling to power.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also announced the designation of four branches of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL) — specifically, JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza), JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan), and JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) under the leadership of Yaqoob Sheikh — as 'Unlawful Associations'.

NEW DELHI: On Saturday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) apprehended 13 individuals in Pune, Maharashtra, in connection with an ISIS terrorism conspiracy case. The arrests followed raids at 44 locations in Maharashtra and Karnataka, reflecting the agency’s robust efforts in counter-terrorism. The case is intricately linked to a global ISIS conspiracy, emphasising the heightened threat […]

SRINAGAR: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) apprehended Shabroza Bano, the wife of jailed secessionist Sarjan Ahmad Wagay, alias Barkati, in connection with a terror funding case. Barkati, arrested in August, gained notoriety for promoting anti-India sentiments and secessionist ideals in South Kashmir, aligning himself with Qazi Nissar’s “Idara Tehkikaati.” The case involves the Barkati family’s orchestration […]

SRINAGAR: Sheikh Adil Mushtaq, the J&K Police officer who allegedly helped a terrorist evade arrest and tried to implicate fellow officer, has been sent to 10-day judicial custody by a Srinagar-based special anti corruption court on Tuesday. The deputy superintendent of police (DSP) rank office will be lodged in the Central Prison in Srinagar till […]

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested three engineers who were allegedly planning to execute terror attacks in the southern and western parts of the country. One of the arrested youths, who was radicalized by ISIS, was a wanted terrorist by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Mohd Shahnawaz Alam from Jharkhand, Mohd Ashraf […]

NEW DELHI: India and Australia explored ways to deepen ties on combating terrorism in a counter-terror talk in Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs stated. An Indian delegation led by A Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism at the Ministry of External Affairs and Roger Noble, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism in the Department […]

SRINAGAR: For the first time, there is no call for a ‘bandh’ in Kashmir on the eighth death anniversary of the Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru. Kashmir is normal and life is normal. Guru was a Kashmiri separatist-turned-terrorist. He was convicted for his role in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and subsequently received a […]