NIA takes over Uri terror attack case
Srinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday took over the probe into the terror attack on the Uri army camp in Jammu and Kashmir that left 18 soldiers dead, official sources…
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New York bombings suspect charged with murder
New York, Sep 20 (IANS) The man suspected in Saturday’s bombings in New York and New Jersey has been charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. Ahmad Khan Rahami was…
Saudi Arabia busts 3 terror cells, foils 4 attacks
Riyadh, Sep 20 (IANS) The Saudi Interior Ministry said the country has dismantled three terror cells affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The authorities arrested 16 men and a woman, including 14 Saudis,…
Bodies of armymen killed in Uri reach Kolkata
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Shock, anger and respect were the prevailing emotions as the bodies of two of the army soldiers killed in the Uri terror attack were flown in to the city on Monday….
Don’t think all party meet will solve the problem: Mamata on Uri attack
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed her reservations on holding an all-party meeting regarding the Uri attack, but said everybody needed to work together to ensure the country’s…
Pakistan testing patience with unceasing false narrative on J&K: India
Geneva, Sep 19 (IANS) On a day that New Delhi vowed to launch a diplomatic blitz against Islamabad in wake of a cross-border terror attack on an army base in Jammu and Kashmir that left…
Army to look into ‘different aspects’ of Uri attack
Srinagar/New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Indian Army will look into the Uri attack and probe different aspects of the incident, defence sources said. Calling it a routine process, officials said it will be an…
Uri attack: Government to identify lapses in intelligence gathering
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The government is likely to look into “lapses”, including those in intelligence gathering, leading to the terror attack at the army camp in Uri town that left 18 soldiers dead,…
Middle-East funded Gulshan, Sholakia attacks, mastermind identified: Dhaka Police
Dhaka, Sep 19 (IANS) The twin terror attacks in Bangladesh in July, on a cafe and an Eid congregation, were funded by laundered money from the Middle-East, and the mastermind of both attacks has been…
Uri attack draws condemnation from around the world
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The terror attack on an Indian army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri base which killed 18 soldiers, has drawn condemnation from around the world, including Russia and the UN….
Zero tolerance policy on terrorism international obligation: India
Geneva, Sep 19 (IANS) In wake of the cross-border terror attack from Pakistan on the Uri army base in Jammu and Kashmir that left 18 Indian soldiers dead, India on Monday said that a policy…
New York bombings suspect in custody, sources say
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghan man suspected in bombings in New York and New Jersey, is now in custody after a shootout with the police, sources said on Monday. Ahmad Khan…
Elderly parents of three Uri martyrs from Bihar proud of their sons
Patna, Sep 19 (IANS) The elderly parents of three soldiers from Bihar, who were among the 18 troops killed in a terror attack in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir, are sad at the sudden upheaval…
IS supporters to stand trial over plot to attack Italy
Milan, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) An kickboxing champion is among four alleged supporters of the Islamic State jihadist group sent to trial on Monday for plotting attacks on Italy and the Vatican. The suspects are Moroccan-descended…
5 Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Sep 19 (IANS) Police on Monday arrested five Maoists, including a ‘commander’, who were in involved in the killing of a journalist, in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. Bastar Inspector General S.R.P. Kalluri and Bijapur…
India weighs retaliatory options against Pakistan after Uri
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India on Monday weighed its options against Pakistan in the wake of the Uri terror attack, with the army vowing to pick its own “time and place” to retaliate and…
Ministers flay Pakistan, Congress takes dig at Modi
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A day after the Uri terror attack that left 18 soldiers killed, several Union ministers on Monday targetted Pakistan, as the opposition Congress took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra…
JeM or LeT – part of NIA’s comprehensive Uri probe
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will undertake a comprehensive probe into the terror attack in Kashmir that has left 18 soldiers dead and for which India has…
Bhutan condemns Uri attack
Thimphu, Sep 19 (IANS) Bhutan on Monday said it is “deeply concerned” at the “despicable” terror attack on Uri in India and called for the need to step up global cooperation to combat terrorism. The…
New York police looking for Afghan, more explosives found
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Suspicious backpacks containing explosive devices were found in New Jersey’s Elizabeth city on Monday heightening security concerns raised by the weekend’s Chelsea bombing that left 29 persons injured — the New…