Rome, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) North Africa risks becoming a haven for jihadists but also a potential launchpad for terrorist attacks, while the Balkans region also poses a threat, Italy’s Interior Minister Marco Minniti said on…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Security agencies have arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh for planning a terrorist strike in the city and carrying out reconnaissance of vital installations like Army…
Kabul, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) The head of the UN culture organisation UNESCO on Tuesday deplored the deadly suicide bombing of November 16 in Kabul that killed 20 people, among them an Afghan cameraman Hussain Nazari….
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative who was arrested by the army near the Line of Control (LoC)…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The government has said the expenditure incurred on the entire negotiation process under the ambitious Naga Framework Agreement cannot be made public as it will be prejudicial to national security…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India and Russia have reiterated their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in security and counterterrorism, an official said on Tuesday. A Home Ministry statement said the issue was taken up…
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) A leading Pakistani daily on Tuesday condemned the State’s “capitulation” to Islamists whose street protests forced a cornered Law Minister Zahid Hamid to resign. “It is a surrender so abject that…
Washington, Nov 28 (IANS) The US is working on a new approach with India and Pakistan for promoting stability and reconciliation in Afghanis-tan, the State Department has said. The State Department’s annual report on its…
Dhaka, Nov 28 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Tuesday in a security raid in Bangladesh’s Chapainawabganj district, a police official said. “The militants were most likely killed in suicide explosions causing a fire in…
Kabul, Nov 28 (IANS) Seven Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in a drone attack in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. “The attack took place on Monday night when a drone strike…
Melbourne, Nov 28 (IANS) Australian police have arrested a man they allege was planning to carry out a terror attack during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Melbourne. The 20-year-old man will be charged with terrorism…
Cairo, Nov 28 (IANS) A group of Egyptian journalists gathered here for a silent vigil to honour the victims of last week’s attack on a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula that killed more than 300…
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said the strength of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), a separatist outfit, is “no more” and there is “no law and order…
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) India on Monday signed an agreement with Russia — Cooperation on Security — aimed at a comprehensive approach on issues like high-tech crimes, counterfeit currency and illicit trafficking in narcotic…
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s son Syed Shahid, arrested in a six-year-old terror funding case, on Monday moved a bail plea in a court here. District Judge Poonam Bamba, during…
Srinagar, Nov 27 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was injured in a petrol bomb attack here on Monday, police said. Police said the attack on CRPF personnel took place in the city’s…
Kabul, Nov 27 (IANS) Nine soldiers were killed when Taliban insurgents attacked an Army checkpoint in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province on Monday. “Armed militants attacked the checkpoint in Khash Rod district along a main road, killing…
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Nov 27 (IANS) A CRPF constable was killed and two of his colleagues were injured when Maoists opened fire on security forces in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, an official said on Monday. The attack…
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Nov 27 (IANS) A CRPF constable was killed and two of his colleagues injured when Maoists opened fire on a joint team of the paramilitary forces and Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli district, an…
Moscow, Nov 27 (IANS) Six long-range TU-22M3 bombers on Sunday launched airstrikes on targets of the Islamic State in the province of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria, the Russian Defence Ministry said. “After taking off…