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We Were Ready To Strike Pak Army Brigades Day After Balakot: Ex-Air Chief BS Dhanoa

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Sunday December 15, 2019

In his first remarks since he retired earlier this year, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that India was on the verge of escalating the conflict along the Line of Control (LoC) had the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) struck targets on Indian territory a day after the IAF strike on Balakot on February 26 this year.

ISIS-Khorasan Attempted Suicide Attack In India Last Year: Top US Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 6, 2019

The Khorasan group of the ISIS or the ISIS-K, which operates in south Asia, attempted a suicide attack in India last year, a top American official has told lawmakers.

Sri Lanka Suspends 2 Top Officials Over False Warning About Terror Attack

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 8, 2019

Sri Lanka's police Tuesday suspended two senior officers for falsely warning of a suicide attack similar to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed at least 258 people in April.

"Major Shift" In Centre's Way Of Handling Terrorism: IAF Chief On Balakot

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday October 8, 2019

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today referred to the suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama in February as a reminder that defence installations need to be on alert at all times. At the celebration of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) 87th birthday celebrations, the IAF chief the "present security environment in the neighbourhood is a serious ca...

9/11 Attacks: What Happened At Twin Towers 18 Years Ago

World News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Wednesday September 11, 2019

World Trade Centre Attack: September 11 attacks, also called the 9/11 terror attacks, were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda that took place on September 11, 2001 in the United States. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and injured over 6,000. The September 11 attacks were the deadliest attacks...

ISIS Claims Deadly Suicide Attack On Kabul Wedding

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 18, 2019

The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a wedding in Kabul which Afghan authorities said killed at least 63 people.

Tunisian President Falls Ill As ISIS-Claimed Suicide Attacks In Capital

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 28, 2019

Double suicide attacks shook Tunisia's capital Thursday, even as the country was plunged into uncertainty with the hospitalisation of President Beji Caid Essebsi who was said to be "seriously ill".

Exclusive: 'We Didn't Miss' - Air Force Pilots Who Flew Balakot Mission

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Tuesday June 25, 2019

"We smoked a lot of cigarettes before the mission," says the young Squadron Leader who was one among the group of pilots who struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror training facility near Balakot in Pakistan in February. "We kept pacing up and down once we knew what our mission was."

In Sri Lanka, PM Modi Makes Unscheduled Visit To Church Hit By Easter Bombing

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday June 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka this morning, made an unscheduled visit to a Catholic church that was bombed during the Easter suicide attacks in April.

PM Modi First Foreign Leader To Visit Sri Lanka After Easter Bombings

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will briefly visit Sri Lanka on Sunday during which he will hold discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena, according to the president's office in Colombo.

Fresh Advisory Issued On Visiting Sri Lanka In Aftermath Of Bombings

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

The external affairs ministry on Tuesday issued a fresh advisory asking citizens travelling to Sri Lanka to be careful and vigilant in view of last month's bombings in which over 250 people were killed.

Sri Lanka Extends Emergency A Month After Suicide Bombings

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Sri Lanka's president extended on Wednesday by a further month the state of emergency imposed immediately after the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people.

'Mother Of Satan' Bombs Show Foreign Hand In Lanka Attacks: Investigators

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

One month after the Sri Lanka suicide attacks that killed more than 250 people, investigators have told AFP the bombers used "Mother of Satan" explosives favoured by the ISIS group that are a new sign of foreign involvement.

In Tearful Ceremony, Sri Lanka Catholics Mark One Month Since Bombings

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Hundreds of Catholics prayed outside the bombed St Anthony's Church in Colombo on Tuesday, marking one month since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed 258 people in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Parliament Official Arrested Over Links To Easter Sunday Blasts

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

A Sri Lankan parliament official was among six people arrested for their alleged links to the banned terror group, National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ), which carried out the deadly suicide attacks on Easter Sunday, a senior police official said on Monday.