Terror

Sushma Swaraj To Attend SCO Foreign Ministers Meet In Kyrgyzstan

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

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), beginning Tuesday, in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, during which several pressing issues including thread of terrorism are expected to be discussed.

India Offers Sri Lanka Full Support To Fight 'Jihadi Terrorism'

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2019

India has offered full support to Sri Lanka in dealing with the common threat of "Jihadi terrorism" following the deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed nearly 260 people, including 11 Indians.

US Says Supports Sri Lanka's Fight Against Terror, Offers $480 Million Aid

World News | ANI | Friday May 17, 2019

The United States on Thursday re-affirmed its support for Sri Lanka in its fight against terrorism, in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people across the country last month.

Elections 2019 - Pragya Thakur Ticket "Satyagraha" Against Saffron Terror Slur: Amit Shah

India News | Edited By Ria Saini | Friday May 17, 2019

Amid the raging controversy over BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks glorifying Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, party president Amit Shah defended fielding her as the BJP's candidate from Bhopal in the ongoing national elections and said her candidature is a "satyagraha" against a fake "saffron terror" case.

Sri Lanka School Principal, Teacher Arrested For Link To Terror Attack

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

Sri Lankan Police said Friday they have arrested a school principal and a teacher for their alleged links to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ) blamed by the government for the deadly Easter Sunday bombings which killed nearly 260 people.

Sri Lanka Army Denies Colluding With Anti-Muslim Rioters

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2019

Sri Lanka's army today denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.

"Worrisome": Lt General DS Hooda On Military Being Dragged Into Politics

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda, the main architect of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK, Thursday said it is "worrisome" that the military is increasingly being drawn into the political discourse and used to win political arguments.

India Joins Global Fight In Action Against Online Extremism

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Thursday May 16, 2019

In a bid to join the global fight against violent extremist content, India joined an initiative that calls for action to eliminate such content online.

Top Police Official Deven Bharti Appointed Maharashtra ATS Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The Maharashtra government today appointed senior IPS officer Deven Bharti as the chief of the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the state.

Hafiz Saeed's Brother-In-Law Arrested In Pakistan For Hate Speech

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki has been arrested for hate speech and criticising the Pakistan government, police said on Wednesday.

Soldier Who Survived Pulwama Terror Shares Lunch With Boy. See CRPF Video

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 14, 2019

A soldier who survived the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama was seen feeding a child in Srinagar by the side of a street where he was deployed. A video of the act was shared by the Central Reserve Police Force today, exactly two months after the attack that killed at least 40 soldiers.

Election 2019: Rahul Gandhi's 'Rain-and-Radar' Dig At PM Modi After Balakot Comments

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion that clouds helped Indian fighter planes escape the Pakistani radars during the Balakot strikes drew a dig today from Rahul Gandhi, who added this to a long list of jibes at a rally in Madhya Pradesh to campaign for the last round of the national election.

Elections 2019: Imran Khan Should Ensure Terror Wiped Out Completely From Pak: Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh took a dim view of Pakistan Premier Imran Khan's remark that a win for Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections will revive hopes for Indo-Pak peace, saying he should instead ensure that terrorism is wiped out completely from his country.

China Praises Pak For "Swift Action" After Terror Attack At Gwadar Hotel

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2019

China on Monday praised the Pakistan's security forces for their "swift action" in neutralising the terrorists who attacked a luxury hotel in Gwadar and ensured the safety of the Chinese personnel and institutions there.

Actor Riteish Deshmukh Hits Back At Minister Piyush Goyal For Attacking His Father

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh has hit back at Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who had claimed his father, former Maharahashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh who died in 2012, was only concerned with getting his son a role in a film during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.