Terrorism

Iran Says 60% Uranium Enrichment Response To Israel's "Nuclear Terrorism"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 14, 2021

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday its decision to boost uranium enrichment to 60 percent was a response to Israel's "terrorism," days after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility.

2 Al-Badr Terrorists Among 5 Arrested In Jammu And Kashmir's Handwara: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 13, 2021

Police arrested "two terrorists and three terrorist associates" affiliated to terror outfit Al-Badr and seized arms and ammunition from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Tuesday.

Senior Cop Anil Shukla Returns To Delhi Police After 6 Years In NIA

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 13, 2021

Senior IPS officer Anil Shukla returned to his parent cadre Delhi Police after successfully completing his tenure of six years in the NIA, during which he led investigations into terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir, Pulwama attack.

Iran Blames "Nuclear Terrorism" For Incident At Natanz Enrichment Site

World News | Arsalan Shahla and Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg | Monday April 12, 2021

Iran's top atomic official said an incident at the country's largest uranium enrichment facility was an act of "nuclear terrorism" by opponents of talks between the Islamic Republic and world powers to revive a landmark 2015 accord.

Iran Atomic Agency Says Nuclear Facility Hit By Act Of "Terrorism"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 11, 2021

Iran's atomic energy organisation said Sunday the Natanz nuclear facility was hit by a terrorist act, hours after it said an "accident" had caused a power failure there.

Journalist Charged With Cyber-Terrorism In Haryana Over Social Media Post

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 11, 2021

A journalist, based in Haryana's Hisar, has been charged with "cyber-terrorism" and "promoting enmity between classes" over one of his social media posts.

Anti-Terror Probe Agency NIA Files Supplementary Chargesheet Against 3 Narco-Traffickers

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 9, 2021

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a supplementary chargesheet against three persons for their alleged involvement in selling smuggled heroin and channelling the proceeds through hawala to further the activities of banned terro

India Contributes $500,000 To UN Trust Fund For Counter-Terrorism

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 9, 2021

India has contributed an additional $500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism, taking the country's donation to the UN office set up to combat terrorism to over $1 million.

Pakistan-Linked ISI Terror Module Caught In Gujarat; 3 Arrested: Report

Ahmedabad News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 7, 2021

Ahmedabad crime branch arrested three persons for allegedly setting ablaze seven shops in the city as part of a larger conspiracy of Pakistan's spy agency ISI to spread terror by luring unsuspecting petty criminals in need of money, officials sad.

Mastermind Of 2019 Easter Terror Attacks Identified: Sri Lankan Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 6, 2021

A top Sri Lankan minister said on Tuesday that a radical cleric, who is now under detention, has been identified as the mastermind of the deadly Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 that killed 270 people, including 11 Indians.

US Court Moves Extradition Hearing Of 26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana To June

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 6, 2021

A US court has postponed the in-person extradition hearing of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, from April 22 to June 24.

Terror Strike Averted After Terrorist Outfit's Commander Arrested In Jammu: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 5, 2021

A terror strike by the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) was averted in the Union Territory with the arrest of a self-styled commander of the outfit in Jammu on Sunday, Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said.

Pakistan Court Jails Hafiz Saeed's 5 Aides In Terror Financing Case

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 4, 2021

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced five leaders of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) to nine years of imprisonment each in a terror financing case.

Probe Agency Files Chargesheet In J&K Terror Funding Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 1, 2021

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has filed a chargesheet against a Jammu Kashmir-resident in a money laundering case linked to a terror-funding case of 2006.

National Investigation Agency Indicts 2 ISIS Sympathisers In Bengaluru

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 1, 2021

The National Investigation Agency Thursday filed a charge-sheet against two alleged ISIS sympathisers for their alleged involvement in forming a group to further the activities of the dreaded global terror organisation in India, an official said.