Terrorism

Mumbai Attacks Mastermind Hafiz Saeed Challenges Arrest In Pak Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, a UN designated Pakistani terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, challenged his arrest in the terror financing cases in the Lahore High Court in Pakistan on Tuesday.

3 Officers Allegedly Asked For Bribe In Hafiz Saeed-Linked Case, Shifted

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Three National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers have been transferred for allegedly demanding Rs 2 crore in bribes to exclude a Delhi-based businessman linked to a terror-funding case involving Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed

ISRO's "Moment Of Terror" On September 7, When Chandrayaan 2 Reaches Moon

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday August 20, 2019

As Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft entered the moon's orbit this morning, executing one of the trickiest manoeuvres on its historic mission to the moon, space agency ISRO said the move was completed in 1738 seconds. The milestone was achieved after nearly a month of space travel. The next big test is after 18 days when the spacecraft lands on the South Po...

"Cutting Back" $1.3 Billion Aid Improved Relations With Pak: Trump

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

President Donald Trump has said the US' ties with Pakistan have improved after he cut USD 1.3 billion in security assistance to Islamabad for not doing enough to rein in terror groups operating in the country.

"Reckless, Irresponsible": Afghanistan Snubs Pakistan Comment On Kashmir

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

Linking the situation in Kashmir with the ongoing peace efforts in Afghanistan is "reckless, unwarranted and irresponsible", a top Afghan diplomat has said, slamming her Pakistani counterpart.

"Talks With Pak Now Only On PoK," Says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 19, 2019

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today continued to signal the country's tough stand to Pakistan, suggesting that should bilateral talks happen, it would not be on Jammu and Kashmir, but Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir - the territory under Pakistan's control since it invaded the state in 1947.

No Loss Of Life Despite Efforts By Pak To Destabilise Jammu and Kashmir: Government

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday August 16, 2019

The centre today defended the restrictions imposed on Jammu and Kashmir for nearly two weeks, terming them as preventive steps taken in view of credible inputs that terror groups backed by Pakistan were planning to launch a major strike there.

Hope Finance Minister Heard PM "Loud And Clear", Says P Chidambaram

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Friday August 16, 2019

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Independence Day speech that drew attention to "population explosion", plastic pollution and the need for not seeing "wealth creators with suspicion" - and added a message for the current Finance Minister especially on the last point.

PM Modi Hits Back At Critics In Independence Day Speech: Foreign Media

India News | Ronojoy Mazumdar and Bibhudatta Pradhan, Bloomberg | Thursday August 15, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit back at critics of his government's decision to revoke Kashmir's autonomy, saying its special status had only led to terrorism and corruption.

Amid Massive Security, Terror Threat, J&K Ready For Independence Day

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 15, 2019

Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place in Jammu and Kashmir as the nation celebrates its 73rd Independence Day today. Nearly 1.5 lakh police personnel - paramilitary and state police - have been deployed in the Kashmir valley alone.

5 Years After Burdwan Blast, Terror Suspect Arrested In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday August 13, 2019

An accused in the October 2014 Burdwan blast has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency from Indore's Azad Nagar locality, officials said on Tuesday.

Protesters Shut Down Hong Kong Airport; China Warns Of "Terrorism"

World News | Timothy McLaughlin, Anna Kam, The Washington Post | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Thousands of protesters shut down Hong Kong's international airport Monday, defying an intensifying police crackdown as China issued ominous warnings that described the protests as "terrorism" and began massing a paramilitary force in a southern border city.

Hong Kong's Airport Reopens After Protests But Over 200 Flights Cancelled

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Hong Kong's airport reopened on Tuesday but its administrator warned that flight movements would still be affected, after China said protests that have swept the city over the past two months had begun to show the "sprouts of terrorism".

China Says Hong Kong Protests Show "Signs Of Terrorism"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 12, 2019

China on Monday described unrest in Hong Kong as a sign of "terrorism emerging", as state media published a video of armoured personnel carriers purportedly driving towards a city bordering the territory.

Shooting At Norway Mosque "Attempted Act Of Terror", Say Police

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 11, 2019

The shooting at a mosque near Oslo is being treated as an "attempted act of terror", Norwegian police said Sunday, with the suspect appearing to harbour far-right, anti-immigrant views.