India and EU discuss shared security challenges, early conclusion of defence partnership

IANS | November 25, 2025 7:02 PM

Brussels, Nov 25 (IANS) India and the European Union look forward to constructive negotiations aiming at the timely and successful conclusion of a Security and Defence Partnership and a Security of Information Agreement, a joint statement issued following last week's 11th India-EU Foreign Policy and Security Consultations and the 6th Strategic Partnership Review Meeting in Brussels highlighted on Tuesday.

Pakistan: How Asim Munir’s power grab exposes a broken state (IANS Analysis)

IANS | November 25, 2025 6:37 PM

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s latest constitutional drama has exposed, yet again, the hollowness of its so-called democracy. But the tragedy this time didn’t unfold with tanks rolling down Constitution Avenue or generals announcing martial law on primetime television.

Mumbai 26/11: Never forget, never forgive

IANS | November 25, 2025 6:06 PM

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Taj Palace’s dome silhouetted against a night sky shrouded in flames and smoke became one of the defining visuals of that November night, 17 years ago, which marked a new chapter in terror and the Indian citizens’ resilient fightback.

Beyond the sea route: Questions about local shelter, a mysterious woman, and Basheer persist in 26/11 probe

IANS | November 25, 2025 3:17 PM

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Officers who were part of the Mumbai 26/11 attack probe say that it was and continues to be one of the most complicated investigations, as while the Pakistan angle to the attack is loud and clear, some major mysteries remain.

India to convene Global South Biosecurity Conference as BWC marks 50 years

IANS | November 24, 2025 11:50 PM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) India is set to host a major international conference next week to mark the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), bringing together representatives from more than 80 countries of the Global South to discuss the evolving challenges of biosecurity, biosafety and emerging biological technologies.

Chhattisgarh: 15 Maoists with Rs 48 lakh bounty surrender in Sukma

IANS | November 24, 2025 11:43 PM

Raipur/Sukma, Nov 24 (IANS) The killing of the most-wanted Maoist commander Madvi Hidma on the Andhra-Chhattisgarh border has triggered a wave of desertions inside the outlawed CPI (Maoist), with fifteen active cadres carrying a combined bounty of nearly fifty lakh rupees laying down arms in Sukma district on Monday.

Bengal: Man held on charges of sexual relations with woman on fake promise of marriage

IANS | November 24, 2025 11:21 PM

Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have arrested a man from Mumbai on charges of engaging in a sexual relationship with a woman on the pretext of promising marriage, the police said on Monday.

Sardar Patel as PM would’ve prevented Pakistan, Article 370: Rajasthan Minister

IANS | November 24, 2025 9:16 PM

Jaipur, Nov 24 (IANS) Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena said on Monday that if Vallabhbhai Patel had been the country’s first Prime Minister instead of Jawaharlal Nehru, there would have been no Pakistan or Article 370, and India would have remained completely united.

Visits by Pakistan Army brass, PM’s advisor spark fears of election disruption in Bangladesh

Vicky Nanjappa | November 24, 2025 1:49 PM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Ahead of the much-anticipated elections in Bangladesh slated for 2026, there are clear signs that the exercise would not be a peaceful affair. Pakistan is trying to maintain leverage in Dhaka and in order to do so, it is attempting to exploit the fault lines within the political ecosystem.

Red Fort blast probe: ISI’s Faisal Iqbal emerges as central figure, Pakistan's role under lens

Vicky Nanjappa | November 24, 2025 12:00 PM

The ongoing probe into the Delhi Red Fort blast is closing in on the direct role played by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). An operation of such a massive magnitude that also included setting up the Faridabad module could not have been possible without institutional backing, an official said. It has now been established that a person named Faisal Iqbal was the one who played a major role in setting up the module. Iqbal, an Intelligence Bureau official says, is an ISI operative and he was roped in specifically to set up the module and orchestrate the operation which involved carrying at least 200 blasts.

Security

India and EU discuss shared security challenges, early conclusion of defence partnership

Pakistan: How Asim Munir’s power grab exposes a broken state (IANS Analysis)

Mumbai 26/11: Never forget, never forgive

Beyond the sea route: Questions about local shelter, a mysterious woman, and Basheer persist in 26/11 probe

India to convene Global South Biosecurity Conference as BWC marks 50 years

Chhattisgarh: 15 Maoists with Rs 48 lakh bounty surrender in Sukma

Bengal: Man held on charges of sexual relations with woman on fake promise of marriage

Sardar Patel as PM would’ve prevented Pakistan, Article 370: Rajasthan Minister

Visits by Pakistan Army brass, PM’s advisor spark fears of election disruption in Bangladesh

Red Fort blast probe: ISI’s Faisal Iqbal emerges as central figure, Pakistan's role under lens

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