New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India and Egypt underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation in countering terrorism, reflecting the spirit of the India-Egypt Strategic Partnership at the 5th meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, on Thursday expressed India's concern over cross-border terrorism and called for concerted and united efforts to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Hamza Burhan, one of the key planners behind the Pulwama attack, was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The incident took place at Muzaffarabad in PoK, and Burhan is said to have been shot multiple times.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India has managed to clearly establish a direct Pakistan hand in the Pahalgam attack in which 26 innocent lives were lost. After a painstaking probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), it was established that the attack was handled from Lahore by Saifullah alias Sajid Jatt alias Langde, a top operative of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba.
Rome, May 20 (IANS) India and Italy on Wednesday jointly condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross border terrorism, urging all the nations to continue work towards eliminating terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and combating terror financing.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The crime landscape in Punjab is fast changing with terror groups and criminal networks deploying new strategies almost daily to disrupt law and order. While the larger push that is being made is for a separate Khalistan nation, these syndicates at play are carrying out low intensity explosions to keep the state on the boil. The Khalistan networks are also trying to replicate the Mumbai underworld model of grooming juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks.
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde on Tuesday appreciated Union Home Minister Amit Shah's efforts towards eradication of Naxalism from the country after the latter claimed Chhattisgarh's Bastar as "Maoist-free".
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday felicitated police officers who played a key role in making Telangana a Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-free state. At a special event held in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, he honoured police officers who played a pivotal role in combating Maoist activities in insurgency-affected regions
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah’s Monday visit to Netanar village in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district witnessed a moment of deep emotion when he met family members of soldiers Kalendra Prasad Nayak and Pawan Kumar Mandavi, martyred in a Maoist attack in Bijapur.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Indian Intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on the resurgence of an Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Ansar al-Islam (AAI). This outfit was founded in 2021 in Iraq, and it primarily fought against the secular Kurdish factions and the US-led coalition.
