Hazaribagh, Sep 15 (IANS) In a major blow to the Maoist insurgency, three Maoists, including top leader Sahadev Soren alias Pravesh, who carried a bounty of Rs one crore, were killed during a joint operation by police and security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Monday.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The abrogation of Article 370 brought about a change in 2019 that was aimed at opening new doors for prosperity and stability in Jammu and Kashmir, said a media report on Sunday, reviewing a book that captures the historical background and the vision behind the Central government's decision.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2025, reviving sweeping state powers of preventive detention and triggering sharp debate over its impact on civil liberties and democratic space.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan, apart from the loss of precious human lives, is posing a heavy economic burden on India due to the huge expenditure on border security and the damage to the tourism industry, which Islamabad has been targeting.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested the Bihar state president of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in the 2022 Phulwari Sharif criminal conspiracy case.
Geneva, Sep 12 (IANS) A powerful exhibition organised by Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) at the iconic Place des Nations, beside the Broken Chair monument in Geneva, shed light on the ongoing persecution and human rights violations faced by vulnerable minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Despite decades of evidence linking Pakistan to major terrorist attacks against Americans - from the 1993 CIA headquarters shooting and World Trade Centre bombing to Osama bin Laden’s sanctuary in Abbottabad - the United States continues its cycle of aid, dialogue, and engagement with Islamabad, a report cited on Friday.
Quetta, Sep 12 (IANS) Leading Baloch activists on Friday wrote to the families of the 9/11 victims, mourning the innocent lives lost 24 years ago and remembering the thousands of men, women, and children in the United States, NATO countries, Balochistan and Afghanistan who were later killed by forces "nurtured" by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and military intelligence agencies.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India and France reaffirmed their strong commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms during the 17th Meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter-terrorism, in Paris, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) In a major anti-Maoist operation on Thursday, 10 Maoists, including a senior leader of the banned CPI-Maoist have been neutralised in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband.
