counterterrorism

Kolkata, March 27 A 20-year-old man from the Bankura district of West Bengal was arrested by the Telangana Police's special task force (STF) for allegedly having links with a militant organization, an officer said on Friday.The accused was apprehended during an operation in the Khatra area of...

Washington, March 27. India's balanced and pragmatic approach in the evolving geopolitical landscape of the Middle East is likely to further strengthen its strategic partnership with Israel. According to a report by the US-based think tank 'Middle East Forum', India's strategic partnership with...

Mumbai, March 25 – Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, the creator of the iconic track ‘Ari Ari Ari’, joined forces with Bombay Rockers, bringing together nostalgia and electrifying energy as the song gets a revamped yet chilling spin in the latest blockbuster, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, directed by...

Imphal, March 23 – Security forces in Manipur have arrested 15 militants belonging to banned groups, including 14 members of the United National Liberation Front (Koireng faction), from the Thoubal and Imphal West districts, officials said on Monday.A senior police official in Imphal stated...

Washington, March 19 – FBI Director Kash Patel defended the bureau’s aggressive counterterrorism and law enforcement efforts during a hearing before the Senate, as lawmakers questioned him about surveillance, resources, and evolving threats.The Indian-American FBI chief adopted a combative and...

Washington, March 18 – The United States is intensifying coordination with allies in Europe and the Gulf as it moves to secure maritime routes and reopen key shipping lanes, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.Responding to questions on maritime security and efforts...

Mumbai, March 18 Please do not reveal spoilers of "Dhurandhar: The Revenge" and wait until the end credits, filmmaker Aditya Dhar said on Wednesday, and called the unprecedented love for the first part the "most humbling, most moving gift a filmmaker can ever receive".The second part of the...

Washington, March 17 – The White House forcefully rejected on Tuesday claims by outgoing National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Joe Kent that Iran posed no imminent threat, even as his resignation marked the first high-level departure from the Trump administration in protest against...

Washington, March 17 – The Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joe Kent, has resigned with immediate effect, a significant setback for President Donald Trump and the first high-level departure from the administration in protest against the ongoing war with Iran.“After...

New Delhi, March 17 – India and Russia held the 7th UN Consultations in New Delhi on Tuesday, with discussions focusing on issues related to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) agenda, particularly counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, UNSC reforms, and others.Secretary (West) at the...

"In a new era of grey-zone conflicts, traditional international institutions are struggling to manage evolving geopolitical tensions," said Daniel Benaim, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs, during his keynote address at the Maharana Pratap Annual...

Lucknow, March 16 The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 19-year-old student pursuing dentistry for allegedly having links with an online module of the banned terror outfit ISIS, officials said on Monday.Haarish Ali, a resident of Saharanpur district, was arrested in...

Rajouri/Jammu, March 10 Army troops foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, killing one terrorist and recovering three weapons, six magazines, and three grenades during an encounter, officials said.This is the second...

Rajouri/Jammu, March 10 Army troops foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, killing one terrorist during an encounter, officials said.Acting on intelligence inputs, security forces detected the movement of two...

In an exclusive interview with a leading international affairs magazine, Kabul-based Afghan intelligence analyst and counterterrorism expert Ajmal Sohail accused Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of increasingly targeting Chinese infrastructure and investment projects in Afghanistan...

New York, March 10 – Two teenagers, who claimed affiliation with the Islamic State (ISIS), have been charged with using a “weapon of mass destruction” in their failed attempt to set off a deadly bomb in the city.Federal prosecutors also accused them of assisting ISIS in their Saturday attack...

Jammu, March 8 – Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday seized the immovable property of a terror handler based in Pakistan in the Manjakote area of Rajouri district, officials said.The property seized includes seven marlas of land owned by Shafeeq Ahmed, a proclaimed offender and resident of...

Islamabad, March 8 Security forces killed 13 terrorists in five different intelligence-based operations in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, the army said on Sunday.These intelligence-based operations (IBOs) were conducted from March 6 and 7, Inter-Service Public...

Mumbai, March 8 – The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained two more individuals for questioning in connection with its investigation into a 21-year-old engineering student who was arrested for alleged links to extremist organizations, officials said on Sunday.Ayan Yusuf Sheikh...

New Delhi, March 8. Social media platforms are increasingly being used by terrorist organizations to radicalize individuals and orchestrate attacks across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, according to a report by Eurasia Review.The report, titled "Weaponization of Social Media Platforms for...