Terror
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Kashmir
6 held in J&K connected to Narco-terror module
Srinagar: The J&K police in central Kashmir’s Budgam district along with security forces have busted a Narco-terror module and arrested six terrorist associates of proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). According to…
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India
Terror funding: ED seizes Rs 6.2 cr assets of J&K trader
New Delhi: Over three months after the Centre abrogated Article 370 in J&K, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), here on Tuesday, said it had seized Rs 6.20 crore assets of Zahoor…
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India
NIA files charge sheet in Punjab terror conspiracy case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet in the case relating to a terror conspiracy in Punjab. “Investigation has established that Kulwinderjit Singh alias Khanpuria,…
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World
Pakistan escapes terror blacklisting by FATF
Paris: In a major development, Pakistan has escaped the terror blacklist by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The global watchdog strongly urged Islamabad to complete its full action plan…
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World
Macron vows ‘unrelenting fight’ against Islamist terror
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday vowed an “unrelenting fight” against Islamist extremists at a memorial ceremony for four Paris police staff stabbed to death last week by a colleague…
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Pakistan
Hafiz Saeed’s terror funding case to be shifted to Lahore
Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday allowed that a terrorism financing case against Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, be shifted from a Gujranwala…
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Technology
Facebook removed 26mn terror-related content in 2 years
San Francisco: Facebook removed more than 26 million pieces of content related to global terrorist groups like IS and Al Qaeda in the last two years, 99 per cent of…
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Crime and Accident
Terror suspects held in MP used app that keeps no record
Bhopal: Technology is throwing a new challenge at curbing terror every minute. Five persons arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna for suspected links with a terror funding racket managed by Pakistani operatives…
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Middle East
Afghanistan: University professor held for links with ISIS
Kabul: Three suspects, including a lecturer from Kabul University, was arrested by Afghan forces on Sunday over charges of having suspected links with the Islamic State (ISIS) and plotting terror…
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Middle East
Pak-based terrorists joining hands with Afghan outfits after Balakot strike
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Intelligence inputs have revealed that Pakistan-based terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have joined hands with Afghan insurgent groups like Haqqani Network and Afghan Taliban after the…
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News
Sri Lanka extends state of emergency by another month
Colombo [Sri Lanka]: Sri Lanka on Saturday extended the state of emergency by another one month considering the prevailing security situation in the country in the wake of Easter Sunday…
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News
Sri Lanka’s terror-hit Shangri-La Hotel reopens today
Colombo [Sri Lanka]: The Shangri-La Hotel here is set to reopen today, seven weeks after the high-end facility was extensively damaged in deadly terror attacks that killed more than 250…
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News
Pompeo to embark on 4-nation visit from June 24-30
Washington: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will embark on a four-nation visit to India, Sri Lanka, Japan and South Korea beginning from June 24 to 30 in an effort…
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Middle East
EU should resist US’ economic terrorism against Iran: Rouhani
Tehran [Iran]: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday said that the European Union should resist the “economic terrorism” committed by the United States against Iran and fulfill its obligation under…
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News
Asaduddin Owaisi slams minister for calling Hyderabad ‘safe zone’ for terror
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy for his statement that Hyderabad is a “safe zone for terrorists”. The Hyderabad…
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World
Sri Lanka: MP to be grilled over links with terror group NTJ
Colombo: A member of Parliament who was arrested on charges of having close links with local Islamic terror group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), has been detained and will be questioned,…
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Technology
Twitter removes 1.6 lakh terror-promoting accounts
San Francisco: Twitter suspended 166,513 accounts for promoting terrorism in the July-December 2018 period, saying there’s a steady decrease in terrorist groups trying to use the platform owing to its…
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World
Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Sinhalese-Muslim clashes
Colombo: Sri Lankan on Monday temporarily blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and some social media platforms as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of false information a day after clashes broke…
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India
Nitish praises Modi for ‘tough action’ against terror
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a “tough and timely” action against terror and working for the common people. “PM Modi deserves…
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India
Terror factories in Pak looking for a “weak” govt in India: PM Modi
Ambedkar Nagar: Accusing SP, BSP and Congress of being soft on terror, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said factories of terrorism are still operating in Pakistan and were looking…
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World
Sri Lanka blasts carried out by suicide bombers, authorities claim ‘intelligence failure’
Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities on Monday said that the eight deadly terror bombings which rattled different parts of the country amid Easter services a day before were carried out by…
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Pakistan
Pak launches protest with Iran over inaction against Omara terror incident
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday lodged a strong protest with Iran for not taking action against the group responsible for offloading a passenger bus and allegedly killing 14 people on the…
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World
UK issues travel advisory on Pakistan, cautions people of violence
London: The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Thursday in an advisory to its citizens planning a trip to Pakistan has urged them to avoid visiting numerous places,…
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World
Journalist killed in Northern Ireland in terror incident
Belfast: A female journalist was shot dead in Northern Ireland, in what the police are treating as a “terrorist incident”, the media reported on Friday. Twenty-nine-year-old Lyra McKee was killed…
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Pakistan
Shah Mahmood Qureshi accuses India of ‘hatching new plot’ against Pak
Multan: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday alleged that India “is hatching a new plot and may resort to military aggression” against the country between April 16 and…
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News
Yogi Adityanath, Amit Shah slam Congress for linking Hindus with terror
The Congress had “committed the sin” of linking the Hindu religion with terrorism, alleged BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday and also demanded that the opposition party and its president…
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Crime and Accident
Punjab Police bust terror module, arrest 5
SAS Nagar (Punjab): The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) on Sunday arrested five “highly radicalised and motivated youth” who were allegedly planning to kill specific targets including Hindu leaders and…
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World
Taliban attack kills 9 policemen in S. Afghanistan
Zabul: Nine policemen were killed after the Taliban terror group attacked a checkpoint at the Shahr-e-Safa district here on Saturday, according to an official. The terror outfit has since claimed…
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World
New Zealand PM initatites independent judicial probe into Christchurch terror attacks
Christchurch: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday initiated an independent judicial probe into the twin Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 50 people and injured several others, asking whether police and…
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World
New Zealand observes silence on completing a week of Christchurch shootings
Christchurch: New Zealand observed few moments of silence on Friday as it marked a week since the twin mosque shootings in Christchurch that claimed 50 lives on March 15. Around…
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