Benjamin Netanyahu vows to shut down ‘terror channel’ Al Jazeera in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu vows to shut down ‘terror channel’ Al Jazeera in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country, calling it a “terror channel” that spreads incitement, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalated Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera but also threatened to heighten tensions with Qatar, which owns … Read more

India stands in solidarity with Russia in this hour of grief, says PM Modi on Moscow terror attack

India stands in solidarity with Russia in this hour of grief, says PM Modi on Moscow terror attack

People stand at a body of a victim near the burning building of the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, on March 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 23 condemned the attack at a concert hall near Moscow that left over 60 people dead, calling … Read more

NIA files charge sheet against 5 LeT operatives in Rajouri terror attack case

NIA files charge sheet against 5 LeT operatives in Rajouri terror attack case

National Investigation Agency (NIA). | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The National Investigation Agency on February 26 filed a charge sheet against five Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, including three Pakistan-based handlers of the banned outfit, in connection with an attack on civilians in Rajouri district last year. The final report against a juvenile who was also apprehended … Read more

Pune German Bakery blast convict seeks bail in another terror case

Pune German Bakery blast convict seeks bail in another terror case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail application of Mirza Himayat Baig, an accused in the 2010 Nashik terror plot case. He was also convicted for the German Bakery terror attack in Pune. Baig is currently serving a life sentence at Nashik Central Prison for his involvement in the bomb … Read more

NIA files supplementary charge sheet against two members of al-Qaeda linked terror group’s module operating from Assam

NIA files supplementary charge sheet against two members of al-Qaeda linked terror group’s module operating from Assam

A view of National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against two alleged members of an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group’s module operating from Assam. The two accused, identified as Mohammed Akbar Ali and Abul Kalam Azad, had … Read more

Delhi court convicts four IM operatives for hatching terror conspiracy

Delhi court convicts four IM operatives for hatching terror conspiracy

A Delhi court on July 10 convicted four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives for hatching a criminal conspiracy to wage war against the Indian government by carrying out terrorist attacks across the country. The case pertains to arrests made by the National investigation Agency (NIA) in 2012. The conviction was announced by Special Judge Shailender Malik, … Read more

IS conspiracy: 5 techies planned to pursue robotics courses to carry out terror attacks in India

IS conspiracy: 5 techies planned to pursue robotics courses to carry out terror attacks in India

The site where some youths carried out a trial blast in Shivamogga district of Karnataka in September 2022. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed its first supplementary chargesheet on June 30 against nine persons in the Islamic State (IS) conspiracy case of Shivamogga district in Karnataka. The accused had carried … Read more

‘Deeply pained’, says Mamata Banerjee on Poonch terror attack

‘Deeply pained’, says Mamata Banerjee on Poonch terror attack

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna, in Howrah on April 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she was deeply pained by the deaths of five Indian Army soldiers in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch. She extended her … Read more

BJP successful in controlling terror in J&K, insurgency in Northeast: Amit Shah

BJP successful in controlling terror in J&K, insurgency in Northeast: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah addressing the ‘Dikshant Parade’ of the IPS probationers of the 74 RR batch at SVPNA, Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@AmitShah After eight years, the BJP-led government at the Centre has been substantially successful in controlling terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East and Left wing extremism, Union Home … Read more