New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The ISI has been focusing on the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in recent months. This signals a shift in conventional operations that were carried out by the Pakistan-based terror groups along the Line of Control (LoC) or within Jammu and Kashmir.The busting of a Jaish-e-Mohammed module by the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) last week is a sign of how terror groups are modifying their operations. In recent months, the maximum activity by ISI-backed terror groups ha…
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Newly-appointed Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar called on Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu on Saturday and informally discussed the roadmap for improving security and law and order. In a post on X, the Lok Niwas said, “Shri Anurag Kumar, newly appointed Commissioner of Police, @DelhiPolice, called on Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi, Sardar @SandhuTaranjitS, at @LokNiwasDelhi today.”Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Special Director Anurag Kumar on Friday took charge as th…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A sharp escalation in violence is expected over the next few days in both Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), as multiple militant outfits recalibrate their strategies in response to the evolving security situation.According to security sources, the Pakistan Army has brought together Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) under a coordinated arrangement to counter the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in Balochi…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Special Director Anurag Kumar on Friday took charge as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police.Outgoing Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha formally handed over the ceremonial baton to Kumar at the Delhi Police Headquarters in New Delhi.A 1994-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, Anurag Kumar succeeds Golcha, a 1992-batch officer who assumed charge as Delhi Police Commissioner in August last year. Although Golcha’s tenure was scheduled …
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Punjab is set to go to the polls in February 2027, but the political temperature in the state is already rising. While a range of issues is expected to dominate the election discourse, security is likely to remain a key concern in the run-up to the Assembly polls.Intelligence agencies have repeatedly intercepted cross-border communications pointing to plans for targeted killings, attempts to incite communal tensions, and stepped-up drone-based smuggling operations.An In…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) In a continuation of Operation Hard Ball, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Nitish Kaushal, an alleged associate of jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, in Vermont, the USA. The arrest is part of the FBI’s ongoing investigation and crackdown on organised crime syndicates linked to gangsters of Indian origin.Kaushal’s arrest came just two days after the FBI placed him on its Most Wanted list.”Nitish Kaushal is wanted by the FBI for his alleged invo…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Former Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Anurag Kumar has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police, according to a government notification issued on Friday.A 1994-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, Kumar succeeds Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch officer, who had assumed charge as Delhi Police Commissioner in August last year. Although Golcha’s tenure was scheduled to continue until April 2027, the government has directed him to report to the D…
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), July 16 (IANS) Youths from Maharashtra’s Jalgaon who allegedly came in contact with gangsters Shehzad Bhatti and Lawrence Bishnoi via social media, have been questioned by the district’s Anti-Terrorism Department, said Sub Inspector Ravindra Gaikwad.According to officials, youths from different parts of Jalgaon district were in contact with Shehzad Bhatti, who is backed by the ISI, and Lawrence Bishnoi through social media.Security agencies have also examined their social …
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) With the peaceful protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) refusing to die owing to an adamant establishment, plans are afloat to manufacture chaos. A narrative shift is what the Pakistan establishment is desperate for, and hence it has been decided to make the protests chaotic.Since the start of the protests, there have been reports of aggression only by the establishment.The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) which has been leading the protests has ensured that th…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday fixed July 23 for hearing arguments on the quantum of sentence for former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others convicted in the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The Karkardooma Court said it would commence hearing arguments on sentencing from July 23 after delivering its judgment on Monday, convicting Hussain, Javed, Anas, Nazim, and Kasim in the murder case…