Canberra, April 30 (IANS) A landmark antisemitism inquiry established in the wake of the fatal terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach has called for all levels of government in Australia to prioritize a consistent national approach to gun laws.In an interim report released on Thursday, the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion made 14 recommendations, five of which were not released publicly for national security reasons.It said that federal, state and territory governments should …
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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The investigation into the Mira Road stabbing case in Mumbai has intensified, with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) examining alleged radical links and newly-recovered material from the accused man Zeab Zubair Ansari’s residence.According to sources, in a purported handwritten letter recovered from Zeab Zubair Ansari’s home, the accused, allegedly wrote, “I gave bait to ISIS.” The note also reportedly contained a hand-drawn ISIS flag along with several extremist st…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the manner in which terror groups would increasingly function in future. Officials say that terror modules would no longer be structured like the earlier ones. Terrorists would no longer operate under structured modules that would involve handlers from abroad and ideological mentors, they would either act alone or in very small groups.Terror modules would also increasingly have buddy pairs so that scrutiny is very less, …
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Islamic State, which has managed to capture a large audience in the country, especially in South India, has been urging its recruits online to set trains on fire. In addition to burning down trains filled with passengers, it has also been urging its supporters to carry out knife attacks on busy streets.An official said that this plan was in fact set in motion in 2023. In the March 2023 edition of the Islamic State’s magazine, Voice of Khorasan, an article appeare…
Bengaluru, April 21 (IANS) A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bengaluru, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced a third accused in the 2022 Shivamogga ISIS terror conspiracy case, marking a significant development in the ongoing probe. The accused, Arafath Ali, has been sentenced to six years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) by the NIA special court.Earlier, in November 2025, the court had similarly sentenced two other accused to six years of rigorous imprisonment in connect…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Indian security agencies have flagged a recent spike in activity by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s media network, with a sharper focus on India.While propaganda aimed at Europe and the United States has called for high-profile attacks during global events such as the FIFA World Cup, messaging directed at India is urging operatives to carry out large-scale strikes.An Intelligence Bureau official said the group’s media channels have been urging large-scale att…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Delhi Police Special Cell on Saturday revealed that it had arrested four youths from three states for online radicalising and recruiting others with the aim to establish an Islamic state through ‘jihad’, officials said. According to police, a connection to the Red Fort blast was also established, which had claimed 11 lives and injured several others.One of the accused had visited various sensitive installations including the Red Fort in Delhi in December 2025. He a…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Radicalisation has become one of the biggest threats facing India. The agencies warn that radicalisation camps can come up at unassuming locations as they largely remain off the radar. The TCS case is one such example where the police found that professional seniority was used as a leverage to allegedly radicalise and also convert vulnerable junior employees between 2021 and 2026.While the probe is ongoing, the agencies are set to look into a larger pattern. More such …
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Faridabad module case linked to the Delhi car bomb blast in November last year has served as a stark wake-up call for Indian security agencies. While several white-collar modules have been uncovered in the past, the Faridabad network operated on a far larger and more organised scale.An Intelligence Bureau official said that emerging patterns point to a growing preference among terror groups for white-collar operatives, indicating a shift in recruitment and operatio…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Lone actor terrorists are increasingly using drones to carry out reconnaissance missions of potential targets. Literature that is regularly posted by the various media wings of the Islamic State has been encouraging lone-actor terrorists to use drones to get information about the targets. The Islamic State has been encouraging these persons through their various propaganda channels to use Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) drones both for reconnaissance and for attacks. T…