New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The security agencies are closely monitoring online chatter by terror operatives and their sympathisers as the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala get ready for elections.Intelligence inputs suggest that plans are afloat by sympathisers of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and those linked to the Islamic State, to try and disrupt the elections.The agencies say that sympathisers and cadres of both the PFI and Islamic State are working closely to undertake a strike in …
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict is turning into a regional destabiliser, threatening far-reaching consequences in the South Asian region with broader implications on security, trade and economy; further adding to the existing humanitarian crisis.The war has disrupted trade routes through Pakistan’s seaports into Afghanistan with the closure of entries at the Durand Line.Meanwhile, the war in Iran is adding its own impact to the West, almost cutting off the beleague…
New York, March 10 (IANS) Two teenagers, who proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) affiliation, 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 on Monday also accused them of assisting ISIS in their Saturday attack near the official residence of New York Mayor Zohair Mamdani while two rival protests were taking place.Attorney-General Pam Bondi said, “This was an alleged ISIS-inspired act of terrorism tha…
New York, March 9 (IANS) New York narrowly escaped an Islamic State-linked terrorist attack when a bomb failed to explode, according to officials. That, and another home-made bomb, found during the Saturday attack, were made with an explosive called TATP, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday.The chemical, dubbed “Mother of Satan” because of its power and ease of making, was also found in the explosives set off near the Red Fort in New Delhi last year, and in other terrorist attacks a…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Social media platforms are increasingly being weaponised by terrorist organisations to radicalise individuals and orchestrate attacks across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, according to a report by Eurasia Review.The report titled ‘Weaponisation Of Social Media Platforms For Radicalisation: A Threat Looming Large In The Indian Subcontinent’ states that recent incidents such as the Red Fort attack on November 10, 2025 and the Bondi Beach attack on December 14, 2025 d…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) An Islamic State Commander, Shafiq Mengal met with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The development is interesting considering that the Islamic State and been roped in by the Pakistan establishment to battle against the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).Mengal, a tribal leader is known for leading death squads against the Baloch people.Indian agencies who are closely monitoring the development say that Mengal joining the P…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Israel-US-Iran conflict has raged on for nearly a week now. The operation began with the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following which Iran retaliated and hit both US and Israeli interests in many parts of West Asia.As the war continues, Indian agencies have picked up chatter on several channels aiming at radicalising the youth in India. There has been fresh chatter about starting a radicalisation drive that has been picked up in states…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) After nearly four months of border closures following sporadic skirmishes along the Durand Line and intermittent aerial bombardment by Islamabad inside Afghan territory, tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have sharply escalated, with the conflict now resembling an “all-out” confrontation.The British-era Durand Line, stretching roughly 2,600 km across rugged mountainous terrain, divides the two neighbours but has never been formally recognised by Kabul. Success…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Intelligence chief, Retired Major-General Suresh Sallay is a turning point in the investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people. The move was a bold one taken by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who won the presidency in 2024.He had promised that all persons involved in the attack would be brought to justice.Sallay was made State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief in 2019 after Gotabaya Rajapaksa became Pres…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian agencies are keeping a close watch on the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which appears to be making inroads in West Bengal as well as southern states.The outfit referred to as Neo-JMB is operating under a local handler who goes by the name Salauddin Salehin, and is believed to be hiding in West Bengal, officials say. The official said that as per intelligence reports, Salehin does not remain stationary in West Bengal, and has travelled to various parts…