New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In recent months, the agencies have busted several modules linked to the ISI, Pakistan. One thing in common that the police found was the mention of Ghazwa-e-Hind or the destruction of India as the main theme of all these modules. ISI-backed modules have been busted in recent months in Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar. In each of these modules, the police found Ghazwa-e-Hind literature.An Intelligence Bureau official said that this looks like a pattern. Al…
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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, …
Srinagar, April 29 (IANS) Jamia Siraj Ul-Uloom was declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) after 17 of its alumni joined terrorist ranks, police said, to put to rest speculations that the action had been taken against a Muslim seminary. Officials said on Tuesday that Jamia Siraj Ul-Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district was declared an unlawful entity under the UAPA after its 17 alumni joined terrorist ranks and were later killed in separate encounters.”As ma…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) On the last day of campaigning for the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday exhorted voters to exercise their franchise fearlessly on April 29 and not “worry about Didi’s goons”. “Don’t worry about Didi’s goons; the Election Commission has deployed CAPF at every nook and cranny. Today, I’m saying it as I go — after the elections, a BJP government is coming. Even so, CAPF will stay right here for the next 60 d…
Agartala, April 11 (IANS) The Assam Rifles on Saturday conducted a multi-agency training exercise at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala in coordination with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to enhance coordination, preparedness, and response among security agencies deployed at the airport, officials said. A defence spokesperson stated that the training was aimed at strengthening inter-agency synergy and improving the operational readiness of personnel responsible for securing…
Jaipur, April 2 (IANS) The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Jhalana, Jaipur, received a bomb threat via email, claiming that an explosion would be triggered inside the premises, officials said on Thursday.Following the threat, police, administration, and security agencies were immediately put on high alert. Security was intensified at the Passport Office, and a comprehensive search operation was carried out with the help of the Bomb Disposal Squad and Dog Squad.Officials said that no explosives…
Patna, March 26 (IANS) A tense situation prevailed on Thursday at the Muzaffarpur Civil Court complex after a bomb threat email triggered panic among lawyers, staff, and visitors.According to officials, a suspicious email was sent to the District Judge’s official ID around 11.30 a.m., claiming that an explosive device had been planted within the court premises. Following this, the administration immediately swung into action, tightening security and evacuating the entire complex as a precautio…
Kochi, March 24 (IANS) The police on Tuesday said they are under the impression that there is nothing suspicious in the incident in Kochi where visuals of a naval base were captured by foreigners using a drone. The individuals, first detained and later let off at Fort Kochi, are American citizens Katie Michelle Phelps and Christopher. A case was registered against them for filming visuals of the naval base INS Dronacharya and the Coast Guard headquarters.During questioning, the foreigners …
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Robert S. Mueller III, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation whose career came to define America’s post-9/11 security architecture and later its political divisions, is being remembered in India for a quieter but enduring legacy — his role in shaping modern India-US counter-terror cooperation.Mueller, who died at 81, engaged with India at critical moments in its security trajectory, beginning soon after he took charge of the FBI and continuing…
Jaipur, March 10 (IANS) Panic spread across more than 10 cities in Rajasthan onTuesday after several government offices received bomb threats.The threats were received by passport offices and post offices, prompting immediate concern among police and security agencies.As soon as the information was received, authorities rushed to the sites, evacuated the premises, and launched extensive search operations.According to reports, passport offices in Banswara, Sikar, Jodhpur, and Jaisalmer districts …