Melbourne, July 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Friday issued a joint statement after their Annual Leaders’ Summit in Melbourne, announcing a series of landmark agreements across defence, security, energy, critical minerals, cyber technologies and trade that further deepen the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.The two leaders also unveiled a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation and reaffirmed their shared commitment …
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Canberra, July 9 (IANS) India and Australia on Thursday agreed to enhance information sharing on regional terrorist threats, including terrorist entities and individuals, while exploring greater cooperation to combat violent extremism and terrorism across emerging technologies, terror financing, critical infrastructure, crowded spaces, the maritime domain, and online radicalisation.”We commit to increase information sharing on terrorist threats in our region, including entities and individuals, …
Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India and Australia believe terrorism poses a serious challenge for the whole humanity and stressed that the two nations continue to have shared fight against it.Addressing a joint press meet with Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese following third Australia-India Leaders’ Summit in Melbourne, PM Modi said, “Today we held detailed discussions on many regional and international issues. India and Australia believe that…
Gandhinagar, July 8 (IANS) Gujarat plans to recruit around 50,000 personnel into the Police Department through direct recruitment by 2033, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi announced while addressing newly appointed Police Sub-Inspectors in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. The announcement came during the appointment letter distribution ceremony for 449 newly recruited Unarmed Police Sub-Inspectors.Sanghavi said the recruitment drive would further strengthen the state’s policing ca…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out coordinated searches across multiple states in connection with an online terror radicalisation case involving an alleged conspiracy to establish an Islamic state in India through violent jihad and anti-national activities inspired by the ideologies of the terrorist organisations ISIS and AQIS.According to an official statement, NIA teams conducted simultaneous searches at 20 locations in Andhra Pradesh, Tel…
Damascua, July 8 (IANS) Two explosions in central Damascus injured 18 people, including four police officers, during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Syria, the interior authorities said, while confirming the incidents posed no threat to the visit or the president’s residence.In a statement carried by the state-run SANA news agency, the authorities said security forces had detected two improvised explosive devices during field operations, which exploded while preparations for defusing…
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentences awarded to 38 convicts and life imprisonment to 11 others in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, bringing to a close the appeals arising from one of India’s longest and most significant terrorism trials.Speaking after the verdict, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Patel said the appeals had been heard on a day-to-day basis since March 2025 before the Division Bench delivered its judgment.”The hearing in th…
Damascus, July 7 (IANS) Two explosions occurred near the Ministry of Tourism in Syria’s capital Damascus on Tuesday afternoon, injuring 18 people, including four police officers, local media reported citing the latest information released by the country’s Interior Ministry. The explosions occurred just before the meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace.Macron, who arrived in the Syrian capital on Monday, is the first top Eu…
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the convictions and sentences awarded by a special court in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, confirming death penalty for 38 convicts and life imprisonment for 11 others, rejecting appeals against the sentences.A Division Bench of Justice Alpesh Y Kogje and Justice Samir J Dave affirmed the special court’s February 2022 judgment, which had convicted 49 people for their roles in one of India’s deadliest terror attacks.Un…
Islamabad/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India’s decision to hold the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the heinous Pahalgam terror attack last year by Pakistan-backed terrorists underscores that the move is not directed against the Pakistani people but is intended to put pressure on Islamabad, which uses terrorism as an instrument, a report has stated. It argued that Pakistan’s actions have legitimised terror and undermined security architecture, posing a threat to people in the entire…