Tag: Terror Threat

For the fourth time in barely a week, the Mumbai Police on Friday received a warning - this time cautioning them to "avoid a Somalia-type attack" in India, in the reference to the attack on a hotel in the African country's capital.

A red alert has been sounded at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Bhubaneswar for 10 days following terror threat at the New Delhi Airport. 

Bengaluru: Software major Wipro stepped up security at all its offices following an e-mail threat to send a toxic drug to its campus here, the company said on Saturday. “We have augmented security measures at all office locations, though there is no impact on our operations,” said the city-based IT firm in a statement. Confirming […]

New Delhi: The decision to hold Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under Presidents Rule, will be taken later this year after conclusion of the annual Amarnath Yatra on August 15, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The poll panel said, in a statement, that it will monitor the situation in Jammu and […]

Lahore: Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has expressed disappointment after 10 Sri Lankan players have decided to pull out of their country’s upcoming tour of Pakistan for the three ODIs and as many T20I matches. Expressing his disappointment, Akhtar reminded the islanders as how Pakistan has “always been a huge support for SL cricket”. “So disappointed […]

New Delhi: Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed was planning to carry out ‘fidayeen’ attacks at several places in India, including Delhi and NCR, similar to the February 14 Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir that left 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel dead, the National Investigation Agency’s chargesheet said on Monday. In its chargesheet filed […]

Srinagar: There are a total of 273 militants operating in Kashmir, according to a list prepared by security agencies last week and accessed by the IANS. Out of the 273 active militants, 158 are based in South Kashmir, 96 in North Kashmir and 19 militants in central Kashmir. At 166, the local militants outnumber the […]

Washington: Syrian Kurds, considered to be an American ally in the region, did not help the US in fighting against the ISIS, President Donald Trump has said, defending his decision to pull out American forces paving way for Turkey to launch a military operation to invade northeastern Syria. “The Kurds are fighting for their land, […]