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July 19, 2025 3:03 PM

‘Step toward justice’: Tharoor applauds US for naming TRF a global terrorist organisation

As the United States has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based LeT, as a global terrorist organisation, the move has been welcomed by former diplomat and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The Thiruvananthapuram MP expressed hope on Saturday that the decision would increase international pressure on Pakistan to act against terror outfits operating from its soil. This follows US President Donald Trump’s strong call for justice in response to the April 22 Paha...

July 14, 2025 9:23 PM

India hopes zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld: EAM Jaishankar before key SCO meeting

A day ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers' Meeting (CFM) in Tianjin, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday stated that the "primary mandate" of the grouping is to "combat terrorism, separatism and extremism". "Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the format of the SCO, whose primary mandate is to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism. This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld...

June 22, 2025 3:46 PM

Pahalgam terror attack: Three attackers were Pakistanis linked to LeT, says NIA

In a significant disclosure, the two locals arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for harbouring Pahalgam terror attack perpetrators have confirmed that the three terrorists responsible for the attack were Pakistani nationals. NIA said on Sunday that two locals arrested during the investigation into the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, in which 26 civilians were killed, told investigators that the three terrorists, who carried out the attack, belonged to the proscribed terroris...

May 21, 2025 1:45 PM

Pakistan’s parallel terror economy: Narcotics, charities and counterfeit cash

According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), Pakistan is home to 83 proscribed terrorist organisations. Of these, 45 remain active, spreading violence not only in India but across Asia and far beyond. Many are indigenous creations; others are trans-national networks that Islamabad’s ruling establishment, and its all-powerful army, openly courts or covertly protects, whether governing the country directly or de facto. A Who’s Who of Pakistan-Backed Extremism The roll-call of jihadis...

May 7, 2025 3:01 PM

Operation Sindoor: India destroys Lashkar camp where 26/11 terrorists Kasab, Headley were trained

Among the nine terror camps destroyed by Indian forces during Operation Sindoor was the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) facility in Muridke, Pakistan, where Ajmal Kasab and David Headley, two key figures in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, were trained, Indian Army spokesperson Colonel Sophia Qureshi revealed at a press briefing on Wednesday. Addressing the media alongside Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, Col. Qureshi said the strikes were “meticulously planned” to avoid civi...

May 7, 2025 11:04 AM

“If You Tease Us, We Won’t Let You Go”: JP Nadda on operation Sindoor

Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said Operation Sindoor sends a strong and unequivocal message in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, highlighting India’s unwavering resolve and capability to root out terrorism. Following the April 22 attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 civilian lives in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian armed forces carried out Operation Sindoor, a calibrated military response targeting nine high-value terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmi...

May 6, 2025 2:34 PM

NSA Doval meets PM Modi amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions over Pahalgam terror attack

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for the second time in the past 48 hours, amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives. The back-to-back high-level consultations come just ahead of the nationwide mock security drills scheduled for Wednesday — the first such exercise since the 1971 war — being conducted under the Home Ministry’s directive to bolster civil defence prepare...

April 26, 2025 11:42 AM

UN Security Council strongly condemns Pahalgam terror attack; urges global cooperation to bring perpetrators to justice

The United Nations Security Council has “condemned in the strongest terms” the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam and called on all nations to actively cooperate in bringing those responsible to justice. In a press statement issued on Friday, Council President Jerome Bonnafont, France’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said: “The members of the Security Council stressed that those responsible for these killings should be held accountable, and urged all States, in accordance with the...

November 28, 2024 3:17 PM

NIA secures extradition of LeT operative Salman Khan from Rwanda in Bengaluru prisons terror conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has extradited Salman Rehman Khan, a fugitive linked to the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), from Rwanda. Salman, who was implicated in the Bengaluru Prisons terror conspiracy case, faced charges of supplying explosives and involvement in terror-related activities. The operation, executed in coordination with the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Interpol, and National Central Bureaus (NCBs), marks a crucial step forward in India's ongoing efforts t...