A French secret agent planted a "bomb" at the French ambassador's residence in London in 1984 to test British security and the plot left Scotland Yard "extremely annoyed", according to declassified documents.
The improvised explosive device was planted on a bicycle parked near a pan shop in front of Jorhat district police station located on Mahatma Gandhi road in the town, hat is located about 310 km to the east of Guwahati.
While the security agencies were grappling with the e-mail of Indian Mujahideen, some media houses have been busy in receiving emails warning of more bomb explosions in various parts of the country.
"The terrorists have served twin goals. By hitting BJP-dominated areas, they have sent the message to the chief minister that his claim of security is hollow. In spite of a red alert in the city, they have shown their capacity to strike at places they want. Second, by hitting hospitals in a cruel and dastardly manner they have caused the maximum damage."
The blast, which could be heard several kilometers away, sent burning debris showering down over an area a few hundred meters from the Justice and Interior Ministries, a top courthouse, and the former office of the prime minister.
One of the bombs went off at 5:30 am in M sector in the heart of the town where the Army office was located, while the other exploded in Bishenpur at around the same time, official sources said.
"We will decide on appointment of security guards, training of volunteers, increasing the height of the compound wall and setting up metal detectors after holding discussions with religious leaders and police officers.
The interesting observation by Saeed, who has been blamed for many terrorist attacks in India and figured top of the list of wanted persons, was made during a sermon at a prayer meeting in Lahore on Friday.
Though the new bomb is smaller than the United States' 'mother of all bombs', it is much deadlier. Due to nanotechnology, the temperature at the epicentre of the blast is twice as high for the new bomb.
Two suspected explosive devices having appearance of country-made bombs were on Wednesday recovered from a village in Sangli district of Western Maharashtra.
A Kingfisher Airlines flight IT-3149 from Mumbai to Lucknow was grounded at Mumbai airport after a bomb scare. The airline got a call as the plane was taxiing on the runway. The plane was then taken to the isolation bay of Mumbai airport.
A claymore mine exploded as the vehicles crossed the Rukmani Devi junction along the Colombo-Negombo road. Dassanayake, Minister for Nation Building, and two others were initially admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with serious injuries, but the minister later succumbed to his injuries, officials said.
The Premier League game between Manchester United and Bournemouth on Sunday was abandoned after two stands at Old Trafford were evacuated before kickoff.
Disposing of the plea on August 1, special judge AK Lahoti, however, noted the contentions raised by the accused are kept open and he is at liberty to point them out at the time of final hearing.
He said the force, which guards over 6,300 km of India's land border with Pakistan in the west and Bangladesh on the east, is faced by four main challenges on the security front.
The bomb that exploded in Pune last week was made by mixing ammonium nitrate with potassium chlorate and small ball bearings were used as shrapnels to inflict injuries, but there was no gelatin or RDX in it, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Sqaud said on Thursday.
At least 17 people were injured after a low-intensity blast on the Sealdah-Krishnanagar local train in Kolkata on Tuesday.
The Aike Hotel was housing the staff of the US television network NBC.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said the police are conducting in-depth investigation into the bomb blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe and are looking into all angles.
The impact of the explosion "was so massive" that the factory, which was being run from a residential building, collapsed, the police said.
Dalbir Kaur, sister of the condemned man, told the PM, 'I am a daughter of Punjab, please save my brother'.
Police are keeping a close watch on the security scenario in the capital and a high alert was sounded for all strategic formations, a senior police official said.
The three, hailing from Mumbai, were part of a 12-member group on a pilgrimage to the Shia holy place.
The building developed cracks in the explosion, the police said.
On July 13, Varsha Karia was injured in the bomb blast at Dadar Kabutarkhana. Since that evening, the King Edward Memorial Hospital has been her home. One month and 25 days later, she was finally discharged. Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande spent the last few hours at the hospital with her.
On July 13, Varsha Karia was injured in the bomb blast at Dadar Kabutarkhana. Since that evening, the King Edward Memorial Hospital has been her home. One month and 25 days later, she was finally discharged. Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande spent the last few hours at the hospital with her.
Police soon recovered the bombs and shifted the explosives to the Marad police station, which was set up in the area coming under Beypore panchayat limits following the 2003 violence.
All passengers were evacuated safely via slides.
Although the credit for acquiring the technological skill must be given to India's outstanding nuclear scientists, the decision to go nuclear was a political one that entailed clarity of vision, courage and resolve, points out Rup Narayan Das.
As a result of the explosions that rocked Athens on Wednesday, the cost of insurance in case the Games are called off has rocketed.
The Bihar police and the National Investigation Agency are probing the angle of a human bomb in the serials attacks in Patna ahead of Narendra Modi's rally on Sunday.
Vicky Nanjappa explains why the use of pressure cooker bombs isn't limited only to the Boston Marathon blasts.
It is not clear if it was the same Innova that was following the explosives-laden Scorpio before the latter was parked near Ambani's residence in south Mumbai on February 25.
North Korea on Wednesday announced that it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed.
Initial reports state that one person died and three others have been injured.
The suspicious van was wanted over the terror attacks and was taken into custody at Sungavila.
Powerful bombs exploded at two places in the busy Mavoor Road area in Kozhikode Friday, but no casualties were reported, police said.
A car carrying 40 kg of RDX exploded outside a school, barely 50 metres from a Central Reserve Police Force camp in Pulwama town at around 1130 IST on Monday, killing 14 people including two students and three CRPF officers.
