News for 'counter terrorism'

BRICS 2016: Goa declaration focuses on tackling terrorism

BRICS 2016: Goa declaration focuses on tackling terrorism

Rediff.com16 Oct 2016

It asked all nations to work together to expedite the adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in the UN General Assembly without any further delay.

Punjab cops bust 2 Canada-based ISI-backed terror modules, seize arms

Punjab cops bust 2 Canada-based ISI-backed terror modules, seize arms

Rediff.com4 Oct 2022

In the first case, the arrested accused has been identified as Yograj Singh alias Yog, a resident of Rajoke village in Tarn Taran district.

Pak, China vow to boost up defence ties

Pak, China vow to boost up defence ties

Rediff.com13 Oct 2009

Pakistan and China on Tuesday vowed to boost up collaboration in defence and counter-terrorism as visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani invited Chinese defence industry to set up joint ventures in his country for warships and fighters.

Explained: Why states SHOULD NOT oppose NCTC

Explained: Why states SHOULD NOT oppose NCTC

Rediff.com3 Mar 2012

State governments must think again before opposing Home Minister P Chidambaram on the Nation Counter-Terrorism Centre, says Aditi Phadnis

UK engg grad charged with murder of Indian-origin teen, 2 others

UK engg grad charged with murder of Indian-origin teen, 2 others

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

The Nottinghamshire police said Valdo Calocane has also been charged with three counts of attempted murder of three victims injured in the attack and will appear at Nottingham Crown Court on Saturday.

Only Jayalalithaa has got her fears right over NCTC

Only Jayalalithaa has got her fears right over NCTC

Rediff.com18 Feb 2012

Of all the chief ministers who have protested against the proposed creation of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre in the Intelligence Bureau of the government of India with effect from March 1, 2012 without consulting the state governments, only J Jayalalithaa, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, has got it right, says B Raman.

An avoidable controversy over the NCTC

An avoidable controversy over the NCTC

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

By creating a multiplicity of organisations having powers to arrest and by giving these powers to the NCTC which will work under the director, IB, we will be taking an unwise step which could further politicise our handling of counter-terrorism, says B Raman.

Two more suspects arrested in London tube attack

Two more suspects arrested in London tube attack

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

Scotland Yard's Counter-Terrorism Command investigating the attack arrested the 25-year-old from Newport.

India, Indonesian troops hunt for insurgents in Mizoram

India, Indonesian troops hunt for insurgents in Mizoram

Rediff.com22 Feb 2015

Troops of India and Indonesia participated in joint army exercises in Mizoram.

Why blasts may not remain a one-city phenomenon

Why blasts may not remain a one-city phenomenon

Rediff.com15 Jul 2011

Security expert B Raman say that the blasts in Mumbai show the continuing deficiencies in our counter-terrorism capability.

India-China military ties 'improving', thanks to Modi, Xi: PLA

India-China military ties 'improving', thanks to Modi, Xi: PLA

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

'We should carefully handle issues concerning each other's core interests. We should properly manage and control problems that cannot be solved for the time being'

Army's combing op continues in Poonch to flush out terrorists

Army's combing op continues in Poonch to flush out terrorists

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

Army's counter-terrorism operation in the Nar Khas forest area of Poonch continued on Friday morning.

Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed-backed terror outfit

Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed-backed terror outfit

Rediff.com1 Jul 2017

Pakistan has quietly banned Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmir, a new front for Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa, as international pressure on the country grew, including from a global watchdog, to combat terror and its funding.

Modi, Netanyahu sign 7 pacts, vow to do 'much more together' against terror

Modi, Netanyahu sign 7 pacts, vow to do 'much more together' against terror

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Modi said during their talks he and Netanyahu agreed to to do much more together to combat terrorism to protect their strategic interests.

Will NCTC be able to operate without police inference?

Will NCTC be able to operate without police inference?

Rediff.com25 Feb 2012

The National Counter-Terrorism Centre is proposed to be given executive powers of follow-up action on its own and inform the state police thereafter in order to deal with contingencies where the later tends to drag its feet. B Raman reports

'He was living freely': US panel counters Trump's Hafiz Saeed tweet

'He was living freely': US panel counters Trump's Hafiz Saeed tweet

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

'Let's hold the (applause) until he's convicted'

India to host key SCO conclave of defence ministers, Pak to attend virtually

India to host key SCO conclave of defence ministers, Pak to attend virtually

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif will attend the SCO defence ministers' meeting in New Delhi on Friday through virtual mode, according to an official readout.

How LeT is turning into the new Al Qaeda

How LeT is turning into the new Al Qaeda

Rediff.com17 Sep 2010

Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba is acting in a more Al Qaeda-like manner after being 'infected' by the ideas of Osama bin Laden's terror network and poses the highest risk to the United States, according to a top American counter-terrorism expert.

In a first, India comments on human rights situation in China's Xinjiang

In a first, India comments on human rights situation in China's Xinjiang

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

India on Friday said rights of people in China's Xinjiang region should be "respected and guaranteed".

'Those who politicise...': Jaishankar's jibe at Pak, China

'Those who politicise...': Jaishankar's jibe at Pak, China

Rediff.com25 Sep 2022

In his address to the high-level UN General Assembly session, Jaishankar said those who politicise the UNSC 1267 Sanctions regime, sometimes even to the extent of defending proclaimed terrorists, do so at their own peril.

London tube attack: Police arrest second man

London tube attack: Police arrest second man

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

Earlier, an 18-year-old man was arrested in the port area of Dover. None of the suspects have been named.

Pak's anti-terror court grants bail to Hafiz Saeed

Pak's anti-terror court grants bail to Hafiz Saeed

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

The Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore granted interim bail to Saeed and his aides -- Hafiz Masood, Ameer Hamza, and Malik Zafar -- until August 31 against surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each, Dawn newspaper reported.

Introspect why you are 'epicentre' of terrorism: India to Pak at UN

Introspect why you are 'epicentre' of terrorism: India to Pak at UN

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'The international community should call upon Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible actions against terror outfits operating on the territory under its control'

Meet the man who will prevent WikiLeaks

Meet the man who will prevent WikiLeaks

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

Stung by WikiLeaks' publication of classified US diplomatic cables, President Barack Obama has roped in a veteran counter-terrorism official to oversee efforts to plug the gaping security gaps.

China says ready for talks on India's NSG bid, silent on ban on Masood Azhar

China says ready for talks on India's NSG bid, silent on ban on Masood Azhar

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

China's Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong again harped on the need to build consensus over the admission of new members in the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group.

London Bridge attacker was ex-terror convict: Police

London Bridge attacker was ex-terror convict: Police

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

Police have identified the suspect as 28-year-old Usman Khan, inspired by the ideology of Al Qaeda terror group, was previously sentenced to 16 years in prison term for his role in the London Stock Exchange bombing in 1990.

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