Global Terrorism

100 mins,12 blasts, 257 dead: Mumbai's first taste of terror, 30 years on

Till March 1993, Mumbai (Bombay) was one big 24x365 party destination, a city that never slept and where all seemed obsessed with minting money

India to deliberate global counter-terrorism during UNSC presidency

At the Counter Terror committee briefing, Kamboj presented the outcomes of the special meeting of the committee in India in October

Terrorist group Al-Shabab seize control of hotel in Somalia's Mogadishu

Terrorist group Al-Shabab on Saturday took control of a hotel near the centre of the Somali capital, Mogadishu

One year after war in Afghanistan, US spy agencies pivot toward China

CIA's No 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority but that the agency's money and resources would be increasingly shifted to focusing on China

India to host UNSC members for special meeting on counter-terrorism in Oct

India will host diplomats of the 15-nation UN Security Council in October for a special meeting on counter-terrorism

UN had absolutely no knowledge of Zawahiri's whereabouts: UNSG spokesperson

Member states must ensure that measures taken to counter terrorism comply with their obligations under international law, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General said

A message to Pakistan in Delhi dialogue on Afghanistan crisis

Afghan soil should not be used for terror, says the declaration

US designates ex-Kataib Hizbollah Secretary-General as 'global terrorist'

The United States has designated former Secretary-General of the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group as a global terrorist, informed the US State Department on Wednesday

Jihadists in Niger kill at least 100 civilians in mounting violence

More than 100 civilians were killed in Niger over the weekend by extremists who attacked two villages

Afghan military airstrikes kill 11 Al-Qaeda, 2 Taliban terrorists

Afghan Air Force (AAF) strikes launched in Helmand province's Nawa district have left 11 members of Al-Qaeda and two Taliban terrorists dead, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Sunday

At least 34 killed in Afghanistan in two separate suicide bombings

Afghan officials said at least 34 people were killed in two separate suicide bombings that targeted a military base and a provincial chief

India seventh-most affected by terror, but attacks becoming less bloody

Jammu & Kashmir is India's region most impacted by terrorism in 2018, with 321 attacks, resulting in 123 deaths

Every initiative proposed by PM Modi to fight terrorism is welcome: France

The French minister said the first Rafale fighter jet will land in India in September and it will be a strong signal of Indo-French cooperation

China should be more involved in global efforts to fight terror: USA

US official noted that China is increasingly involved in economic and other ventures abroad