Terror Threat

Australia downgrades national terrorism threat level to 'possible'

Australia's terrorism threat level has been downgraded from probable" to possible for the first time since 2014, the head of the main domestic spy agency said Monday. The defeat of the Islamic State group in battle in the Middle East and an ineffective al-Qaida propaganda machine failing to connect with Western youth has resulted in fewer extremists in Australia, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Director-General Mike Burgess said. This does not mean the threat is extinguished, Burgess said. It remains plausible that someone will die at the hands of a terrorist in Australia within the next 12 months, he added. However, there have been increases in radical nationalism and right-wing extremist ideology in Australia in the past couple of years, Burgess said. Individuals are still fantasising about killing other Australians, still spouting their hateful ideologies in chat rooms, still honing their capabilities by researching bomb-making and training with weapons, Burgess .

Massive searches carried out in J&K over militant threat to journalists

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday started massive searches at ten locations in connection with threatening of journalists by terror outfit The Resistance Front. The searches were conducted in Srinagar, Anantnag and Kulgam districts of the Valley, police said. Massive searches in connection with #investigation of case related to recent #threat to journalists started by Police at 10 locations in #Srinagar, #Anantnag and #Kulgam. Details shall be followed, Kashmir Zone Police wrote on Twitter. The police had on November 12 filed a case against militants and handlers belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow organisation of LeT, for sending threat letters to journalists in Kashmir. The TRF had issued an online threat to a few media houses in the Valley for their "traitorous acts and nexus with fascist Indian regime". Following the threat, several journalists resigned from local publications. Turkey-based terror operative Mukhtar Baba and six o

Huge cache of explosives seized in Jharkhand's Latehar district: Police

A huge cache of explosives were seized in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Jharkhand Police and CRPF raided Budha Pahad area, once considered to be a hotbed of Maoist activities, and unearthed the hidden cache, a police officer said. Latehar Additional Superintendent of Police (Operations) Santosh Kumar Mishra said that IEDs and detonators of various kinds were seized from the spot, which is around 160 km from Ranchi. This was the second major haul of explosives from the area in recent times. A week ago, a huge cache of arms and ammunitions, including 17 rifles and 200 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized from the area.

Delhi Police to plant dummy IEDs amid terror threats ahead of festivities

To assess the preparation and alertness of the force ahead of the festive season, Delhi Police Special Cell will plant dummy IEDs across the city

Terror threat received by Mumbai cops should be taken seriously: Ajit Pawar

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday said the messages received by the Mumbai police threatening a "26/11-like attack" should be taken seriously, and added that central agencies need to look into the matter. Speaking to reporters at the airport here, the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly said in the state police department is a very able force in such situations. The Mumbai police's traffic wing received several text messages on its helpline number, which threatened that a "26/11-like" attack will be carried out in the city by six persons and "preparations are on to blow up" the metropolis. "The state government should take this threat seriously and our police are very able in such situations. But central agencies should also look into the matter," Pawar said. Whenever such threats are received by any state, the central and all other agencies should look into them, he said. Meanwhile, criticising Chief Minister Eknath Sh

Threat to Ambanis: Court sends accused jeweller to custody till Aug 20

Police had on Monday arrested the jeweller, Bishnu Vidu Bhoumik (56), for allegedly calling up the landline number of Reliance Foundation Hospital here and threatening to kill Ambani and his family

Mumbai Police beefs up security at Salman Khan's home after threat letter

On Sunday, noted writer Salim Khan was sitting on a bench at the Bandra Bandstand after a morning walk when an unidentified man kept there a letter which mentioned a threat to kill him and his son

UK raises terror threat level to 'severe' after 2 violent incidents

The United Kingdom has raised its level of threat from Islamist terrorism to "severe" after two violent incidents in Liverpool and Essex in the last one month

New Zealand women's cricket team receives bomb threat in Leicester

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday confirmed that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a threatening email relating to NZC.Although this did not specifically reference the New Zealand women's cricket team, it was treated seriously, investigated, and deemed not credible."The WHITE FERNS have now arrived in Leicester and, as a precaution, security around them has been boosted. Reports their training has been cancelled are false," NZC said in an official statement.They were not scheduled to train today (Monday) as it was a travelling day. NZC will not be commenting further on the matter," it added.The third ODI of the series between England and New Zealand is now set to go ahead after a security threat was deemed by NZC to be "not credible".As per ESPNcricinfo, a member of the New Zealand team management was contacted and he was told that a bomb would be placed at the team hotel. The side was also warned of an attempt to place a bomb on their plane when they return to

India plans more power islands to counter cyber, terrorist threats

The plan follows a major power outage in India's financial hub Mumbai last year that brought the city to a halt and prompted speculation about a cyber attack

Time to call out countries harbouring terrorists, says India at UN

India on Tuesday said it is a time to call out the countries that blatantly violate global commitments by harbouring terrorists and are willfully giving support to terror entities.

Police-politician nexus

Allegations of impropriety in Maharashtra must be probed

Fully prepared to deal with any form of terror threat: Security officials

The city of Kochi is prepared to deal with any form of terror threat, top security officials said on Saturday, hours after the NIA arrested nine al-Qaeda cadres during raids here and in West Bengal

Mumbai Police tighten security around Taj Hotels after terror threats

The threat calls came from a person claiming to be a member of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror outfit, an official said

America's primary foreign goal is a terror-free world: Ravi Batra

America is, and must remain, a force for good, and our precious freedoms, which we all take for granted - the very nectar of American Exceptionalism born of our cherished separated powers regime

Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh on high terror alert for Shivratri

Police received inputs that 10 suspected LeT and JeM terrorists may have sneaked into Delhi for an attack

Suspected militants fire at security forces in Kashmir

No casualties have been reported in the firing and search operations are going on

Gujarat terror alert: Security tightened across state; metros put on alert

Two NSG teams comprising nearly 200 personnel have been sent to Ahmedabad from Delhi

'Disturbing inputs' about terror attack, says Army commander

Lt Gen K J Singh refused to elaborate, said such events are planned to create "maximum media impact"