Page 8 - Terrorism

Critical for UNSC to focus, act upon threat of terrorism in Africa: India

India has called on the international community to focus its attention on the threat of terrorism in Africa, in particular the Sahel region

UN yet to agree on definition of terrorism, craft coherent policy: India

We have failed ourselves by continuing to procrastinate on concluding a comprehensive convention against international terrorism: Second Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN

Al-Qaida's links with Pak-based terror groups continue to strengthen: India

Al-Qaida's linkages with UNSC proscribed Pakistan-based terror groups like LeT and JeM has continued to strengthen, India's envoy to the UN said

CRPF sets up Quick Action Team for Delhi to deal with terror acts

CRPF has set up QAT has been set up in Delhi by the force to deal with terror attacks, IED explosions and 'fidayeen strikes in the National Capital Region

'Tendency of UN members to label terrorism into categories is dangerous'

India termed as dangerous the tendency of UN members, driven by their political, religious and other motivations, to label terrorism into categories

Explosive in Ghazipur IED could have been dropped by Pak drones: Officials

The explosive used in the IED, seized from the Ghazipur flower market, is suspected to be part of consignments dropped in Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir by drones from Pakistan, officials said

2 arrested in England in investigation into Texas 10-hour standoff

Police in England said Sunday they had arrested two teenagers in their investigation into an armed British national holding four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue.

Hostages safe after hours-long Texas synagogue standoff; captor dead

Four hostages are safe and their captor is dead after an hourslong standoff that began when the man took over services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting on a livestream

Pak mercenaries tricking J&K youth into terrorism, using them: Officials

Pakistani mercenaries operating in Jammu and Kashmir are tricking the youth into terrorism and using them as "terror mules" who can even be eliminated if they plan to shun the path of violence

Resolved to show 'zero tolerance' to terror: Army chief Naravane

The Indian Army is resolved to show "zero tolerance" to terrorism and is committed to extracting "dire costs" for it, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane said on Wednesday

J&K Police to get American assault rifles, pistols for anti-terror ops

Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel will soon get American Sig Sauer assault rifles and pistols to carry out anti-terror operations, officials said. The Army has already equipped its personnel guarding the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China with the state-of-the-art rifles. The Jammu and Kashmir Police is probably the first in the country to get the modern weapons, they said, adding that the force will be procuring 500 Sig Sauer-716 rifles and 100 Sig Sauer MPX 9mm pistols. The special operation group (SoG) and personnel deployed for the security of protected people will be equipped with the weapons, they said. According to officials, the Jammu and Kashmir Police had recently floated global bids on the government buying portal GeM (Government e-Market) for purchasing the assault weapons. The Sig Sauer-716 assault rifle has a more powerful 7.62x51mm cartridge as compared to the 5.56x45mm intermediate cartridge of the INSAS (Indian Small A

182 terrorists killed in 100 successful operations in J-K in 2021: DGP

Infiltration is down this year, said DGP Dilbag Singh

Terrorists attack check post in Pakistan; two soldiers killed: Official

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed when terrorists attacked a check post in the country's restive Balochistan province on Friday, according to an official statement

Pentagon expands scope of word 'extremism', to include terrorism

"The term 'extremist activities; means.... Advocating, engaging in, or supporting terrorism, within the US or abroad."

ISIS has 66 known Indian-origin fighters: US report on terrorism

Officials in India remain concerned about internet use for terrorist recruitment and radicalisation to violence, as well as for fomenting interreligious tensions, it said

66 Indian-origin terrorists operating abroad with IS, also in India: US

Sixty six Indian-origin terrorists were operating abroad with the Islamic State (IS) which is also present in India, according to the US State Department.

Terror groups targeting India continue to operate from Pak: US report

Terrorist groups targeting India continued to operate from Pakistan and Islamabad did not take action against other known terrorists, according to a latest report on terrorism by the US State Dept.

US State Dept nails Pak for making limited progress to counter terrorism

In yet another scathing indictment of terror haven and toxic state Pakistan, the US State Department has released its country reports on 'Terrorism 2020', in which it slammed Pakistan

Canadian citizen who joined IS pleads guilty to aiding terrorist group

A Canadian citizen who joined the Islamic State group nearly a decade ago pleaded guilty to serving as one of the organisation's more prominent English-language propagandists.

India reiterates concern on terrorist entities getting chemical weapons

India reiterated its concern regarding the possibility of terrorist groups and individuals gaining access to chemical weapons at the UNSC briefing on Syria (Chemical weapons).