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  Indian agencies write to Twitter; want IS tweet location

  India | January 23, 2015 22:14 IST

  New Delhi: Indian agencies have written to Twitter seeking the location from where threatening tweets were issued by alleged Islamic State (IS) terrorists, calling for a car bomb attack on US President Barack Obama during

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  NIA approaches US firm to preserve data related to Areeb Majeed

  India | January 11, 2015 14:25 IST

  New Delhi:  The NIA which is probing the activities of Areeb Majeed, an alleged recruit of the dreaded terror group ISIS, has approached a US company providing free call services with a request from an

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  NIA makes another arrest in Burdwan blast case

  India | January 10, 2015 17:39 IST

  New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested an alleged operative of banned Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terror outfit Rezaul Karim, believed to be in charge of transporting explosives to various places in Burdwan in

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  NIA frames charges against 11 in Patna serial blasts case

  India | January 06, 2015 17:36 IST

  Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court today framed charges against 11 accused, all suspected to be members of banned IM and SIMI, for the serial blasts at Prime Minister (then Gujarat Chief Minister)

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  NIA officials interrogate parents of IS Twitter a/c handler

  India | December 15, 2014 8:46 IST

  Kolkata: Officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today interrogated the parents of Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the alleged handler of the pro-Islamic State (IS) Twitter account, who was recently arrested in Bengaluru.Family sources said that

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  We were detained by Iraqi Army for two days, says Areeb Majeed, ISIS recruit from Mumbai

  India | January 08, 2015 10:05 IST

  Mumbai: Areeb Majeed, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) recruit from Mumbai told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that he and his companions had been detained by the Iraqi army for two days

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  Arrest of Arif not an action to harass him: Government

  India | November 29, 2014 20:31 IST

  Guwahati: Government on Saturday said arrest of Arif Majeed, who returned to Mumbai after disappearing in ISIS controlled areas in Iraq, was not an action to harass him, asserting that all such incidents will be

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  NIA finds bottles containing explosives near Burdwan site

  India | November 19, 2014 7:18 IST

  Kolkata: NIA officials, probing the Burdwan blast, Tuesday found bottles containing explosives used to make improvised explosive devices for the blast from a pond near the site in Burdwan district.The National Investigation Agency officers quizzed

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  Jihadi activities in Assam mainly in Barpeta district: Gogoi

  Politics | November 04, 2014 16:40 IST

  Guwahati: Jihadi activities in Assam are mainly in Barpeta district, said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today.“Jihadi activities are mainly in Barpeta district. Some people from there and Nalbari district have gone for training outside,” Gogoi

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  NIA searches Jamaat operative's house in Assam

  India | November 03, 2014 19:42 IST

  Guwahati: A team from the NIA Monday searched the house of Shahnur Alom, an absconding operative of the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), in Assam's Barpeta district, officials said.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team that arrived

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  Tarun Gogoi says he is target of jihadi elements

  Politics | November 02, 2014 17:45 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said he, the state secretariat and famous Kamakhya temple were targets of jihadi elements operating in the state.  “There is a jihadi threat in the state. I am

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  Assam to hand over jihadi activities cases to NIA

  India | November 02, 2014 8:02 IST

  Guwahati: Assam will hand over cases related to jihadi activities in the state to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Saturday.Gogoi reviewed the law and order situation in the state

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  Links between bank robbery and Burdwan blast being probed: NIA

  India | October 24, 2014 6:57 IST

  Hyderabad/Karimnagar: NIA is probing “link” between October 2 blast in Burdwan district of West Bengal and the gang involved in a robbery at an SBI branch in Karimnagar district of Telangana in February.“Yes, the links

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  Burdwan blast: NIA registers case

  India | October 10, 2014 22:41 IST

  New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today registered a case to probe the bomb blast in Burdwan in West Bengal in which the role of terror groups is suspected.The decision was taken after the

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  Indian Mujahideen wants to make India like Iraq, Syria: NIA

  India | September 26, 2014 13:21 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian Mujahideen (IM) wanted to make India like war-torn Iraq and Syria by carrying out regular terrorist activities in the country, according to chargesheet filed against top suspected operatives by the National

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  NIA nabs Sri Lankan suspected to be Pakistan spy

  India | September 12, 2014 7:00 IST

  Chennai: A Sri Lankan national has been arrested here on charges of spying at the instigation of Pakistan, the NIA said Thursday.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is now investigating the transfer of money from a

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  NIA arrests Sri Lankan national allegedly spying for Pakistan

  India | September 11, 2014 9:12 IST

  New Delhi: A Sri Lankan national was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on the charge of spying on behalf of Pakistan.Arun Selvarajan was arrested by NIA for his alleged involvement in espionage activities at

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  MHA asks Delhi Police to continue probing IM case

  India | April 11, 2014 23:04 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Police have been asked to continue with its probe in connection with the larger role of banned terror group Indian Mujhaideen and also represent the government during the hearing on bail applications

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  Suspected IM activist held in connection with Bodh Gaya blasts

  India | March 02, 2014 16:50 IST

  Arwal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) activist in connection with Bodh Gaya serial blasts from a village in Bihar's Arwal district, police said today.  Acting on a tip

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  Two held by NIA in UP in connection with Modi rally blast in Patna

  India | February 24, 2014 23:52 IST

  New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested two persons from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the blasts outside the rally of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on October 27.  NIA