Terrorism
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Trump issues new executive order to combat terrorism
World | Sep 11, 2019, 11:11 AM ISTIt allows the US government to better target terror group leaders and provides new tools to pursue individuals who participate in terrorist training, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
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Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Dawood Ibrahim and Lakhvi declared terrorists under new anti-terror law, MHA says
India | Sep 04, 2019, 04:47 PM ISTTerror masterminds Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman-Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim have been declared terrorists under new anti-terror law, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday.
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Islam has nothing to do with terrorism: Imran Khan
World | Sep 02, 2019, 07:44 AM ISTImran Khan also accused the Modi government of imposing curfew in the Valley and cutting all communication lines to the area to suppress the protests against the abrogation of Article 370.
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Communication channels open among terrorists in Kashmir? Here is how offline apps are allowing free chat
India | Sep 01, 2019, 06:58 AM ISTWith fake videos on Kashmir coming in droves from Pakistan amid Internet shutdown in the Valley, communication channels are open among separatists as well as local terrorists via several offline chat apps and highly-encrypted anonymous chat platform Tor, giving a hard time to security agencies and authorities in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan's BAT attack foiled, 2 SSG commandos killed by Indian Army in J&K's Gurez
India | Aug 28, 2019, 12:02 PM ISTThe Indian Army foiled an attack by Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez sector. The Indian Army killed 2 SSG (Special Services Group) Commandos while two others were seriously injured, according to Army sources.
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After being quoted by Pak, Rahul slams 'prime supporter of terrorism', says Kashmir internal matter of India
India | Aug 28, 2019, 09:55 AM ISTGandhi was forced to give a clarification after Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari quoted him on "people dying" in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Arrested Jamat-ul-Mujahideen terrorist remanded to police custody
India | Aug 27, 2019, 11:15 PM ISTThe top operative of terror outfit Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in India, who was arrested from Bihar, used to be in touch with other leaders of the outfit using code language on messaging sites, sources in the Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) said on Tuesday. Ejaz Ahmad, a resident of Birbhum district of West Bengal who was remanded to 14 days' police custody, was responsible for collecting funds for the organisation.
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India and other nations at some point would have to fight against terrorist in Afghanistan: Donald Trump
World | Aug 22, 2019, 07:05 AM ISTTrump's comments came a day after he indicated that the US forces will not completely withdraw from the warn-torn Afghanistan and America will have "somebody there" to make sure that Taliban does not regain control.
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Nothing short of zero tolerance on terrorism is acceptable: Rajnath Singh in Hyderabad
India | Aug 03, 2019, 05:34 PM ISTIn a strongly worded statement against terrorism and terrorist, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that nothing short of "zero tolerance" on terrorism is acceptable. He was speaking in Hyderabad.
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Al-Qaeda remains resilient, continues to cooperate closely with LeT: UN report
World | Jul 30, 2019, 12:19 PM ISTThere are also growing concerns about West Africa and the Sahel, where ISIL and Al-Qaeda are both active and deconflict with each other in favour of destabilizing the more fragile regional States.
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Blast in Afghan vice-presidential candidate's office, gunbattle follows
World | Jul 28, 2019, 09:13 PM ISTKabul Blast: Nasrat Rahimi, the interior ministry spokesman, said the attack targeted the Green Trend party headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but denied reports that vice presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh was wounded in the attack.
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BRICS nations ask all states to prevent terror financing from their territories
World | Jul 27, 2019, 08:54 AM ISTThe comprehensive approach should include countering radicalisation, recruitment, travel of foreign terrorist fighters, blocking sources and channels of terrorist financing, dismantling terrorist bases and countering misuse of the Internet by terrorist entities through misuse of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), a statement released after the meeting said.
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Donald Trump-Imran Khan discuss Afghanistan, terrorism in first meeting: White House
World | Jul 23, 2019, 06:25 AM ISTA White House readout issued after Trump hosted Khan for a working lunch in his Cabinet room, did not mention any lifting of the freeze on the US security assistance to Pakistan.
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Terrorism biggest threat to humanity: PM Narendra Modi at informal BRICS leaders' meeting in Osaka
World | Jun 28, 2019, 08:15 AM ISTSpeaking at the informal BRICS leaders' meeting in Osaka, PM Modi said that there is a need to stop all the mediums of support to terrorism and racism.
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Shah wants zero tolerance towards terrorism, terrorists
India | Jun 27, 2019, 04:50 PM ISTBriefing the media about the details of Shah's two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, A.P. Maheshwari, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, state Chief Secretary, said the Home Minister has directed that there should be continued strict action against terror funding.
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Terror, H-1B, Iran oil: Here's what will be on table when Jaishankar-Pompeo meet
India | Jun 25, 2019, 09:37 PM ISTTerrorism, H1B visas, trade and the situation arising out of US sanctions on buying oil from Iran, will be among a host of issues on the table when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar holds talks with his American counterpart Mike Pompeo on Wednesday.
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155 Islamic State members, sympathisers arrested so far: Home Ministry
India | Jun 25, 2019, 03:55 PM ISTA total of 155 members and sympathisers of banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) have been arrested in the country so far.
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176 children lost their parents in Easter Sunday attacks: Cardinal Ranjith
World | Jun 25, 2019, 02:11 PM ISTA total of 7 suicide bombers carried out a series blasts that targeted three churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on April 21. The attacks injured 500 people.
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Pak accuses India of "politicising" deliberations at FATF meeting in US
World | Jun 22, 2019, 09:55 PM ISTIn June last year, the FATF placed Pakistan on the grey list of countries whose domestic laws are considered weak to tackle the challenges of money laundering and terrorism financing.
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India asks Pak to address global concerns on terror after FATF slams it
India | Jun 22, 2019, 03:21 PM ISTIndia on Saturday asked Pakistan to address global concerns on terrorism by taking "credible" and "irreversible" steps, after an international body, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), slammed the country for failing to do enough to check terror financing and warned of action if it does not comply with the requirements in four months.