Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor, while citing that India would not be able to “afford a repeat of 26/11", mentioned that the repeated terrorist attacks were happening as India had repeatedly allowed the perpetrators of terror attacks to get away.
 
"The US has not ...

Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has warned Indians to keep an eye on the spilling over of terrorism from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
 
"The whole region (Afghanistan-Pakistan) is affected by terrorists. We need to be on guard against it," said Kapoor while addressing the ...

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has criticized Maoist problem of India as an "international conspiracy", which has active roles being played by Pakistan and China.
 
"The Maoist problem is just a manifestation of an international conspiracy by China and Pakistan. These two ...

Defence Minister A.K. Antony has mentioned that Pakistan should adopt stringent actions against terrorists who are launching attacks on India for a better and cordial relationship with India.
 
"In relations with Pakistan, the main impediment is that there are still large numbers of ...

Home Minister P. Chidambaram has warned Pakistan "not to play with India" by covertly sponsoring terrorists.
 
Addressing a public meeting in Madurai on Saturday, the minister said: "The Mumbai attacks (of November 2008) should be Pakistan's last game. I have warned the ...

Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) has cautioned insurance companies against policy holders whose identity matches that of those on the United Nations' list of terrorists or organisations engaged in funding terror attacks.
 
"Insurance companies will immediately, and in ...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cited that central government needs "active cooperation" of the state governments to enforce law and order across India. Hi remarks come in wake of the hijacking of the Delhi-bound train by Maoists in West Bengal, demanding the release of Maoist leader ...

According to Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, the terrorist strikes have proved that they hamper the foreign investment prospects of India.
 
"Over the years, the terrorist activities have expanded to many new areas across the length and breadth of the country. Analysis of the ...

The security forces of Jammu and Kashmir have been put on high alert since yesterday, in wake of Manmohan Singh’s visit to the Valley today for the inauguration of railways in the Anantnag-Qazigund section.  Sources have reported that he may also be holding talks with the ...

Vice President Hamid Ansari, while addressing an anti-terrorism seminar in New Delhi, has mentioned that religions always condemn those who practise terrorism. He has also mentioned that anyone who says that Islam is the base for terrorism displays "downright ...

According to Vice President Hamid Ansari who was addressing an anti-terrorism seminar in New Delhi, terrorism has become trans-national due to globalization and technology.
 
"It is also important to remember that those advocating extremist, fundamentalist and terrorist causes ...

Securities and Exchange Board of India, the market watchdog, has warned all the stock exchanges and securities intermediaries against the terror funding and has urged them to inform the home ministry about any clients, whom they feel have particulars which goes along with the UN-listed terror ...

Islamic terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has sent a letter to Jhansi Railway Police, threatening to kill Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other leaders, police said Friday.
 
"Security of the chief minister has been enhanced after the letter was received by ...

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that Naxalism is not the same as terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and mentioned that the Maoists, who are creating problems in the north-east India should be treated as an entirely different entity.
 
He has also urged the Naxals o give up violence ...

According to some of the senior police officials of Maharashtra, the state is becoming the hub of terrorist activities, with many terrorist outfits making Mumbai their base. The 2008 blast of Kanpur as well as the blast that happened in Goa last week have been traced back to ...

The Taliban, which has staged two audacious attacks in Pakistan in five days, has said it will turn its guns on India after turning this country into an Islamic state.
 
"We want an Islamic state. If we get that (in Pakistan), the we will go to the borders of India," TV footage ...

Home Minister P Chidambaram has mentioned that India is still vulnerable to Mumbai-style militant attack. He made this statement in wake of the attacks which are being launched on Pakistan since the past week.
 
India, which is preparing itself for the first anniversary of Mumbai 26/11 ...

Over 400 militants belonging to the Dima Hama Daogah surrendered before Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a function at Halflong in North Cachar on Friday.
 
The DHD (Jewel) a banned outfit under Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act began surrendering to the government on September 15. The ...

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has asked the people to put aside the fears of terrorist attacks. He added that India is ready to face and provide a "swift and decisive" answer to such attacks in future.
 
“We are well prepared to counter any act of terror. There is no need ...

Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh has revealed that Indian government has received information on "an ongoing ploy of terrorist groups in Pakistan" which may strike India again. He stressed that cross border terrorism is still a major threat.
 
"Cross border terrorism remains a ...

The husband and wife along with their aide who had been convicted for the 2003 Mumbai twin blasts have been sentenced to death by a special court in Mumbai on Thursday.
 
Mohammed Hanif Sayed, his wife Fahimida M. H. Sayed and their associate Ashrat Shafique Ansari were proved to be guilty ...

Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) Special Judge M.R. Puranik had found Mohammed Hanif Sayed, his wife Fahimida M. H. Sayed and their associate Ashrat Shafique Ansari guilty of carrying out the Aug 25, 2003, blasts in Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazar in which 54 people were killed and 244 injured. ...

Providing a strong support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's declaration that there was no dilution of the national sovereignty on countering terrorism stemming from Pakistan, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said that India's foreign policy with respect to its neighbour had not changed. ...

The POTA court on Monday announced three people, including a husband-wife duo, guilty of the twin blasts in this city Aug 25, 2003 that killed 54 people and left 184 injured.
 
"Special Judge M.R. Puranik has kept the sentencing of the guilty for Aug 4," Special Public Prosecutor ...

The special court on Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks accepted and recorded  on the "confession" made by Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone gunman captured alive during the November 2008 carnage.
 
Special Judge M.L. Tahilyani also ruled that the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks ...

Ajmal Amir Kasab pleaded before the special court on Wednesday to hang him to death. This pleading came two days after the lone surviving Mumbai attacker admitted that he was a Pakistani and narrated the chilling details of the events that led to the killing spree leaving over 170 people dead in ...

Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab continued his confessional statement about his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack on Tuesday before the matter was adjourned for a day by Special Judge M.L. Tahilyani. He has also restricted the media from reporting some portions of his ...

Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, in his dramatic confession before a special court Monday, said that he was a decorator by profession but since his income was little, he was attracted to 'jehad' (holy war).
 
Through some contacts, he came in touch with the terror group ...

With Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist caught alive during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, naming Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi for masterminding the operation, the noose has tightened around the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander who is currently in custody in Pakistan.
 
India has from the ...

The Mumbai hub of National Security Guards (NSG) would become operational on Tuesday, nearly seven months after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

According to a statement, there was a need to have presence of NSG in other metros following the terror attack in Mumbai and hence four regional hubs ...