Terrorism

Did Coast Guard just foil a terror attack by nabbing 5 Pakistani boats off Gujarat coast?

The vessels seized were all inflatable rubber boats, which are not often the kind of boat fishermen in the Indian subcontinent use for fishing.

Dec 20, 2016

Evening wrap: Yasin Bhatkal sentenced to death, Masood Azhar named in Pathankot Attack, Sunny Leone sizzles, and more

Read about the trailer release of Jolly LLB 2 and the drone video of a shark and a killer whale fighting under water.

Dec 19, 2016

Pakistan all set to lift ban on Indian films as loss of revenue hits exhibitors hard

The Film Exhibitors Association took the decision after Pakistani and Hollywood films failed to attract large crowds to cinema halls.

Dec 18, 2016

Evening wrap: Massive earthquake in Papua New Guinea, scandals of TV stars in 2016, Miss World contest winners and more

Read about Pakistan's terror lies being exposed with Quetta suicide attack report, and IAF ex-chief SP Tyagi in judicial custody till December 30.

Dec 17, 2016

Pampore terror attack: 3 soldiers killed, 2 injured after terrorists fire at Indian Army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir

Terrorists on motorcycles opened fire at vehicles carrying Indian Army soldiers on Srinagar-Jammu highway.

Dec 17, 2016

Quetta suicide attack: Pak terror lies nailed as inquiry commission says no foreign hand

The Quetta terror attack at the main gate of Civil Hospital had led to the death of 70 people and injured another 100 people.

Dec 17, 2016

Pakistan takes hard stance on Indus Waters Treaty; will it affect bilateral talks with India?

The World Bank recently paused arbitration between the two countries over two dams being built by India, and asked for "alternative ways" to solve the problem.

Dec 17, 2016

Russia foils ISIS terror attacks in Moscow; 4 suspects nabbed by FSB

The ISIS-linked terror suspects were arrested from different places in and around Moscow for planning to carry out high-capacity attacks.

Dec 15, 2016

Indus Water Treaty controversy: Centre forms task force to examine full utilisation of river waters

The Indus Water Treaty that was signed in 1960 distributes the waters of three rivers of the Indus basin to India and the other three to Pakistan.

Dec 15, 2016

2013 Hyderabad blasts: Indian Mujahideen's Riyaz Bhatkal enjoys luxurious life under Pakistan's ISI

According to National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials, Riyaz made a lot of money with the assistance of the ISI.

Dec 14, 2016

US Ambassador to India Richard Verma says demonetisation does not impact Indo-US ties

The US Ambassador to India also said the US' relationship with India is much broader than that with Pakistan.

Dec 14, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir: Sopore encounter ends; top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander killed

Security forces had carried out search operations in the area after terrorists were reported to be hiding in a building.

Dec 14, 2016

Kolkata terror threat: Jaish-e-Mohammed issues threat to blow up Howrah station, 'kill Mamata Banerjee'

IBTimes, however, cannot verify the authenticity of the threat to Mamata Banerjee's life.

Dec 13, 2016

Islamic State group re-enters Syrian city of Palmyra

According to reports, 50 Syrian troops have been killed in the battle, while an unconfirmed report says that the rest of them are fleeing.

Dec 11, 2016

Istanbul bombings: At least 38 killed, 166 wounded in double explosions outside soccer stadium in Turkey

The first was a car bomb that exploded outside the soccer stadium, while the second was a suicide bomber who exploded 45 seconds after the first one.

Dec 11, 2016

Global Terrorism Index: India ranks 7th among countries most hit by terror attacks

The country most affected by terrorism last year was Iraq, followed by Afghanistan and Nigeria.

Dec 9, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir: NIA to investigate Nagrota terror attack that killed 7 Indian Army personnel

A statement issued by the NIA said that a team comprising officials of the agency would reach the attack scene in Jammu shortly to begin investigation.

Dec 8, 2016

Terror screws tighten on Pakistan: US Congressman Ted Poe threatens to halt aid until Haqqani Network is prosecuted

Poe has said Pakistan "does not deserve a single dollar of American taxpayer money" if it does nothing to dismantle the Haqqani Network.

Dec 6, 2016

Read the full text of PM Modi's address at the inauguration of the Heart of Asia conference

Modi assured Afghanistan of all help it would need from India and other countries, and also brought up the issue of terrorism.

Dec 4, 2016

Ghana shuts down fake US embassy, which had run for a year and issued fake passports and currency

The fake embassy had reportedly issued hundreds of fake passports — to the US as well as other countries — for a payment of $6,000 each.

Dec 4, 2016