Police attach Pakistan-based terror handler’s Kathua property | India News

JAMMU: Kathua Police Tuesday attached property belonging to a Pakistan-based terror handler in the district’s Lohai Malhar tehsil on orders of the additional sessions court, Jammu.The attachment of the land (approximately 7.5 marlas) owned by the accused, Swar Din, in Bhatodi area was carried out in connection with an FIR registered at Billawar PS under…

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‘Wounded yet in high spirits’: Army shares update on braveheart dog Tyson who ‘took the first bullet’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Tyson, a four-legged Army hero, was shot in the leg during Operation Trashi-I in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, and is “recovering well.” The Army on Tuesday said he is “wounded but in high spirits,” showing courage while leading the entry into a terrorist hideout.The German Shepherd, serving in the Army, demonstrated true Indian…

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‘Shirtless’ protest at AI summit: Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib arrested | India News

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested Indian Youth Congress (IYC) National President Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with a protest staged at Bharat Mandapam on Feb 20.Sources said Chib was questioned on Monday before being formally arrested. With his arrest, the total number of people held in the case has risen to eight. ‘Gandi Aur…

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‘Was in touch with Hafiz Saeed’: How LeT’s Shabir Ahmed Lone is linked to 8 held for plotting terror attack in India | India News

Shabir Ahmed Lone behind 8 arrested linked to Bangladesh terror module NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh-based terror module recently dismantled by Delhi Police was allegedly run by Shabir Ahmed Lone, an operative investigators say maintained direct links with senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders.Lone was also in touch with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and operations chief Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi.Delhi…

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India unveils its first-ever counter-terrorism policy; proportionate reply to attacks part of ‘Prahaar’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Government on Monday unveiled the country’s first-ever anti-terror policy elevating its “pro-active and intelligence-guided” approach to the level of a doctrine, which focuses, apart from the persisting threat of “hostile neighbours” deploying terror, on the new challenges of terrorists using modern communication devices and criminal networks.‘Prahaar’, an acronym for India’s comprehensive counter-terrorism policy…

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Political messaging behind timing of installation of Rajaji’s bust? | India News

NEW DELHI: The timing of installation of C Rajagopalachari’s bust replacing Edward Lutyens at Rashtrapati Bhawan gains significance as the southern state is going for polls in next few months where BJP has struggled to make major inroads. The invitees to Monday’s event also included “guests from Tamil Nadu”.The replacement of Lutyens bust with Rajaji…

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More Congress MLAs to go saffron in Assam? ‘No vacancy now, but there’s a schedule,’ says CM Sarma | India News

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday claimed there is a “schedule” for several senior Congress leaders to join the BJP in the poll-bound state, a day after former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah switched to the ruling party.Sarma, himself a former Congressman, added that…

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‘Mental decolonisation’: Bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari replaces Lutyens at Rashtrapati Bhavan | India News

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday unveiled a bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor General of independent India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.The bust, installed at the Grand Open Staircase near Ashok Mandap, replaces that of British architect Edwin Lutyens.PM Modi had earlier announced the replacement during his monthly Mann Ki Baat broadcast.“His (Rajagopalachari)…

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326 days, harsh terrain, well-knit intelligence grid: How forces took down 7 terrorists in J&K’s Kishtwar | India News

NEW DELHI: Indian forces on Monday said they had eliminated seven terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district after nearly a year of sustained joint operations in the high-altitude Chatroo belt. The operation, carried out by the White Knight Corps along with Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF, followed months of tracking militants through…

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Congress’s ‘shirtless protest row’: BJP trains guns at grand-old-party; police make 5th arrest | India News

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday arrested Jitendra Yadav from Gwalior in connection with the Youth Congress protest at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Impact Summit.This is the fifth arrest made by Delhi Police in connection with the incident.Earlier, police had detained another Youth Congress protester while tracing the remaining protesters.According to Delhi Police, officials…

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