The Uttar Pradesh police and the National Security Guard (NSG) on Thursday conducted mock drills at Vidhan Sabha and Lok Bhavan to enhance preparedness in tackling terror attacks effectively.
“We received 38 calls for flying drones in different areas of Delhi. There were also one or two calls regarding terrorist attacks. Though it was a hoax call, none of these calls were taken lightly and all standard protocols were followed,” DCP Ops Anand Mishra said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a house in Uttar Pradesh as ‘proceeds of terrorism’ after discovering that it was being used by an active member of the banned terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda and Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind to make preparations for carrying out te
The month of August saw a significant surge in terrorist attacks around the country, with 99 terror occurrences registered thus far. This is the greatest number recorded in a single month since November 2014, according to the data.
Notably, a US court order has denied the writ of habeas corpus filed by Rana, making the way for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to issue a certification for him to be extradited to India, where he is facing charges of his alleged involvement in 2008 Mumbai terror attacks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the era of serial blasts was over as the country is seeing a noticeable drop in terror attacks or terror-related incidents.
"At Uri and Pulwama they (Pakistanis) had attacked the Army and CRPF, but they forgot that the UPA government is not in power, it is the BJP government in power. And not Mauni Baba Manmohan Singh, but Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister," Amit Shah said.
They also reported that 382 gun attacks, 107 grenade explosions, 145 IED explosions, 15 rocket and missile hits, and two vehicle-borne IED attacks took place during this period.
In terrorist attacks that occurred within a few hours at a government building in Bara and a police station close to Peshawar, Dawn reported that five police officers were killed and 12 others, including nine personnel and three civilians, were injured.
NIA, in its supplementary charge sheet, said that the accused were about to pursue robotics courses, to pick up skills to carry terrorist attacks in the future against India.
In a stern response to China's move at a high-level summit, India without naming its neighbouring country said it "had strong reasons to believe that something was genuinely wrong in the global sanctions regime as manifested in the Security Council."
China has blocked a proposal by India and the United States at the United Nations to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, as a global terrorist.