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Thursday, July 24, 2025
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Topic: Anti-terrorism

6 Army personnel awarded Shaurya Chakra for anti-terror operations in Jammu & Kashmir

Another 4 Army personnel were conferred the Bar to Sena medal while 116 others were named for the Sena medal on the eve of Independence Day.

‘It’s a story of treatment innocents face’: Man acquitted in 7/11 terror case says on his book

Abdul Wahid Sheikh was acquitted after 9 yrs in jail for the 7/11 Mumbai attacks. 'Innocent Prisoners’, the English translation of his book, 'Begunah Qaidi', was launched Sunday.

Pakistan Anti-Terrorism Court sentences 3 aides of Hafiz Saeed in terror funding case

Saeed's brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki, JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid and Zafar Iqbal were handed down the six-month imprisonment each.

Shopian ‘encounter’ shows why Army officers need ethics training for troops in conflict zones

The Army has admitted fault in the recent killing of three Kashmiri youth in Amshipora in a fake encounter and is working towards ensuring justice.

Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent capable of small-scale attacks only, says US official

Top US counter-terrorism official Christopher Miller said the globally banned terror group hasn't been able to recover from the death of its leader, Asim Umar.

India applied sustained pressure to disrupt & degrade terrorist activities in 2019: US report

The US State Department report said that Indian security agencies were effective in disrupting terror threats despite some gaps in intelligence and information sharing.

Pakistan scrambles to exit FATF grey list but ‘not many takers’ for its diplomatic offensive

The plenary meet of global terror financing watchdog FATF began on 16 February and it will announce its final assessment on 21 February.

Not just terrorists, must target states that sponsor them too: India tells world leaders

India pushed for adopting the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism that cuts off terrorists and their financiers from funds, arms and safe havens.

Peace deal to end Afghan war needs leverage over Taliban

It’s time to end the Afghan war but a schedule tied to US political calendar would encourage the Taliban to drag out talks and then seize power outright.

Parliament strengthens India’s anti-terror law, passes UAPA Amendment bill

Rajya Sabha approved the bill, which empower the Centre to designate an individual as a terrorist, after rejecting an opposition-sponsored motion to send it to select committee.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.