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Fungus-coated wetsuit to shellfish venom pills, declassified papers show CIA plots to assassinate Castro

Plots, which ran in 5 phases from 1959-1963, are detailed in a 1977 internal investigation by CIA's John Earman, which were published online Thursday by National Security Archive project.

Man previously arrested in terror case held for attempting to shoot Sukhbir Badal outside Golden Temple

The 68-year-old has been identified as Narain Singh Chaura, who allegedly leads militant group Akal Federation. Incident occurred while Badal was serving punishment imposed by Akal Takht.

Iranian charged in plot to kill Trump tasked with targeting Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka, says US

According to documents filed in federal court, Farhad Shakeri was asked by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to target Israeli tourists in SL and to plan a mass shooting in October 2024.

US charges Iranian man in alleged plot to assassinate Trump ordered by Revolutionary Guards Corps

Farhad Shakeri, an alleged IRGC operative, is accused of planning to kill Donald Trump under orders from Iran’s elite military unit. Two New Yorkers also charged for aiding the plot.

US and allies boast of killing whomever they want, yet lecture India on morality

To believe that educated Indians will never question their government is silly. We question the government every single day. Currently, we are worried about how our spy agencies are run.

Donald Trump safe after new assassination attempt thwarted at Florida golf course

The suspect has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii. He was arrested.

Trump assassination attempt is a symptom of easy gun access. It’s as American as apple pie

The question America needs to be urgently asking itself isn’t why Thomas Crooks wanted to kill Trump. It’s what needs to be done to keep guns out of the hands of others like him.

Suicide bombers, drone attacks, and gunmen — two-decade history of attacks on world leaders

Attempt that seriously wounded Slovak PM Fico, assassination of then Japanese PM Abe & Chad President Itno's death in battle among the most prominent examples in past few years.

‘Shocking, despicable, concerning’ — how world leaders reacted to Trump assassination attempt

Global leaders shared the common sentiment that ‘political violence’ is unacceptable in a democracy, condemning the attack on former US president & 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.