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Topic: IED

Chhattisgarh Police bring surrendered Maoist ‘experts’ to train recruits on IEDs. ‘Straight from the horse’s mouth’

Former Maoists will brief police recruits at CTJW College, Kanker in guerrilla tactics, medical care & demining as the forces step up efforts to neutralise IEDs in Bastar’s forests.

Gallantry award-winning Additional SP rank officer killed in IED blast triggered by Maoists in Bastar

Blast occurred while Akash Rao Girepunje & other officers were on foot patrol, investigating an incident of vehicle burning by Naxalites. This is the 2nd IED blast death in under a month.

‘Crude bomb, shrapnel, smoke’ — Israel embassy blast investigation points to ‘chemical explosion’

'Shrapnel, ball bearings' found, and a wall also showed signs of impact, it is learnt. Delhi Police trying to trace a 'prime suspect' who took auto from Jamia Nagar to Prithviraj Road.

Banned insurgent group PLA claims responsibility for IED attack on Assam Rifles in Manipur

No soldier was injured in attack that took place Thursday morning when troops were out on routine patrol duty. IED blast was followed by ambush of their Casspir vehicle.

Army sniffer dog, soldier detect explosives on Srinagar-Baramulla highway, save ‘dozens of lives’

Once Kanak confirmed the IED, bomb disposal squad destroyed it through a controlled blast. Other than labradors like Kanak, Army’s canine unit also has Indian breeds like Mudhol Hound.

‘Couriers’ for Pakistan-based Khalistan ‘terror racket’— what’s known of 4 men arrested in Karnal

In 5am operation Thursday, police nabbed 4 men from Punjab in car containing IEDs and arms. Pakistan-based Khalistan ‘terrorist’ Harvinder Singh ‘Rinda’ is suspected handler, police say.

Alert flower seller saved the day at Ghazipur mandi, IED was ‘meant to cause maximum damage’

IED found in Delhi’s Ghazipur flower market contained RDX and ammonium nitrate, could have caused ‘heavy damage to life and property’. No one has claimed responsibility.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.