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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicTerror attack

Topic: terror attack

NIA receives email threatening ‘attack’ in Mumbai by person with Taliban links

The probe agency’s Mumbai office received the threat mail Thursday, following which the city police and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad were alerted, an official said.

Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri rocked by blast, firing – 5 killed, over 10 injured in 2 days

A child died & 5 others were hurt in a blast that took place in Upper Dhangri village of J&K Monday. The incident came a day after 4 civilians were killed at the same village.

4 civilians dead, several injured in Rajouri firing incident

The firing incident was reported Sunday evening in the Dangri area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri after two armed men opened fire at three houses.

How Sikhs in Vienna blew cover of ‘pro-Khalistan’ Golden Temple ex-granthi, extradited from Austria

Bikramjit Singh had allegedly escaped to Austria in 2019, after being accused of being involved in an explosion in Amritsar’s Tarn Taran the same year. He was brought back by NIA last week.

Islamic State takes responsibility for October attack on Indian-owned ruby mine in Mozambique

The attack at Montepuez ruby mine forced Indian-owned Gemrock Mining to halt operations. It was part of IS campaign to extract revenues from Mozambique’s vast natural resources

Coimbatore ‘bomber’ was ‘hot-headed, eccentric & learned to make bombs from YouTube videos’

Investigators examining different theories. One of them is that Jameesha Mubin was headed to a nearby shopping area with a large textile store, but got spooked after noticing a cop.

CRPF personnel killed in terror attack in South Kashmir’s Pulwama

A police spokesman said at about 2:15 pm, terrorists fired at a checkpoint jointly manned by police and CRPF at Gangoo crossing area of Pulwama.

‘Suicide attack’ ahead of Modi’s Jammu visit averted, 1 CISF personnel, 2 ‘terrorists’ killed

According to sources, alleged terrorists were stationed just 20 km away from place where PM's event is to take place Sunday. 5 CISF & J&K police personnel were also injured in Friday's fight.

Bus ambush, riot, blasts at Friday prayers — Pakistan’s bloody history of violence against Shias

Blast at a Shia mosque in Peshawar Friday killed at least 30 people. According to South Asia Terrorism Portal, nearly 2,700 Shias were killed in Pakistan between 2001 & June 2018.

Pakistan is paying the price for Dasu attack that killed Chinese workers — $11.6 million

Beijing had demanded that the Imran Khan government pay $38 million to the families of 36 Chinese workers killed or injured in the Dasu dam terror attack in July 2021.

On Camera

Op Sindoor awardees don’t fit traditional gallantry criteria. Redefine parameters for modern wars

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.