Bodh Gaya Bombing

Two persons arrested near in connection with the bomb blast in Bodh Gaya in January last had allegedly planned to set off the explosives to express solidarity with Rohingya Muslims fighting the Myanmar government and wage war against the government of India, the NIA said.

A top India operative of Bangladesh-based terror outfit JMB has been arrested near Bengaluru by the National Investigation Agency in connection with recovery of two bombs in Bodh Gaya in Bihar in January this year, the agency said today.

All five accused in the 2013 Bodh Gaya bombings were found guilty by a special court in Patna on Friday. All the five accuse are members of the terror group Indian Mujahideen.

The National Investigation Agency has started a probe along with the Anti-Terrorism Squad of the Bihar Police in connection with the recovery of two bombs in Bodh Gaya which were deactivated Sunday through controlled explosion.

At least two crude bombs were found at Bodh Gaya pilgrimage centre in Bihar on Friday evening, just hours after Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama had retired for the day. The bombs were detected during a search of the centre 100 km from state capital Patna following an explosion near one of the grounds at the complex.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained two people in Bihar's Arwal district to quiz them over the July 7, 2013, serial bomb blasts in Bodh Gaya, police said on Friday.

After serial bomb blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya, Bihar is set to have its own Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the state government has appointed its first inspector general (IG), officials said today.

The dome of Bodh Gaya's 1,500-year old Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine that was rocked by a string of bombings in July, will be inlaid with gold thanks to an offer made by a pilgrim, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Thursday.

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said the authenticity of claims made by the terror group Indian Mujahideen on Twitter must be verified before the government arrives at any conclusion over the serial blasts that ripped through the Mahabodhi temple on Sunday morning. Mr Shinde and Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited Bodh Gaya earlier ...

Two days after serial bomb blasts at Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, the Bihar government on Tuesday approved a proposal to set up an anti-terrorism squad (ATS) in the state, an official said.

Two days after the multiple blasts that ripped through the premises of the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya on Sunday morning, the team of Gaya district officials and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) spearheading the probe feel that the attackers may have evaded the CCTV cameras. Meanwhile, the politics over the attack heats up with top BJP lea...

Senior BJP leaders, led by party president Rajnath Singh, toured the Mahabodi temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, the site of yesterday's multiple blasts, and demanded an action plan to combat terror.

One of the bombs that ripped through the Bodh Gaya temple premises on early Sunday morning was placed 20 feet high on a statue of Gautam Buddha, forensic analysts said today.

A day after multiple blasts, regular prayers were organised at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. Earlier, the Bihar Police released the CCTV footage of one of the blasts. They have also detained a man named Vinod Mistry, whose identity card was found at the blast site, for questioning. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he will ask the Centre to app...

A day after multiple blasts in the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, the Bihar Police released the CCTV footage of the one of the blasts. They have also detained a man named Vinod Mistry, whose identity card was found at the blast site. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he will ask the Centre to appoint the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) to ...

Two persons arrested near in connection with the bomb blast in Bodh Gaya in January last had allegedly planned to set off the explosives to express solidarity with Rohingya Muslims fighting the Myanmar government and wage war against the government of India, the NIA said.

A top India operative of Bangladesh-based terror outfit JMB has been arrested near Bengaluru by the National Investigation Agency in connection with recovery of two bombs in Bodh Gaya in Bihar in January this year, the agency said today.

All five accused in the 2013 Bodh Gaya bombings were found guilty by a special court in Patna on Friday. All the five accuse are members of the terror group Indian Mujahideen.

The National Investigation Agency has started a probe along with the Anti-Terrorism Squad of the Bihar Police in connection with the recovery of two bombs in Bodh Gaya which were deactivated Sunday through controlled explosion.

At least two crude bombs were found at Bodh Gaya pilgrimage centre in Bihar on Friday evening, just hours after Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama had retired for the day. The bombs were detected during a search of the centre 100 km from state capital Patna following an explosion near one of the grounds at the complex.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained two people in Bihar's Arwal district to quiz them over the July 7, 2013, serial bomb blasts in Bodh Gaya, police said on Friday.

After serial bomb blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya, Bihar is set to have its own Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the state government has appointed its first inspector general (IG), officials said today.

The dome of Bodh Gaya's 1,500-year old Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine that was rocked by a string of bombings in July, will be inlaid with gold thanks to an offer made by a pilgrim, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Thursday.

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said the authenticity of claims made by the terror group Indian Mujahideen on Twitter must be verified before the government arrives at any conclusion over the serial blasts that ripped through the Mahabodhi temple on Sunday morning. Mr Shinde and Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited Bodh Gaya earlier ...

Two days after serial bomb blasts at Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, the Bihar government on Tuesday approved a proposal to set up an anti-terrorism squad (ATS) in the state, an official said.

Two days after the multiple blasts that ripped through the premises of the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya on Sunday morning, the team of Gaya district officials and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) spearheading the probe feel that the attackers may have evaded the CCTV cameras. Meanwhile, the politics over the attack heats up with top BJP lea...

Senior BJP leaders, led by party president Rajnath Singh, toured the Mahabodi temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, the site of yesterday's multiple blasts, and demanded an action plan to combat terror.

One of the bombs that ripped through the Bodh Gaya temple premises on early Sunday morning was placed 20 feet high on a statue of Gautam Buddha, forensic analysts said today.

A day after multiple blasts, regular prayers were organised at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. Earlier, the Bihar Police released the CCTV footage of one of the blasts. They have also detained a man named Vinod Mistry, whose identity card was found at the blast site, for questioning. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he will ask the Centre to app...

A day after multiple blasts in the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, the Bihar Police released the CCTV footage of the one of the blasts. They have also detained a man named Vinod Mistry, whose identity card was found at the blast site. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he will ask the Centre to appoint the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) to ...