Counter Terrorism Service

The US would like to see India and Pakistan have a "constructive conversation" leading to better relations, but that would depend on Islamabad cracking down on terrorism, according to a top US diplomat for South Asia.

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), established by Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube with the objective of disrupting terrorist abuse on their respective platforms, will now become an independent organisation led by an Executive Director and supported by dedicated technology, counterterrorism and operations teams.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the police forces of the country, especially from Jammu and Kashmir for their role in countering terrorists.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak shared their respective countries' experience of countering terrorism during the course of their visit to India to attend the Commemorative Summit to mark 25 years of the India-Asean Dialogue Partnership, a senior official said in Delhi on Friday.

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that the government will suggest new security treaty to keep level of counter terrorism cooperation with the European Union (EU) after Britain leaves the 28-member bloc.

The US has commented on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move, saying that while one of the purposes cited by him was to counter terrorist activity funded by counterfeit currency, India has yet to implement laws effectively on criminal convictions or take steps to ensure companies are adhering to anti-money laundering rules.

Pakistan is "harbouring terrorists" and using them as "reserve" in Afghanistan, a top US intelligence official has told lawmakers. Pakistan wants to see an Afghanistan that "does not have heavy Indian influence," Lt Gen Vincent Stewart, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency told members of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee during a Congr...

Iraqi forces have retaken the eastern edges of three of Mosul's five bridges, according to a senior Iraqi officer overseeing the operation to retake Iraq's second-largest city from the ISIS group.

Iraqi forces will recapture east Mosul from the ISIS group within "a few days," a senior officer said on Monday.

The UK has registered a 45 per cent rise in the number of convictions in terror-related offences over the previous year, according to the country's Home Office statistics released today.

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been hiding in the group's besieged stronghold of Mosul, encircled by the Iraqi army and allied militias, a senior Kurdish commander told the Independent daily.

Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) sniper teams have been trained to stop a speeding vehicle by shooting through the engine block with armour-piercing bullets in the event of a Nice-style attack, a report said today.

India and the European Union (EU) can and should work together in the areas of counter-terrorism and security, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh has said.

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police in Pakistan's Karachi city has arrested six suspects who were "planning to kill 100 citizens" in the port-city during the holy month of Ramzan, a media report said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with the heads of major Hollywood studios to discuss America's image abroad and strategies to counter the ISIS terror group.

The US would like to see India and Pakistan have a "constructive conversation" leading to better relations, but that would depend on Islamabad cracking down on terrorism, according to a top US diplomat for South Asia.

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), established by Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube with the objective of disrupting terrorist abuse on their respective platforms, will now become an independent organisation led by an Executive Director and supported by dedicated technology, counterterrorism and operations teams.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the police forces of the country, especially from Jammu and Kashmir for their role in countering terrorists.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak shared their respective countries' experience of countering terrorism during the course of their visit to India to attend the Commemorative Summit to mark 25 years of the India-Asean Dialogue Partnership, a senior official said in Delhi on Friday.

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that the government will suggest new security treaty to keep level of counter terrorism cooperation with the European Union (EU) after Britain leaves the 28-member bloc.

The US has commented on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move, saying that while one of the purposes cited by him was to counter terrorist activity funded by counterfeit currency, India has yet to implement laws effectively on criminal convictions or take steps to ensure companies are adhering to anti-money laundering rules.

Pakistan is "harbouring terrorists" and using them as "reserve" in Afghanistan, a top US intelligence official has told lawmakers. Pakistan wants to see an Afghanistan that "does not have heavy Indian influence," Lt Gen Vincent Stewart, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency told members of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee during a Congr...

Iraqi forces have retaken the eastern edges of three of Mosul's five bridges, according to a senior Iraqi officer overseeing the operation to retake Iraq's second-largest city from the ISIS group.

Iraqi forces will recapture east Mosul from the ISIS group within "a few days," a senior officer said on Monday.

The UK has registered a 45 per cent rise in the number of convictions in terror-related offences over the previous year, according to the country's Home Office statistics released today.

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been hiding in the group's besieged stronghold of Mosul, encircled by the Iraqi army and allied militias, a senior Kurdish commander told the Independent daily.

Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) sniper teams have been trained to stop a speeding vehicle by shooting through the engine block with armour-piercing bullets in the event of a Nice-style attack, a report said today.

India and the European Union (EU) can and should work together in the areas of counter-terrorism and security, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh has said.

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police in Pakistan's Karachi city has arrested six suspects who were "planning to kill 100 citizens" in the port-city during the holy month of Ramzan, a media report said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with the heads of major Hollywood studios to discuss America's image abroad and strategies to counter the ISIS terror group.