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UK Police Arrest Two Teenagers Over Texas Synagogue Attack
The UK's counter terrorism police said they detained two teenagers on Sunday evening in connection with the hostage-taking incident by a British national in a Texas synagogue over the weekend.
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To Counter Pak, India Goes Big To Give Fight Against Terror 'Legal Teeth'
As India builds up momentum for its strategy to isolate Pakistan internationally by raising the issue of terrorism after the Uri attack, a key response is one the country has been building up for years.
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NIA Officers Taking Urdu, Arabic Classes To Counter Terror Groups
The officers of National Investigating Agency are learning Urdu, Arabic and Persian to counter the growing influence of terrorist organizations like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in the eastern region.
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AAP Questions NIA Credibility In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case
The AAP today questioned the "credibility" of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after charges against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur were dropped in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and accused the BJP of weakening the country's premier counter terrorism body.
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Call To Boost Intel Sharing To Thwart 'Terrorism 2.0'
Nations must share intelligence to stop extremist groups slipping across borders and using the Internet to plan attacks, ministers insisted today as they sought concrete commitments to halt intel failures.
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Climate, Extremism Top Agenda at Commonwealth Summit Talks
Tackling climate change and countering violent extremism will top the agenda at the Commonwealth summit in Malta this week, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Hollande.
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At UN, Barack Obama Marches on With Coalition Against Islamic State
President Barack Obama sits down with more than 100 leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday to push ahead with the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group despite Russia's rival plan.
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Barack Obama Urges Congress to Stop Security Measures Lapsing
US President Barack Obama has urged Congress to prevent key national security surveillance measures from lapsing on midnight Sunday, warning inaction could hamper counter terrorism efforts.
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Pakistan announces first ever counter-terror policy
Pakistan on Wednesday unveiled its first ever counter-terrorism policy after battling a homegrown Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, announcing that every act of militant violence would be met with retaliation on their bases.
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US privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
The US National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records provides only minimal benefits to countering terrorism, is illegal and should end, a federal privacy watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.
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US privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
The US National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records provides only minimal benefits to countering terrorism, is illegal and should end, a federal privacy watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.
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Narendra Modi calls proposed anti-terror body, NCTC, 'opportunistic'; Chidambaram hits back
The government's hardsell of its new, diluted National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC did not impress many at a chief ministers' meet in the capital today. But it did spark a political pow-wow on the sidelines of the meeting. Narendra Modi versus P Chidambaram.
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'Need to bring web agencies onboard for security measures'
Reddy raised the issue of foreign web-based firms not cooperating with security agencies in monitoring anti-national activities of terror outfits.
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Mamata Banerjee on board with plans for anti-terror hub NCTC, claims Home Minister
Mamata Banerjee on board with plans for anti-terror hub NCTC, claims Home Minister
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NCTC 2.0: Big changes to anti-terror agency
Home Minister P Chidambaram's pet project, the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), is set to take-off again after being grounded and scuttled by as many as seven non-Congress chief ministers. Senior member of the Congress party and Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had also objected to the NCTC. The main opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party ...
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UK Police Arrest Two Teenagers Over Texas Synagogue Attack
The UK's counter terrorism police said they detained two teenagers on Sunday evening in connection with the hostage-taking incident by a British national in a Texas synagogue over the weekend.
-
To Counter Pak, India Goes Big To Give Fight Against Terror 'Legal Teeth'
As India builds up momentum for its strategy to isolate Pakistan internationally by raising the issue of terrorism after the Uri attack, a key response is one the country has been building up for years.
-
NIA Officers Taking Urdu, Arabic Classes To Counter Terror Groups
The officers of National Investigating Agency are learning Urdu, Arabic and Persian to counter the growing influence of terrorist organizations like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in the eastern region.
-
AAP Questions NIA Credibility In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case
The AAP today questioned the "credibility" of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after charges against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur were dropped in the 2008 Malegaon blast case and accused the BJP of weakening the country's premier counter terrorism body.
-
Call To Boost Intel Sharing To Thwart 'Terrorism 2.0'
Nations must share intelligence to stop extremist groups slipping across borders and using the Internet to plan attacks, ministers insisted today as they sought concrete commitments to halt intel failures.
-
Climate, Extremism Top Agenda at Commonwealth Summit Talks
Tackling climate change and countering violent extremism will top the agenda at the Commonwealth summit in Malta this week, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Hollande.
-
At UN, Barack Obama Marches on With Coalition Against Islamic State
President Barack Obama sits down with more than 100 leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday to push ahead with the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group despite Russia's rival plan.
-
Barack Obama Urges Congress to Stop Security Measures Lapsing
US President Barack Obama has urged Congress to prevent key national security surveillance measures from lapsing on midnight Sunday, warning inaction could hamper counter terrorism efforts.
-
Pakistan announces first ever counter-terror policy
Pakistan on Wednesday unveiled its first ever counter-terrorism policy after battling a homegrown Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, announcing that every act of militant violence would be met with retaliation on their bases.
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US privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
The US National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records provides only minimal benefits to countering terrorism, is illegal and should end, a federal privacy watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.
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US privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
The US National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records provides only minimal benefits to countering terrorism, is illegal and should end, a federal privacy watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.
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Narendra Modi calls proposed anti-terror body, NCTC, 'opportunistic'; Chidambaram hits back
The government's hardsell of its new, diluted National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC did not impress many at a chief ministers' meet in the capital today. But it did spark a political pow-wow on the sidelines of the meeting. Narendra Modi versus P Chidambaram.
-
'Need to bring web agencies onboard for security measures'
Reddy raised the issue of foreign web-based firms not cooperating with security agencies in monitoring anti-national activities of terror outfits.
-
Mamata Banerjee on board with plans for anti-terror hub NCTC, claims Home Minister
Mamata Banerjee on board with plans for anti-terror hub NCTC, claims Home Minister
-
NCTC 2.0: Big changes to anti-terror agency
Home Minister P Chidambaram's pet project, the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), is set to take-off again after being grounded and scuttled by as many as seven non-Congress chief ministers. Senior member of the Congress party and Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had also objected to the NCTC. The main opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party ...
