Lashkar-e-Taiba

Three of 10 Pak militants not killed, ATM thieves caused false alarm: Report

Recent claims by Home Ministry officials that three of 10 terrorists who had infiltrated from Pakistan had been killed, has been dismissed by intelligence agencies and Gujarat police.

Mar 17, 2016, 03:05 AM IST

Headley's four-day cross-examination starts March 22

The cross-examination of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley in the Mumbai terror attack case will start before a Special Court here from March 22 for four days, a legal official said on Thursday.

Mar 10, 2016, 19:12 PM IST

Ishrat Jahan case: I was told to 'go' till Narendra Modi, says former SIT chief Satyapal Singh

In a fresh twist in the Ishrat Jahan case, the then SIT chief Satyapal Singh said on Thursday that he was told to 'go upto Narendra Modi."

Mar 10, 2016, 18:04 PM IST

Ahead of Modi visit, India, US focus on ''concrete results''

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi `s visit, India and the US have agreed to work together to achieve concrete results in key areas including defence, trade and investment and civil nuclear energy.

Mar 09, 2016, 22:12 PM IST

Terror threat over Lashkar militants: High alert sounded in many cities - Here's the list

Following intelligence of suspect Lashkar-e-Taiba infiltration through the Gujarat-Pakistan border, a multi-city terror alert has been issued to ensure no untoward incident happens and terror attacks are averted.

Mar 07, 2016, 13:12 PM IST

Terror alert in Gujarat: Top 10 developments

Gujarat has been put on high alert on Sunday following intelligence inputs that terrorists have sneaked into the state, with raids being conducted at Kutch and other places, security beefed up at vital installations and sensitive areas and NSG teams on standby.

Mar 06, 2016, 16:18 PM IST

Pakistan should have adopted Punjabi as national language: Hafiz Saeed

Hafiz Saeed, chief of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD), a front group of banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), has questioned Pakistan's decision to adopt Urdu as its national language in a country where majority of people speak Punjabi language.

Mar 06, 2016, 09:44 AM IST

Gujarat on high alert: 10 LeT, JeM suicide bombers enter India; terrorists planning attack on Mahashivratri?

In a first,  Pakistan has shared a specific intelligence input with India related to possible terror strikes by Lashkar-E-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammed's suicide bombers.

Mar 06, 2016, 09:33 AM IST

Second affidavit in Ishrat Jahan case fraudulent: Arun Jaitley

In a sharp attack on P Chidambaram, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the second affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the UPA government in the Ishrat Jahan case was "fraudulent".

Mar 02, 2016, 23:04 PM IST

It's unlikely, Ishrat Jahan was Lashkar terrorist: Former SIT chief Satish Verma

 Mani was an employee of GOI, nobody could think of torturing him, says Satish Verma, former SIT chief.

Mar 02, 2016, 21:25 PM IST

Ishrat Jahan case: Sonia Gandhi defends Chidambaram, says 'he has already explained his position'

Amid the furore over former under secretary RVS Mani's revelations in the Ishrat Jahan case, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday told her party MPs that former home minister P. Chidambaram has already explained his position, adding that the grand old party has been targeted since it has been in the government.

Mar 02, 2016, 17:46 PM IST

Terror groups stealing sovereignty of Pakistan: John Kerry

Terrorist groups like LeT and the Haqqani network are stealing sovereignty of Pakistan, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday warned the country.

Mar 01, 2016, 13:19 PM IST

Chidambaram got Ishrat’s LeT link dropped from affidavit, says GK Pillai; BJP seeks probe

Former home secretary GK Pillai said that Chidambaram, as the then home minister, had seen to it that any references to Ishrat's Lashkar-e-Taiba links was dropped from the second affidavit.

Feb 28, 2016, 21:42 PM IST

Remarks on Ishrat Jahan by Chidambaram, GK Pillai echo in Lok Sabha

The remarks of former home minister P Chidambaram on Afzal Guru and ex-home secretary GK Pillai on Ishrat Jahan on Friday found their echo in Lok Sabha with a BJP member claiming that the erstwhile UPA government had tried to settle scores with its political rival Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Feb 26, 2016, 14:18 PM IST

Govt to ask Twitter to block accounts with Hafiz Saeed links

Security agencies will approach Twitter India to block all accounts having links with Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and Jamaat-ud-Dawa which are often found to be spreading venom against India.

Feb 18, 2016, 20:30 PM IST

UN's anti-terrorism efforts held hostage by some countries: India

The world organisation`s efforts to fight terrorism is "being held hostage to the whims and fancies" of some countries, India has charged in a critique of the UN`s adherence to its Charter.

Feb 16, 2016, 10:11 AM IST

Van hit by Lahore-bound Fareed Express, 11 including woman killed

Eight people, including a woman were killed when a van was crushed under wheels of the Lahore-bound Fareed Express at an unmanned railway crossing near Allah Dino Saand railway station on Sunday night.

Feb 15, 2016, 11:40 AM IST

JNU-Afzal Guru row: Help us focus on our main objective without any interference, urges VC

In the backdrop of an ongoing controversy over anti-national slogans being raised in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, Vice Chancellor M Jagdeesh Kumar on Sunday urged all to help the varsity in focusing on academics.

Feb 14, 2016, 18:20 PM IST

LeT terrorist David Headley nails Pakistan's lie, says 26/11 plotter Lakhvi's arrest by Pak 'superficial'

Headley`s deposition over the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack entered its fifth day on Saturday.

Feb 13, 2016, 22:38 PM IST

Plausible that ISI facilitated Mumbai attack: Pakistani daily

It may very well be plausible that officials from within the ISI facilitated the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, a Pakistani daily said and noted that Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley `s testimony has really not revealed as much as the Indian government would have been hoping.

Feb 12, 2016, 14:00 PM IST