UK admits it faces 'severe' terror threat after two violent incidents in past one monthInternational Forum For Rights And Security (IFFRAS) citing counter-terror experts reported that more future threats are expected in the Un...
20 Nov, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
Ten years after death, Osama Bin Laden still mobilises jihadists"His image -- that of a devout Muslim in more traditional dress, but always with his AK-74 at arm's reach and often in his camouflage jacke...
27 Apr, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
Sri Lanka police chief resigns as Sirisena blames security establishment's failure for Easter bombingsThe police chief's resignation came a day after the country's defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando handed over his resignation letter to the...
26 Apr, 2019, 02.08 PM IST
Trump's counter terrorism strategy identifies LeT, TTP as potential threat to USAccording to the strategy, these organisations will probably prioritise regional goals over attacks against the homeland or United States i...
05 Oct, 2018, 12.16 PM IST
White terror suspects overtake Asians in UKThis was the first time, since the year ending June 2005, that the proportion of white people arrested has exceeded the proportion of Asian...
14 Sep, 2018, 05.14 PM IST
Far-right extremists preparing civil war on Islam in UK: ReportThe group's annual State of Hate report said that while traditional groups are weakening, more tech-savvy leaders were driving the far-righ...
02 Mar, 2018, 10.05 PM IST
Terrorism is 'haram'; 1 lakh Bangladeshi clerics say in fatwaThe fatwa was issued amidst a spate of killings of writers, bloggers, online activists, and people of different religious and social views ...
19 Jun, 2016, 04.36 PM IST
Oxford's first woman vice-chancellor Louise Richardson bats for free speechProfessor Louise Richardson said she was comfortable with institutions giving platforms to extreme speakers as it is the best way to challe...
16 Jan, 2016, 03.46 PM IST
David Cameron launches new strategy to beat Islamist extremism in UKCameron announced a new scheme to allow parents to apply directly to get their child's passport cancelled if they feared they had been radi...
20 Jul, 2015, 09.12 PM IST
British PM David Cameron's fight against militancy leads to battle over freedomsPrime Minister David Cameron's government wants to ramp up powers this year to ban "extremist" groups, close mosques where radicals thrive.
06 Jul, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
- Islamist propaganda is influencing children as young as five: Britain's most senior Muslim police chief
Islamist propaganda is influencing children as young as five and there is a need to move into 'private space' of Muslims that could alert a...
25 May, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
100 school teachers face the sack in UK extremist probeAccording to the 'The Sunday Times', the schools were the focus of the Trojan Horse scandal, which saw efforts by hardline Islamists to tak...
05 Apr, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
Trojan Horse 2: Islamist extremism spreads to London schools?Schools in the British capital face probe after fears that some of them might have fallen under the influence of Islamist extremism.
28 Sep, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
Like US, can India ever take a tough stand on Syria, or any other global issue?The shadow of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars means that American leaders remain sensitive to the unforeseen consequences of any foreign inte...
11 Sep, 2013, 04.20 AM IST
- Swat violence reveals fallacy of peace deal
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that Pakistan’s ceasefire deal with the Taliban was a matter of concern for India.
23 Feb, 2009, 03.24 AM IST
- US to help upgrade Pakistan fighter fleet
The White House confirmed on Thursday that it wants to shift $230 million in aid to Pakistan from counter-terrorism programs to upgrading I...
24 Jul, 2008, 11.48 PM IST
- UK varsities to spy on Asian students
In a measure likely to infuriate the minorities, British government has drawn up a plan to ask lecturers and university staff across the co...
17 Oct, 2006, 02.36 AM IST