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Pune rural police arrest man posing as Indian Army officer

The military intelligence officials helped the police locate the accused

The police have recovered 10 identification cards, two mobiles, a tablet, a printer, laptop, duplicate documents, and Indian Army officer uniform including shoes, waist-belt and a cap with the emblem(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 13, 2020 05:47 PM IST

To deal with China, understand it better

The crisis has shown the lack of domain knowledge within India. Invest in it

While there is a need for a diplomatic reset, enhanced military capabilities and economic policies to reduce dependence on China, one other area which requires greater investment is the expertise on China in India(AP)
Updated on Jun 30, 2020 07:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Protection or threat? Experts say Aarogya Setu poses national security risk

Indian government officials reject these concerns, saying their encryption standards have adequate protection against data or network breaches.

Data of millions of Indians, collected through the Aarogya Setu app, could be vulnerable to threats from adversarial state and non-state actors and pose a national security challenge, according to cybersecurity experts and former intelligence officials.(AP fie photo)
Updated on May 23, 2020 12:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Allay apprehensions on the CAA

The last thing the country needs is communal tension. The State must focus on the economy

Citizens in the Northeast fear that the CAA will allow many immigrants to become citizens, encroach on employment opportunities and other resources(AFP)
Updated on Dec 16, 2019 04:46 PM IST
ByShashi Shekhar

Rudderless Dera Sacha Sauda turns a shadow of former self

NON-POLL FACTOR: Once-politically influential sect losing ability to swing electoral fortunes as its representatives maintain a stoic silence when parties are out on the hustings for the Oct 21 polls A once-powerful sect having the ability to sway millions of followers in the blink of an eye, a cult looked upon by politicians for its “electoral blessings” and pampered by successive governments, the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda now seems to have become a shadow of its past.

Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 08, 2019 11:14 PM IST
ByHitender Rao and Vishal Joshi, Chandigarh/sirsa

HP police finally gets its own vehicle-mounted jammer

The state had been depending on the neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab for jammer-fitted vehicles during VVIPs visits so far

HT Image
Published on Oct 05, 2019 11:36 PM IST
By, Shimla

Kerala man killed in drone strike on IS in Afghanistan

According to Kerala police and intelligence officials, the death of Muhasin was communicated to his family on July 23 from an Afghanistan phone number.

According to Kerala police and intelligence officials, the death of Muhasin was communicated to his family on July 23 from an Afghanistan phone number.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Aug 01, 2019 08:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena sacks intel boss over Easter bombings probe

After the attacks, Indian agencies informed their Sri Lankan counterparts of the arrest of the key plotter of the bombing at Shangri La hotel by Saudi police, the officials cited above said.

A view of the damage at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Negambo, Sri Lanka April 22, 2019.(Reuters File Photo)
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 10:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Top Sri Lankan officials deliberately withheld intelligence on attacks: Minister

He said information on possible suicide attacks on churches, hotels and politicians were received from Indian intelligence on April 4 and a Security Council meeting was chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena on April 7, but the information was not shared more widely.

Teachers hold candles as they pray for the victims of Sri Lanka's serial bomb blasts.(REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 24, 2019 12:47 PM IST
Reuters, Colombo | ByReuters

Only 1 of its 5 submarines operational, Pakistan sends SOS to China

Indian Navy officials say the maritime force was very clear about deployment of Pakistani naval assets after the Balakot strikes.

Agosta 90B, Pakistan navy’s first indigenous submarine. Officials say 4 of navy’s 5 operational units are undergoing major refit.(Getty Images)
Updated on Apr 01, 2019 04:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShishir Gupta and Rahul Singh

India, Pakistan came close to firing missiles at each other on February 27

Hindustan Times spoke to a key CCS member, Indian and Pakistani diplomats, office of the US NSA, and intelligence officials to piece together some of the events on the day the fragile and uneasy relationship between the two neighbours almost reached breaking point.

While the RAW chief talked to his ISI counterpart, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval told his US counterpart John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over a hotline on the same day that India was prepared for the worst if any bodily harm came to Wing Commander Varthaman.(Reuters/Representative Image)
Updated on Mar 23, 2019 07:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Washington | ByShishir Gupta, Rezaul H Laskar and Yashwant Raj

PM Modi holds meet with 3 service chiefs on Pak situation, his second today

PM Modi held two high-level security meetings including one with the three service chiefs on Wednesday.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top officials to review the Indo-Pak situation.(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 19, 2020 04:23 PM IST

Balakot camp blown up by IAF was Jaish’s preferred training spot for 18 yrs

Indian intelligence officials believe that Jaish chief Masood Azhar wrote Fath-ul-Jawwad, his long essay on the Quranic basis for waging militant jihad, in Balakot.

Picture of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) facility destroyed by Indian Ar Force strikes in Balakot, Pakistan on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2019.(ANI)
Updated on Jun 16, 2020 03:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRezaul H Laskar and Rajesh Ahuja

Cops on alert after satellite phone found active in mela area

The Kumbh police, Anti-Terrorist Squad teams and intelligence officials are on alert after receiving inputs about an active satellite phone in the Kumbh mela area.

Police suspect that foreign tourists often use satellite phones without informing the local authorities(AFP)
Published on Feb 19, 2019 03:24 PM IST
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‘Tolerance India’s biggest asset, unity is our speciality’: Nitin Gadkari

Citing his own example, Gadkari said, in a democratic political party, it is difficult to take a decision but he hears the views of other leaders before taking a decision.

Making a case for tolerant India, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the tolerance is the biggest asset of our system and unity in diversity is the specialty of our country.(Reuters)
Updated on Dec 24, 2018 11:42 PM IST

HT Special: Flying drones in Pune? From Dec 1 police will decide where, when and how

Intelligence officials are of the view that Pune being an important military station, with army and air force base, ammunition factory, ordnance depot and several defence laboratories, drone flying overhead is a sensitive issue.

In view of sensitive military establishments located in Pune, the Pune police are taking necessary steps on the use of drones in the city.(HT representational photo)
Updated on Oct 28, 2018 04:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | ByNadeem Inamdar and Namita Shibad

South Korea’s spy chief plays key role in historic meeting with North

Nearly 18 years after Suh Hoon, a South Korean intelligence official, travelled to Pyongyang to persuade reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to hold an unprecedented first summit in the North Korean capital

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other after signing on a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea.(AP)
Updated on Apr 28, 2018 02:51 PM IST
Reuters, Seoul | ByReuters

18 Delhi-bound Rohingyas arrested in Tripura

According to the Khowai district police chief Krishnendu Chakraborty, the 18 Rohingyas were arrested in Khowai district’s Teliamura -- 70 km north of Agartala, he added.

In this file photo taken on November 2, 2017, Rohingya Muslim refugees who were stranded after leaving Myanmar walk towards the Balukhali refugee camp after crossing the border in Bangladesh's Ukhia district.(AFP File Photo)
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 09:11 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, Agartala | ByIndo Asian News Service
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