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Hamas lashes out at Donald Trump's stern warning; ‘The language of threats…’

Hamas has retaliated to Trump's ultimatum to “let all hell break out” if the terror group does not return all of the remaining Israeli hostages on Saturday.

Responding to Trump's warning, senior spokesman for Hamas, Sami Abu Zuhri, surprisingly stated that there was no place “for the language of threats.”

world news

Published on Feb 11, 2025 07:15 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Karnal: Dreaded gangster Joginder Geong held in Philippines

Joginder is a native of Geong village in Kaithal district and from there he started his criminal activities with his slain brother Surinder Geong, who was also a wanted gangster and involved in more than 30 cases

In a statement, the BI announced the arrest of Geong who was described as “an Indian-Nepalese national tagged by authorities in New Delhi as a ranking leader of a separatist terror group and a wanted criminal in India.” (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 11, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Stopping the spread of endless wars

This article is authored by Tara Kartha, former director, National Security Council Secretariat.

A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war, brokered by Qatar, took effect early Friday, marking the first break in a conflict that began on October 7.(REUTERS)

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Published on Nov 26, 2023 10:29 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Hamas gives massive update on hostages along with 'graveyard' warning for Israel

Hamas-Israel war: Over 240 people were snatched away by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

This picture taken from a position near Sderot along the border with the Gaza Strip on October 31, 2023 shows an Israeli tank driving near the border. (AFP)

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Published on Oct 31, 2023 11:41 PM IST

ByVaibhav Tiwari

Kochi blast: Shah speaks to CM Vijayan, assures all possible help from Centre

People familiar with the developments said Shah has assured all possible help from the Centre to probe the perpetrators and the NIA may formally take over the probe soon

The explosions took place at Zamra International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Kalamassery during a prayer meeting (Twitter/Video screengrab)

india news

Published on Oct 29, 2023 12:46 PM IST

ByNeeraj Chauhan

High court commutes Ariz Khan’s death penalty for Batla House shootout to life

A shootout broke out at Batla House after Inspector MC Sharma reached the area on a tip that Indian Mujahideen terrorists behind the serial blasts were hiding in a flat

The Delhi high court’s verdict came on an appeal by Ariz Khan and a reference for confirmation of the death sentence awarded by the trial court to Ariz Khan. (HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on Oct 12, 2023 03:19 PM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

6 killed, 3 injured in bomb blast in Afghanistan’s Ghor province

Afghanistan in recent weeks has witnessed an increase in violence despite the ongoing talks between the Afghan government and Taliban to restore peace in the war-ravaged nations.

At least six people were killed and three more were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Ferozkoh city, Ghor province(AP (Representative Image))

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Published on Oct 16, 2020 06:30 PM IST

Ferozkoh | ByAsian News International | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh

India targets Pakistan at UN body over counter-terrorism record

The webinar was part of the UN body’s virtual counter-terrorism week, and India pointed out that terrorists have made innumerable attempts to infiltrate India “from their safe abodes across the border to carry out attacks”.

Mahaveer Singhvi, joint secretary (counter-terrorism) in the external affairs ministry who led the Indian delegation, pointed out the meeting was being held on a day when the Indian embassy in Kabul was attacked by a Pakistan-backed terror group 12 years ago and Indians and Afghans were killed. (Photo@SINGHVI_MEA)

india news

Updated on Sep 25, 2020 09:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar

Urgent need for Pakistan to take immediate, irreversible action against terror groups: Indo-US joint statement

In a joint statement issued after the 17th meeting of the India-US Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group and the third session of the India-US Designations Dialogue held virtually on September 9-10, both sides denounced the use of terrorist proxies and strongly condemned cross-border terrorism in all its forms.

The US side reiterated its support for the people and the government of India in the fight against terrorism.(AFP)

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Updated on Sep 11, 2020 07:56 AM IST

Washington | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi

BJP wants security for J&K cadre

According to a party functionary who spoke on condition of anonymity, the demand for “safe spaces” in Srinagar and other district headquarters was placed before BJP president JP Nadda last week.

Since the killing of Ajay Bharti, a Congress man and the sarpanch of Lukbawan village in south Kashmir’s Larkipora area in June, five BJP workers have been gunned down.(AFP)

india news

Updated on Aug 11, 2020 02:36 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySmriti Kak Ramachandran

Pak lands in FATF’s ‘Grey List’ after failing to check flow of money to Jaish, Lashkar

The decision was taken at the Financial Action Task Force’s third and final plenary held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The FATF plenary decided continuation of Pakistan in ‘Grey List’ till its next meeting to be held in October,” an official privy to the development said.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2020 12:04 AM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

6,500 Pak nationals among fighters in Afghanistan: UN

The report, from the UN Security Council’s analytical support and sanctions monitoring team and issued late last month, indicated the Pakistani terrorists formed a significant part of the foreign fighters that pose a serious threat to Afghanistan’s security because of their activities and permanent presence in the country.

india news

Updated on Jun 03, 2020 01:04 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar

3 men who claimed they were joining terrorists arrested in Kashmir

Security forces launched an operation after the men whose pictures holding AK-47 rifles went viral on social media, were traced in the forests of Lolab Valley, a police spokesman said.

The youths were arrested after a brief exchange of fire.(HT File Photo)

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Published on May 21, 2020 10:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

Riyaz Naikoo’s killing a shock, says Hizbul Mujahideen boss Syed Salahuddin

In a video widely circulated on the internet, Syed Salahuddin says that since January this year 80 Mujahideens (terrorists) have ben killed by security forces in Kashmir.

Hizbul Mujahideen ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin.(HT FILE PHOTO)

india news

Updated on May 09, 2020 10:11 PM IST

Hindustan times, Jammu | ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria | Edited by Sabir Hussain

Deny safe havens and financing to terrorists, say India and France

The meeting of the bilateral joint working group on counter-terrorism in New Delhi condemned terrorism in all forms and manifestations and stressed the need to strengthen international cooperation to combat the menace in a comprehensive and sustained manner, according to a joint statement.

India and France on Friday emphasised the need to deny safe havens and sources of financing to terrorists(PTI)

india news

Updated on Feb 28, 2020 10:27 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

FATF retains Pakistan in ‘grey list’, delivers a sharp warning on blacklisting

Pakistan, which has about 40 terror groups, had attempted to showcase the conviction of Jamaat-ud-Dawa emir Hafiz Saeed as a reflection of its commitment to act against terror. But it had to face hard questions about other global terrorists including Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Dawood Ibrahim who are sheltered by its establishment.

It is a clear message to PM Imran Khan’s government that Islamabad must take urgent credible, verifiable, irreversible and sustainable steps to effectively implement the FATF Action Plan(Reuters Photo)

india news

Updated on Feb 20, 2020 08:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShishir Gupta

Jammu and Kashmir: Detention is not the answer | HT Editorial

Booking the former chief ministers under PSA is counterproductive

The government has shown no tangible evidence which suggests that the Abdullahs or Ms Mufti had done anything to stir violence or seek to break up the Union.(Waseem Andrabi/ Hindustan Times)

editorials

Updated on Feb 10, 2020 08:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

India needs to stand guard as US leaves Afghanistan

The rise of jihad in the Valley was also due to the weak regimes of VP Singh and Chandrashekhar with fractured politics in Delhi ensuring that the Centre became a bystander in the Valley.

The main threat to India comes from pan-Islamic jihadist groups based in Pakistan(REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Jan 20, 2020 06:19 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShishir Gupta

Focus on Srinagar airport records in probe against Davinder Singh

Davinder Singh was arrested last week while on his way to Jammu along with a wanted Hizbul Mujahideen militant, Naveed Babu, and his two accomplices.

Davinder Singh was arrested last week while on his way to Jammu along with a wanted Hizbul Mujahideen militant.(PTI)

india news

Updated on Jan 16, 2020 01:28 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySudhi Ranjan Sen

‘Preemptive strikes’ is a problematic term in international law

If Balakot was ordered to stop Pakistan, the correct term for India to use was ‘anticipatory self defence’

Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane in New Delhi, 2019(ANI)

analysis

Published on Jan 05, 2020 07:48 PM IST

ByPrabhash Ranjan

Japan for peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue through dialogue

A day after India and Japan held the first combined dialogue of their defence and foreign ministers, popularly known as the 2+2 dialogue, Japanese foreign ministry spokesperson Atsushi Kaifu told reporters here there wasn’t a detailed discussion on the Kashmir issue during the talks.

Japan on Sunday called for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue through dialogue(ANI Photo)

india news

Updated on Dec 01, 2019 07:52 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

The significance of Baghdadi’s end | Analysis

Militarily down, the IS remains ideologically alive. Counter-terrorism must adapt to its techniques

Baghdadi once controlled territory bigger than the UK in Iraq and Syria. His death comes at a time of churn in the IS(AP)

analysis

Updated on Oct 28, 2019 07:32 PM IST

ByKabir Taneja

Pak militants may launch attacks in India, says US

Indian officials have repeatedly expressed concerns that Pakistan was mobilising terror groups along the Line of Control (LoC) following the decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5.

Pakistan terror groups may attack India, US and other countries fear.(Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times)

india news

Updated on Oct 03, 2019 05:34 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Washington | ByHT Correspondent

Pak gets UNSC to grant Hafiz Saeed access to bank account

The UN 1267 sanctions committee approved Pakistan’s request to allow Saeed, LeT finance chief Muhammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal, a co-founder of the terror group, to access funds from their bank accounts after there were no objections from members of the committee by the deadline of August 15.

Pakistan approached a UN Security Council sanctions committee with a request to allow Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed to access $1,000 a month from his frozen bank accounts(REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Sep 27, 2019 03:35 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

NRC to be key issue during Bangladesh PM’s October visit to India

Besides holding talks with Modi, Hasina is set to address the India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum on October 4.

During the talks, the Bangladeshi side is expected to bring up its concerns that those excluded from the NRC in Assam could be deported, people familiar with developments said.(HT image)

india news

Updated on Sep 14, 2019 07:46 AM IST

New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar

‘J&K move timed to avoid fresh violence, checkmate Pak’: Army chief Bipin Rawat

FATF, a multilateral watchdog, placed Pakistan on its “grey list” in June 2018 for failing to counter fund-raising by terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat visited troops on the Line of Control to review prevailing situation and operational readiness of the units of White Knight Corps. The army chief said he was offering a peaceful gesture towards the terrorists and appealed them to stop the bloodshed.(ANI Photo)

india news

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 02:00 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHarinder Baweja

Independence Day awards: 5 IAF pilots who carried out Balakot air strikes to get gallantry award

The fighter planes had destroyed the JeM camp in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s province after entering Pakistani airspace for the first time in 48 years following a suicide bombing claimed by the terror group.

Forty troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed in the car bombing in Pulwama on February 14 that led to escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan.(PTI)

india news

Updated on Jun 15, 2020 03:56 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Mumbai could be Jaish’s target, says Indian intelligence

After scrapping of Article 370, Pakistan-based terror groups may target security forces in Kashmir and the hinterland.

Intelligence agencies have received information that a three-member team of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed had been assigned to carry out an attack in Mumbai.(Getty Images)

india news

Updated on Jun 11, 2020 09:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShishir Gupta

2 militants who killed 4 cops eliminated in Kashmir encounter. Another begins

The militant, Zeenat Naikoo, is being described as the most important local militant of Jaish-e -Mohammad in Shopian, the terror group that has been prepping to scale up activities in Kashmir valley over the last few weeks.

A Jaish-e-Mohammed militant has been eliminated in an encounter in south Kashmir.(AP Photo (Representative image))

india news

Updated on Aug 03, 2019 12:44 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Navlakha linked to banned terror group, state tells HC

The division bench of justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre was hearing Navlakha’s petition, which sought the quashing of the first information report (FIR) filed against him by the Pune police in connection with the stone-pelting incident at Bhima-Koregaon in 2018.

india news

Updated on Jul 25, 2019 07:24 AM IST

Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

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Hamas has retaliated to Trump's ultimatum to “let all hell break out” if the terror group does not return all of the remaining Israeli hostages on Saturday.

Joginder is a native of Geong village in Kaithal district and from there he started his criminal activities with his slain brother Surinder Geong, who was also a wanted gangster and involved in more than 30 cases

This article is authored by Tara Kartha, former director, National Security Council Secretariat.

Hamas-Israel war: Over 240 people were snatched away by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

People familiar with the developments said Shah has assured all possible help from the Centre to probe the perpetrators and the NIA may formally take over the probe soon

A shootout broke out at Batla House after Inspector MC Sharma reached the area on a tip that Indian Mujahideen terrorists behind the serial blasts were hiding in a flat

Afghanistan in recent weeks has witnessed an increase in violence despite the ongoing talks between the Afghan government and Taliban to restore peace in the war-ravaged nations.

The webinar was part of the UN body’s virtual counter-terrorism week, and India pointed out that terrorists have made innumerable attempts to infiltrate India “from their safe abodes across the border to carry out attacks”.

According to a party functionary who spoke on condition of anonymity, the demand for “safe spaces” in Srinagar and other district headquarters was placed before BJP president JP Nadda last week.

The decision was taken at the Financial Action Task Force’s third and final plenary held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Security forces launched an operation after the men whose pictures holding AK-47 rifles went viral on social media, were traced in the forests of Lolab Valley, a police spokesman said.

In a video widely circulated on the internet, Syed Salahuddin says that since January this year 80 Mujahideens (terrorists) have ben killed by security forces in Kashmir.

The meeting of the bilateral joint working group on counter-terrorism in New Delhi condemned terrorism in all forms and manifestations and stressed the need to strengthen international cooperation to combat the menace in a comprehensive and sustained manner, according to a joint statement.

Booking the former chief ministers under PSA is counterproductive

The rise of jihad in the Valley was also due to the weak regimes of VP Singh and Chandrashekhar with fractured politics in Delhi ensuring that the Centre became a bystander in the Valley.

Davinder Singh was arrested last week while on his way to Jammu along with a wanted Hizbul Mujahideen militant, Naveed Babu, and his two accomplices.

If Balakot was ordered to stop Pakistan, the correct term for India to use was ‘anticipatory self defence’

A day after India and Japan held the first combined dialogue of their defence and foreign ministers, popularly known as the 2+2 dialogue, Japanese foreign ministry spokesperson Atsushi Kaifu told reporters here there wasn’t a detailed discussion on the Kashmir issue during the talks.

Militarily down, the IS remains ideologically alive. Counter-terrorism must adapt to its techniques

Indian officials have repeatedly expressed concerns that Pakistan was mobilising terror groups along the Line of Control (LoC) following the decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5.

The UN 1267 sanctions committee approved Pakistan’s request to allow Saeed, LeT finance chief Muhammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal, a co-founder of the terror group, to access funds from their bank accounts after there were no objections from members of the committee by the deadline of August 15.

Besides holding talks with Modi, Hasina is set to address the India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum on October 4.

FATF, a multilateral watchdog, placed Pakistan on its “grey list” in June 2018 for failing to counter fund-raising by terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

The fighter planes had destroyed the JeM camp in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s province after entering Pakistani airspace for the first time in 48 years following a suicide bombing claimed by the terror group.

After scrapping of Article 370, Pakistan-based terror groups may target security forces in Kashmir and the hinterland.

The militant, Zeenat Naikoo, is being described as the most important local militant of Jaish-e -Mohammad in Shopian, the terror group that has been prepping to scale up activities in Kashmir valley over the last few weeks.

The division bench of justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre was hearing Navlakha’s petition, which sought the quashing of the first information report (FIR) filed against him by the Pune police in connection with the stone-pelting incident at Bhima-Koregaon in 2018.

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