
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is likely to visit West Bengal on Saturday to inaugurate a National Security Guards (NSG) hub. The visit comes amidst the controversy over Chidambaram's brainchild, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), an anti-terror intelligence hub. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is among other chief ministers who have opposed the idea, saying it would infringe upon the powers of the state. The UPA faced...

08:24 AM, Feb 18, 2012

New Delhi: The country's elite counter-terrorist force NSG is functioning without its top operations commander for almost six months as both the Home and Defence ministries have not been able to get a suitable Army officer for the job. The last incumbent of the post - Inspector General (Operations) Major General RS Pradhan was repatriated from the elite commando force on July 12 last year even before he completed his...

01:12 AM, Jan 01, 2012

New Delhi: Sources in the National Security Guard (NSG) said the low intensity blast at Jai hospital in Agra blast was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The blast on Saturday evening left four people injured. The forensic report said gunpowder was also used but no traces of nitrate have been found in the residue. Seven batteries of 9 volts each have been also been recovered from the site...

03:03 PM, Sep 18, 2011

New Delhi: A senior National Security Guard official's computer has been hacked into. Miscreants sent out a number of letters on behalf of Major General RS Pradhan who is in charge of operations to numerous people on Friday. Senior officials alerted the Intelligence Bureau the moment they discovered the breach. The NSG's internal mail system has been suspended and an overhaul in the security system has been ordered. Sources said...

10:28 AM, Jul 03, 2011

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06:31 PM, Nov 22, 2009

Commandos played key role in hostage rescue during terrorist attack. ...

05:09 PM, Jun 30, 2009

JK Dutt says it was unfair to blame Shivraj Patil for any delay. ...

12:45 PM, Dec 26, 2008

Sandeep Unnikrishnan laid down his life fighting terrorists at Taj hotel. ...

03:45 PM, Nov 28, 2008

CNN-IBN correspondent Devika Malik meets the men who displayed courage. ...

01:20 PM, Sep 27, 2008

New technologies take terror detection far beyond X-Rays. ...

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