Security

J&K: Terror attack after 3 years stuns govt, security establishments

Deadly suicide attacks in the heart of Srinagar on Wednesday morning has caught government and the security establishments on the back foot in an environment that has already seen tensions since the hanging of Parliament attacks convict Afzal Guru. ...

Timeline of attack on CRPF camp in Srinagar

A deadly terror attack in the heart of Srinagar, the first in almost three years, has caught the security establishments unawares and left the government groping for answers as it already faces flak over Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging. ...  

Cyber attacks top threat to America: US official

A senior US official has told lawmakers that they now consider cyber attacks as among the top threats to the national security, even though their is remote chance of any such major attack against the critical infrastructure systems during the next two years. ...  

Chances of Sino-India war 'very very little': NSA

The chances of India and China going to a war are "very very little" as 8000 years of statecraft is good enough to take care of that problem, National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said here on Monday. ...  

Delhi Police's oldest canine to retire with honours

In her heydays, her sharp olfactory senses helped nab many hardened criminals and curb narcotics smuggling in the city. With age and instincts failing her, the oldest female canine in the Delhi Police dog squad is being retired at the ripe age of 11. ...  

Bengal may be ahead of Delhi in crimes against women, says WBHRC chief

West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman and former Supreme Court judge Asok Kumar Ganguly on Saturday said the state is not lagging behind Delhi in the number of atrocities on women and may have well gone ahead of the national capital. ...  

Beni Prasad Verma joins swelling list of VIPs given Z-plus security

More politicians are getting "Z-plus" security and the new entrants include Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma and BSP MP Brajesh Pathak months after the list of VIPs in this category was pruned during P Chidambaram's tenure as Home Minister. ...  

Security situation in northeast has improved, says Shinde

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the security situation in northeastern states has improved while Rs.1,659 crore had been provided to them for modernisation of police forces during the last 12 years, an official statement said on Friday. ...  

Sonam: US honour to Delhi braveheart great initiative

Hailing the posthumous US honour to Delhi gangrape victim, actress Sonam Kapoor today said that it was a great initiative which will help keep her memory alive. ...  

US slaps additional sanctions on North Korea

Moving quickly after the UN Security Council passed an unanimous resolution against North Korea, the United States has slapped additional sanctions against the regime in Pyongyang, including three individuals involved in its proliferation programme. ...  

UN approves new sanctions against North Korea

The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, and a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States. ...  

UN to vote on new North Korea sanction today

The UN Security Council, ignoring threats from North Korea, is set to impose a fourth round of even tougher sanctions against Pyongyang in a fresh attempt to rein in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the current council president, said the council will vote on the draft sanctions resolution on Thursday morning. The resolution was drafted by and the United States and China, North Korea's...  

Anti-rape law: Sharp divide over proposed amendments

After the brutal Delhi gangrape incident, the government faced pressure to come up with stringent anti-rape laws to curb sexual violence against women. The Justice JS Verma committee proposed certain amendments in the existing rape laws. The Home Ministry now has proposed a few changes in the ordinance. ...  

US to allow small knives on flights from April 25

Airline passengers in the US will be allowed to carry small pocket knives and an array of sports equipment, banned in aircraft cabins after the 9/11 terror attacks, from April 25, authorities have announced. While razor blades and box cutters will still not permitted, passengers will be able to carry knives with folding blades 2.36 inches (6 centimetres) or shorter, as well as sporting goods such as golf clubs, hockey...  

Well Being Index: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi on top

Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have been ranked at the top of the Well Being Index (WBI), while southern states, Gujarat and most of the north-eastern states emerged as the most secure ones for women in the Female Security Index (FSI). ...  

India hopes Macedonia will support resolution on UNSC reforms

Welcoming Macedonia's support to New Delhi's candidature for permanent UN Security Council membership, India on Tuesday hoped the European country would also extend support for the G-4 Resolution seeking reforms in the working of the UN Security Council. ...  

NSG officer under probe for talking to an anonymous Pak caller

Just 24 hours after a Home Ministry staff came under the radar for passing on sensitive information, there are more leads coming in. Now a senior officer of the National Security Guards has come under probe for speaking to an anonymous Pakistani caller. ...  

China defends hefty defence budget as key to Asian stability

China on Monday said that its defensive military policies played a "core role" in maintaining peace and stability in Asia, playing down speculation of a hefty rise in its defence spending amid standoff with Japan and others over disputed islands. ...  

Calling Ankit Fadia's bluff: Is he the hacker he claims to be?

Forbes India's Charles Assisi writes an open letter to Ankit Fadia questioning his credentials as a computer security expert. ...  

Jaitley surveillance issue: Shinde likely to speak in RS

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is likely to speak on the alleged phone tapping of senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley. This comes days after the issue caused a ruckus in Rajya Sabha, forcing the Chairman to adjourn the House briefly. ...