Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that in the past four years Maoist activities had come down to eight districts while militancy in the north-east has decreased by 80 per cent.


Naxalism, militancy are down: Rajnath


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Up to 26 militants have been killed and more than 20 others injured as troops, backed by air force, targeted Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan's eastern province of Ghazni, the Army said on Wednesday.


Afghan forces kill 26 militants


A Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader survived an attack on him here on Wednesday.


JD-U leader survives attack in Srinagar


A top Pakistani commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who was wanted for the murder of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari was shot dead on Wednesday in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district, police said, calling it "good news".


Bukhari's assassin killed, J&K Police call it 'good news' (Third Lead)


India won't attend the proposed Saarc Summit in Pakistan and there will be no dialogue with Islamabad until it stops sponsoring terrorism, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced on Wednesday.


India not to attend Saarc Summit in Pakistan


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday ruled out any dialogue with Pakistan unless it stopped sponsoring terrorism, saying talks and terror cannot go together.


Talks, terror can't go together: Sushma


The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday confirmed the killing of LeT commander Naveed Jatt, who was wanted for the murder of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari, in Badgam district and called the Pakistani's elimination "good news".


Naveed Jatt dead, it's good news: DGP


A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Naveed Jatt, who was wanted for the murder of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari, was killed on Wednesday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district, police sources said.


Slain journalist Shujaat Bukhari's killer Naveed Jatt shot dead


With more and more satellites being launched for a variety of applications, retail giant Amazon's Cloud arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a fully-managed network of 12 Ground Station antennas globally that will help customers process, store and analyse satellite data at a fraction of the current cost.


Amazon's Cloud arm AWS enters lucrative satellite data market


Amid controversy over Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's visit to Pakistan for Wednesday's foundation stone laying function of the Kartarpur Corridor, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said he had asked Sidhu to "reconsider" his decision.


Asked Sidhu to reconsider decision to visit Pak: Amarinder


The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against an accused, Ahmed Kamal Shaikh alias Ahmed Lambu, for his alleged involvement in the March 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, an official said.


Mumbai '93 blasts: CBI files supplementary chargesheet



Mumbai 1993 serial blasts: CBI files supplementar chargesheet


A District Reserve Guard (DRG) member was critically injured when Maoists triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) here in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said.


IED blast injures one in Chhattisgarh


Two Army officers were injured on Tuesday in a landmine  explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.


Two Army officers injured in landmine blast in Poonch


Maoists have killed a Congress worker here and security forces are being sent to the spot, police said on Tuesday.


Maoists kill Congress worker in Chhattisgarh


A soldier and three militants, including the deputy commander of the IS-aligned Ansar Ghazwatul Hind group, were killed in two separate gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.


Soldier, 3 militants killed in Kashmir (Third Lead)


Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says a nation that isnt united, shouldnt be called a nation.


If a nation isn't united, it shouldn't be called nation: Amitabh Bachchan


An Indian Army soldier and two militants possibly of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group were killed on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district during a gunfight, police said.


Soldier, 2 militants killed in J&K


A Pakistani-American woman has admitted in a federal court to using Bitcoin to finance the Islamic State terror outfit through fronts in China, Pakistan and Turkey.


Pakistani-American woman used bitcoin to finance IS


The Ahmedabad Crime Branch police on Monday arrested here an alleged accomplice of the terrorists who attacked the Akshardham temple in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar in 2002, killing 31 people.


Ahmedabad Crime Branch nabs fundraiser of Akshardham terror attack


Senior leaders across the political spectrum, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, remembered the victims of 26/11 attacks in Mumbai on this day 10 years ago and agreed that friendly relations between India and Pakistan is the only way forward.

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