A Maoist has been killed in an encounter with the Kerala Police's Thunderbolt unit, a senior officer said.


Maoist killed in Kerala encounter


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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said the Jaish-e-Mohammed was a terror outfit but indicated that his country's intelligence had used it to carry out attacks in India during his tenure.


JeM was used by intelligence to target India in my time: Musharraf


Amid claims and counter-claims on the damage caused to the Jaise-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camp in Balakot, Pakistan, some television channels on Wednesday reported that Indian Air Force (IAF) has shared the proof of accuracy of its strike with the government.


Claims and counter-claims over IAF's Balakot bombing damage


Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called on the country's security services to boost cooperation with its foreign counterparts in fighting terrorism.


Putin for international cooperation against terror


Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Wednesday refused to reveal the source of his claims that 400 terrorists were killed in the Balakot air strike, saying those questioning about the number of casualties were demoralising the armed forces.


BJP minister refuses to back claims of 400 casualties


The Pakistan military has claimed that Maulana Masood Azhar's Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) that claimed responsibility for the Kashmir suicide bombing which killed 40 CRPF personnel "doesn't exist in the country".


JeM doesn't exist in Pakistan, says military


A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, here on Wednesday, said it would pronounce verdict in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case on March 11.


Samjhauta Express blast case verdict on March 11


The Congress leadership led by party President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met envoys of G-20 nations as also those of neighbouring countries and discussed Indias concerns on cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.


Rahul, Sonia meet G-20 envoys


Iraqi and Kurdish authorities have charged hundreds of children over alleged links with the Islamic State terror organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.


Iraq arbitrarily arresting, torturing child IS suspects: Report


Pakistan on Wednesday said "the ball is now in India's court" following Islamabad's "peace gesture" of releasing an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot but warned that the situation will "go bad" if New Delhi decides to opt for further escalation.


Ball now in India's court, says Pakistan on de-escalating tensions


At least 16 people were killed on Wednesday as militants attacked a private construction firm in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city, officials said.


16 killed in attack on construction firm in Afghanistan


At least two seminaries and assets belonging to Hafiz Saeed's proscribed Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its charity arm Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF) have been taken over by the Pakistan government as it intensified its crackdown on Wednesday against Islamist groups in the wake of the Kashmir suicide bombing that killed 40 CRPF troopers.


Pakistan seizes seminaries, assets of Saeed's JuD, charity arm


US-backed forces in Syria are holding more than 2,000 suspected Islamic State (IS) fighters, US defence officials have said.


US-backed forces holding 2,000 ISIS fighters in Syria


Amid the conflicting claims on the number of terrorists killed in the Balakot airstrike, former Army chief Gen V.K. Singh on Wednesday drew parallels between terrorists and mosquitoes while responding to the opposition's continuous hammering on the issue.


IAF strike: V.K. Singh equates militants with mosquitoes


Washington is taking a close look at reports that Pakistan used US-supplied F-16 fighter jets in the recent confrontation with India, according to State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino.


US following up reports Pakistan used F-16s against India


A prison inmate in France has seriously wounded two guards in a knife attack, in what French ministers have described as a "terrorist incident".


Jihadist wounds guards in France jail


Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of playing politics over the IAF air strike in Balakot to draw political mileage.


Modi playing politics over air strike: Ashok Gehlot


An Indian member of the terror group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested in Tripura on Tuesday, a top police official said.


Top Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist held in Tripura


An Indian member of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terror group was arrested in Tripura on Tuesday, a top police official said.


Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist held in Tripura


A dossier submitted by India lacks "concrete evidence" linking Pakistan with the suicide bombing that killed 40 CRPF troopers, Islamabad said on Tuesday, as it arrested the brother and son of JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar and 42 others as part of a crackdown on Islamist groups following intense diplomatic pressure.


Indian dossier has no 'evidence', says Pakistan as it arrests Masood's kin


Vital information has been obtained from two alleged Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, arrested from Deoband in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district last month, police said, as the duo's police custody ended on Tuesday.

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