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PDP MLA alleges harassment by police
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator, from whose residence eight weapons were stolen by a Special Police Officer (SPO) last Friday, alleged on Thursday that he is being harassed by the police.
Russia accused of targeting chemical weapons watchdog
The Dutch defence minister on Thursday accused Russia's military intelligence unit of attempted cybercrimes targeting the international chemical weapons watchdog and the investigation into the 2014 Malaysian Airlines crash over Ukraine. The Dutch allegations came as British officials blamed Russia's GRU for allegedly "brazen" activities worldwide the globe and for trying to cover up its alleged participation in the nerve agent poisoning of an ex-spy and the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine. MH17. Russia has consistently denied involvement in the events. Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld said that the GRU's alleged hacking attempts on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons took place in April and were disrupted by authorities. Four Russian intelligence officers were immediately expelled from the Netherlands, she said. Speaking about Russia's hacking attempts into the MH17 crash investigation, she said: "We have been aware of the interest of Russian
Germany must remember Holocaust crimes, says Merkel in Jerusalem
Germany has a responsibility to remember the crimes of the Holocaust, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday during her visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial here.
Dutch thwart Russian cyber attack on chemical weapons watchdog: intel agency
Dutch intelligence thwarted a Russian cyber attack targeting the global chemical weapons watchdog in April and expelled four Russian agents, the government said Thursday. The Russians set up a car full of electronic equipment in the car park of a hotel next to the Organisation for the Prohibition for Chemical Weapons in The Hague in a bid to hack its computer system, it said. "The Dutch government finds the involvement of these intelligence operatives extremely worrisome," Dutch Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld told a news conference. "Normally we don't reveal this type of counter-intelligence operation." The Netherlands publicly identified the alleged Russian agents and said the operation was carried out by Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, Dutch officials said. Britain helped the Netherlands with the operation, they added. A laptop belonging to one of the four was linked to Brazil, Switzerland and Malaysia. The activities in Malaysia were related to the investigation into ...
Police busts Hizb module in north Kashmir, nabs two
Police on Thursday said it has busted a module of overground workers of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit by arresting its two members in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. "Police busted an OGW module of banned terror outfit HM that was operating in the Lolab area of Kupwara," a police spokesman said. Acting on a specific input, police detained two persons -- Shakir Ahmad Wani and Ghulam Mustafa Sheikh, both residents of Tekipora in Lolab -- for questioning, he said. "The module was engaged in providing logistics support to terrorists apart from luring youth into the path of terrorism," the spokesman said, adding that "after sustained questioning of the duo, a pistol was recovered on their disclosure". A case has been registered and investigations are on, he said.
Sri Lankan President to visit Seychelles
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will undertake his first state visit to Seychelles next week to strengthen diplomatic and tourism ties between the two countries, it was announced here on Thursday.
Dutch expelled four Russians over operation targeting chemical weapons watchdog: intel agency
Dutch intelligence thwarted a Russian plot targeting global chemical weapons watchdog the OPCW in April and expelled four Russian agents, the defence minister said Thursday. A laptop belonging to one of the four was linked to Brazil, Switzerland and Malaysia, with the activities in Malaysia related to the investigation into the 2014 shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld told a news conference.
Polls: Centre sends 25,000 paramilitary, police personnel for CG, MP and Rajasthan
Putting in place security arrangements for the upcoming polls in three states, the Union Home Ministry has ordered for the deployment of about 25,000 troops for election duties in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a latest directive said. These paramilitary and state police personnel, part of the additional 250 companies to be sent in for the polls, have been asked to take position by October 15 in states assigned to them. While 50 fresh companies each have been marked to be sent to Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, an order accessed by PTI said, the highest of 150 such teams have been earmarked by the ministry to be sent to Chhattisgarh that has its southern part affected by a high-level threat of Maoist violence. A single state police or Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) company has about 100 personnel. While dates for Assembly polls in these states are yet to be declared by the Election Commission (EC), the Home Ministry has asked the forces and respective state governments ..
Hizbul module busted in J&K's Kupwara
Two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) operatives have been detained in north Kashmir's Kupwara district for providing logistics support to militants and luring youth to join militant ranks, police said on Thursday.
History-sheeter arrested after dramatic escape bid
A criminal, who shot at a GRO and fled the premises of Contai sub-divisional court with the help of two of his accomplices on Thursday, was arrested again after an hour-long drama, police said. At around 12 noon, when four history-sheeters including Karna Bera were taken to the court, two bike-borne youths armed with bombs and a revolver, tried to snatch Bera away from police, they said. When the General Register Officer (GRO) resisted them, Bera fired at him twice from a close range, police said. The miscreants then hurled bombs to disperse the locals who tried to stop them from fleeing, they added.
Govt slaps fresh ban on two insurgent groups of Tripura
The government has imposed a fresh ban on two insurgent groups in Tripura for their violent and subversive activities, which aim at establishment of an independent nation. In a notification, the Home Ministry said the central government is of the opinion that the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) have been engaging in subversive and violent activities, undermining the authority of the government and spreading terror and violence among people for achieving their objectives. The ministry said the NLFT and the ATTF have, as their professed aim, establishment of an independent nation by secession of Tripura from India through armed struggle in alliance with other armed secessionist organisations of Tripura and to incite indigenous people of Tripura for such secession. "In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the central government hereby declares that ...
CRPF changes old training regime with over 21,000 fresh jawans to be recruited
Concerned over its fresh recruits suffering injuries which have a lifelong impact, the CRPF has decided to "redesign" its old physical training regime to prepare tougher and agile soldiers who have to render hard duties in states hit by Naxal violence and militancy, the forces' chief has said. The over three-lakh personnel strong force is one of the biggest recruiters of young personnel in the ranks of constabulary and officers in the Assistant Commandant (AC) ranks and thousands of cadets get trained in its various academies round the year. The decision assumes significance as the government a few months back had announced a mega recruitment drive in the constabulary ranks of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the CRPF, BSF and ITBP with a hiring of a total 54,953 personnel. Out of these, the maximum at 21,566, will be recruited by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). CRPF Director General (DG) R R Bhatnagar told PTI after witnessing a "substantial" number of personnel .
UK minister: Russia cyberattacks actions of a 'pariah state'
British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson on Thursday branded a series of global cyberattacks blamed on Russia as the reckless actions of a "pariah state" and said that the UK and its NATO allies would uncover such activities in the future. "Where Russia acts in an indiscriminate and reckless way, where they have done in terms of these cyberattacks, we will be exposing them," Williamson told reporters in Brussels at talks with US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and their NATO counterparts. His remarks came after British and Australian officials said the Russian military intelligence unit GRU is behind a wave of global cyberattacks. Britain's National Cyber Security Center says four new attacks are associated with the GRU as well as earlier cyberattacks. It cites attacks on the World Anti-Doping agency, Ukrainian transport systems, the 2016 US presidential race and others as very likely the work of the GRU. British officials have blamed the GRU for the March nerve agent attack on Russian
Five polcie teams set up to recover looted service rifles in UP
Five teams have been set up to recover two rifles which were looted from police personnel allegedly by armed men in Uttar Pradesh, police said Thursday. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Saharanpur) Sharad Pachan told reporters here five police teams has been set up to recovered the looted rifles and they were combing the area to arrest the accused. Armed men had looted the rifles and injured Home Guard Sanjay in an attack on Bidoli road in Shamli district Tuesday.
Yemen: Houthi release sons of slain former President
Two of slain former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh's sons were on Wednesday released from prison by Yemen's Houthi rebels."The sons of Ali Abdullah Saleh, Salaah and Madyan, were released upon an amnesty from the (so-called) President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat (top Houthi official)," a statement from the group was quoted by Xinhua citing a Saba news agency report.The Houthi group had on December 4, 2017, killed their then-partner President Saleh as he sought peace with Saudi Arabia, who led the Arab coalition against the Houthi rebels.The release of Saleh's sons came after a "mediation from Oman," a senior source in the Houthi told Xinhua, adding that they were being ferried in an "Omani plane to United Arab Emirates (UAE), where they would join their exiled older brother Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh in Abu Dhabi."In September 2014, assaulted the capital city of Sanaa and controlled it along with of other northern cities, including the port city of Hodeidah, ...
US sends Marine troops to Syria to fight IS
A US aircraft has brought Marine forces to the battle against the last pocket of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour, a war monitor reported.
AFSPA extended in 3 districts in Arunachal Pradesh
The Centre on Wednesday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act to three districts in Arunachal Pradesh, declaring them as 'disturbed area'.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified that the central government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (28 of 1958) had declared the Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh and the area falling within the jurisdiction of eight police stations in the districts of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Assam as "disturbed"areas."Now, therefore, Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of the following eight police stations in the districts of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering the State of Assam, are declared as 'disturbed area' under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 up March 31, 2019 w.e.f. October 1, 2018, unless withdrawn earlier," the notification further said.The police stations ...
JNUSU burns effigy of PM Modi
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union Wednesday burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn the "lathicharge" and usage of water cannons on protesting farmers in the national capital. "Thousands of farmers under the banner of the Bharatiya Kisan Union on Tuesday were brutally lathicharged, tear gas shells were fired and they were stopped at Delhi-UP border when they tried to reach Kisan Ghat in Delhi to register their demands before the government," the JNUSU said Wednesday. Instead of listening to the demands, the Delhi Police was ordered to use brute force to stop the tide of protesting farmers, it added. The students gathered at Sabarmati Dhaba in the campus and burnt an effigy. "The JNUSU strongly condemns the Modi Sarkar and the Delhi Police for using brutal force on those who have built and fed the people of this nation," it said.
C'garh police recover bodies of 3 Naxals
Chhattisgarh Police on Wednesday said that the bodies of three Naxals were recovered after an encounter with security forces in a dense forest in Sukma district of the state.In addition to this, Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Meena said one Naxal has been caught alive.Four country-made guns, a bomb, and a 315 bore pistol were also recovered from the site.SP Meena further said that according to the villagers, three civilians suffered injuries during the gunfight with the security forces."Bodies of three Naxals were recovered after an encounter between our team and them, yesterday. One Naxal was caught alive, 315 bore pistol, four country-made guns, and a bomb recovered. Villagers also told us that three more Naxals were injured during the encounter," he said.Two of the gunned down Naxals have been identified as militia commander and militia deputy commander of a Naxalite outfit, respectively.The encounter took place on Tuesday evening in the forest of Muler village when a
India, US gained from each other's experience during Yudh Abhyas: US Army official
Army personnel of India and the United States gained from each other's experience in various fields of operation during a fortnight-long joint military exercise in Uttarakhand, a senior US Army official has said. The annual exercise named - Yudh Abhyas - was held from September 16-29 in Chaubatia in Almora district. The exercise witnessed participation of an infantry battalion of the Indian Army and the 1st Battalion 23 Infantry Regiment of the US Army. "We had a series of objectives for this exercise. We split it in two portions: A field training exercise from soldier up to battalion-brigade level. "The second part of the exercise that ran concurrently was a simulation driven command post exercise. That was at my level and the brigade level," said Maj. Gen. William H Graham, Deputy Commanding General I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in an interaction with PTI. The scenario that drove the command post exercise was a UN-based humanitarian peacekeeping scenario set in a fictional ..