The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched investigations into two suspected espionage networks in West Bengal after authorities found allegations that Indian SIM cards were being used to operate WhatsApp accounts from Pakistan. Investigators suspect that the phone numbers may have been exploited to facilitate communication between Pakistan-based handlers and individuals in India, potentially enabling...
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will consider releasing additional records related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks after families of victims renewed their demand for greater transparency. The families have been seeking the release of government documents that they believe could provide further information about possible links between Saudi nationals and individuals...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a major technology-transfer initiative under which Indian defence companies will be permitted to manufacture conventional missile systems developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The decision is aimed at expanding domestic production capacity, reducing dependence on foreign suppliers and giving Indian industry a larger role in the...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the country’s senior security and intelligence leadership to adopt a tougher approach towards infiltration, terrorism and other threats to India’s internal security. The directive came during the National Security Strategies Conference in New Delhi, where senior officials reviewed a wide range of challenges, including illegal immigration, terrorism, cybercrime,...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has intensified its investigation into alleged cyberattacks on Indian government websites during Operation Sindoor, carrying out searches at five locations across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Bihar and Delhi. The searches were conducted as part of an ongoing cyber-terrorism investigation concerning alleged attempts to launch sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks against 54...
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Karnataka on charges linked to an alleged terrorist act after police found that he was reportedly in contact with individuals associated with Pakistani gangsters through social media, officials said. The accused, identified as Syed Abubakar, is a resident of Islampur and works as an air-conditioner mechanic. His arrest...
The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has arrested Fazle Rabbi, the brother of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Islampur block president Zakir Hossain, in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged espionage network with links to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Rabbi was taken into custody from Uttar Dinajpur late Thursday night after investigators reportedly...
Indian security agencies have dismantled the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network in a major multi-state operation conducted ahead of Independence Day, with authorities saying the action prevented the alleged terror group from carrying out planned subversive activities. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said more than 200 alleged operatives linked to the network were arrested during coordinated...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s warning about what he described as “dimaagi Naxals” during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort has triggered a sharp political controversy, with opposition leaders accusing the government of using the language of national security to target critics and dissenters. Addressing the nation on August 15, Modi said India had...
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has provided a detailed account of the decision-making that preceded Operation Sindoor, recalling that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s immediate priority after the Pahalgam terror attack was to establish who was responsible. In his first major interview since the military operation, Doval described the sequence of events following the April 22,...