Internal Security

In a dossier, India mentioned 30 instances of Sikh pilgrims being subjected to anti-India propaganda In a dossier to Pakistan, India has mentioned nearly 30 instances in the past four years when Sikh pilgrims visiting the neighbouring country were subjected to “anti-India propaganda” such as espousing the Khalistani cause. The …

For decades, Hut Number 224, located amid pine trees in Srinagar’s Chashmashahi locality, was like any other senior bureaucrat’s home. But for many weeks now, the address has become a hub for Kashmiri students looking for a particular subject book that is otherwise hard to find or unaffordable. The house’s …

Calls for ‘unrelenting blows’ on Army Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has released a video asking its cadres to inflict “unrelenting blows” on the Indian Army and the government in the Kashmir Valley to “bleed” the economy and make the country suffer. This is the first time Zawahiri has issued a …

‘Sikhs for Justice’ is based abroad The Union Home Ministry has banned the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a group advocating secessionist and pro-Khalistani activities in India. The group was advocating Referendum 2020, an online campaign for Khalistan, a separate land for the Sikhs. Its founder Avtar Singh Pannu was seen …

Govt. claims a 43% dip after Feb. 26 The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed an improvement and the net infiltration from across the border has reduced by 43% after the February 26 last air strike on a terror camp at Balakot in Pakistan, Union Minister of State …

Human rights activists urge New Delhi not to reject findings entirely While India has rejected the ‘Update’ of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report on Jammu and Kashmir, human rights activists have pointed out that it includes several unprecedented references to rights violations and …

Though NRC centre has offered him hope, Mamud Ali feels slighted A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan in Assam has been served notice as a ‘D’, or doubtful, voter less than two months after retired soldier Mohammed Sanaullah was declared a foreigner. The tag relegated Mamud Ali, 47, to …

New Delhi, Islamabad not doing enough to resolve Kashmir situation, says human rights body The UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) on Monday said India and Pakistan had failed to improve the situation in Kashmir and not taken any concrete steps to address the numerous concerns raised in its earlier …

The BJP-led Manipur government on Tuesday imposed restrictions under Section 144 in Imphal East and West districts besides suspending mobile internet services as protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, intensified. The Bill seeks to hasten the process of granting citizenship to six non-Muslim groups from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. …

Aim is to analyse entry of vessels without CBIC permission The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Ministry of Finance has asked the Customs Kochi Preventive Division to thoroughly look into the arrival of all foreign vessels at the Lakshadweep islands in the last couple of …