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12 others, including policeman injured; attack follows J&K police bust of LeT module Terrorists on Monday killed seven  Amarnath Terror Attack  pilgrims, including six women, and injured 19 others as they struck at a bus in Kashmir's Anantnag district, in the worst attack on the annual pilgrimage since the year 2001. The bus bearing the registration number GJ09Z 9976 was attacked around 08.20 pm near Khanabal when it was on its way to from Srinagar Jammu, police said. Current Affairs  : Five of those killed were from Gujarat and two from Maharashtra. The deceased from Gujarat were identified as Hasuben Ratila Patal, Surakha Ben and Lakshimiben S Patal from Valsad, Ratan Zeena Bhai Patal of Daman and Prajapati Champaben of Navsari, a Jammu and Kashmir police spokesperson said. Those from Maharashtra were Nirmala Ben Thakor, a resident of Palghar, and Usha Mohanla Sonkar of Danu. Police said 19 pilgrims were injured in the attack and their condition is...

At the same time, he, however, said the Pakistani government had no role in the attack Pakistan's former national security adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani today said the   26/11 Mumbai attack   was carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan and called it a "classic" example of cross-border terror. At the same time, he, however, said the Pakistani government had no role in the attack. Durrani was speaking at a conference on combating terrorism at the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis. 26/11 Mumbai strike, carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan, was a classic trans-border terrorist event, he said.   Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly condemned the terror attack at a university in Pakistan and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. “Strongly condemn the terror attack at Bacha Khan University in Pakistan. Condolences to families of the deceased. Prayers with the injured,” he tweeted.  ALSO READ:   Gunmen storm Bacha Khan University in Pakistan, at least 25 killed Heavily-armed Taliban militants stormed the prestigious university in Pakistan’s restive northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province this morning, firing indiscriminately on students and teachers.  Read Articles

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asserted that any individual or organisation causing pain to India should be paid back in the same coin but how, when and where “should be of our choice”, remarks which come in the backdrop of the Pathankot terror attack.  Read Articles  

Pak handler to Terrorist : Look boys, this airbase area is so thick with Indian Army and Air Force moustaches that you’ll have to cut your way through with barbers’ shears, and the Indians know you’re coming. But don’t worry—the lights don’t work, the fence is holier than our book, the guards are retired and unfit, they don’t have the budget to patrol at night, and we’re already using their infrastructure. Police SP, offstage: They took my car and phone! I have escaped and reported this to my colleagues after a suspicious three-hour gap. Terrorist on phone: Mummy, I’ve sneaked into India, either through a border tunnel or from J&K, to bang a bunch of virg—become a martyr. Mummy: Okay, eat something before you croak. Hello? I think we have a cross-connection with the Punjab Police, the Indian Air Force, and Indian Intelligence.  Read Articles  

Nearly 200 former army personnel paid homage to the martyrs of the Pathankot terror attack at India Gate here today and called for formulation of a National Security Policy and reorganisation of the Ministry of Defence.  ALSO READ: Security beefed up in Mathura in the wake of Pathankot attack The war veterans placed a wreath at the India Gate as a mark of respect to the seven defence personnel, including one Lt Col of the NSG, who were killed in the the attack.  Read More

The operation against militants holed up at  Pathankot  air base entered the third day today after explosions and firing continued intermittently overnight. Security forces had yesterday killed one of the at least two terrorists on the second day of the attack in which seven security personnel lost their lives including a Lieutenant Colonel of the NSG. Four terrorists were eliminated on Saturday when they had struck at the air base. ALSO READ:  PM chairs high-level meeting on Pathankot terror attack The operation stretched through the night with sounds of gunfire and explosions continuing till around 10 a.m today after which they have ceased. Attack helicopters were still flying over the area. More quick response teams have been rushed to the site. ALSO READ:  Pathankot attack: There was no lapse, says govt Defence sources had last night said that one more terrorist was killed while another was injured. The holed up militants were discovered in the ...