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Killing of three Lashkar militants sparks protests in South Kashmir

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Thursday after a six-hour gunfight with security forces in Kashmir.

Clashes between Afghan troops and Taliban edges closer to Helmand capital

On Thursday fighting raged in Helmand after Afghanistan rushed military reinforcements to beat back Taliban insurgents advancing on the besieged capital of the southern poppy-growing province, as officials downplayed fears that the city could fall.

Why Tariq Pandit’s surrender is bad news for militancy in south Kashmir

The surrender of Tariq Pandit, a top Hizbul Mujahideen militant and a close aide of its commander Burhan Wani, before the army on Saturday, could have serious impact on the new militancy wave emerging from south Kashmir.

I told NIA about Ishrat Jahan but they didn't record my exact statement: Headley tells court

On the fourth day if the cross-examination in the 26/11 case before the anti-terror court in Mumbai, Headley claimed that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had not recorded his statements accurately and that he had no personal knowledge of Ishrat Jahan

Hindu-Muslim bhai bhai? Sufi Sunni body dubs RSS 'patriotic organisation', willing to work with it to contain Wahhabis

All-India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam (AITUI), an umbrella organisation of Sufi Sunni which claims to represent 80 percent of total Indian Muslim population, believes that RSS is a nationalist organisation and suggests that it would not mind engaging with them to contain growing penetration of Wahhabi ideology

David Headley's stunning revelations expose Pak role in 26/11 attack, hearing to continue Tuesday

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Monday revealed a goldmine of information for Indian authorities on various aspects leading to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, deposing via video conference from a US jail before Special TADA Court Judge G.A. Sanap here. Headley is scheduled to speak again Tuesday.

5 years after 26/11: Intelligence agencies suffer critical staff shortage

Shortages are as much as 40 per cent across agencies.