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In an effort to intensify its defense strategies, Meghalaya is enhancing its security apparatus with cutting-edge training centers. A state-of-the-art Counter Insurgency & Jungle Warfare School has been launched in Baghmara, while an Urban Warfare Training Facility poised to provide immersive combat experiences will be set up in Mawiong. Shillong: The Meghalaya govt on Monday notified setting up of a Counter Insurgency & Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School at Baghmara, the headquarters of the South Ga ...Read More >
According to a notification by the Home (Police) Department, the facility will offer training ranging from basic Close Quarter Battle (CQB) techniques to advanced operations such as multi-storey building clearance, hostage rescue, breaching and integration of urban surveillance systems. The facility is aimed at strengthening the state's operational capacity, reducing risks to security forces and improving inter-agency coordination during urban security operations, the notification said. In a s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) India and Israel on Tuesday explored ways to build a global approach of "zero tolerance" to combat terrorism and enhance cooperation in areas of trade, infrastructure and connectivity even as New Delhi hoped that the US-brokered Gaza peace plan will bring durable peace to the region. The issues figured in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar that came as the two sides are looking at the possibility of a visit to Ind ...Read More >
Mumbai Police successfully rescued 19 hostages, 17 of them children, from a Powai building. The operation followed a three-hour standoff with the kidnapper, Rohit Arya. Arya died after sustaining a bullet injury during a shootout with police. He had lured the children to the building for a fake web series audition. Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Thursday freed 19 hostages, including 17 children, from a building in Powai after a 3-hour standoff with a kidnapper, identified as Rohit Arya, who had taken ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], October 30 (ANI): The Chandigarh Administration has officially notified the new Pet and Community Dog Bylaws, introducing strict rules for pet owners and community dog management in the city. Under the new regulations, registration of every pet dog with the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, has been made mandatory. A registration fee of Rs 500 per dog will be charged, with a renewal fee of Rs 50 every five years. The bylaws also mandate that every registered dog must wear a ...Read More >
Mumbai Hostage Crisis: Kidnapper Rohit Arya Shot Dead During Police Operation, 17 Children RescuedA tense hostage crisis at Mumbai's RA Studio ended tragically on Thursday when police rescued 17 children held captive by 35-year-old Rohit Arya. The suspect, who worked at the studio, was shot during the rescue operation and later died in hospital. A frightening hostage situation unfolded in Mumbai's Powai area on Thursday when a man identified as Rohit Arya took at least 17 children hostage at RA ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 30: A social media channel owner was shot dead by Mumbai Police in a hostage drama plotted by him using an air gun to confine 20 children at R A Studio in Mumbai's Powai on Thursday, a police official said. Rohit Arya died of excessive bleeding while being taken to the hospital after the police stormed the premises where he held the children hostage for about 30 minutes under the garb of conducting an acting audition, police said. After holding the students hostage, Arya circulated ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a major development in the Powai hostage crisis, Rohit Arya -- the man who held 17 children hostage inside a Powai acting studio on Thursday -- has died after sustaining bullet injuries during an exchange of gunfire with police. Authorities confirmed that Arya succumbed to the wounds following the shoot-out. All children were rescued safely during the operation. Earlier in the day, panic gripped RA Studios in Powai after Arya locked nearly 17 children inside the premises and threaten ...Read More >
Mumbai: October 30: A man who held 17 children hostage in Powai, Mumbai, has died in hospital of a bullet injury sustained during an exchange of gunfire with police. Authorities said officers mounted a rapid response after a video circulated in which the suspect identified himself as Rohit Arya and announced his plan. Children rescued from RA Studios Police confirmed that all 17 children were rescued from RA Studios, located on the ground floor of a building in the Powai neighbourhood. The chi ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 30: In a dramatic rescue operation, a social media channel owner was disarmed of an air gun and detained to free 20 children held "hostage" by him after an audition round at R A Studio in Mumbai's Powai on Thursday, a police official said. Rohit Arya had taken the children hostage and circulated a video as part of a plan to force certain individuals to speak to him, failing which he threatened to set the studio building and the hostages on fire, the police said. The Mumbai Police ...Read More >
Mumbai: A tense hostage situation in Mumbai's Powai area ended Thursday when police successfully rescued 17 children and two adults from a man identified as Rohit Arya, who later died from bullet injuries sustained during the standoff. The ordeal began when Arya, a schoolteacher from Nagpur, lured around 100 students to RA Studio for what was presented as a web series audition. He selected 17 children and held them hostage on the ground and first floors of the studio for six days. Also Read: M ...Read More >
Arya had apparently called the children -- boys and girls around 15 years old -- for an audition for a web series, the official said. He was also carrying an air gun and some chemicals, he added. Police received a call at about 1.45 pm about a man holding children hostage inside RA Studio in Mahavir Classic building, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Datta Nalawade. Powai police officials, along with a Quick Response Team (QRT), Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad and a fire brigade team reache ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a dramatic rescue operation, a social media channel owner was disarmed of an air gun and detained to free 20 children held "hostage" by him after an audition round at R A Studio in Mumbai's Powai on Thursday, a police official said. Rohit Arya had taken the children hostage and circulated a video as part of a plan to force certain individuals to speak to him, failing which he threatened to set the studio building and the hostages on fire, the police said. The ...Read More >
Itanagar, Oct 20: In a swift and daring pre-dawn operation, security forces rescued two kidnapped labourers from the clutches of NSCN (K) rebels in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday morning. The dramatic mission, led by the 44 Assam Rifles, brought the abducted workers to safety after an intense exchange of fire with the insurgents. According to sources in the 44 Assam Rifles, credible intelligence was received about the abduction of two labourers employed by M/S Agarwal, a road con ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief of Congress, Jairam Ramesh, criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for being silent on the current Gaza War, calling it extreme moral cowardice.In an article on X, Ramesh said, the PM has maintained a complete silence on the horrible atrocities that led to the murder of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza. It is an extreme moral cowardice and a total betrayal of everything that India has defended. Ramesh alleged that to appease President Donald Trump and solida ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 1 (ANI): Israel Consul General to India, Yaniv Revach highlighted the shared experiences of India and Israel in combating terrorism. Speaking with ANI, Revach expressed gratitude for India support to Israel, particularly in the context of hostage rescue efforts. He personally connected with the issue, having lost a family member to terrorism on October 7. Revach emphasised that both India and Israel face terrorism in different forms, but share common value ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 1 (ANI): Israel's Consul General to India, Yaniv Revach highlighted the shared experiences of India and Israel in combating terrorism. Speaking with ANI, Revach expressed gratitude for India's support to Israel, particularly in the context of hostage rescue efforts. He personally connected with the issue, having lost a family member to terrorism on October 7. Revach emphasised that both India and Israel face terrorism in different forms, but share common v ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30: US President Donald Trump has unveiled a 20-point peace proposal to end the war in Gaza, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally accepted. Hamas, however, is reviewing it, and so far Hamas has not agreed to the plan yet, leaving its future still uncertain even as regional and European leaders voiced cautious support. The proposal, shaped with input from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and other partners, begins with an immediate cessation o ...Read More >
Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah Abu Shawesh has emphasised the importance of addressing the Palestinian issue with a "rational perspective." Speaking at a discussion organised by the National Platform for the Rights of Disabled on Sunday, Shawesh also described the recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly as "dangerous." Shawesh specifically responded to Netanyahu's statement at the UN General Assembly, where the Israeli Prime M ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 30 (ANI): Palestine has formally expressed interest in joining the BRICS grouping and has begun discussions with member countries. Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah Abu Shawesh stated that Palestine views BRICS as an essential platform and is hopeful of becoming a full member with India's support. "BRICS is a very important platform, and we look forward to being a full part of this. We are already in discussion with all the BRICS members, an ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 30 (ANI): Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah Abu Shawesh welcomed US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, echoing the sentiments of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. However, Abu Shawesh emphasised that the plan's success hinges on Israel's actions on the ground. Speaking at the Kerala Media Academy, Abu Shawesh stated that while the plan sounds promising theoretically, its practical implementation will determine its effecti ...Read More >
Reacting to US President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan, Israeli ambassador Reuven Azar, in an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18's Zakka Jacob, said he hoped that Hamas would accept it. He also thanked PM Narendra Modi for extending his support to the plan, saying India has a lot to offer in reconstruction of post-war Gaza. "We don't have assurances that Hamas will do that. But we have several new elements that we haven't seen in the past. First of all, there is a clear plan and a ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 30: Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for backing the US-led peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, and urged more countries to support the initiative. The announcement came a day after US President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point peace plan at the White House in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Azar described the developmen ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) India today welcomed the announcement by the US President Donald Trump on the Gaza peace plan, and expressed hope that all parties will come together to support the initiative and end the conflict. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a post on X, said the 20-point peace plan provides a viable pathway to long term and sustainable peace in Gaza and the larger Middle East region. "We welcome President Donald J. Trump's announcement of a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conf ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's comprehensive plan for ending the two-year-old Israel-Gaza conflict. PM Modi said that Trump's plan provides a pathway to "long term and sustainable peace", for the Palestinian and Israeli people. Sharing an X post, the Prime Minister wrote, "We welcome President Donald J. Trump's announcement of a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict. It provides a viable pathway to long- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has welcomed US President Donald Trump's proposed Gaza peace plan, describing his efforts as "sincere and determined," the BBC reported, citing the PA's WAFA news agency. In its statement, the PA pledged to work with the United States, regional states and international partners "to end the war on Gaza through a comprehensive agreement that ensures the sufficient delivery of humanitarian aid, the release of hostages and prisoners, and the establi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28: With the two-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas conflict just over a week away, fears are mounting that the conflict may drag into a third year. More than 35 people were killed in Israeli strikes and gunfire since the early hours of Saturday, Gazal officials said. A strike on a house in central Gaza killed at least 11 people, more than half of them women and children, while nine members of a single family died in another strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp, reports BBC. At ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Sept 14: Curtain came down on the joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Royal Thai Army, 'Exercise MAITREE-XIV', during the closing ceremony held at JTN, Umroi, on Sunday. The exercise, conducted under the United Nations (UN) mandate, aimed to achieve interoperability and familiarise both sides with operational procedures and combat drills. It culminated in a 48-hour validation exercise featuring the creation of a Temporary Operating Base (TOB), establishment of an ...Read More >
Umroi, Sep 14 (PTI) The 14th edition of the India-Thailand joint military exercise, Maitree, concluded in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district on Sunday, with both armies enhancing interoperability and familiarising themselves with each other's operational procedures and combat drills. The two-week exercise, conducted under the United Nations mandate, culminated with a 48-hour validation phase that saw both contingents carry out complex tasks such as setting up a temporary operating base, establishing ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that record global military spending is overshadowing peace and development, as he launched a new report titled "The Security We Need: Rebalancing Military Spending for a Sustainable and Peaceful Future," early this week. "We are just learning about the Israeli attacks in Qatar -- a country that has been playing a very positive role to achieve a ceasefire and the release of all hostages," Guterres told reporters in New ...Read More >
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