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A Jammu and Kashmir Police Special Operations Group member has died during an ongoing encounter in Udhampur district. The clash began when security forces launched a search operation in the Soan-Martha area. The officer was critically injured and later succumbed. A terrorist is believed to be wounded in the exchange. The operation continues. Srinagar: A member of the J&K Police's special operation group was killed in an ongoing encounter in Udhampur district on Monday evening. Officials informe ...Read More >
Srinagar: J&K Police's counter-intelligence wing raided 12 locations in multiple Kashmir districts on Tuesday and detained for questioning 12 terror suspects accused of radicalising youth, systematically attempting to disrupt public order, and spreading false narratives glorifying terrorism and terrorists.The raids were carried out in Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag, Pulwama, Kupwara, Budgam, and Shopian districts in connection with a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 16: The Counter Intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday conducted pre-dawn raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley, busting a terror-linked network of anti-national elements allegedly operating under the guise of social activism, officials said. The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) carried out coordinated searches across seven districts, during which 12 suspects were detained for questioning. Officials said the operation exposed a covert terror ...Read More >
One of the two men suspected of carrying out a mass shooting at Bondi Beach was originally from southern India but had "limited contact" with his family there, police sources have said. Sajid Akram, who died at the scene in Sydney on Sunday, was originally from the city of Hyderabad, a police official from the Indian state of Telangana said. He had travelled to India just six times since moving to Australia in 1998 and his family "expressed no knowledge of his radical mindset or activities," t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday strongly condemned the terror attack during Hanukkah celebrations at Sydney's Bondi Beach and said that India and Israel share a policy of "zero tolerance" towards terrorism. Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to Israel, held discussions with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar. "Let me first of all convey our very, very sincere, deep condolences at the loss of life due to the terror attack at Hanukkah celebrations in Bondi Beach. ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, India, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The alleged gunman shot dead by police during Sunday's attack on Australia's Bondi beach was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and his family did not know about his "radical mindset", Indian police said on Tuesday (December 16, 2025). Fifteen people were killed in the attack on a Hanukkah event, Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years, and it is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. DEGREE I ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: India's National Investigation Agency has submitted a detailed 1,597-page chargesheet in connection with the April 22, 2025, terrorist attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadows, where 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed in a targeted assault described by Indian authorities as religion-based killings. The document, filed before a special court in Jammu on December 15, 2025, names seven accused, including a Pakistan-based handler Sajid Jatt, three militants killed in a subsequent enc ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The alleged gunman shot dead by police during Sunday's attack on Australia's Bondi beach was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and his family did not know about his "radical mindset", Indian police said on Tuesday. Fifteen people were killed in the attack on a Hanukkah event, Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years, and it is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. Degree in commerce In a statement providing more deta ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: Indian authorities have confirmed that Sajid Akram, the deceased suspect in the deadly shooting attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach, was an Indian national originally from Hyderabad in Telangana state. According to statements from Telangana police, Akram migrated to Australia approximately 27 years ago in 1998 and maintained limited contact with his family thereafter. The confirmation comes amid ongoing international investigations into the December 14, 2025, incident that claimed 15 lives ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 16 (ANI): Telangana Police on Tuesday stated that Sajid Akram, one of the accused in the Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia, was originally from Hyderabad, contrary to earlier reports that had identified the attackers as being of Pakistani origin. The Telangana Police statement comes as Australian authorities continue to investigate the December 14 massacre during the Jewish community's Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach as a terroris ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 16 (ANI): Telangana Police on Tuesday stated that Sajid Akram, one of the accused in the Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia, was originally from Hyderabad, contrary to earlier reports that had identified the attackers as being of Pakistani origin. The Telangana Police statement comes as Australian authorities continue to investigate the December 14 massacre during the Jewish community's Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach as a terroris ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra), December 16: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan claimed that India was defeated on the first day of Operation Sindoor and Indian aircraft were shot down during the four-day conflict. Indian Air Force 'Completely Grounded', Says Chavan Addressing a press conference in Pune, Chavan made controversial remarks as he claimed that the Indian Air Force was "completely grounded", amid the probability of being shot down by Pakistan. 'Indi ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan claimed that India was defeated on the first day of Operation Sindoor and Indian aircraft were shot down during the four-day conflict. Addressing a press conference in Pune, Chavan made controversial remarks as he claimed that the Indian Air Force was "completely grounded", amid the probability of being shot down by Pakistan. Also Read | 'Case About Recognising the Real ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), the specialized investigative wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, executed a significant operation on Tuesday, targeting a suspected terror-support network operating under the cover of social activism. The agency said that coordinated searches were conducted across multiple districts in the Kashmir Valley, resulting in the detention of 12 individuals for questioning. In an official statement, the CIK described the action as a "decisive blow t ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan claimed that India was defeated on the first day of Operation Sindoor and Indian aircraft were shot down during the four-day conflict. Addressing a press conference in Pune, Chavan made controversial remarks as he claimed that the Indian Air Force was "completely grounded", amid the probability of being shot down by Pakistan. The Congress leader said, "On the first day ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Indian authorities have confirmed that Sajid Akram, one of the attackers involved in the Bondi Beach shooting in Australia, hailed from Hyderabad, India. Akram, who was 50 years old at the time of his death, moved to Australia in 1998 on a student visa. His last visit to India was in 2022, with Indian officials stating that he had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad after relocating to Australia. Akram's son, Naveed, the second attacker, was born in Australia in 2001 and hol ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 16 (PTI) The counter intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday carried out pre-dawn raids at multiple locations across the valley and busted a terror-linked network of anti-national elements operating under the garb of social activism, officials said. During the operation across seven districts, 12 suspects were detained for questioning. The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) conducted coordinated searches across multiple districts of the Kashmir valley, exposing a ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Sajid Akram, one of the suspects in the recent mass shooting at Bondi beach in Australia, is a native of Hyderabad, the Telangana Police said on Tuesday. He migrated to Australia 27 years ago and had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad, the Telangana DGP office said in a statement. The factors that led to radicalisation of Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram appear to have no connection with India or any local influence in Telangana, it said. Sajid Akram completed his B.C ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Indian police said on Tuesday (Dec 16) that the dead gunman in Australia's Bondi Beach shooting incident, Sajid Akram, was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad but had limited contact with his family in India. The attack on Sunday was Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years, and is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. The death toll stands at 16, including one of the gunmen, identified by police as 50-year-old Sajid Ak ...Read More >
Jammu, Dec 16 (PTI) Security forces intensified search for three terrorists in a village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, a day after a policeman was killed in a gunfight there, officials said. During the encounter in Soan village of Majalta area on Monday, one terrorist was believed to have been injured, while two policemen suffered minor bullet wounds. Speaking to reporters at Udhampur, Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti said that the search operation ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, India, Dec 16 - Indian police said on Tuesday that the dead gunman in Australia's Bondi beach shooting incident, Sajid Akram, was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad but had limited contact with his family in India. The attack on Sunday was Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years, and is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. The death toll stands at 16, including one of the gunmen, identified by police as 50-year old S ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delivering a strong response to the usual Pakistani ranting, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, on Monday mocked at Pakistan for its unique way of respecting the will of its people by jailing a Prime Minister, by banning the ruling political party and by letting its armed forces engineer a constitutional coup through the 27th amendment and giving life-time immunity to its Chief of Defence Forces. He was responding to a stateme ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Fifty-year-old Sajid Akram, one of the gunmen of Sydney's Bondi beach shooting incident, left for Australia from Hyderabad 27 years ago. He discontinued relationship with the family members at Al Hasnath Colony in Tolichowki after marrying in Australia. Akram completed his B.Com degree in Hyderabad and migrated to Australia in search of employment, approximately 27 years ago, in November 1998. He subsequently married Venera Grosso, a European origin woman before settle permanently in ...Read More >
Mukesh Chhabra opened up on casting Akshaye Khanna and Arjun Rampal in 'Dhurandhar'. Casting director Mukesh Chhabra credited the success of Dhurandhar to the creative choice of casting both established and lesser-known actors in unique, surprising roles. He confessed about extensively debating the suitability of Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, and R Madhavan before finalising the cast for the film. Mukesh, while speaking to PTI, said, "I always think about how to surprise people, a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The terrorist who attacked Jewish people at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on December 14 was an Indian. This claim was made by CNN in a report. Earlier media reports claimed the terrorist was Pakistani. According to CNN, Philippine authorities have confirmed that the terrorist, Sajid Akram, travelled to the Philippines with his son, Naveed, on November 1. During this time, Sajid used an Indian passport while his son used an Australian passport. They had been planning the attack f ...Read More >
Jammu, Dec 16 (PTI) A wreath-laying ceremony was held in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur on Tuesday to pay tributes to a Special Operations Group (SoG) cop who died fighting terrorists in an operation in a remote forest area of the district. The operation is still underway as security forces continue to look for terrorists in the area, a police officer said. Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat led the solemn ceremony held at the District Police Lines in Udhampur, to honour Constable Amjad Al ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: In a sharp escalation of rhetoric, Hasnat Abdullah, a senior figure of Bangladesh's newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), has issued a provocative warning to India, claiming Dhaka could "isolate" India's northeastern states if New Delhi attempted to destabilise Bangladesh. Addressing an all-party protest rally organised by Inqilab Mancha at Dhaka's Central Shaheed Minar on Monday, Abdullah accused India of backing "chaos-creators" and those allegedly trying to derail Bang ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): India and Jordan strongly reaffirmed their shared stand against terrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Amman, with both sides condemning terrorism in all its forms and backing efforts to counter radicalisation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. Briefing the media, MEA Secretary (South) Neena Malhotra said the visit was the first full-fledged bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Jordan in 37 years and coincided wit ...Read More >
Udhampur, Dec 16: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti on Tuesday said that a cop has been killed in the ongoing encounter with terrorists in Udhampur district, while terrorists have fled toward the dense forest after initial firefight. Speaking with reporters, the IGP Jammu said a cordon-and-search operation was launched yesterday evening in Soan village following a specific input. "The input proved accurate and an encounter broke out when a small team of the Special Op ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): India and Jordan have set a target to double their bilateral trade to USD 5 billion over the next five years, while strengthening cooperation in key sectors, including fertilisers, especially phosphates, the Ministry of External Affairs said while adressing the special briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jordan. The details of the visit were shared by MEA Secretary (South) Neena Malhotra, who described the visit as historically significant, ...Read More >
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