The Centre has swung into action seeking a report from the Haryana government on the gangrape of a teenage dalit girl in Hisar district who continues to await justice.

The government is fast tracking efforts to dispose of mercy petition of 26/11 death row convict Ajmal Kasab at the earliest.

A race is on among the Indian languages for elevation to the status of official language, putting the government in a quan-dary. Bhojpuri is leading this race with other languages, such as Kumaoni, Garhwali, Bundelkhandi, Chhatt-isgarhi, Ho, Pali, Rajasthani, Mizo and Nicobarese among 38 languages, competing for entry into the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

To counter the Maoists’ new tactics of using villagers as “human shields” in encounters to discredit the security forces, the government has framed fresh guidelines. These gui-delines, to be circulated soon to Central paramilitary units and state governments, for the first time call for use of non-lethal weapons and seek deployment of snipers to target armed Maoists hiding behind “human shields”.

The homegrown terror outfit Indian Mujahideen has transformed into a “factory churning out terrorists” in India. The police top brass across India has been warned that the IM’s “resurgence” is taking

The homegrown terror outfit Indian Mujahideen has transformed as a “factory churning out terrorists” in India. The police top brass across India has been warned that the IM’s “resurgence” is taking place with new modules set up in New Delhi and Bihar. The annual DGPs’ conference, ending all speculation, has for the first time officially declared that IM “has ISI patronage”.

The heads of the state police forces, who will meet at the annual DGPs’ conference here on Thursday, appear to be at their wits’ end on how to deal with “home-grown terror” networks. The Indian Mujahideen has not merely regrouped, but appears to have developed new modules and modus operandi, confusing the intelligence agencies about their new strategies. Sources said the IB has got reports that IM was launching a fresh recruitment drive in UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

The heads of the state police forces, who will meet at the annual DGPs’ conference here on Thursday, appear to be at their wits’ end on how to deal with 'home-grown terror' networks.

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At a time when the Centre is re-inventing its strategy to ensure that innocent lives are not lost in anti-Maoist operations, the Intelligence Bureau has warned Chattisgarh and other Naxal-infested sta

As fresh violence gripped Assam, the Union home ministry on Tuesday got inputs of lower-rung cadres of insurgent outfits jumping into the fray to fuel the violence.