Namrata Biji Ahuja
Omar under fire on handling violence
The Omar Abdullah government has come under sharp attack with the Union home ministry finding its response lax to the escalating violence in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir which began last week.
Delhi on high alert after Saeed threat
The nation’s security establishment has gone into a tizzy with 26/11 mastermind and Lashkar-e-Tayyaba patron Hafiz Saeed threatening more attacks in the run-up to Independence Day.
Is Pak playing a double game?
Exposing Pakistan’s double game, it is now revealed that the Pakistan Army’s provocative killing of five indian soldiers on August 5 has come at a time when the Indian government had taken an in-princ
ISI’s strategy is to force Nawaz hand on Kashmir
Pakistan’s repeated attacks on Indian soldiers may prompt the government to rethink its confidence-building measures with Pakistan.
UP notorious for transferring officers
Uttar Pradesh has become notorious amongst states for transferring officers within less than one year or two years of their posting. The Samajwadi Party, which has sparked a nationwide furore over the suspension of Greater Nodia SDM Durga Shakti Nagpal, is only following the footsteps of the Mayawati-led BSP government.
Maoist menace likely to increase
The creation of Telangana might bring electoral gains for the Congress, but the move is also likely to witness the resurgence of the banned CPI(Maoist) in the region. It had taken decades of blood bath and encounters to make the Maoists flee the state.
Maoists make foothold in Assam
The CPI(Maoist) have built a strong foothold in Assam — a move which is raising heckles in the security establishment. Contrary to the perception that the Reds are still trying to make forays in the region, it is now revealed that more than two dozen armed cadres are operating in Upper Assam.
New methods ‘increase’ border length
The government has adopted modern ways to measure India’s borders shared with neighbouring countries, a move which has increased the length of the country’s international border on atleast one frontie
Scientists seek more time on Ladakh ‘UFOs’
The security agencies are baffled by continuous sightings of twin unidentified luminous objects in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, in an area along the India-China border.
Maoists extort `250cr annually: Centre
In a first official estimate of the CPI(Maoist) “extortion” industry, the Centre has pegged the Maoists income at not less than `140 crore running up to `250 crore annually.
