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India claimed surgical strike on terrorist camps across Line of Control, Pakistan denied that a cross-border strike took place. [42] 100 3 October 2016 2016 Baramulla attack: Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir: 5 101 6 October 2016 2016 Handwara attack at 30 Rashtriya Rifles camp Handwara, Jammu & Kashmir: 102 29 November 2016 2016 Nagrota army base attack
Terrorism found in India includes Islamist terrorism, ultranationalist terrorism, and left-wing terrorism. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] India is one of the countries most impacted by terrorism. [ 5 ] [ 8 ]
The term "saffron terror" was coined in 2002 by the Indian journalist Praveen Swami after the 2002 Gujarat riots, [17] [18] and gained popularity in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 attacks which targeted Pakistanis and Muslims and were reportedly instigated by people affiliated with Hindu nationalist organisations like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Abhinav Bharat.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a law enforcement agency in India, with specific focus on counter-terrorism.It is under the Ministry of Home Affairs. [4] The primary mandate of the agency is to investigate and prosecute offences that have national and cross-border implications, specifically focusing on terrorism, insurgency, and other related matters.
[9] [14] The Indian Army and the NSG also responded to the attack, but the Punjab Police maintained the lead on the counter-terrorism operation and assigned support roles to the Army and the NSG. [9] A 28-man group from the Punjab Police SWAT Team coordinated a counter-assault and the last militant was killed 11 hours after the terrorist attack ...
2017 Gujarat flood: Following heavy rain in July 2017, Gujarat state of India was affected by the severe flood resulting in more than 200 deaths. [15] August 2018 Kerala Flood: Following high rain in late August 2018 and heavy Monsoon rainfall from August 8, 2018, severe flooding affected the Indian state of Kerala resulting over 445 deaths.
After India won the toss and sent Australia in to bat, rain first halted play for about 30 minutes in the sixth over. The showers returned about a half-hour later and until the scheduled lunch break.
The proposal arose after the 2008 Mumbai attacks a.k.a. 26/11 attacks where several intelligence and operational failures revealed the need for a federal agency with real time intelligence inputs of actionable value specifically to counter terrorist acts against India. The proposal has however met with much criticism from the Chief Ministers of ...