India asks Pakistan to extradite Mumbai attacks suspect

India has formally requested Pakistan to extradite Hafiz Saeed, suspected of involvement in the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, for trial in India, foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters in a briefing on Friday. “We have conveyed a request along Read More …

India: NIA foils ISIS Ballari module plans to trigger IED blasts, arrests 8 operatives

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday raided 19 locations across four states and arrested eight operatives of the Islamic States’ Ballari module, inluding its head Minaz alias Md. Sulaiman. The federal agency claimed to have foiled the alleged plans Read More …

India: Vehicle With Explosives Found Near Mukesh Ambani’s House In Mumbai

An abandoned vehicle with explosive material was found near business tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s house in Mumbai on Thursday, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said, in a bomb scare just metres away from where India’s richest man lives under high security. Read More …

Mumbai: BMC prepares SOP to tackle chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack

After monsoon, cyclone and earthquake preparedness, the Mumbai civic body has prepared a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to tackle Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) attacks. The SOP includes an off-site plan, which is Geographic Information System (GIS)-enabled, giving details Read More …