SOURCE: IANS

A Bangladeshi citizen, identified as Babu Joe Barua alias Rajiv Dutta, was arrested at the Gaya Airport in Bihar, an official said. Barua has been living in India illegally for the past eight years, posing as a Buddhist monk and residing in a monastery in Gaya.

He was detained by airport security while attempting to board a flight to Thailand on Friday. Upon investigation, authorities found that he was living without a valid passport or visa and had been using fake documents. A lookout circular had also been issued against him earlier. He was handed over to the Magadh Medical Police Station Gaya for further action.

SOURCE: PTI

Arms and ammunition have been seized during a search operation in Manipur’s Thoubal district, police said on Sunday.

Security forces conducted the search operation in Irong Hill near STNBA Gate on Saturday, they said. During the search operation, a 9mm pistol, four hand grenades, a detonator and 12 cartridges were seized. Besides, four empty magazines, six empty cartridges and a smoke grenade were also seized.

SOURCE: ANI

Leading foreign policy experts have expressed their views on how Canada’s rogue allegations have strained the relationship between the two countries. In an interview to ANI, defence expert Shiwalee Deshpande said that the relations have soured significantly between the two countries. “The matters are very, very serious and the relations are strained because of the comments made by Justin Trudeau.” Commenting on the Indian government’s decision to call back Indian diplomats from Canada and expelling Canadian diplomats from India, she noted that it was, “A very strong step taken by the Indian government.

It showed to the whole world that don’t mess with India, otherwise India would come out to be very, very strong. “India will give it bad, and you will have to face the consequences”, she said. India and Canada are facing a riff due to Canada alleging India’s involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, charges which India has denied since day one and has een requesting the Canadian government to provide a proof of, which Canada has not done since over a year of these allegations being levelled against India.

SOURCE: ANI

The hoax bomb threats will be curbed down at the earliest, assured the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Zulfiquar Hasan, as he emphasised that Indian skies are absolutely safe and urged the passengers to fly without fear.

Speaking to ANI on Saturday, the BCAS DG confirmed that they are in coordination with concerned security agencies and airlines over the matter. He has assured that these hoax calls will be curbed down at the earliest as they are working over it.

SOURCE: PTI

Two personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were killed and two policemen injured on Saturday when Naxalites carried out an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, police said.

The incident occurred around 12 noon in Kodliyar forest in the Abujhmaad area when joint teams of security personnel were out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj said.

SOURCE: PTI

Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Alert soldiers noticed suspicious movement near the LoC in the Kamalkote area of the Uri sector and challenged the intruders, they said.

The intruders opened firing which was retaliated by the Army jawans, officials said, adding one infiltrator was believed to have been killed. The body of the slain ultra has not been recovered yet due to difficult terrain, they said.

SOURCE: ANI

A major Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast was carried out on a Naxal patrol search operation in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.

According to IG Bastar P Sundarraj, the Naxals attacked the patrolling team and carried out an IED blast. Meanwhile, two army jawans were injured during the blast incident. Meanwhile, on Friday, Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada police said that at least 38 cadres of naxals were gunned down in an encounter that recently took place in the forest of Abujhmad close to the Dantewada-Narayanpur border.

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INS Kalpeni (T-75), a Fast Attack Craft (FAC) belonging to the Indian Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit today (19th October 2024). The Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the visiting FAC in compliance with naval traditions.

The 49-metre-long Car Nicobar class Fast Attack Craft is manned by a crew of 70 and it is commanded by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Sunil S Kothari.

SOURCE: PTI

A Congress worker was attacked and killed allegedly by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Saturday, police said. Prima facie, the killing appears to be the handiwork of Naxalites, but all possible angles were being probed, they said. The incident occurred in Usoor village around 4 pm when the victim, Tirupati Bhandari (35), who worked at a ration shop, was distributing rice to villagers, an official here said.

“Unidentified persons arrived at the scene and attacked Bhandari with sharp weapons, killing him on the spot,” he said.

SOURCE: AFI

India’s quest for modernizing its armored capabilities has taken a significant leap forward as the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) is now developing a new 120mm smoothbore caliber gun for the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) program. This new development marks a departure from the 120mm rifled gun used in the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT) and signals a shift towards international trends in tank armament systems.

The decision to transition from the rifled cannon of the Arjun to a smoothbore design for the FRCV reflects India’s ambition to adopt next-generation technologies and stay competitive on the modern battlefield. Smoothbore cannons have become the global standard for main battle tanks due to their ability to fire fin-stabilized projectiles with high velocity and precision. With the FRCV program, the Indian Army aims to introduce a highly advanced armored fighting vehicle to replace the aging T-72 fleet and meet future combat requirements.

SOURCE: ANI

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the private sector must play a leading role in defence sector, citing its ability to drive innovation and adapt to rapid changes.

Speaking at the DRDO Industry Workshop on defence technology acceleration in Delhi, Singh said, “Technology’s impact on the defence sector is not limited to conventional warfare; it has given birth to unconventional warfare, including drones, cyber warfare, bio-weapons, and space defence. These elements pose challenges to the defence sector.”

SOURCE: UNI

Even as India and Canada have expelled six of each other’s diplomats over the killing of an IndoCanadian Khalistani activist, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has warned that the around 15 Indian diplomats still in the country “are clearly on notice” and need to respect Canadian law. “They’re clearly on notice,” Joly said at a press conference in Montreal. “Six of them have been expelled, including the high commissioner in Ottawa.

Others were mainly from Toronto and Vancouver. “Clearly, we won’t tolerate any diplomats that are in contravention of the Vienna Convention,” CBC news reported. Joly’s comments come days after the head of the Royal Canada Mounted Police accused the Indian government, its agents and diplomats of links to widespread criminal activity in Canada, including coercion, extortion and killings.

SOURCE: PTI

A Canadian opposition leader has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of using Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder to divert attention from other controversies and asked the government to posthumously take away the Khalistani militant’s citizenship to right the past administrative error.

Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, also said the Khalistani militant who is the central figure in the whole controversy was a foreign terrorist who was somehow granted citizenship in 2007.

SOURCE: PTI

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was grateful for the concern expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the war in Ukraine.

Asked at a media interaction here whether he saw a role for India in negotiating peace between Russia and Ukraine, he referred to his interactions with Modi, whom he described as a friend, and said his country was grateful for this.

SOURCE: UNI

Police have arrested two hybrid terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) with grenades and arms in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police sources on Saturday said that two hybrid terrorists associated with JKGF were arrested on Friday evening with three grenades and a pistol.

“The timely arrest of the terrorists have thwarted potential attacks in the region,” they said, adding that the operation reflects the relentless efforts of security forces to combat terrorism in the region.