Bush nominates new counterterrorism chief

President George W Bush has nominated Vice Adm (retd) John Redd, who served as executive director of the presidential commission on intelligence, as the chief of the newly formed US......

Parliamentary panel asks govt to put NCTC on hold

A Parliamentary panel has asked the Centre to put on hold its move to set up the controversial anti-terror hub NationalCounterterrorismCenter till all state governments and political parties come......

HC to hear petition on constitutional validity of NIA

The petition filed by Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh questions how the NIA can probe cases when law and order is the exclusive subject of state governments. Vicky Nanjappa reports The......

Attack on Benghazi consulate was a terror act: US official

A top United States intelligence official on Thursday said the attack on its consulate in Benghazi, in which US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed, was an act......

Terror threat for Sochi Winter Games?

A top US intelligence official has said that there is a ''substantial potential'' for security threats against the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, but the key concern for an attack centers on......

US, European security officials worry about Sochi-related attacks

Intelligence agencies believe attacks by militants during the Sochi Winter Olympics are highly likely, but will probably be aimed at "softer" targets elsewhere in Russia, such as public......