Improvised Explosive Devices

Naxals trigger IED blast in Jharkhand's Saraikela: Eight CoBRA jawans, three state police personnel injured in second attack in a week

Eleven police personnel were injured in an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) blast triggered in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Kuchai area of Saraikella. Among the injured, 8 personnel are of CoBRA while 3 of Jharkhand Police.

Explosions in Nepal targeting Indian installations show Pakistan's ISI is secretly expanding terror cells there

Two back-to-back explosions in Nepal targeting Indian installations came as a grim reminder that ISI-sponsored terror remnants are still active in the Himalayan country

Chhattisgarh police, CRPF recover three powerful IEDs in Bijapur district; Naxal involvement suspected

Three powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs), suspected to have been planted by Naxals, were recovered by security forces from Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district

Three Naxals killed in anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, explosives seized

Three Naxals were today gunned down in an encounter with security forces in forests in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said.

Sukma encounter: CRPF has better coordination with police, says CRPF director general

After the Sukma massacre of 25 of its troopers in April, the paramilitary CRPF has weaved "much better coordination" with police forces across the country to take on the Maoists.

London terror attack accused Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali faces terror charges

A man arrested near the British parliament last month has been charged with terrorism offences, as well as two historic charges relating to explosives in Afghanistan, police said Tuesday.

BSF foils infiltration bid along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, one militant dead

The BSF foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Tuesday, gunning down a militant even as a huge amount of ammunition was seized.

Concerns mount for security forces after Maoists acquire advanced tech to trigger off IEDs

The Maoists have acquired a new level of advanced technology to set off Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which has left the security forces operating in the left-wing extremist areas worried. An alert sent by the Operations Directorate of the Border Security Force says that the Maoists have now got the know-how of using remote or combination of switches in IEDs that enables them to target security forces with utmost precision.

BSF officer, jawan killed in Naxal IED blast attack in Odisha

Officials said in order to escape getting trapped into IED and hidden explosive booby-traps in jungle tracks of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) areas, the troops very rarely use four-wheelers and rely on motorcycles for movement.

Army recovers three IEDs weighing 11 kg in Kashmir

Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing 11 kg and other ammunition have been recovered by the Army from North Kashmir's Kupwara district.