New Delhi, Sep 15 : Union Defence Minister A K Antony today reacted strongly to the failed infiltration bid by militants in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, and pointed fingers at Pakistan for supporting terror groups operating inside India.

“A large number of non-state armed groups have sanctuaries in our neighbouring states who use these bases and resources to carry out acts of terrorism across India,” he said.

“Militants are getting support from across the border and this is a fact,” Antony said on the sidelines of a seminar organised by Centre for Joint Warfare Studies 
(CENJOWS).

New Delhi, Sept 15: The 15th Session of Indo-French Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) is scheduled to be held here today.

The meeting will be co-chaired by Dr. Rahul Khullar, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The JCM will be attended by G. K. Pillai, Secretary (Commerce); Ajay Shankar, Secretary (DIPP); and senior officials from the Ministry of Power, Railways, Telecommunications, Urban Development, Road Transport and Highways, Mines, Posts and Information Technology.

On Tuesday, there will be a bilateral meeting between Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce and industry and Anne Marie Idrac, French Minister of State for External Trade.

New Delhi, Sept 15 : Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will inaugurate a two-day ''''International Seminar on Terrorism'''' here today.

The seminar is being organised by the Asia Pacific chapter of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). India presently chairs the Asia Pacific World Regional Office of the IACP, and in that capacity, is the organiser of the seminar.

The seminar is aimed at providing an interactive platform for sharing of expertise and experience between India and other countries, which are similarly affected, by militancy and terrorism.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : The Asia Pacific chapter of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is organizing an ''International Seminar on Terrorism'' here on September 15-16.

India presently chairs the Asia Pacific World Regional Office of the IACP, and in that capacity is the organizer of the seminar. Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will inaugurate the seminar while National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan will deliver the keynote address.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ''Prachanda'' has arrived in New Delhi this afternoon on a five-day visit to India.

During his visit, Prachanda is scheduled to meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, and Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : A day after five serial blasts rocked the national capital Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil chaired a high-level meeting to assess the security situation.

National Security Advisor M K Narayanan, Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrashekar, Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta, Director Intelligence Bureau P C Haldar and Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal attended the meeting.