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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TopicAl-Qaeda

Topic: al-Qaeda

As Texas synagogue hostages rescued, gunman allegedly linked to ‘Lady Al-Qaeda’ Aafia Siddiqui

The gunman, now dead, had reportedly demanded the release of Siddiqui, who has alleged connections to Al-Qaeda & is serving 86-year sentence in US prison for attempted murder.

Jaish held 1st public event since Pulwama on 3 Jan in PoK, to own Srinagar attack & raise funds

Jaish-e-Mohammed’s PoK chief Muhammad Illyas tells gathering that slain terrorist Hafiz Arsalan carried out 13 December ambush in Srinagar that killed three police personnel.

Who is Ayman al-Zawahiri? al Qaeda chief, rumoured dead, who resurfaced on 9/11 anniversary

In a video released on anniversary of 9/11, Ayman al-Zawahiri cited incidents from January 2021, which is months after he was presumed to be dead.

20 years since 9/11 — how al Qaeda’s attacks changed international affairs and US policies

On 11 September 2001, al Qaeda hijacked 4 planes, which crashed into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 people.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — ‘principal architect’ of 9/11 attacks whose trial resumes today

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, known as 'KSM', also confessed to beheading journalist Daniel Pearl. He has been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for 15 years.

The alphabet soup of terrorists that an ill-governed Afghanistan can launch against India

Anyone expecting fractious Taliban to act against terrorists is whistling in the wind.

The Bangladesh ‘machete killings’ case of LGBTQ+ activists in which 6 Qaeda affiliates will hang

The judge, while pronouncing verdict in the 2016 case, said the death penalty was to 'set an example' that 'militancy or terrorism in any form' will not be tolerated in Bangladesh.

Al Qaeda’s message to Taliban calls for ‘Kashmir liberation’ but is silent on Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Al Qaeda congratulates Taliban for Afghanistan victory, calls it an opportunity for the masses in 'Europe and East Asia to break free from the shackles of American hegemony'.

Amin al-Haq, who helped Osama bin Laden escape US capture once, returns to Taliban

Videos that surfaced Tuesday show Amid al-Haq being greeted by cheering crowd in his home province of Nangarhar. 

Wary of Haqqani influence, Modi govt unlikely to respond to Taliban outreach immediately

The Taliban has been assuring India that it faces no threat from them and instead welcomes trade and business ties. But New Delhi believes it is 'too early' to engage in any dialogue.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.