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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicAl-Qaeda

Topic: al-Qaeda

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.

As the Taliban surges across Afghanistan, al-Qaeda is poised for a swift return

Even before the US military completes its troop withdrawal, the Taliban is surging. It is now reported to control more than half of Afghanistan’s 407 districts.

UP Police arrests 3 terrorists of Al Qaeda-linked group

Earlier on July 11, the UP ATS had arrested Minhaz Ahmed and Musheeruddin, and the three recent arrests were linked to them in a plan to unleash terror activities before 15 August.

‘Two terrorists of al Qaeda-linked group’ arrested in Lucknow, explosives seized, says UP ATS

Police say Minhaz Ahmed and Maseeruddin, both residents of the city, were planning to 'unleash terror activities on Independence Day in the state'.

Al Qaeda leader Aiman al-Zawahiri probably alive near Pak-Afghan border: UN report

The Al Qaeda chief is believed to be located somewhere in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Previous reports of his death due to ill health have not been confirmed.

Chinese spies in Afghanistan tells a lot about Beijing’s counterterrorism approach

A car bomb attack in October 2013 at Tiananmen Square arguably laid the groundwork for Beijing’s decision to ethnically re-engineer the Xinjiang province.

NIA chargesheets 11 al-Qaeda members operating from West Bengal, Kerala in conspiracy case

The members of this module were in advanced stage of conspiracy to execute terrorist attacks in different parts of the country, an NIA official said.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.