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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicFaridabad

Topic: Faridabad

Surajkund swing fell despite ‘daily checks’. Visitors flag ‘loose bolts, lack of proper safety belts’

After tsunami swing collapse at Surajkund craft festival in Faridabad, police complaint & park visitors allege negligence regarding swings installed. SIT probes matter, 2 arrested.

Terror suspect caught with grenades & detonators last year ‘killed by cellmate’ in Faridabad jail

Police declined to comment on the possible motive; cellmate was accused of murder in Jammu in 2023, was shifted from Kathua jail to Faridabad in 2024.

Faridabad cops arrest duo who offered lift, ‘raped’ & pushed woman out of moving van after 3-hr ordeal

Police said victim was pushed out of van after being held for three hours, leaving her injured and in need of 12 stitches. FIR was registered after her sister filed a complaint.

Al-Falah University chairman Javed Ahmad summoned by Delhi Police; brother held in fraud case

Along with education, Ahmad’S business interests extend to investment, software, energy & exports. Apart from being Al-Falah University chairman, he owns 9 companies. 

Doctor-led terror module behind Delhi blast was in phase 2 of ops, planned serial bombings in December

While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.

How Jaish posters led cops to Irfan Ahmad, Shopian cleric & ‘brain’ of Faridabad terror module

According to the police, 3 Nowgam residents who were arrested after they were seen putting up the posters had revealed that it was Maulvi Irfan who had handed the posters to them.

From used-car sites to Red Fort: White i20 and its long-winded route from Faridabad to Old Delhi

Doctor Umar un Nabi, along with associate Aamir Rashid, bought the car for transporting the explosives through OLX.

J&K Police bust ‘JeM-linked module’, find 2,900 kg IED-making material in Faridabad doctor’s premises

Two doctors among 7 people arrested. Seized material includes suspected ammonium nitrate, electronic circuits, batteries, wires, remote controls, timers, and metal sheets.

‘Students skipping classes for love jihad in parks’: Faridabad education dept’s letter to schools

Now withdrawn, the letter was in response to a complaint on CM Window portal, says district education officer.

Elvish Yadav firing incident: Police arrest ‘shooter’ after encounter in Faridabad

The suspect sustained a bullet wound to his leg during the exchange of gunfire before he was taken into custody, say police.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.