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Topic: ISIS

Najeeb’s mom asks ‘chowkidar’ Modi where’s her son, fake IS image reappears in response

Right-wing handles and Facebook pages shared an old picture claiming Najeeb had joined IS, in response to the tweet from Najeeb’s mother Fatima Nafis.

UN blacklists Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, seen as likely successor to al Qaida chief al-Zawahiri

The blacklisting imposes a travel ban, freezing of assets, and an arms embargo on al Qaida’s Hamza bin Laden.

FATF condemns Pulwama terror attack but doesn’t officially black list Pakistan

Pakistan has failed to demonstrate a proper understanding on funding of terrorist groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, said the global terror finance watchdog.

The ‘PakISIStani’ nexus with China, and govt seeks creative inputs from the team of Uri

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Islamic State caliphate decimated, claims US president Donald Trump

Speaking to the Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Trump said that US and its partners have retaken more than 20,000 square miles of land captured by the ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

NIA carries out searches in western UP & Punjab looking for ISIS-inspired group

The group is allegedly planning suicide attacks and serial blasts, targeting politicians and government installations in parts of north India.

NIA conducts fresh searches in Delhi, Amroha in connection with ISIS-linked suspects

The agency is looking for additional evidence related to the arrest of an ISIS-inspired terror group that was reportedly planning major attacks.

Leaked video shows Musharraf seeks covert US support to regain power

Videos posted by Pakistani columnist Gul Bukhari also shows Musharraf saying that he thinks the negligence of the ISI was pardonable.

Terror grips media’s attention and a golfer named Randhawa

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Amity engineering student among 10 ‘IS’ men arrested for planning to bomb Delhi

The men, who were planning to use suicide jackets, wanted to target RSS’ Delhi office, and their hit list included crowded markets and security establishments.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.