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TopicIslamic State

Topic: Islamic State

UP ATS says arrested dental student recruited people for ISIS, incited them to carry out fidayeen attacks

Haris Ali used encrypted media applications, was in touch with Pakistan-based handlers, alleges UP Anti-Terrorism Squad.

In Christmas strikes, US targets ISIS in Nigeria over ‘Christian killings’, regional instability

US struck ISIS camps ‘in coordination with Nigerian authorities’ in northwest Nigeria, following several warnings from Trump. US had also hit ISIS positions in Syria last week.

Bondi massacre serves chilling reminder. Jihadist propaganda is influencing fringes of Indian diaspora

Known Indian-origin recruits to Islamic State include a dentist, a construction engineer, a Canada-based Hewlett Packard executive, and a software engineer, among others.

Bondi attack: Islamic State isn’t back in Asia, but its ideas endure

The deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history is raising an uncomfortable question: Is there an Islamic State revival in Asia? Despite years of counterterrorism successes and the...

‘Possibility of reformation, no criminal past’—why Kerala HC modified life term of former IS operative

Life term was handed to Subahani Haja in 2020. The Kerala man had entered Iraq in 2015 & received religious & arms training, but his stint was cut short due to injury.

ED attaches Rs 29,176 from bank account used to receive ISIS funds for 2022 Mangaluru IED blast

The account came under the ED lens after the Karnataka police booked a Shivamogga resident for orchestrating an IED blast near Kankanady railway station in Mangaluru.

FATF flags al-Qaeda & ISIL’s ‘decentralisation’, says such groups rely on merch sales, informal funding

Terror financing watchdog FATF in its latest report says that these groups have begun operating via ‘regional hubs’, employ offline & online methods to disseminate messages, collect funds.

36 Bangladeshis involved in allegedly setting up ISIL-inspired terror module held in Malaysia

Operations that began in April has seen 15 Bangladeshis deported, 16 being investigated further for alleged involvement ISIL-inspired movement & 5 charged with terror-related offences.

Trump’s cutting aid to prisons housing Islamic State cadres. Thousands have already escaped

Failure by nation-states to implement policies that include and empower vulnerable young people lies at the heart of why organisations like the Islamic State are succeeding.

ISIS ‘top terrorist’ deported to US was held by ISI for months, not the big fish Trump declared

EXCLUSIVE | Trump Wednesday called Mohammad Sharifullah the 'top terrorist' in the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan's Kabul airport, leading to the deaths of 13 US military personnel.

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Govt hikes commercial LPG allocation to 70% of pre-war levels, in sign of easing supply constraints

The Centre also announced excise cuts on petrol and diesel, alongside imposing export duties on fuel, to bolster domestic supply.

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.