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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicIslamic State

Topic: Islamic State

Mystery killings in Pakistan in past year — India-designated terrorists, IS, Jaish & LeT operatives

Killings have similar modus operandi, with targets being gunned down usually by motorcycle-borne assailants. A suspected ISI agent was also killed in a similar manner in Nepal.

NIA widens scope of Maharashtra ISIS module probe, nabs leader who declared village ‘liberated zone’

NIA says module leader Saqib Nachan declared Padgha village in rural part of Thane as ‘Al-Sham’, an Arabic word used for Levant or greater Syria.

‘Pune IS module’ suspect was in touch with 2020 Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam, say Delhi Police  

Jharkhand native Mohammad Arshad Warsi was arrested Monday along with two others. His name was mentioned in the chargesheet for the 2020 Delhi riots. 

Islamic State rising in Balochistan. Pakistan doesn’t have the resources to win this fight

The Taliban were once pushed back into Afghanistan by the Army. For a time, the Generals congratulated themselves, imagining their Taliban clients would keep things quiet.

How ‘radicalised’ BTech grads arrested in ‘Pune IS module’ case were ‘prepping for terror attacks’

Shahnawaz alias Shafi Uzzama, Mohammed Arshad Warsi & Mohammed Rizwan Ashraf arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell. NIA had earlier announced a cash reward for info on Shahnawaz.

Delhi Police arrest terror suspect wanted by NIA in Pune IS module case

Shahnawaz alias Shafi Uzzama, a resident of Jharkhand, had completed BTech in mining from Nagpur. He was radicalised online & became involved in Pune IS module, according to cops.

Delhi police arrest three suspected ISIS terrorists wanted by NIA

The NIA released pictures of four terror suspects wanted in the Pune ISIS module case and declared a reward of Rs 3 lakh each for credible information on them leading to their arrest.

Agencies searching for three suspected IS operatives in Delhi, among them, an ‘IED expert’

All of them are wanted in Pune IS module case, in which several arrests have been made in last few months. NIA offered Rs 3 lakh reward for information on them earlier this month.

Killed to ‘prove commitment to ISIS’ — NIA court’s death penalty order in 2016 UP teacher’s murder

NIA special court said Thursday that Atif Muzaffar & Mohammed Faisal killed Ramesh Babu Shukla in 2016 after identifying him as a Hindu, even though he had 'no animosity with the accused'.

JUI-F, party targeted in Pakistan suicide bombing, is a hardliner & key part of Shehbaz Sharif govt

At least 45 people were killed in a suicide bombing Sunday at a rally of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam – Fazl, a member of Pak’s ruling coalition govt. Islamic State has taken 'credit'.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.