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TopicIslamic State

Topic: Islamic State

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'.

ISIS behind Pakistan suicide bombing that killed 45, say police

The attack took place on Sunday where over 400 members of conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party had gathered. Police said 10 kg of explosives were used in the blast.

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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.