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Topic: Militants

Guns give way to ballots in Kashmir — militant hotbeds Tral, Shopian & Pulwama see record voting

Turnout defied expectations at Shopian, Tral & Pulwama with 45%, 37.52% and 39.25% voting, respectively. Shopian & Pulwama had recorded 3% & 2.15% voter turnout in 2019.

Mizoram MP meets Myanmar militants in push to speed up work on key connectivity project

RS MP K. Vanlalvena meets Arakan Army rebels, Indian & Myanmar construction companies for Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project that will link Lawngtlai with Sittwe port.

Attack on Uganda school, ‘militants allied to Islamic State kill 25 people’

Allied Democratic Forces, a Uganda group that pledges allegiance to Islamic State, attacked a secondary school in Mpondwe, burnt dormitory & looted food, said the country's police.

‘Won’t quit govt jobs’ — Kashmiri Hindus fleeing Valley after killings say ‘we want safety’

Hundreds of Kashmiri Hindu govt employees have left the Kashmir Valley over the last 10 days in the light of alleged targeted killings by terrorists, and returned to Jammu.

3 Pakistani militants killed in Baramulla encounter, 1 policeman dead too

Valley has seen increasing violence since last October with targeted killings of administrative officials and Kashmiri Pandits.

7 militants, including chief of Al Qaeda-inspired AGH killed, Amarnath Yatra was target

Police & Army say militants are picking ‘soft targets’ but Yatra will be protected, reveal that Hizbul & Lashkar operatives are joining outfits like AGH to revive them.

Threatened by militants with beheading, 10 J&K panches & sarpanches resign

Ten sarpanches & panches from Budgam have quit. Police are trying to establish if the calls were made by militants based in J&K or Pakistan.

Most-wanted Songbijit and over 1,000 Karbi militants from 5 rebel groups surrender in Assam

CM Sarbananda Sonowal said govt will ensure a life of dignity for the former rebels who have now surrendered arms.

2019 communication blackout, Pakistan — why 2020 saw spike in Kashmir youth joining militants

Police data shows 2020 saw the highest number of youth join militant groups after 2018. Experts say Pakistan's agenda is to project militancy as 'local resistance'.

Evidence shows 2 killed in Srinagar encounter were militant associates, says J&K Police

J&K Police cites digital evidence and background checks to say two of the youth killed were over-ground workers for militants, rebuts families' claims that youth were innocent civilians.

On Camera

How the RSS dialogue on caste changed over 100 years. Sangh and its ‘samajik samrasta’

Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.

Andhra proposes Rs 100-cr wealth fund, eyes Norway-style sovereign fund model to drive growth

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presented a Rs 3.32 lakh crore budget for 2026–27 in the assembly Saturday.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

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.