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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicNational Investigation Agency

Topic: National Investigation Agency

Amid row with Canada, Punjab Police raid 1,000 locations ‘linked’ to Goldy Brar

Seen as crackdown on associates of Brar, suspect in 2022 murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala. Comes amid tensions between India & Canada, where Brar lived for 5 yrs.

NIA releases photos of 10 suspects accused of attacking Indian consulate in San Francisco

A group of pro-Khalistani men damaged the consulate on 19 March; it was again attacked on 2 July.

30 locations in Tamil Nadu & Telangana raided by NIA in ISIS recruitment case

The searches were conducted at premises of persons connected to the case following fresh evidence about an ISIS module which could have links to Coimbatore car bomb blast suspects.

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'.

‘Activist’ or ‘terrorist’? Who is Jagtar Johal, Tihar detainee whose release UK MPs pushed for amid G20

British citizen Johal has 10 cases registered against him in India, under Arms Act & Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and of murder & attempt to murder. He's been lodged in Tihar since 2017.

NIA raids BHU student leaders, PUCL members in 5 UP districts, says it’s a ‘crackdown on Maoists’

Those raided allege they are being targeted for speaking up against the government, saying the NIA operation 'is a serious attempt to stifle voices'.

Young criminals, baahubalis, arms dealers — Lawrence Bishnoi gang has dug its claws deep in UP

Young men from UP, allegedly part of Lawrence Bishnoi gang, have been found to be have links with crimes in Punjab, Haryana. Police say gang also has links with arms suppliers of UP.

‘Plumber’ to ‘terrorist’ — who was Hardeep Nijjar, Khalistan Tiger Force chief shot dead in Canada

Nijjar, 46, who moved to Canada in 1997, was shot dead by two assailants on premises of gurdwara, it is learnt. His name featured in wanted list handed over to Canadian PM in 2018.

Who is Zahoor Watali, businessman who ‘funded terror in J&K’ through scores of firms & ‘hawala’

Watali was arrested in August 2017 in a terror funding case. According to NIA, which attached 17 properties belonging to him Monday, he was a conduit who helped bring Pakistani money to Hurriyat.

NIA attaches Zahoor Watali’s properties in terror funding case. Who is this alleged LeT financier

NIA investigations reveal Watali was a 'hawala conduit who was receiving money' from LeT chief Hafiz Saeed. All properties attached were in Handwara area of Kashmir's Kupwara district. 

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?