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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicNational Investigation Agency

Topic: National Investigation Agency

‘US-based lawyer, SFJ founder, Sikh extremist’ — Gurpatwant Pannun, who is charged with sedition in India

Pannun faces more than 16 criminal cases in Punjab, including 3 of sedition. Known to operate from Canada & US, he resurfaced with purported video calling on Canadian Hindus to 'go back' to India. 

After Nijjar’s property, NIA confiscates house & land of US & Canada-based Sikh extremist Pannun

NIA has accused Gurpatwant Pannun’s organisation, Sikhs for Justice, of 'misusing the cyberspace to radicalise gullible youth and to instigate them to undertake terrorist crimes and activities'.

From militancy victim to a life of crime — who was Sukhdool Singh, gangster slain in Canada

Absconding gangster had alleged links to Sikh separatists and designated terrorist Arsh Dalla. Sukhdool had fled to Canada on forged documents in 2017.

Face of protest at BHU, ‘hardcore’ Bhagat Singh disciple — meet Akanksha Azad, now in NIA crosshairs

President of Bhagat Singh Students’ Morcha, who has led several agitations, is being grilled by NIA & was raided earlier this month as part of agency’s ‘crackdown on CPI (Maoist) cadres’.

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'.

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From Bronze Age migrations to British Raj—how ideas stopped flowing between India and Iran

As early states developed in the Iranian plateau and northern India, ideas continued to circulate between the steppe and the settlements of the Iranian plateau and the Punjab plains.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 orders

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.