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Topic: NIA

Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya & 5 others set to go on trial for 2008 Malegaon blast

A special NIA court has framed charges against Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya in the 2008 Malegaon blast, which killed six people.

Militants kidnap family members of 7 policemen in south Kashmir

The kidnappings came on the same day when NIA arrested the second son of terrorist Syed Salahuddin.

Telegram app and ‘girlfriends’: How 8 IS suspects kept in touch, planned meetings

NIA says the 8 men apprehended from Hyderabad had girlfriends across the world and used their accounts communicate.

Modi goes to Indonesia and gets stuck in traffic jams

Pre-Truth - snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Five get life imprisonment for 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts

The five accused are also facing trial in 2013 Patna blasts, which killed six people and left 80 injured. 

How the Khalistan Liberation Force ‘planned and executed’ the murder of an RSS activist

The NIA, in its chargesheet, has accused two sharpshooters, multiple NRIs operatives of the KLF, as well as British national Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi.

Terrorism, like the Mecca Masjid blast, is too serious a business to leave Ram and Rahim ‘bharosa’

Be it Kathua and Unnao rape – or Mecca Masjid the core issue has got diverted from the crime to the religio-political dimensions of it.

Last Laughs: What the acquittals in the Mecca Masjid blast case say about justice in India

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Mecca masjid acquittals show that the NIA is a caged, blind and deaf parrot

In our present system, miscarriage of justice happens when Muslims are the victims and when the Muslims are the accused. For Monday’s acquittal of the...

All accused in 2007 Hyderabad Mecca Masjid case acquitted by special court

A special NIA court acquitted all five accused citing lack of evidence in the 2007 blast which killed 9 people and injured 53 others.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?