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NIA arrests 2 terror operatives in connection with Shivamogga ISIS conspiracy case

Mazin Abdul Rahman and Nadeem Ahmed KA, were arrested in connection with a conspiracy hatched by the accused to further terror activities of the Islamic State (IS) in India.

NIA takes custody of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for questioning in terror case

Bishnoi, lodged in Bathinda jail, was arrested after the NIA found that most of the conspiracies were hatched from inside his cell and were being executed by an organised network.

‘Consider his age’, says SC after NIA opposes Bhima Koregaon accused Navlakha’s house arrest plea

Top court expresses concern over delay in progress of the case. It asks NIA to come back with conditions that can be imposed on Navlakha when he is under house arrest.

Tamil Nadu govt recommends NIA probe into Coimbatore blast as possible terror angle emerges

Five held so far in connection with LPG blast that left 1 dead. Decision to hand over probe taken at high-level meet chaired by CM Stalin, day after cops slapped UAPA on the suspects.

Sidhu Moosewala’s ‘rakhi sister’, ace singer—Afsana Khan’s is a story of struggle, drama

The 27-year-old singer was summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in an ongoing probe into the murder of Punjabi pop sensation Sidhu Moosewala.

50-day planning, 93 locations, 106 arrests — how NIA, ED executed India’s 1st ‘coordinated raids’

Raids carried out at houses & offices of leaders of the Islamic outfit, PFI, & its allied organisations. Arrested include PFI co-founder P. Koya, chairman O.M.A. Salem & SDPI president E. Aboobacker.

Stones thrown, petrol bomb hurled in Kerala as PFI stages hartal after arrest of 106 members

PFI has called a 12-hour strike to protest against the arrests of their party members Thursday by NIA & other agencies for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country.

What is PFI, how it’s ‘linked’ to banned terror outfit SIMI & why it’s on every agency’s hit list

In 2017, NIA had filed a report recommending ban on PFI. Delhi and UP police & ED are probing the outfit's role in various cases including 2020 riots and Hathras unrest.

Over 100 arrested in anti-terror raids across 11 states, NIA says ‘largest ever’

The arrested belonged to the Popular Front of India (PFI) and were detained due to terror-funding activities. The ED has been investigating the 'financial links' of the PFI.

Amit Shah inaugurates NIA office in Raipur, reaffirms zero-tolerance towards terrorism

Shah lauded the NIA for establishing itself as a "prime anti-terror agency" in the world, and setting a target of a 100 per cent conviction rate, currently standing at 94.23 per cent.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.