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TopicTerror outfits

Topic: Terror outfits

In Delhi HC’s denial of bail to 7 ‘active LeT members’, a reading of how UAPA sees furthering of terror

Sections 38 & 39 of UAPA deal with membership of terrorist groups & supporting them. Support may include monetary help or facilitating meetings, the court said.

Who is Jashimuddin Rahmani, pro-al-Qaeda chief of Islamist outfit freed by interim Bangladesh govt

Rahmani was convicted of abetting murder of blogger-activist & was also charged in terror cases. He was released from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur Monday.

Despite ban, Popular Front of India still disseminates ‘divisive narratives’ via VPNs: UK AI firm

According to report released by Logically, PFI’s narrative & campaigns on social media work to accentuate religious faultlines, creating space for more radical elements to operate in India.

Sayf al-Adl who trained some of the 9/11 hijackers now de-facto leader of al-Qaeda, confirms UN

Though no formal announcement was made, according to UN report, Iran-based al-Adl is de-facto leader, after a drone strike killed al-Qaeda’s former head Ayman al-Zawahiri last August.

Lashkar offshoot The Resistance Front threatens to ‘kill everyone’ involved in J&K demolitions

Police are now accompanying revenue teams during anti-encroachment drives. TRF also provokes people to torch houses of government & revenue officials in their neighbourhoods.

Terror accused beheaded man last month, made video for their Pak handler, says Delhi Police 

The two men, 56-year-old Naushad and 29-year-old Jagjit, were arrested Thursday. According to the police, three pistols with 22 live cartridges were recovered from the men. 

PFI declared ‘unlawful’ for 5 yrs by MHA, found to have ‘links with global terror organisations’

According to sources, work to 'ban the organisation was on’. The coordinated raids by NIA and ED last week, and second crackdown by local police Tuesday was part of the exercise.

Pakistan’s religious extremism didn’t start with TLP. It won’t end with banning it

From convicting Lashkar-e-Taiba’s founder to banning several groups that have featured on global terror lists, Pakistan is eager to get off FATF’s grey list.

Iran gets back 2 soldiers held by Pakistan terror group in operation ‘likely involving a swap’

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said the release of the soldiers took place after a successful intelligence operation Tuesday night.

Terror outfits have invaded our ‘social’ media but India lags in countering it

This convergence of technology with terrorism was popularized by ISIS, and will, without fail, be emulated by both newer terror groups and older ones.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.