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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: Terrorism

Need to crackdown on hate speech on social media: India calls for action at UN

India said a multi-stakeholder approach and commitment from tech companies was required to curb hate speech on social media from turning into violence.

Does Pompeo calling Iran, not Pakistan, the biggest terror sponsor undermine India’s stand?

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in an address with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, called Iran the world's largest state sponsor of terror.

FATF warns Pakistan to fulfil its action plan on terror financing or face blacklisting

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) warned Islamabad, which is on the grey list for its weak domestic laws on terror financing, to meet its commitment by the October deadline.

What makes radicals die for their cause? This is what brain scans found

Terrorist groups recruit new members throughout the world by capitalising on the feeling of social exclusion.

Pakistan shut 13 terror camps after pressure, but get it to listen to news about economy

The financial constraints due to continued support for jihadis is something that Pakistan will not be able to ignore.

Countries aiding terrorism must be held accountable, says PM Modi in Imran Khan’s presence

PM Narendra Modi addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek and called for a global conference to combat terrorism.

Modi is not wrong in thinking Pakistan wants talks with India to earn global brownie points

Modi feels he must compel Pakistan to change its behaviour instead of allowing it to claim parity with India with terrorism as a key tool.

How Indian voters saw Congress – a laid-back party with no leadership & agenda

It has been proven second time in a row that Rahul Gandhi is no match for Narendra Modi in strategy, in leadership, in political prowess.

US identifies LeT as one of three main threats to its soldiers in Afghanistan

The LeT's classification as a threat heralds more trouble for Pakistan, which is courting global scrutiny for failing to check terror financing.

There’s a lobby that wants to keep Nathuram Godse alive. And it’s not the Hindu Right

On national TV, these Godse-contra cheerleaders even challenge BJP supporters to say ‘Godse Murdabad’ to prove their patriotism.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.