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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicTerrorism

Topic: Terrorism

4 militants killed in fresh exchange of fire with security forces in Kashmir

The number of militants killed in the overnight operation reached five with these deaths.

US designates LeT’s Abdul Rehman as specially designated global terrorists

Abdul Rehman Dakhil was an operational leader for LeT's attacks in India between 1997 and 2001.

India & Africa to strengthen cooperation to combat terror: PM Modi

He also says the partnership currently includes establishment of 180 Lines of Credit amounting to $11 billion in over 40 African countries.

Islamic State has survived over 100,000 bombs & missiles and is far from defeated

More than 60,000 ISIS paramilitaries and 6,321 civilians have been killed, but the outfit’s war continues.

Grateful for refuge, Zakir Naik vows to abide by Malaysian laws

The 52 year old preacher is under investigation in both India and Bangladesh for inciting acts of terrorism.   

How tech companies are successfully disrupting terrorist social media activity

The difficulty social media companies face is that if a terrorist group is blocked from one platform they get active in another one.

Everyone in the Narendra Modi government speaks, just not about their own ministries

Finance minister Jaitley writes on legal affairs, law minister Prasad speaks on defence matters, and defence minister Sitharaman holds forth on finance affairs.

Fake video of suicide bomber in Kashmir is going viral on WhatsApp

The video, of a funeral procession in 2012, is actually from Syria.

The small-town boy who became India’s first ISIS suicide bomber

In less than a decade, Fayaz Kagzi went from being a B.Ed student in Maharashtra to Lashkar recruiter and finally ended up dying for the ISIS cause in Saudi Arabia

Minorities panel issues notice to JNU on the proposal to start a course on “Islamic Terrorism”

Minorities panel have asked the JNU administration to reply whether there is any concept paper or proposal to start a course on "Islamic Terrorism".The proposed course has been opposed by sections of teachers and students at the JNU.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.