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Topic: Zakir Musa

Zakir Musa’s al Qaeda-inspired militant group ‘wiped out’ from Kashmir

Azaan Javaid -
With the killing of 3 militants including chief Hameed Lelhari, J&K Police say the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, founded by former Hizbul commander Zakir Musa, has been finished.

Islamic State and Zakir Musa group are sparring for supremacy in Kashmir — on Telegram

Azaan Javaid -
Islamic State Jammu Kashmir and Zakir Musa's Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind both call for Sharia in Kashmir, with little presence on the ground.

J&K authorities probing if Zakir Musa met Jaish militants a day before his encounter

Azaan Javaid -
Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind chief Zakir Musa had reportedly met Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed militants in Dadsara, Tral, on 22 May.

Normalcy returns to Kashmir after 2 days of shutdown due to Zakir Musa’s death

PTI -
Zakir Musa was the head of an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Kashmir and was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama.

Curfew continues in parts of Kashmir 2 days after Zakir Musa’s death

PTI -
Schools and colleges have been shut in parts of Srinagar, Kulgam & Pulwama towns, while mobile internet has been suspended across the Valley.

Killing of top Kashmir terrorist Zakir Musa huge success for forces, blow to terror set-up

Azaan Javaid -
Zakir Musa, a college dropout and the last remaining member of the Burhan Wani gang, was killed in an encounter in south Kashmir's Tral region.

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Opinion

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Kushan Mitra -
Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

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Economy

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Udit Bubna -
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

Defence

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

National Interest

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta -
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.

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