Islamic State

Delhi Police arrest three ISIS wanted terrorists carrying reward of Rs 3 lakhDelhi Police arrest three ISIS wanted terrorists carrying reward of Rs 3 lakh

Delhi Police arrest three ISIS wanted terrorists carrying reward of Rs 3 lakh

Delhi Police on Monday arrested three suspected Islamic State (IS) terrorists, wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), after a…

2 years ago
From Islamic State to Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinient, radical groups fail to sway India’s youthFrom Islamic State to Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinient, radical groups fail to sway India’s youth

From Islamic State to Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinient, radical groups fail to sway India’s youth

When the Islamic State Hind Province (ISHP) launched a magazine called Sawt Al Hind, or Voice of Hind, just after Delhi riots…

2 years ago
Bajaur carnage in Pakistan mirrors Islamic State’s all-out war on DeobandisBajaur carnage in Pakistan mirrors Islamic State’s all-out war on Deobandis

Bajaur carnage in Pakistan mirrors Islamic State’s all-out war on Deobandis

Last Sunday’s powerful suicide bombing at convention of politico-religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) in Bajaur has emitted dangerous signals for…

2 years ago
The Kerala Story and sex slavery in ISIS campThe Kerala Story and sex slavery in ISIS camp

The Kerala Story and sex slavery in ISIS camp

The state of West Bengal recently became the first state in the country to ban the movie 'The Kerala Story'.…

2 years ago
Pakistan plunges further on terror index, now below Afghanistan: ReportPakistan plunges further on terror index, now below Afghanistan: Report

Pakistan plunges further on terror index, now below Afghanistan: Report

Pakistan has overtaken Afghanistan as the country with the most terrorist attacks and deaths in South Asia, a position held…

2 years ago
From Islamic State to Hifazat, why  Sheikh Hasina needs to fight a long war against radicalism in BangladeshFrom Islamic State to Hifazat, why  Sheikh Hasina needs to fight a long war against radicalism in Bangladesh

From Islamic State to Hifazat, why  Sheikh Hasina needs to fight a long war against radicalism in Bangladesh

The recent instance of violence between the police and a group of people protesting against an Ahmadiyya community event that…

2 years ago
NIA raids 5 places in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra to smash Islamic State Khorasan Province modules in IndiaNIA raids 5 places in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra to smash Islamic State Khorasan Province modules in India

NIA raids 5 places in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra to smash Islamic State Khorasan Province modules in India

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at five places in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in Islamic State- Khorasan Province…

2 years ago
Two mysterious killings in Afghanistan, Pakistan bring a major setback to terrorism in Kashmir Two mysterious killings in Afghanistan, Pakistan bring a major setback to terrorism in Kashmir 

Two mysterious killings in Afghanistan, Pakistan bring a major setback to terrorism in Kashmir

The tottering ecosystem of anti-India militants and separatists in Kashmir has suffered two major setbacks, one after another, in the…

2 years ago
Senior ISIS leader Bilal-al-Sudani killed in US military operation in SomaliaSenior ISIS leader Bilal-al-Sudani killed in US military operation in Somalia

Senior ISIS leader Bilal-al-Sudani killed in US military operation in Somalia

A US counter-terrorism operation in northern Somalia killed a senior Islamic State (ISIS) figure Bilal-al-Sudani, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin…

2 years ago
India offers defence hardware to African countries to counter Islamic StateIndia offers defence hardware to African countries to counter Islamic State

India offers defence hardware to African countries to counter Islamic State

Furthering the narrative of 'Make in India, Make for the World', India on Tuesday offered to fulfil the defence requirements…

3 years ago
India’s security agencies on high alert as Uzbek bomber grilling throws up new terror links India’s security agencies on high alert as Uzbek bomber grilling throws up new terror links 

India’s security agencies on high alert as Uzbek bomber grilling throws up new terror links

National security agencies have gone on a high alert to tackle a new threat that has emerged with foreign Islamic…

3 years ago
Central Asia shows the way in mainstreaming Jihadi familiesCentral Asia shows the way in mainstreaming Jihadi families

Central Asia shows the way in mainstreaming Jihadi families

As the Islamic State was on a rampage in Afghanistan at the end of  July, Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration was…

3 years ago
India seeks access to suicide bomber nabbed in Russia to unravel local links in plotIndia seeks access to suicide bomber nabbed in Russia to unravel local links in plot

India seeks access to suicide bomber nabbed in Russia to unravel local links in plot

Indian security agencies have requested Russia’s FSB, to provide access to the Islamic State suicide bomber who was planning to…

3 years ago
Recruited in Turkey, caught in Russia – Islamic State bomber planned to carry suicide attack in IndiaRecruited in Turkey, caught in Russia – Islamic State bomber planned to carry suicide attack in India

Recruited in Turkey, caught in Russia – Islamic State bomber planned to carry suicide attack in India

Russia on Monday announced detaining a suicide bomber of the Islamic State who planned to carry out a terrorist attack…

3 years ago
Raising Islamophobia to an international day could divide UN into religious camps – IndiaRaising Islamophobia to an international day could divide UN into religious camps – India

Raising Islamophobia to an international day could divide UN into religious camps – India

<p> <strong>India has expressed concern over the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopting a resolution proclaiming March 15 as the…

3 years ago

India’s NIA tightens grip on Islamic State operatives with eye on Kashmir

<p> <strong>India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) had earlier this week arrested an Islamic State operative in Karnataka, who had also…

3 years ago

Washington worried that Taliban may pass on key US weaponry to China for copying

<p> U.S. officials appear to be worried that the hi-tech weapons such as aircraft, military drones and communications equipment that…

4 years ago

Taliban strike softer note on women’s rights at first press briefing after taking over Kabul

<p> At their first press conference after coming to power, the Taliban on Tuesday projected a softer stand on women’s…

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