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NIA raids 20 places in 9 states, Delhi in online radicalisation case, seizes devices

July 08, 2026 5:13 pm

Initially, the police in Andhra Pradesh booked the case after allegedly recovering incriminating material linked to the banned terrorist organisations AQIS and ISIS from a key accused.

Man accused of raising funds for Al Qaeda acquitted by Odisha court: ‘Not a scrap of convincing evidence’

May 26, 2026 8:58 pm

Abdur Raheman Ali Khan was arrested by Odisha Police and the special cell of the Delhi Police on December 17, 2012

‘Concerns national security’: Gauhati High Court denies bail to man who 'harboured' Bangladeshi terrorist

May 20, 2026 11:12 am

The man was held in 2022 after being booked in an FIR lodged in Bongaigaon district in Assam for allegedly harbouring a member of the Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team.

Red Fort blast accused had al-Qaeda links, says NIA chargesheet

May 15, 2026 1:40 am

NIA’s probe, taken over from the Delhi Police, uncovered a major jihadist conspiracy involving radicalised medical professionals inspired by Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent/AGuH ideology. 

On 26/11 anniversary, a few things India must make Trump understand about Pakistan

November 27, 2025 1:15 pm

There was a third party behind 26/11 attacks besides Pakistan’s ISI and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Al Qaeda had its own reasons for supporting the attack

NIA raids in Gujarat, Bengal, and 3 other states in al-Qaida terror conspiracy case

November 13, 2025 10:03 am

The NIA conducted raids across five states in a major Al-Qaida Gujarat terror case involving illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, seizing digital evidence and documents during the operation.

Arrested 'AQIS operative' planned terror attacks in India at behest of his Pakistan handlers: UP ATS

November 08, 2025 9:21 am

The agency says Saharanpur man arrested in September confessed to have conversations on nearly 4000 Pakistani numbers

After US, Italy asks citizens to leave Mali amid fuel blockade, fears of Al Qaeda takeover

October 31, 2025 12:02 am

In a video posted online, JNIM leader Abou Houzeifa Al Bambari said they would not allow ‘even a single drop of fuel in’.

Days after busting AQIS module, Gujarat ATS finds pistol, live cartridges from house of one of the accused

August 05, 2025 9:02 pm

The weapon and ammunition were allegedly seized from accused Zeeshan Ali’s house in Noida, they said, adding that an ATS team, acting on information revealed by him, had taken him to his residence in Noida.

Crackdown on ‘Al Qaeda module’: Bengaluru woman arrested by ATS

July 30, 2025 7:09 pm

30-year-old Shama Parveen was arrested for allegedly disseminating extremist content and having suspected links to AQIS and ULFA, say officials

Iraq faces humanitarian crisis after militants' surge

June 18, 2014 9:35 am

Thousands have been displaced and are forced to dwell in refugee camps after the militants took over three major towns of Iraq. The country is staring at the worst ever humanitarian crisis.

Militants shock the world as they seize Iraq's Mosul

June 18, 2014 9:35 am

Al-Qaida-inspired militants seized Iraq’s second city of Mosul, the surrounding Nineveh province and parts of Kirkuk on Tuesday (June 10).

Opinion | Why Are The CIA Files On Osama Bin Laden So Important?

June 22, 2020 6:30 pm

India to move UN for Azhar Masood ban: MEA

February 25, 2016 4:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup onThursday said that India will yet again move the United Nations to include the name of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar on the sanctions list to ban him. Swarup said "We will be moving to 1267 Sanctions Committee to also include the name of Masood Azhar on the sanctions list. It is a great anomaly that the organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed is listed but not its leader. He also noted that India has already submitted to the UN's Sanction Committee a fresh list of 11 terrorists from Pakistan -based terror groups affiliated to Al Qaeda, Taliban and other outfits responsible for terrorism in the country. He further said "We are awaiting details from Pakistan about the composition of the Special Investigation Team and the itinerary of the visit. The two foreign secretaries are in touch.

At least 20 dead in Burkina Faso hotel attack

January 16, 2016 6:22 am

West Africa, Jan 16 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed after Islamist gunmen stormed Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso in West Africa. Militants from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have claimed the responsibility for the attack.

Madrassa teacher arrested for suspected links with Al Qaeda

January 08, 2016 9:31 am

New Delhi, Jan 08 (ANI): A Bengaluru madrassa teacher has been arrested by Delhi Police for suspected links with Al Qaeda. The teacher identified as Maulana Anzar Shah is reportedly an alleged member of the terror group. Police officials said he was planning to carry out terror strikes in the country. Shah has been brought to Delhi on transit remand and would be produced at the Patiala House court today.

If the world is anxious about Al-Qaeda and ISIS, you must find someone to deal with the issue

May 04, 2015 9:37 am

Hamid Mir on meeting Maulana Asim Umar, Al-Qaeda Chief of the South Asia chapter

October 20, 2014 1:39 pm