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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

Yemen's al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and others

June 08, 2025 10:10 am

The video of al-Awlaki's speech showed images of Trump and Musk, as well as US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

HC rejects plea seeking stay on demolition in Ahmedabad slum from where 890 were picked up in drive against illegal immigrants

April 30, 2025 12:32 am

Action for national security cannot be hounded by principles of natural justice, says state govt in affidavit submitted in court on the day demolition were carried out in the Chandola lake area

Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin: Reports

April 20, 2025 2:36 pm

The West African state and its coastal neighbour Togo have suffered a series of attacks in recent years.

Al Qaeda operative from Sambhal now in Pakistan jail: Police

February 16, 2025 9:50 am

Mohammad Usman, an alleged Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) operative who hails from Sambhal, is now lodged in Pakistan’s Lahore Central Jail, the Uttar Pradesh police said on Saturday.

Suspected Al Qaeda operative arrested near Ranchi by Delhi Police

January 11, 2025 12:36 am

Ansari was allegedly being trained in weapons handling, along with six others, in an alleged AQIS camp in the forests of Chopanki, which comes under Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi, when Delhi Police raided the location in August.

NIA searches premises in Tripura, J-K, Karnataka, Bengal, Bihar, Assam over terror conspiracy by Bangladesh-based Al-Qaeda network

November 12, 2024 6:07 pm

The NIA said the suspects whose premises were raided were all sympathisers of a Bangladesh-based Al-Qaeda network.

Massacre in Burkina Faso left 600 dead, more than double of UN estimate: Report

October 05, 2024 10:46 pm

The new death toll from the August 24 attack on Barsalogho, where civilians were shot while defending their town, could make it one of Africa's deadliest attacks in recent decades.

US airstrikes on Syria kill 37 militants affiliated with extremist groups

September 29, 2024 5:47 pm

US Central Command said it struck northwestern Syria on Tuesday, targeting a senior militant from the al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Deen group and eight others. They say he was responsible for overseeing military operations.

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