March 26, 2024 5:47 pm
Earlier this year, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal extended the ban on the Students’ Islamic Movement of India, but the notification in this regard was released by the Centre only this month.
February 17, 2024 8:24 am
On January 29, the Central Government had extended the ban on SIMI for five more years.
February 06, 2024 7:29 am
On January 29, the Central government had extended the ban imposed on the SIMI for five more years.
June 20, 2023 2:47 pm
The Kerala-born Basheer, who trained in Pakistan and left India after the Babri Masjid demolition, was reportedly part of ISI's K2, an ambitious plan to create a common pan-India infrastructure for Khalistan and Kashmir radicals in the country
January 19, 2023 7:07 am
The Union Home Ministry filed an affidavit in response to a petition challenging the 2019 notification extending the ban on the outfit under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
September 06, 2019 5:47 pm
At that time, Badra (50) was booked on the charges of rioting (IPC section 147), unlawful assembly (143) and assault on public servant (353), it said.
August 02, 2019 4:57 am
The Indian government describes SIMI as a terrorist organisation and had banned it in 2001, shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, for two years.
July 20, 2019 5:10 am
The NIA has alleged that they had come together to form a terror group called “Ansarullah”, had allegedly collected funds and made preparations to carry out terror attacks.
June 22, 2019 2:10 am
SIMI activists who are facing trial in different courts in Madhya Pradesh have been shifted to Bhopal central jail for security reasons. All of them are likely to be shifted to the new block by the end of this month.
May 19, 2019 10:24 am
SIMI, an Islamic fundamentalist organisation, which seeks ‘liberation of India’ through conversion of the country into an Islamic land, was founded in Aligarh in April 1977 as the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. It later spread its network in various states, including Maharashtra.




