War On Terror
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Kashmir-born Aijaz Ahmad Ahanger is declared a terrorist under UAPA
Ahanger is one of the chief recruiters of the Jammu and Kashmir branch of the Islamic State, the home ministry said in a notification.
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Al-Qaida chief’s killing in Kabul reveals tensions among Taliban’s senior leadership
Did someone in the Afghan group’s hierarchy turn Ayman al-Zawahiri in to the US – and if so, who and why?
Michele Groppi, The Conversation
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How will Ayman al-Zawahri’s killing affect al-Qaida?
Any ambiguity surrounding the organisation’s succession plan could see the new leader’s authority challenged, which could fracture the movement further.
Haroro J Ingram, The Conversation, Andrew Mines, The Conversation & Daniel Milton, The Conversation
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants declared as terrorists under UAPA
One of them was part of the conspiracy to kill journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar in 2018.
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Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, released during IC-814 hijacking, designated as terrorist
He been running an incessant campaign from Pakistan to fuel terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, the government said in a notification.
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India declares Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed’s son terrorist under UAPA
Saeed’s son has been ‘actively involved in recruitment, fund collection, planning and executing attacks by LeT in India’, said the government.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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US refuses to acknowledge a secret torture site in Poland despite confirmation in several reports
A prisoner of the American ‘war on terror’ is asking the US Supreme Court to allow his lawyers to depose the two men who oversaw his torture.
Raymond Bonner, ProPublica
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Pakistan is indulging in a proxy war through terrorism, claims Rajnath Singh
The defence minister claimed that Islamabad knew it could not win a war via conventional means.
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‘Pakistan is using Taliban as hedge against India,’ says incoming head of US troops in West Asia
This came just days after US President Donald Trump asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan for help to find a peaceful resolution to the 17-year-long Afghan war.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Ghost towns and battle scars: A journey to Pakistan's terror hub of Waziristan
The Pakistan Army recently concluded anti-terror operations in what was once called one of the most dangerous places in the world.
Sanjay Kapoor
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At least 352 civilians died in coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria since 2014: US military
Independent monitoring bodies, however, arrived at much higher tallies – some as high as more than 3,000.
Scroll Staff
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At least 90 Islamic State fighters were killed in the US bomb strike, say Afghan officials
Governor of Achin district Esmail Shinwari has maintained that there were ‘no military and civilian casualties at all’.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver