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.
Scroll Staff
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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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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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A poem without verbs: The beauty of Dalit poet Omprakash Valmiki’s poem ‘Thakur Ka Kuan’
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‘My intention is to be as authentic as possible to what Veda Vyasa said’: Translator Bibek Debroy
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A strain of music that has flourished in India for centuries is being silenced by communalism
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A #MeToo reckoning in India’s wildlife conservation community
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Akshay Kumar pranks businessman Manish Mandhana for April Fool’s Day (and social media)
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Eco India, Episode 218: Can sustainable food production improve our consumption habits?
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Watch: This 33-year-old temple elephant has amazing football and cricket skills
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Watch: Man pulled to safety from Kosi river in Uttarakhand after sudden rise in water level
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Watch: Baseball fan runs onto field to propose to girlfriend, pinned to the ground by guards
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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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’.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni – ‘The way Ruturaj Gaikwad picks his options, it is pleasing to watch’
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IPL 2023: Why did KKR, PBKS name an overseas player in the list of subs despite four in first XI?
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Watch: Sinner wins stunning point against Alcaraz at Miami Open – ‘Out of this world’
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Sports world daily: Verstappen clinches Australian GP pole; Sinner reaches Miami final
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Watch, IPL 2023: ‘Virat Kohli is hilarious’ – Sunil Chhetri after visiting RCB training session