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US adds Balochistan Liberation Army to formal foreign terrorist groups’ list amid surge in Pakistan attacks

US adds Balochistan Liberation Army to formal terrorist groups’ list

In recent months, the BLA has claimed responsibility for several high-profile attacks in Pakistan, including the March 2025 hijacking of the Jaffar Express train from Quetta to Peshawar. Read More

2008 Malegaon blast case: NIA court acquits all seven accused including Pragya Thakur and Lt Col Purohit

Malegaon case: NIA court acquits all 7 accused including Pragya, Purohit

The NIA court special judge cited lack of cogent evidence after 17-year legal battle that introduced “saffron terror” concept to Indian discourse. Read More

Drone strikes kill Ulfa-I senior leaders in Myanmar, Indian military denies involvement

Drone strikes kill Ulfa-I senior leaders in Myanmar, India denies role

Indian security forces allegedly targeted insurgent camps in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region using over 100 drones and killed senior Ulfa-I leaders. Read More

In major blow to security forces, Maoist IED attack kills senior Chhattisgarh Police officer

In major blow to security forces, Maoists kill senior Chhattisgarh cop

An additional superintendent of Chhattisgarh Police, Akash Rao Girepunje, was killed and two other officers were injured in a Maoist IED attack in Sukma district. Read More

In near-fatal blow to Naxalite insurgency, security forces kill top Maoist leader ‘Basavaraju’ Nambala Keshav Rao. What’s next for left-wing extremism and India?

Naxalite leader Basavaraju killed. What’s next for Maoists and India?

India’s decades-long battle against the Naxalite movement reached a decisive moment with the elimination of Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, general secretary of the banned CPI (Maoist). Read More

Security forces launch ‘final assault’ against Naxalites in Telangana’s Karregutta Hills; CRPF officer maimed

‘Final assault’ launched against Maoists in Telangana; officer maimed

The operation, involving an estimated 20,000–24,000 troops across various locations, was launched following intelligence about the presence of senior members of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army “Battalion No 1”. Read More

Major counterterror operations underway in Jammu & Kashmir, PM Narendra Modi holds meeting with defence minister, NSA, services chiefs

Major CT ops underway in J&K, PM holds high-level security meeting

Following the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian security forces have launched multiple counterterror operations across Jammu & Kashmir while the prime minister has chaired a high-level security meeting. Read More

In Supreme Court, NIA links heroin haul at Adani’s Mundra port to Lashkar-e-Taiba funding, Pahalgam terror attack

NIA links drug haul at Adani’s port to Lashkar funding, Pahalgam attack

The NIA told the Supreme Court that the massive heroin seizure at Mundra port in Gujarat is a critical part of funding terror operations, including the recent attack on tourists in Pahalgam. Read More

2008 Malegaon bomb-blast case: NIA seeks death penalty for Pragya Thakur, Lt Col Purohit, 5 others

Malegaon bombing: NIA seeks death for Pragya Thakur, Purohit, 5 others

The National Investigation Agency has formally sought the death penalty for all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Read More

In Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam, many tourists among 26 killed in deadliest terror attack on civilians in years

In Kashmir, dozens killed in deadliest terror attack on tourists

A group of armed assailants targeted a gathering of tourists in the picturesque Baisaran meadow, often referred to as “mini-Switzerland” for its scenic beauty. Read More