Silent revival bid by operatives linked to defunct NJT under close watch in South India

Vicky Nanjappa | April 1, 2026 1:10 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The fall of the National Thowheed Jamath (NJT), which masterminded the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, came as a major relief for the security agencies. The NJT had not only spread its ideology in Sri Lanka, but was active in the southern states, especially in Tamil Nadu. While the NJT remains largely defunct today, the agencies are keeping close tabs on operatives linked to the outfit, prior to its fall.

One unidentified terrorist killed in ongoing operation in J&K’s Ganderbal

IANS | April 1, 2026 8:26 AM

Srinagar, April 1 (IANS) One unidentified terrorist was killed on Wednesday in an ongoing security operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

Gunfight starts in J&K's Ganderbal, two terrorists likely to be trapped

IANS | March 31, 2026 10:07 PM

Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) A gunfight with hiding terrorists started in J&K’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening as the joint security forces cordoned off a village on specific intelligence inputs, officials said.

Bangladesh's democratic contraction and rising risk of extremism

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury | March 31, 2026 9:23 PM

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s return to electoral politics has done little to settle the deeper questions surrounding its democratic future. The February 12 victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) may have produced a government, but it has not resolved the growing crisis of political exclusion, institutional imbalance, and the steady contraction of democratic space.

From conflict to peace: Multi-pronged strategy of security action, infra push, rehab policy defeats Naxalism

Shashikant Trivedi | March 31, 2026 4:10 PM

Raipur/New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that India has effectively achieved a Naxal-free status by meeting the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, a significant breakthrough has been marked for the country, which was previously seen as a prolonged conflict that earlier governments found challenging to address.

Rahul Gandhi known to LWE people, some Cong leaders maintained contact with Maoists, claims Rijiju

IANS | March 31, 2026 3:25 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that several of its leaders had links with Maoists and Left-Wing Extremists (LWE). He claimed that some Congress figures had even interacted with such groups, calling it deeply ironic given the party’s public stance against extremism.

Pan-India Lashkar network spans South to East, deep recruitment trail exposed

Vicky Nanjappa | March 31, 2026 1:55 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The arrest of Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) commander, Shabbir Ahmed Lone, by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police is a major breakthrough for the agencies. Lone was planning attacks on a very large scale and his arrest has thwarted a major plan of the terror group.

JeM’s family core hit, mistrust of outsiders slows revival

Vicky Nanjappa | March 31, 2026 1:29 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The death of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar’s brother Hakim Mohammad Tahir Anwar has widened the vacuum within the leadership of the terror outfit.

Grateful to govt for eradicating Maoism: UP ministers on HM Shah's LS speech

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:32 PM

Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Ministers in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement that India has virtually become Maoist-free, stating that the central and state-level leadership structures of the insurgent movement have been almost entirely dismantled just ahead of the government's self-imposed deadline of March 31.

LS: BJP blames Cong for Naxal violence; Oppn questions 'militarisation'

IANS | March 30, 2026 4:09 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) In a charged debate during the ongoing Budget Session, Naxal/Maoist violence emerged as a sharp point of contention between the ruling and opposition benches in the Lok Sabha.