Islamic State pushes train arson, knife attacks in South India

Vicky Nanjappa | April 24, 2026 1:47 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Islamic State, which has managed to capture a large audience in the country, especially in South India, has been urging its recruits online to set trains on fire. In addition to burning down trains filled with passengers, it has also been urging its supporters to carry out knife attacks on busy streets.

The Human Cost of Terror: Pahalgam, 9/11 attacks feature in US exhibition

IANS | April 23, 2026 9:39 AM

Washington, April 23, (IANS) The man remembers the sound first. "It was the loudest noise I ever felt in my entire life… people were screaming… it was just a horrific, horrific heart that I can't get outta my brain," said a 9/11 survivor, his voice breaking as he recalled the moment the second plane struck.

Pakistan-sponsored terror infrastructure evolving, not declining: Report

IANS | April 22, 2026 9:04 PM

Colombo, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan's terror ecosystem is expanding rather than shrinking, with terrorist organisations such as Jaish-e-Mohammad establishing a women’s wing, 'Jamaat-ul-Mominat', and Lashkar-e-Taiba setting up a so-called 'Water Wing' aimed at maritime assault capabilities, a report said on Wednesday.

Pahalgam massacre and 2019 Easter Sunday tragedy two branches of same poisonous tree: Lankan media

IANS | April 22, 2026 8:16 PM

Colombo, April 22 (IANS) With a US Congressional Research Service report recently identifying Pakistan as a persistent base for several long-active extremist groups, Sri Lanka must recognise that the "factory of terror" operating in its neighbourhood remains a big threat. The 2019 Easter attacks in Sri Lanka were aimed to affect island nation's growing tourism industry and communal harmony while the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam was designed to derail regional stability, a report in Sri Lanka-based Zira Daily mentioned on Wednesday.