Lift ban, release jailed cadre: Ex-Maoist Devuji calls for end of Op KAGAR (IANS Interview)

IANS | March 14, 2026 12:40 PM

Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) Top Maoist leader Devuji, also known as Thippiri Tirupati, who recently surfaced from underground and joined the mainstream, has appealed to the government to seek the lifting of the ban on the Communist Party of India (Maoist), saying the organisation is willing to function legally and disband its armed wing if it is allowed political space.

Pakistan has zero credibility when it comes to cross-border terrorism: MEA

IANS | March 12, 2026 4:46 PM

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India on Thursday slammed Pakistan yet again, terming the country as the “state sponsor of terrorism for decades” which also has no credibility when it comes to cross-border terrorism. Reacting strongly to Islamabad's allegations of India's involvement in the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan along the Durand Line, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that nobody is fooled by Pakistan's "assumed victimhood" now.

Pakistani national's involvement in foiled US plot underscores porous nature of transnational networks

IANS | March 9, 2026 9:32 PM

Washington, March 9 (IANS) The recent conviction of Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national, in a US federal court for murder-for-hire and attempting an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, reveals a troubling dimension of the "long shadow war" between Iran and the United States. The charges were linked to a foiled plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump as well as other prominent American leaders, including former President Joe Biden and Nikki Haley, a report said on Monday.