Islamic State’s toxic shift: Gujarat plot to poison water exposes new tactic

Vicky Nanjappa | November 10, 2025 5:09 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Islamic State has been evolving its strategy and has now moved on from lone wolf attacks to attempting to poison the water at many places in India. These revelations came to light after the police in Gujarat foiled a major Islamic State-inspired plot that involved the use of ricin, which is a highly toxic compound that is derived from castor seeds.

Human development indicators continue to worsen in Pakistan: UNDP

IANS | November 10, 2025 4:42 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Representatives of the UNDP, IMF and World Bank have painted a grim picture of Pakistan's economy as the human development indicators continue to worsen amid weak governance in a country that is surviving on bailouts from multilateral agencies such as the latter two.

‘NDA all set for a historic win in Bihar’: BJP

IANS | November 10, 2025 4:30 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday claimed that the BJP-led NDA is heading toward a “decisive, effective and historic victory” in Bihar as the second phase of polling is set to take place on Tuesday.