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New Delhi : A majority of 127 arrested Islamic States sympathizers from across India were following speeches of fugitive televangelist and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, NIA investigation has revealed. Among the 127 arrested in 28 cases since 2014, the highest (33) were arrested from Tamil Nadu followed by 19 from Uttar Pradesh, 17 from Kerala, 14 from Telangana, 12 from Mahrashtra, eight from Karnataka, seven from Delhi, four each from Uttarakhand and West Bengal and three from Jammu and Kashmir, according National Investigation Agency (NIA) data. The NIA has also arrested two people each from Rajasthan and Gujarat and one each from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. In November 2014, the NIA registered the first jihadi terrorism case related to Islamic State and courts concerned have announced conviction in three of the cases in which charge sheet has been filed, said the agency. Sharing data at the NIA's National Conference of chiefs of the Anti-Terrorism Squads (ATS) and Special Task … [Read more...] about Most Arrested Islamic State Sympathisers Inspired by Zakir Naik, Says NIA

A Georgia TikTok influencer is being investigated by local police after allegedly flashing her breasts at two children during a livestream. Kylie Strickland has over 260,000 followers on TikTok, where her account is now set to private. The influencer has become the center of controversy after a clip of her allegedly lifting her top and exposing her breasts to two young boys in a swimming pool circulated online. It was taken from a livestream on her own account. The ages of the children are currently unknown. Strickland's content usually focuses on humorous videos and have gained her over 7 million likes across her account. She is now in the middle of a mass backlash by TikTok users over the recent circulating video and allegations. Troup County Sheriff's Office began looking into reports of the video on June 28, explaining in a news release that they were "made aware of a TikTok video that had been circulated which appeared to show an adult female exposing her breast to two young … [Read more...] about Georgia TikTok influencer Kylie Strickland video investigated by police

The Delhi High Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair ’s plea challenging his police remand in a case related to an objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. Mr. Zubair’s plea was mentioned by advocate Vrinda Grover before a Vacation Bench of the High Court, which posted it for hearing on Friday. On Tuesday, a local court extended by four days the custodial interrogation of Mr. Zubair in the case after the Delhi police said he did not cooperate with the investigating agency. Mr. Zubair was produced before the court on the expiry of his one-day custodial interrogation. The Delhi police said the custodial interrogation of Mr. Zubair was required to gather information regarding the device from which the tweet was made. His counsel had argued that the photo which he used in the tweets came from a 1983 Hindi film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kissi Se Na Kehna, and that the film was not banned. Also Read … [Read more...] about Delhi High Court agrees to hear Zubair’s plea on Friday

PETALING JAYA: Sungai Chandong in Klang, which took on a pink hue on Wednesday (June 29) following the discharge of an unknown substance, has returned to normal. In a statement on Thursday (June 30), Selangor tourism, environment, green technology and Orang Asli affairs committee chairman Hee Loy Sian said the contamination took place early Wednesday morning. “The Selangor Water Management Board (Luas) received information on the incident in the evening. Based on information from the public, we suspect there was a discharge of effluent from the Pulau Indah industrial area. “Luas identified the location where the red effluent originated, a drain in front of premises at Jalan Sungai Pinang. A sample of the water collected by authorities from Sungai Chandong on (June 29). - Photo Credit: LUAS “The fluid, believed to have been released into a drain by some irresponsible party, flowed into a catchment pond and then into Sungai Chandong,” he said. The source of the effluent … [Read more...] about Klang’s Sg Chandong back to normal, a day after turning pink

KABUL (Reuters) - At least one participant at a gathering organised by the Taliban of 3,000 male religious and ethnic leaders from across Afghanistan called on Thursday for high schools for girls to reopen. It was the first such gathering to take place since the Islamist group took over the country in August. The Taliban in March backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen. The u-turn left students in tears and drew condemnation from humanitarian agencies, rights groups and diplomats. "They will learn and will be a good guide for their children in society," said Sayed Nassrullah Waizi, from central Bamiyan province, in calling for the schools to open. It was not clear how much support this sentiment would receive or how a decision on the issue might be reached. International governments, particularly Washington, have said the Taliban … [Read more...] about Girls’ education raised at Taliban’s first national gathering since takeover