ISIS: News

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a terrorist organisation formed on 8th April 2013, and works on the ideology of extremist Islamism. It is expected to have around 30,000 fighters with a budget of more than US$1 billion. The group is headed by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who is claimed to have been killed by Russia in an airstrike by its military.

28 Apr 2025

Asaduddin Owaisi

'Your budget less than India's military budget': Owaisi shreds Pakistan 

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi, Hyderabad MP, has lashed out at Pakistan for the Pahalgam terror attack.

15 Mar 2025

Iraq

US-led airstrike eliminates ISIS's global operations chief

A coordinated airstrike on March 13 in Iraq's Al Anbar Province has killed Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, aka "Abu Khadijah."

03 Jan 2025

New Orleans

'Open Quran, bomb-making materials': Inside New Orleans attacker's home  

A 42-year-old New Orleans resident, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, carried out a deadly terror attack on New Year's Day when he drove a rented Ford F-150 Lightning into Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring many others.

02 Jan 2025

Accenture

New Orleans attacker was ex-Army, had planned to join ISIS

In a horrifying incident, a United States Army veteran drove his truck into a crowd of revelers on New Year's Eve in New Orleans on Wednesday.

09 Dec 2024

Iran

US conducts airstrikes on ISIS camps in Syria

The United States has launched a series of airstrikes targeting Islamic State (ISIS) camps in central Syria, following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad by rebel factions.

Florida man arrested for plotting to blow up NYSE 

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a 30-year-old Coral Springs, Florida resident, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges of plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

18 Nov 2024

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's London concerts cost taxpayers $900K: Here's how

Taylor Swift's eight-concert run at London's Wembley Stadium in August 2023 allegedly cost the Metropolitan Police nearly $9,00,000 (approximately ₹7.5 crore) in taxpayer money.

Who is Kashyap Patel, Trump's likely choice for CIA chief 

Kashyap "Kash" Patel, a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, is likely to be nominated as the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

12 Oct 2024

Georgia

US soldier receives 14-year sentence for trying to help ISIS 

A United States Army soldier, Cole Bridges aka Cole Gonzales, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for trying to help the Islamic State (ISIS) plan a deadly ambush on US troops.

04 Oct 2024

Hamas

Yazidi woman rescued after decade-long captivity by Hamas

A 21-year-old Yazidi woman, Fawzia Amin Sido, who was kidnapped at the tender age of 11 by ISIS terrorists and subsequently held captive by Hamas for 10 years, has been rescued.

07 Sep 2024

Canada

Pakistani man planning 'mass shooting' at NYC Jewish center arrested 

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a 20-year-old Pakistani citizen living in Canada, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City.