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From Fiji to Europe, donations for welfare measures diverted for terrorist activities in India; NIA finds proof

The National Investigative Agency investigating Kashmir-based NGOs’ link to terrorism financing has found evidence showing that the organizations misused foreign donations from African and European countries to support terrorists in the valley. Eleven locations were raided by the NIA on Wednesday: nine in Srinagar, one in Bandipora and Bengaluru each. …

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The indomitable spirit of Father Stan Swamy

“No, it’s not possible,” were my first thoughts when I heard that Father Stan Swamy, an 83-year-old Jesuit priest and activist, had been arrested a second time. His crime? He defended the rights of the Adivasis exploited in his homeland, Jharkhand. Father Swamy has been accused of having links to …

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Activists, Delhi professor among 8 named on NIA charge sheet

Bhima Koregain: Several left-wing intellectuals critical of the government have been arrested. New Delhi: Eight people, including prominent activists Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha and Delhi University Associate Professor Hany Babu, were named by the National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Friday in a charge sheet on the 2018 violence in Koregaon. …

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