India’s ancient Aravalli Range faces a new definition crisis after a Supreme Court ruling. The court accepted a 100-meter elevation threshold for identifying the hills, sparking concerns among environmentalists. Critics argue this narrow view ignores the range’s vital ecological functions, potentially opening it to unchecked mining and real estate development, threatening water security and climate stability.

NIA told a Delhi court that Popular Front of India leaders tried to procure arms from neighbouring countries, train cadres, and radicalise youth to establish a caliphate in India.

Cultural organisations in Bangladesh are under attack from Islamic radicals. The interim government formed after the toppling of Sheikh Hasina’s regime has failed to rein in mobs that continue to target cultural institutions and minorities.