The then Atal Bihari Vajpayee government released Azhar, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and Omar Sheikh in exchange for 154 passengers held hostage in Kandahar. However, Latif and several other names on the terrorists’ demand list were not released at that time.
The immediate concern comes from a statement made by Pawan Goenka, who said that ISRO would eventually not manufacture launch vehicles and that the work would be carried out by private companies or PSUs.
India's own defence industry is becoming a stronger competitor. Programmes such as Tejas, AMCA, Project Kusha and the indigenous ballistic missile defence system reflect New Delhi's long-term effort to build critical military capabilities domestically.
The shirt worn by the detainee during his presentation to the media appeared virtually identical to a shirt frequently worn by a senior police officer in Rangpur, leading the public to question how an officer's clothing ended up on an accused person.
Justice Mehta said that Justice Sharma had been misusing his administrative powers as master of the roster and selectively moving cases to his own bench.
The idea of a single Gorkha identity has increasingly faced challenges from various indigenous communities. Groups such as Rai, Gurung, Bhujel, Thami, Sunuwar, Jogi, Khas, Magar and Newar have sought recognition of their separate ethnic identities and, in some cases, Scheduled Tribe status and development boards.
The BJP has questioned the alleged irregularities in a ₹5.54-crore tender linked to the proposed new office of CM Vijay, while the TVK government has rejected the charges.
The Dimagi Naxal Party, however, has not revealed the faces of its founder or co-founder. Yet, its social-media activity provides some clues about the political and ideological ecosystem of AAP-linked CJP.