
HC acquits self-styled Lashkar-e-Taiba leader in the Kozhikode blast case
The Hindu
The court also dismissed an appeal filed by the NIA challenging the acquittal of Abdul Halim and Aboobacker Yusaf
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on January 27 acquitted Thadiyantevida Naseer, a self-styled South India Chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Shafas, his relative and another convict in the case relating to the twin bomb blasts that took place in 2006 in Kozhikode.
The Bench comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman also dismissed an appeal filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the acquittal of Abdul Halim and Aboobacker Yusaf.

Bangladesh is witnessing renewed political tension after the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a young leader who emerged during the July–August 2024 uprising that led to the removal of Sheikh Hasina. Hadi later headed the radical group Inquilab Mancha and was campaigning ahead of the 2026 parliamentary election when he was shot in Dhaka. His death has triggered protests, diplomatic friction with India, and concerns over rising political violence as Bangladesh heads towards elections under an interim government.












