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Will never surrender: PFI after NIA-ED raids at party offices in 11 states

The Popular Front of India, while condemning the raids by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against its leaders, stated that it will "never surrender"

NIA raids: PFI calls for hartal in Kerala on Friday; stages protests

Activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) on Thursday staged protests across Kerala against the raids carried out in their organisation's offices, houses of leaders and other premises by multi-agencies led by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country. The outfit also called for a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the southern state on Friday to mark their strong protest against the central agencies' act. A PFI statement here said its state committee observed that the arrest of the leaders was part of "state-sponsored terrorism". "A hartal will be observed in the state on September 23 against the RSS-controlled fascist government's attempt to silence dissenting voices using the central agencies," A Abdul Sathar, state general secretary, PFI, said. The hartal would be held from 6 AM to 6 PM, he said in the statement. As news of the early morning searches broke out, PFI workers took out marches to the places where the raids were car

PFI national executive member taken into custody by NIA from Coimbatore

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken into custody Popular Front of India (PFI) national executive committee member A.S. Ismail during a raid at his residence in Coimbatore on Thursday.

Amit Shah holds meet to discuss action against PFI, terror suspects

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting wherein the ongoing searches at premises linked to the Popular Front of India and action against terror suspects, were believed to have been discussed, officials said. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) Dinkar Gupta were among the top officials who attended the high-level meeting. Shah is said to have took stock of the action taken against the terror suspects and activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) across the country, an official said. In near simultaneous raids across the length and breadth of the country, a multi-agency operation spearheaded by the NIA on Thursday led to the arrest of 106 activists of the PFI in 11 states for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country. The maximum number of arrests were made in Kerala (22) followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka (20 each), Tamil Nadu (10), Assam (9), Uttar Pradesh

NIA raids: PFI office in Hyderabad sealed, searches on in Telangana

The Popular Front of India (PFI) office in the city was seized and sealed on Thursday morning by National Investigation Agency (NIA).

PFI workers stage protest against 8 NIA raids in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

In a major crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at eight places in Tamil Nadu in the early hours on Thursday

Equity, debt markets' strategy post RBI's rate hike decision

Bond prices fell sharply while the equities rallied after the RBI's rate hike on Friday. Our next report tells us how the increase in repo rate will affect both these asset classes

Which sectors are on FPIs' radar as they return to India?

Investors are looking at striking some gold as FIIs return to equity markets. Analysts are eying select sectors that are expected to garner most attention from global buyers. Here are the top picks

Doval urges religious leaders to counter radical forces creating animosity

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval urged leaders of various faiths to counter the radical forces trying to create animosity in the name of religion and ideology that adversely affects the countr

Poultry farmers complain companies are underpaying them for rearing birds

The contract farming model isn't benefiting the growers anymore, they allege

VHP, Bajrang Dal stage protests, demand ban on PFI, Tablighi Jamaat

The Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday held protests in different parts of the country and submitted memoranda demanding a ban on "organizations like PFI and Tablighi Jamaat"

Assam police establishes link between PFI and Bangladesh-based ABT

According to Assam police, some PFI activists are working for ABT-- an Al-Qaeda inspired Islamic extremist group based in Bangladesh and have been closely monitoring all activities of PFI in the state

ED attaches PFI's bank accounts in connection with money laundering case

They said 23 accounts of the Popular Front of India (PFI) having Rs 59,12,051 and 10 of Rehab India Foundation having Rs 9,50,030 have been attached.

5,000-page charge sheet in Hathras case filed against 8 PFI members

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) has filed a charge sheet against eight members of Popular Front of India (PFI), including a journalist before a Mathura court.

ED raids PFI chairman, locations in 9 states in money laundering case

The ED on Thursday raided at least 26 premises in nine states linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI).

PFI-Bhim Army links: ED questioning likely in November-December

The Enforcement Directorate is probing alleged illegal financial transactions between the People Front of India and Bhim Army in connection to anti-CAA protests

Four people with links to PFI apprehended on way to Hathras: UP Police

Four people with links to fundamentalist organisation, the Popular Front of India (PFI), were apprehended, while they were on way to Hathras, Uttar Pradesh Police said on Monday.

Organised assertion through violence? What really happened in Bengaluru

Was it just an attack by a gang of thugs, who were angered at disrespect towards their religion? Or was it a more organised assertion of Muslims, a trickle that could turn into a flood?

Anti-CAA protests: UP Police arrests 108 PFI members in four days

The arrests are in addition to the 25 made earlier, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi told reporters

Payments from PFI are for my professional service: Sibal says amid CAA row

Sibal said that he was paid Rs 77 lakh in respect to a litigation in SLP of 2017 titled "Safin Jahan (petitioner) versus Asokan KM and others (Respondents)"