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The Latest Breaking News from Popular Front of India

Sledgehammer approach: On PFI ban

The Home Ministry’s decision to ban the Popular Front of India and its affiliates is a rushed one

The Hindu

What is India’s Muslim group PFI?

The government has banned the Popular Front of India and its affiliates for five years for alleged links to ‘terrorism’

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Narendra Modi’s BJP bans Indian Islamic group for ‘terrorist’ links

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After Centre bans PFI, Tamil Nadu, Kerala declare Popular Front of India unlawful

The state governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu have issued notifications declaring the Popular Front of India and its associates or affiliates or fronts as an unlawful association. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Morning digest | Not connected to PFI, says SDPI; R. Venkataramani is the new Attorney General of India, and more

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The Hindu

BJP welcomes ban on PFI; Siddaramaiah asks why no action on RSS, triggers row

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Police conduct raid at PFI leader’s house in Wayanad

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Over 1,400 cases against PFI leaders, activists

The outfit also had a ‘secret wing which planned and executed revenge attacks’, agencies alleged

The Hindu

Devendra Fadnavis calls PFI a ‘silent killer’, says will work towards shutting down outfit in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Home Minister claims PFI responsible for triggering Amravati riots of November last year

The Hindu

Watch | What is the Popular Front of India and why has it been controversial?

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The Hindu

All India Bar Association welcomes ban on Popular Front of India

The All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Wednesday welcomed the decision of central government to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) and declare it to be an "unlawful organization" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Read more on Dynamite News:

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India bans Muslim group PFI for alleged ‘terror’ links

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Popular Front of India to fight the ban in courts

The illegal and undemocratic ban on PFI would be challenged legally, said its Tamil Nadu president

The Hindu

PFI ban: Ministry of Home Affairs cites murders of four Hindutva activists in Karnataka to make a case

State government and BJP welcome the ban; SDPI distances itself from PFI

The Hindu

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Alt News fact-checks ‘pro-Pak’ slogans in Pune. Sakal’s news channel accuses it of ‘misleading people’

The Pune police might have announced that “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans were not raised during a Popular Front of India protest in Pune on September 23, but the media is unconvinced.

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Shaheen Bagh protest leader detained in crackdown on PFI

Shaheen Kausar, a face of the Shaheen Bagh protest against the Narendra Modi government’s contentious new citizenship law, was among several dozen activists detained in the second round of nationwide raids on the Popular Front of India early Tuesday.

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30 Suspects Linked To PFI Detained In Delhi After Joint Coordinated Raid

According to Police, the suspects were planning a violent protest on a large scale across the city as well as nationwide. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Over 170 PFI activists detained across India

Searches were conducted by police teams in seven States and a Union Territory

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Sweeping raids against Popular Front of India in 6 states

In another major crackdown on the Popular Front of India, police along with other investigative agencies conducted raids across several states on Monday. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

PFI, SDPI activists and office-bearers arrested in Belagavi, Shivamogga, Bhadravati, Hassan

In Hassan, police arrested the president of the local SDPI unit on the basis of information that the SDPI would organise protests opposing the recent arrests of office-bearers of Popular Front of India (PFI)

The Hindu

Why no raids on RSS, questions SDPI

Bengaluru Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of the Popular Front of India,

The Hindu

U.P. ATS arrested six PFI members during raids in Varanasi and Meerut

They have been arrested under various Sections of IPC and UAPA

The Hindu

LDF Govt. ‘hand-in-glove’ with PFI: Javadekar

The complete lawlessness in Kerala during the sudden hartal announced by Popular Front of India (PFI) on Friday is proof that the CPI(M) government in Kerala is “hand-in-glove” with the organisation, former Union Minister and BJP MP, Prakash Javadekar, said here on Saturday.

Newslaundry

Did PFI protesters shout ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans in Pune? Police say no

Times Now reported on Saturday that members of the Popular Front of India had shouted “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans during a protest in Pune against the arrest of their comrades a few days earlier. The offending slogans, the TV news channel claimed, were shouted at the collector’s office near Sassoon Hospital…

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NIA's pan-India crackdown on PFI code-named 'Operation Octopus'

The largest-ever crackdown that was conducted against the Popular Front of India (PFI) members spread across 15 states was code-named "Operation Octopus", sources said on Saturday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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