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From techie to lecturer to govt employee: Arrested PFI men are from all walks of lifeAmong the arrested top leaders of PFI, its chairman OMA Salam is a Kerala government employee who was suspended as recently as 2020; national vice-chairman E M Abdur Rahiman a retired librarian who..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Act against RSS too: Muslim outfits' chorusSeveral Islamic groups in Kerala reacted cautiously to the PFI ban on Wednesday and reiterated their opposition to the outfit's extremist ideology, but at the same time asked the Centre to check "hate..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Exercise powers of UAPA against PFI, its affiliates': Centre to states, UTsThe Centre has banned PFI and its affiliates for five years under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.DNA - Published | |
PFI dissolves organisation after Centre announces banThe Popular Front of India (PFI) on Wednesday announced the disbanding of the organisation hours after the Centre banned the PFI and its associate outfits. "All PFI members & public are informed that..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'As law-abiding citizens, we accept decision of MHA': PFI issues statement dissolving organisationFollowing a nationwide crackdown on the Popular Front of India, the Centre on Wednesday put a five-year ban on the Islamic organisationDNA - Published | |
Silence is better at times, says professor whose palm was chopped off by PFI activistsIndiaTimes - Published | |
PFI ban: Seizure of properties, freezing of bank accounts to followIndiaTimes - Published | |
PFI ban: SDPI condemns move, says decision part of 'undeclared emergency' clamped by CentreIndiaTimes - Published | |
RSS should have been banned before PFI: LaluIndiaTimes - Published | |
Now-banned PFI was under radar of government agencies for longThe ban came after over 150 people allegedly linked with PFI were detained or arrested in raids across seven states on Tuesday, five days after a similar pan-India crackdown against the 16-year-old..IndiaTimes - Published | |
No compromise on national security: MoS Muraleedharan lauds PFI banIndiaTimes - Published | |
Removal of PFI necessary to make India terror-free: Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesperson Vinod Bansal"This (Popular Front of India) was a clan of terror, whose terrorism cannot be finished until and unless you destroy its clan...," Bansal told ANI while reacting to the evidence gathered by the Centre,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PFI was planning 'something serious' in Maharashtra, says CM Eknath Shinde; welcomes Centre's decision to ban itIndiaTimes - Published | PFI banned: IED-making manuals, brochures on 'Mission 2047' seized during pan-India crackdown, claim probe agenciesThe investigating agencies claimed that several "incriminating materials", including bomb-making manuals, were seized during the pan-India raids.DNA - Published |
PFI ban: Congress, IUML welcome Centre's decision; both want RSS also to be bannedIndiaTimes - Published | RSS, PFI equal, ban both: Congress MP Kodikunnil SureshPFI banned for five years: The leader, who is also the chief whip of the party in Lok Sabha, said "both RSS and PFI are equal.DNA - Published |
Explained: What is PFI? Why Centre banned PFI?The Central government said PFI had been pursuing a secret agenda.DNA - Published | PFI banned for 5 years: UAPA decoded; list of all outfits banned under the stringent law and over 'unlawful association'Here is a look at the other organisations banned by the Indian government under the stringent UAPA law and 'unlawful associations':DNA - Published |
Centre declares PFI 'unlawful association' for 5 years"PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts operate openly as a socio-economic, educational and political organization but, they have been pursuing a secret agenda to radicalize a particular..IndiaTimes - Published | Centre bans PFI for 5 years under anti-terror law UAPA after mega NIA crackdown, links with SIMI, ISIS and JMB foundThis comes a day after the group, often being linked to radical Islam, faced a second round of NIA crackdown in which 170 were detained or arrested.DNA - Published |
Over 250 held in city, 6 states as cops conduct fresh raids on PFIMore than 250 Popular Front of India (PFI) functionaries and people tied to it were rounded up Tuesday in sweeping police raids in Delhi and six states against the outfit, currently being probed by the..IndiaTimes - Published | RSS headquarters cover beefed up; not linked to PFI raids, say copsThe CP said this measure has no link with the nationwide crackdown on PFI and its workers. Kumar added that the RSS HQ being a 'Class A' vital installation, it is on "high priority". "Security audit of..IndiaTimes - Published |
ATS, NIA crackdown on PFI: Over 200 detained after sweepings raids in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, other states; 5 pointsCentral and state agencies have been cracking down on the Popular Front of India, detaining individuals linked with the controversial outfit.DNA - Published | PFI leaders' houses raided in UdupiThe houses of PFI leaders in various parts of Udupi district were raided by the police on Tuesday and four people were taken into custody in connection with various cases. Four PFI leaders have been..IndiaTimes - Published |
Assam Police launches operation against PFI, detains several peopleIndiaTimes - Published | 5 PFI activists arrested from Kerala for violent activities during state-wide hartal on September 23Four activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested from Kottayam on Monday for breaking the glass of a bakery and damaging a KSRTC bus, police said. From Kollam, a PFI activist was..IndiaTimes - Published |
NIA raids multiple PFI locations in UP's Meerut, BulandshahrUttar Pradesh: An undisclosed number of people have been detained in connection with the raids.DNA - Published | NIA conducts pan-India raids against PFI, 50 detainedThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting raids in over eight states and at multiple locations linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) members on Tuesday. Sources said that more than 50..IndiaTimes - Published |
NIA conducts raids in western UP over PFI linksThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting raids at the premises of Popular Front of India (PFI) members at multiple locations in western Uttar Pradesh, including Bulandshahr and Meerut, on..IndiaTimes - Published | PFI used Abu Dhabi restaurant as hub for hawala deals: EDPopular Front of India (PFI) officebearers, many of whom have been in detention, used Abu Dhabi’s Darbar restaurant as the den for all hawala transactions and their illegal transfer to India, ED has..IndiaTimes - Published |
NIA reveals PFI urged youth to join LeT, ISIS, Al-Qaeda to establish Islamic rule in IndiaThe accused PFI leaders also conspired to establish Islamic rule in India by committing terrorist acts as a part of violent jihad, as per the report.DNA - Published | 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans at PFI protest in Pune: Case registered under sedition chargesThe police on Sunday said that a probe is underway pertaining to videos that went viral and stringent action will be taken against the culprits.DNA - Published |
PFI unleashed 'guerrilla strike' during hartal: Kerala CMMasked supporters of PFI unleashed a "planned violent guerrilla strike" during Friday's statewide protest called by the outfit, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday. An NIA special..IndiaTimes - Published | Caught on cam, three petrol bombs thrown at house of RSS member in Tamil NaduMultiple incidents of petrol bomb attacks were reported from the state which came in the wake of NIA raids against PFI across the country.DNA - Published |
'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans during PFI protest in Pune: Maharashtra government promises strict actionThe video shows that the slogan was raised a couple of times when the PFI activists were being bundled into a police vehicle.DNA - Published | 'Chun chun ke marenge yaad rakhna': BJP MLA Nitesh Rane reacts to slogans of 'Pakistan Zindabad' raised at PFI protestThe PFI organised a protest outside the district collector's office in Pune, on Friday during which 40 protesters were arrested.DNA - Published |
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.IndiaTimes - Published | AIBA seeks ban on PFI, setup of special court for prosecutionThe All India Bar Association (AIBA) has sought a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the face of its involvement in terror activities after law-enforcement agencies conducted searches against..IndiaTimes - Published |
Crack down on PFI protests, court tells govtIndiaTimes - Published | PFI plotted to attack Modi in Bihar on July 12, says EDThe Enforcement Directorate has claimed that the Popular Front of India (PFI) had planned to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Patna on July 12 this year.. It was engaged in raising terror..IndiaTimes - Published |
The rise and rise of Popular Front of IndiaIndiaTimes - Published | Kerala: PFI shutdown against NIA action turns violent, police personnel injured in stone peltingThe PFI has called for a shutdown of all government services in Kerala as a form of protest against the NIA's arrests of PFI members.DNA - Published |
PFI hartal: Stone pelting, sporadic incidents of violence in KeralaSporadic incidents of violence were reported in various parts of Kerala as the hartal called by Popular Front of India was under way in the state on Friday. Stones were pelted at state-run buses in..IndiaTimes - Published | Amid NIA and ED raids, know how central agencies planned massive crackdown against PFINIA and ED cracked down on the Popular Front of India on Thursday, conducting multiple raids on several locations linked to the organization.DNA - Published |
Nationwide NIA-ED crackdown on PFI: Searches conducted in 5 UP districts, 1 arrestedNational Investigation Agency (NIA) along with sleuths from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the state agencies conducted searches at the premises of members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and..IndiaTimes - Published | Popular Front of India: A 'neo-social' movement under the lens for 'terror' activitiesIndiaTimes - Published |
Popular Front of India's past & present: Why raids are being conducted at their offices across countryIndiaTimes - Published | Amit Shah holds meet; discusses action against PFI, terror suspectsUnion 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..IndiaTimes - Published |
NIA raids: Four arrested from Indore, one from UjjainFour Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders were detained from Madhya Pradesh - one from Ujjain and three from Indore – during a nationwide raid by National Investigation Agency, Enforcement..IndiaTimes - Published | NIA, ED raid PFI offices, houses in 'largest operation ever', 100 operatives arrestedThe agency, in consonance with the Enforcement Directorate, has raided the houses of national, state and local leadership of PFI.DNA - Published |