India news: Delhi police arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba commander

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Mar 30, 2026 · 659 words · By Dharvi Vaid

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India news: Delhi police arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Published March 30, 2026last updated March 30, 2026What you need to know - LeT operative Shabbir Ahmed Lone was detained near the border with Bangladesh - Bihar's longest-serving chief minister Nitish…

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What happened

Why it matters

India was among the countries that disagreed with the US over extending the moratorium indefinitely.

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Nitish Kumar resigns from Bihar Legislative Council Nitish Kumar — the longest-serving Chief Minister of eastern India's Bihar state — on Monday resigned from his membership in the state legislative council.

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Claim 1: “India was among the countries that disagreed with the US over extending the moratorium indefinitely”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search to confirm India's disagreement with the US on extending the e-commerce moratorium indefinitely.

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Claim 2: “Bihar's longest-serving chief minister Nitish Kumar has resigned from the state's legislative council days after being elected to the Rajya Sabha”

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Wikipedia entries confirm Nitish Kumar's tenure as Bihar's CM but do not mention resignation from the Legislative Council or connection to Rajya Sabha election. No direct evidence for the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chief minister of Bihar is the de facto head of the executive branch of the Government of Bihar, of the Indian state of Bihar. The chief minister of Bihar overseeing its administration and governa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Bihar since 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and briefly in 2000. Th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry is the Council of Ministers in Bihar Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 20 November 2025 along wi…
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Claim 3: “Kumar's move comes after he secured a seat in the Rajya Sabha in an election on March 16”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search to confirm Nitish Kumar's Rajya Sabha election timeline or related events.

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Claim 4: “Nitish Kumar resigned from his membership in the state legislative council”

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Wikipedia entries describe Nitish Kumar's role as CM but do not mention resignation from the Legislative Council. No direct evidence for the claim.

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Claim 5: “Shabbir Ahmed Lone is suspected of operating an LeT cell from Dhaka, Bangladesh”

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Claim 6: “He is likely to take the oath in the Rajya Sabha on April 10”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search to confirm specific details about Nitish Kumar's political timeline.

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Claim 7: “WTO summit in Cameroon ended in deadlock over e-commerce moratorium”

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Claim 8: “LeT operative Shabbir Ahmed Lone was detained near the border with Bangladesh”

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Wikipedia entries mention Tablighi Jamaat and Taliban but do not reference Shabbir Ahmed Lone, LeT, or his detention near the Bangladesh border. No corroborating sources found.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tablighi Jamaat (Urdu: تبلیغی جماعت, lit. 'Society of Preachers', also translated as "propagation party" or "preaching party") is an international Islamic religious movement. It focuses on exhorting M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to themselves by their state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant organization…
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Claim 9: “Indian media reports Kumar will resign as Bihar CM before Rajya Sabha oath”

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Claim 10: “Rules mandate Kumar to give up his seat in the state legislature and resign from the CM's position within two weeks of being elected to the parliament”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search to confirm details about Nitish Kumar's legislative council resignation.

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Claim 11: “Kumar has been the chief minister of Bihar for a record 10 terms”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search to confirm Nitish Kumar's tenure as Bihar's longest-serving CM.

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Claim 12: “Shabbir Ahmed Lone was first arrested in 2007 and fled to Bangladesh in 2019”

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Claim 13: “Indian government charged LeT with orchestrating a 2025 attack on Pahalgam, Kashmir, killing 26 mostly Hindu tourists”

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Claim 14: “There is no official confirmation of Kumar's resignation as Bihar CM”

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