Delhi Blast updates: Education body suspends Al Falah university's membership, Red Fort to remain shut

Delhi Blast Live Updates: The three doctors linked to Faridabad’s Al Falah University, who are under scanner for the deadly car blast near the Red Fort, were in constant contact through a Swiss communication app called Threema, PTI reported, citing the police.

Delhi Blast Live Updates: Another car believed to be linked to the Delhi blast was found in the parking lot of Faridabad's Al Falah University on Thursday, police said. The car is registered in the name of Dr Shaheen Shahid, who has already been arrested in the "white-collar terror module" case, sources said. "A suspicious (Maruti) Brezza car found at the Al Falah University in Dhauj, Faridabad, is being inspected by Jammu and Kashmir Police," Faridabad police said.

Delhi Blast Live Updates: Several locations in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, Pulwama, and Shopian districts were raided on Thursday in a crackdown on subversive elements in the wake of the deadly Red Fort blast, the police said. The raids were aimed at neutralising subversive and law-defying elements, and reinforcing the overall climate of public order and civic assurance. Six individuals linked with subversive networks were brought to Police stations and bound down under law after the raids.

Delhi Blast Live Updates: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 17 individuals have been arrested across the state for "lauding" the Delhi Red Fort blast. Speaking to reporters, CM Sarma emphasised zero tolerance, saying over 100 social media posts were under review in the crackdown.

A father, who lost his only son in the deadly explosion near Red Fort on November 10, expressed his angst and asked how will he survive now.

"How will I survive now?" he said, staring blankly at a survivors gathering on Thursday. Ram Balak Sahni said that his son was the only earning member of the family.

According to Ram Balak, he got a call around 8.30 pm on Monday about the incident. His hopes ebbed at the sight of his son's mangled auto.

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday repeated his 'home-grown terrorists' remark, one that he had made after the Pahalgam terror attack as well, drawing the ire of the BJP leaders, who said that he has “crossed all the limits”.

Chidambaram's remarks came two days after the deadly explosion in a car near Delhi's Red Fort that killed at least 10 and injured more than 20 people.

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Several locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including Baramulla, Pulwama, and Shopian districts, were raided on Thursday in a crackdown on subversive elements in the wake of the deadly blast near Red Fort.

A police spokesperson said the raids were aimed at neutralising subversive and law-defying elements, and reinforcing the overall climate of public order and civic assurance.

Six individuals linked with the networks were brought to police stations and bound down under law after the raids, he added.

Amid a high alert in the national capital following the November 10 explosion near Red Fort, Delhi Police officers were seen conducting security checks in the Gandhinagar market area on Thursday evening.

The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) on Thursday suspended the membership of Al Falah University, which has come to the fore in the ongoing investigation into the car blast near Red Fort on November 10 that killed at least 10.

Iran on Thursday strongly condemned "terrorism in all its forms and manifestations" and expressed deepest sympathy to the families of the victims of the car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort.

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India said in a post on X that it "once again expresses its deepest sympathy to the Government and the families of the victims of the terrorist car explosion near the #RedFort area in New Delhi, and wishes a swift recovery for those injured in this tragic incident."

The embassy further said that it "strongly condemns #terrorism in all its forms and manifestations."

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Thursday that the Delhi car blast was an "intelligence failure".

"Such an incident (Delhi blast) could only happen when the intelligence system fails. The people now want change," he told reporters.

Delhi Blast Live Updates: In a key development in the Delhi terror blast probe, fresh CCTV footage has captured prime suspect Dr Umar Un Nabi at the Mewat Toll in Firozpur Jhirka, located in Haryana's Nuh district, in the early hours of November 10. Senior Delhi Police Official Joint CP Milind Dumbre has confirmed the authenticity of the CCTV visuals.

Earlier on the day, CCTV footage showed Dr Umar entering the capital through the Badarpur border in an i20 car.

Delhi Blast Live Updates: Home minister Amit Shah has said that the punishment for Delhi blast perpetrators will send message to world that no one should dare to think of such attack again.

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed Congress leader Chidambaram over his "home-grown terrorists" remarks and accused him of speaking in their favour.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has issued a show-cause notice to Al Falah University for displaying a Grade A certificate from NAAC, which is not valid.

"It is brought to the notice of NAAC that the Al-Falah University, neither accredited nor volunteered for Cycle-1 for A&A, has publicly displayed on their website that" they are Graded A by the regulatory body. This is "absolutely wrong and misleading the public, especially the parents, students and stakeholders", the notice read.

It posed seven questions to the University, asking it why no action should be taken against it following such an act.

Al Falah University has been at the eye of the storm since the car blast near Delhi's Red Fort on Monday evening that killed at least 10.

Punjab Police on Thursday unearthed a grenade attack module backed by Pakistan's spy agency ISI, with the arrest of 10 persons.

The accused were, according to news agency PTI, in touch with Pakistan based handlers to carry out a grenade attack to create unrest in Punjab.

"In a major breakthrough, Ludhiana Commissionerate Police busts an ISI-#Pakistan backed grenade attack module and arrests 10 key operatives of foreign-based handlers," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on X.

Preliminary probe revealed that the accused were in contact with Pakistan-based handlers through three operatives based in Malaysia to coordinate the pickup and delivery of a hand grenade.

The DGP said that the task was assigned by the handlers to carry out a grenade attack in a populated area to create unrest in the state.

Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, on Thursday condemned the blast near Red Fort that killed at least 10 as an "abominable terror attack" and asserted that "terrorism has ground" in civil society.

He also hoped that the government would leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators to justice.

In a statement issued by the Jama Masjid, the Shahi Imam said that with a firm national resolve, "we shall be able to unitedly fight the menace of terrorism and succeed in defeating it".

Condemning the "terror attack" at the heart of the national capital in the strongest terms, Bukhari said "terrorism has no ground, and could not have any, in the civil society."

Before beginning her address at Gaborone, Botswana, President Droupadi Murmu observed a minute's silence to pay tribute to the victims of the blast near Delhi's Red Fort.

"Before I begin my address, I want to express my sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased in the Delhi blast. I urge you all to observe a minute's silence in memory of the victims," she said.

A vehicle of the Haryana Police, labelled 'Bomb Disposal Squad' , entered the Al Falah University premises in Faridabad, carrying a few personnel.

The National Investigation Agency, which is leading the probe into the blast near Red Fort that killed at least 10 people, has detained a shopkeeper from Haryana's Nuh for selling 300 kilogram of ammonia nitrate to Dr Umar Nabi, who was behind the wheels of the Hyundai i20 car that exploded on Monday evening.

Argentina's Ambassador to India, Mariano Caucino, condemned the terrorist attack near Delhi's Red Fort on November 10 that killed at least ten and injured over 20 others, saying that "Argentina stands with India and its Prime Minister in this difficult moment".

The ambassador condemned terrorism and described the blast as "unacceptable". Caucino said that Argentina joins India and all peace loving nations in rejecting "all forms of terror".

"In today's world, it is unacceptable that some countries promote and harbor terrorism," the ambassador affirmed.

Caucino emphasized that "our government has been very clear in condemning terrorism in all its forms" and recalled that Argentina "was the target of terrorist actions in the recent past," referring to the attacks against the Israeli Embassy (1992) and the AMIA Jewish Community Center (1994). "In both of these combined attacks, we lost one hundred innocent lives, and we have not forgotten."

Ambassador Caucino reiterated, "On behalf of the Argentine People and Government, I express our solidarity with the victims and our unwavering support for the Indian authorities led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi".

In connection with the Delhi Red Fort blast, the Jammu and Kashmir police are probing a suspicious Brezza car at the Al Falah University in Faridabad's Dhauj.

Fresh CCTV footage from the day of the blast near the Red Fort has surfaced, showing prime suspect Dr Umar Nabi entering Delhi through the Badarpur border toll plaza and later walking near a mosque close to the Ramlila Maidan, police said on Thursday, PTI reported.

Delhi Blast Live Updates: The police have found a gray car in the Al Falah parking area and began an investigation to trace the owner. The police was on the lookout for a third car believed to be linked to the Red Fort blast case.

Delhi Blast Live Updates: Jammu and Kashmir police has move Interpol to issue a Red Corner Notice against Dr Muzaffar, brother of Dr Adeel Rather, wanted in connection with 'white collar' terror module, PTI reported.