Govt bans new al Qaeda, ISIS branches under anti-terror law
The Union Home Ministry has banned the new branches of militant organisations al Qaeda and ISIS under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham-Khorasan (ISKP) had been radicalising Indian youths and encouraging terror attacks on Indian interests, an official release of the ministry said.