India bans Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation for another 5 years

The Ministry of Home Affairs extended the ban on controversial preacher Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) by another five years under UAPA. This is the second extension since the organisation was first banned in 2016. The Centre said the ban was necessary to prevent the group from carrying out activities that could disrupt communal harmony and threaten national security.