Month: April 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday credited "a decade-and-a-half of painstaking diplomatic, legal, and intelligence efforts" for the extradition of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana.In a statement, veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of taking undue credit for the culmination of institutional diplomacy, legal groundwork, and international cooperation set in motion in 2009."I am glad that Tahawwur Hussain Rana, one of the key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was extradited to India on April 10, 2025, but the full story deserves to be told. While the Modi government is rushing to take credit for this development, the truth is far from their spin. This extradition is the culmination of a decade-and-a-half of painstaking diplomatic, legal, and intelligence efforts which were initiated, led, and sustained by the UPA government in close coordination with the […]

[ad_1] Pakistan's foreign affairs spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan and 26/11 attack plotter Tahawwur Rana (Image Credit: X/@ForeignOfficePk; File Image) NEW DELHI: Following the US Supreme Court's decision to clear the way for Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India, Pakistan has sought to distance itself from the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks co-conspirator, asserting that Rana is no longer a Pakistani citizen. Rana, a Pakistani-origin Canadian national, is set to face trial in India for his alleged role in the devastating 2008 attacks that claimed over 160 lives."Tahawwur Rana has not renewed his Pakistani documents for over two decades. His Canadian nationality is very clear," Ani news agency quoted foreign affairs spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan saying.It is worth noting that Pakistan permits its citizens who have relocated to Canada to maintain dual citizenship.The US Secretary of State authorised Rana's extradition to India by […]

[ad_1] Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg have collectively seen a significant reduction in their wealth, totaling $80 billion, in the wake of the recent implementation of sweeping global tariff policies, according to a new report. These tariffs, announced by US President Donald Trump on April 2, a date he referred to as Liberation Day, instigated a notable decline in the stock prices of technology companies, consequently having a substantial impact on the individual net worth of these highly prominent figures in the tech industry.Elon Musk, a vocal Trump supporter, has suffered the most substantial financial setback. His wealth, which peaked at $486 billion in mid-December, plummeted to $290 billion, marking his lowest point in 2025, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. This includes a $163 billion drop prior to the tariff announcement, with further losses following the policy's implementation, […]

[ad_1] Union minister Piyush Goyal (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday slammed Congress for "not doing anything" to punish those involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Taking a dig at the grand old party, Goyal said that the then government did the job of "serving biryani" to Ajmal Kasab. "During Congress' time, the terrorists had attacked the very hotel we are standing in. People died here. However, Congress didn't do anything to punish those involved. The one who was caught, Kasab, was also served Biryani. Those who attacked our country, this is PM Modi's resolve to bring them to justice, and they get punished. Every Indian citizen is proud of PM Modi that those involved would be punished on this land," Goyal told ANI.He also took aim at the INDIA bloc and Shiv Sena […]

[ad_1] Image used for representative purpose only NAGPUR: Miffed at being denied a loan, a goon recorded a banker's frequent trips to Nagpur's biggest brothel, Ganga Jamuna, and blackmailed him to cough up gold and valuables of Rs 2.35 lakh. Harassed and robbed by the goon, Adesh Samudre, the 55-year-old banker lodged a police case a fortnight later after the accused continued to blackmail him and picked a fight with his wife.On March 15, Samudre followed the banker to Marwadi Chowk, where he compelled him to part with valuables, threatening to expose his brothel trips to his family, said police. Sources said Samudre plotted the blackmail ploy to earn fast money and settle a score, when he was refused a loan by the banker. And Samudre sensed the opportunity on seeing him frequenting Ganga Jamuna brothels.Though the manager handed over […]