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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A Delhi court dismissed on Thursday a plea filed by Tahawwur Rana seeking permission for a telephonic interaction with his family. "Not allowed," said special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh.The court had reserved its verdict on the plea on Wednesday after hearing arguments from National Investigation Agency and the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused's legal aid counsel during in-camera proceedings.Rana had moved an application through his lawyers, legal aid counsels Piyush Sachdeva and Lakshya Dheer, claiming that as a foreign national it was his basic and fundamental right to talk to his family who are worried about his condition in custody.Opposing the plea, NIA argued that probe against Rana was at a critical stage and permitting communication with his family could jeopardise ongoing proceedings.NIA officials, along with Narender Mann, special public prosecutor in the case appearing before […]

[ad_1] PATNA/NEW DELHI: Speaking against the backdrop of support from important world leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, PM Modi, while vowing retribution for the Pahalgam attack, also appeared confident of the support of the international community for his plan of action. "Everyone who believes in humanity is with us. I thank the people of various countries and their leaders who have stood with us in these times," Modi said.Modi said the entire country was distressed, and crores of countrymen were saddened by the brutality with which terrorists killed innocent tourists."The entire country stands with the affected families in their grief. Govt is making every effort to ensure that family members who are currently undergoing treatment recover soon," he added.Taking sips of water in the sweltering heat, the PM said in the terrorist attack, someone […]

[ad_1] JAIPUR: ED arrested Congress veteran and former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi Thursday after interrogating him for seven hours in a multi-crore money laundering case. Joshi was arrested under Section 19 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, with investigators saying they had collected substantial evidence, including bank details and documentation of movable and immovable properties in his name.The investigation is based on an FIR filed by Anti-Corruption Bureau, Jaipur, alleging that Padamchand Jain, owner of Shree Shyam Tubewell Company, and others were involved in bribing public servants to win contracts and cover up suspected irregularities in public health engineering department (PHED) projects during the erstwhile Congress govt's term. Joshi was PHED minister in the Ashok Gehlot govt from Nov 21, 2021, to Dec 3, 2023.Joshi's arrest follows a SC observation during a bail hearing of one of those already taken […]

[ad_1] Representative image (AI-generated) KOLKATA: A 29-year-old man was beaten to death in New Town's Gouranganar after he confronted three goons harassing his live-in partner - who had left home in a huff after a spat - near their rented home on in the early hours of Thursday.The trio, local strongmen, continued to assault Sanket Chatterjee even as his girlfriend pleaded with them and later knocked on doors in the Khudiram Pally neighbourhood for help, with none coming to her aid. The distraught woman then called up friends and relatives, who informed the police and rushed to the spot. Cops took Sanket to a govt hospital, where he died around 8 am.The three men - Sambhu Mandal, Sagar Das, and Raju Ghosh - were nabbed from a hideout by noon and booked for murder.The victim's sister, Mahima, said minutes after […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: On a day when J&K Police announced rewards of Rs 20 lakh each for the three Lashkar terrorists suspected to be behind the Pahalgam attack, investigators were looking into possible links between the massacre of tourists on Tuesday and at least two more strikes.The three terrorists for whom rewards have been announced are Adil Hussain Thokar, a local Kashmiri, and Pakistani nationals Hasim Musa aka Suleiman and Ali Bhai aka Talha. Investigators were looking into strong suspicion about the Pahalgam massacre being linked to least two other terror strikes in October 2024 - one at Gagangir (Ganderbal), which killed six non-local labourers and a local doctor, and another at Buta Pathri (Baramulla) in which two Army personnel and as many Army porters lost their lives - amid strong suspicion that the three attacks were part of a […]

[ad_1] AMRITSAR: Amid India's diplomatic response to Tuesday's attack in Pahalgam, Pakistan Rangers detained a BSF trooper Thursday after he "inadvertently took five paces into Pakistani territory" while purportedly keeping watch on farmers heading out to their fields along the international border in Punjab's Ferozepur.The constable, in uniform and carrying a service rifle, was identified as PK Sahu of BSF's 182nd Battalion. He is a native of Bengal's Hooghly.A BSF delegation reached Jalloke border outpost in Ferozepur after receiving confirmation of the detention and held a flag meet with Pakistan Rangers. "BSF remains in touch with Rangers to ensure the trooper's safe return, although they are still to receive a response to the request to hold another flag meeting at Hussainiwala on Friday," a source said.Sahu was recently transferred to his unit in Ferozepur and possibly not "fully familiar" with […]

[ad_1] Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Bajaj Broking Research, Lemon Treel Hotels and Electrosteel Castings are the top stock picks for today. Here’s its view on Nifty, Bank Nifty and the top stock picks for April 25, 2025:Index View: NIFTYBenchmark indices traded in a range with corrective bias on the Monthly expiry session on Thursday after surging nearly 9% over the preceding seven sessions, fueled by a mix of positive factors. Heavyweight stock buying, a weakening U.S. dollar, and declining crude oil prices boosted overall investor sentiment. The rally gained further traction with progress in trade talks with the U.S. and the extension of reciprocal tariff exemptions.Banking stocks were at the forefront of the gains as Bank Nifty rallied to a fresh all time high, lifted by easing of CPI data and an encouraging […]

[ad_1] SURAT: "Government deducts taxes from our salaries even before we receive them. We pay taxes while shopping, we pay tolls to use roads. VIPs enjoy every facility, including security convoys and helicopters. But when my husband needed protection, he got none. It seems only your (netas) lives matter, and not the common man's!"This emotional outburst from Shital (43), the widow of Shailesh Kalathiya (44), who fell to a terrorist's bullets in Pahalgam, stunned netas including Union minister CR Paatil, Lok Sabha MP Mukesh Dalal, and Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi who visited the Kalathiyas' residence to mourn the tragedy. Shital, her son Naksh (10), and daughter Neeti (17) saw Shailesh dying before their eyes.Flanked by a weeping Neeti, Shital accused the netas of finding an 'opportunity for a photo-op' during tragedies. "All politicians, officials, and security forces came only after […]

[ad_1] Putting Simla Agreement on hold absolves India of obligation to respect Line of Control NEW DELHI: Official sources responded to Pakistan's "act of war" statement by saying the outburst showed that those behind it had not thought through the bellicosity, pointing out that putting Simla Agreement on hold had absolved India of any obligation to respect the Line of Control. "In effect, Pakistan is saying that LoC does not exist any more. So now, India can also cross it," a source said.Sources pointed out that Pakistan's stand would also imply that the agreements on preventing inadvertent nuclear attacks as well as the one on pre-notification of ballistic missile testing are also no longer in force. "This is a shocking step by Pakistan to threaten the whole world with nuclear apocalypse," the source said while also pointing to the rise […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian embassy in Washington on Friday issued a statement defending its decision to freeze the 1960 Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, and asserting that cooperation cannot continue with a nation responsible for civilian casualties.In a statement issued in the the wake of brutal terrorists attack in J&K's Pahalgam, India said that Pakistan ,through its well-documented , state-sponsored terrorism has corroded the spirit of the treaty."The Indus Water Treaty was concluded by India with Pakistan in a spirit of goodwill and friendship in 1960. Pakistan through its well- documented, state-sponsored terrorism directed against India has corroded this spirit," the statement read."India cannot be expected to continue to cooperate with a country which is responsible for killing innocent civilians," it added.This comes after India formally communicated to Pakistan that the 1960 treaty will be held in abeyance with immediate […]