Attacker after arrest (left) and Saif Ali Khan MUMBAI: Bangladeshi national Shariful Fakir, arrested for breaking into actor Saif Ali Khan’s home and stabbing him last Thursday, was driven to crime because of extreme poverty, police said. “He chose Saif’s residence randomly. All he wanted was to steal from someone rich and escape to Bangladesh…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Contrasting Rahul Gandhi‘s criticism of India’s economy with the Narendra Modi govt’s achievements, BJP on Tuesday sought to highlight the success of the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme in attracting investments and fostering job creation.In a post on X, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya cited India’s emergence as…
More than 50 people belonging to the land mafia attacked cops with bricks and stones on Monday when Deoghar police swooped down on sand miners in Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday. Officer in-charge of Kunda police station, Santosh Kumar Mandal, and a few others were injured trying to seize the tractors involved in the crime.The…
Arms recovered from Maoists at Gariaband on Tuesday RAIPUR: Security forces on Tuesday killed CPI (Maoist) central committee member Chalapati, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore. So far, 13 other cadres have also been killed in the encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband that has been going on for two days.“This is one of the…
Donald Trump (File photo) PUNE: US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Monday night after his inauguration that “American astronauts will plant the Stars and Stripes on planet Mars,” has raised questions of whether Nasa’s Artemis mission to the moon will be put on the back burner.Trump’s declaration, one among a series of announcements, endorses Elon…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah during a visit to Badhaal village (PTI photo) JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday visited the remote Badhaal village in Kotranka in Rajouri district to meet the three bereaved families that have, since Dec, lost 17 members to a mystery illness. Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man from the village…
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to hold his first bilateral meeting with India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday at the State Department in Washington. The meeting follows the inaugural QUAD ministerial hosted by Rubio at the same venue, marking a significant start to the new administration’s foreign engagements.“Secretary…
NEW DELHI: After facing criticism from the BJP over the alleged gang rape and robbery of a woman in central Bengaluru, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah hit back by questioning whether such incidents had not also occurred during the BJP’s tenure, sparking uproar.“Did rape incidents not happen during the BJP tenure? There should be no rapes….
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited Badhal village in Rajouri district to assess the situation following the mysterious deaths of 17 people from three families. Abdullah also met the affected families and assured them of comprehensive efforts to determine the cause behind the tragedy. Speaking on the incident, Omar…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump’s presidency promises to be anything but uneventful, judging by his initial statements since taking office.Expressing optimism amid potential challenges, Tharoor voiced hope that Indo-US relations would continue to remain in “good shape” during Trump’s tenure.Tharoor, commenting on Trump’s return to…
