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A formal reference has been made to the Union government, seeking the central agency’s intervention in the case. The Haryana government formally urged the Centre to hand over the investigation into the alleged murder of the son of former Punjab IPS officer Mohammad Mustafa and his wife, former minister Razia Sultana, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A formal reference was made to the Union government on Wednesday, seeking the central agency’s intervention in the high-profile case, officials familiar with the investigation said. However, the probe will be handed over to the federal agency once the central government accepts…

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that PM Modi will attend the 47th ASEAN Summit virtually due to Diwali celebrations. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday confirmed that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi would not be travelling to Kuala Lumpur for the 47th ASEAN Summit, but will attend it virtually. “We touched on the organization of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur at the end of this month. He informed me that he will attend virtually due to the ongoing Deepavali celebrations in India at that time,” Anwar Ibrahim said on social media. “I respect his decision and…

Sushant Singh Rajput’s case closure report by CBI clears Rhea Chakraborty of any wrongdoing. His family deems the report incomplete and plans to move court. Actor Sushant Singh Rajput had told his flatmate Sidharth Pithani that Rhea Chakraborty was “part of the family”, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said in its closure report, which rules out any evidence to suggest that the late actor was “illegally confined, threatened, or provocated/abetted to commit suicide” by her. The agency has also found no proof that Rhea Chakraborty embezzled his money or belongings, people familiar with the matter said. Terming the…

Mukesh Sahani’s VIP nearly walked out of the Mahagathbandhan over seat-sharing, but stayed after Rahul Gandhi’s intervention. “I had been waiting for this moment for three and a half long years,” said a charged Mukesh Sahani, the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief, moments after being declared the deputy chief minister nominee of the Mahagathbandhan for the 2025 Bihar assembly election. Once a BJP ally, Sahani is now bestowed with the responsibility of steering the alliance’s boat with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav at the helm. After the announcement on Thursday at a joint presser, Sahani took an oath that, “BJP ko jab…

After he crossed the southern US border apparently from Mexico in 2022, he was first intercepted by the US Border Patrol agents in California. Jashanpreet Singh, the 21-year-old trucker from India who has been arrested for causing a road crash that killed three people in California, had entered the United States illegally three years ago. He now faces charges of gross vehicular manslaughter and other offences for the deadly crash on the the San Bernardino County freeway in Southern California. After he crossed the southern US border from Mexico in 2022, he was first intercepted by the US Border Patrol…

Stepping up pressure on Hamas, Trump said in a social media post that several US allies had expressed readiness to enter Gaza. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Hamas of a “FAST, FURIOUS & BRUTAL” response if it fails to “do what is right,” as Washington pushes for the next, more complex stage of a Gaza ceasefire that has already been repeatedly strained. Stepping up pressure on Hamas, Trump said in a social media post that several US allies had expressed readiness to enter Gaza and strike Hamas, but he told them and Israel “not yet.” Trump wrote, “Numerous…

Delhi pollution: Of the total 38 monitoring stations in Delhi, 35 were in the ‘red zone’, indicating ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ air quality. Delhi remained shrouded in a thick layer of smog on Tuesday, a day after Diwali, even as the city’s Air Quality Index remained in the ‘very poor’ category. The national capital saw a marginal rise in pollution levels on Tuesday, with the AQI at 351, marginally up from 345, on the day of Diwali, the daily bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board showed. The city celebrated the Festival of Light with green fireworks, a departure from…

Aqil Akhtar, son of former Punjab DGP, died under suspicious circumstances after alleging family conspiracy in a video on social media. A sensational twist has emerged in the mysterious death of former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa’s son, Aqil Akhtar, after a resurfaced video showed the 35-year-old alleging that his father had an affair with his wife – and that his mother and sister were conspiring to kill him. The Haryana Police on Tuesday booked Mustafa, a retired DGP (human rights), and his wife, former minister and three-time MLA Razia Sultana, for the alleged murder of their son in Panchkula on…

The case took a chilling turn when a family acquaintance from Malerkotla, held a press conference highlighting a social media post by the son. On Tuesday, Haryana Police booked former Punjab Director General of Police Mohammad Mustafa and his wife, former minister Razia Sultana, in connection with the alleged murder of their 35-year-old son, Aqil Akhtar, in Panchkula. The case took a chilling turn when Shamshudeen Chaudhary, a family acquaintance from Malerkotla, held a press conference highlighting a social media post by Aqil from August. In the post, he made explosive allegations against his family, claiming that an attempt was…

This comes as part of India’s engagement with the Taliban while stopping short of a formal recognition of the regime that came to power in August 2021. India on Tuesday announced the upgrading of its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan from the status of a technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy as part of its engagement with the Taliban while stopping short of a formal recognition of the regime that came to power in August 2021. The formal announcement from the external affairs ministry came less than a week after Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi concluded his visit…