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Taufiq, another Pakistani spy arrested by the Palwal police last week, gave authorities the lead about YouTuber Wasim Akram. Haryana Police have arrested a YouTuber from Palwal for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its High Commission, officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Wasim Akram, a resident of Kot village in Palwal district, ran a channel where he posted videos on the history of Mewat. He was arrested on Wednesday. Akram had been in contact with Pakistani agents for the past three years and had allegedly provided them with SIM cards, police said. Investigators also recovered…

Rahul Gandhi emphasised that a democratic system is essential for different traditions, customs, ideas, and religious beliefs to thrive in a diverse society. Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday hit out at the NDA-led central government, saying that the “attack on democracy” poses a major risk to India. Gandhi was speaking at an event at the EIA University in Colombia. Highlighting the importance of a democratic system in a diverse nation, he said that India faces “structural flaws.” “India has strong capabilities in areas like engineering and healthcare, so I am…

Officials said Provincial Armed Constabulary and RAF personnel have been deployed across Bareilly, and drones were being used to monitor sensitive areas. The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday suspended Internet services in Bareilly district for 48 hours beginning Thursday afternoon in an effort to prevent misuse of social media platforms to incite unrest even as security was tightened in Bareilly and neighbouring districts in view of communal tension in the area. Mobile Internet, broadband, and SMS services in Bareilly district will remain suspended from 3pm on October 2 to 3pm on October 4, according to a notification by the state home…

Police said that five to six devotees survived, adding that a probe has been launched into the accident. At least nine devotees died after a tractor-trolley carrying idols of Goddess Durga for immersion on Vijayadashmi plunged into a lake in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, police said. Devotees were riding on the tractor which was carrying Durga idols from various villages for immersion. So far nine bodies had been retrieved with the help of State Disaster Response Force and local divers, he said, adding that the search and rescue operation was going on. An additional SDRF team has…

India and China will resume direct flights after five years, with IndiGo launching daily services between Kolkata and Guangzhou from October 26. India and China are set to resume direct flights between selected cities after a gap of five years, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday, noting that the move would contribute to the gradual normalisation of bilateral relations. The resumption of direct air services – suspended since 2020 – figured in several meetings held after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met in the Russian city of Kazan in October 2024. The civil aviation authorities of…

Kapil Dev had said remarked on the Indian players’ refusal to shake hands with Pakistani opponents, saying that “shaking hands is not a big thing”. Army veteran and author Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon disagreed with the remarks made by cricket legend Kapil Dev during a TV interview after the India-Pakistan Asia Cup final match, highlighting the ground reality about the “neighbour” country. Lt Gen (retd) KJS Dhillon, also well-known by his nickname ‘Tiny’, said in a post on X that the neighbouring country “is a terrorist state”, which is killing India’s innocent civilians. He said that it is best to…

PM unveils ₹100 coin, stamp at RSS centenary; first-ever depiction of Bharat Mata on Indian currency. The release of a 100-rupee commemorative coin to mark the centenary celebrations of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, October 1, also marks the first-ever depiction of ‘Bharat Mata’ on Indian currency. RSS swayamsevaks (volunteers) are shown bowing before her, dressed in the Sangh uniform. PM Modi called it “a moment of great pride and historical significance” at the launch. The coin also has the RSS motto ‘Rashtray Swaha, Idam Rashtraya, Idam Na Mama’, which translates to “everything is…

The couple is additionally charged with manslaughter, causing or allowing the death of a child, and abandoning a child. An Indian-origin couple accused of murdering their three-year-old daughter in the United Kingdom ‘deliberately starved her to death’ over a period of months, a London court was informed. The two suspects, Manpreet Jatana, 34, and Jaskiret Singh Uppal, 36, appeared at the Old Bailey on Tuesday to face charges of the murder of their daughter Penelope Chandrie, whose starving body was discovered last year wrapped in a sheet in her west London home. The couple is additionally charged with manslaughter, causing…

Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali Angmo has been alleging a “witch hunt” against the jailed activist. Jailed activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali Angmo wrote to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, appealing to her tribal background to understand the feelings of the people of Ladakh against the backdrop of the protests and her husband’s arrest. In the letter, which she also sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, Angmo calls for an “unconditional release” of Sonam Wangchuk, whom she described as a “peaceful Gandhian protester” agitating for climate change and upliftment of a backward tribal belt. Sonam Wangchuk…

The shutdown could impact the jobs of approximately 750,000 federal workers. A US government shutdown officially commenced on Wednesday after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a final agreement to fund federal operations. The shutdown, which could affect the jobs of approximately 750,000 federal workers, is likely to plunge the nation into a new wave of disruption and uncertainty as government offices across the country close their doors. Many offices will be shuttered, perhaps permanently, as Trump vows to “do things that are irreversible, that are bad” as retribution. The US government shut down much of its operations…