Anya Welch

 Citing PM Modi's promise to the people, Union Minister of State for Finance of India Pankaj Chaudhary said that those who have run away abroad with the money of the poor will have to eventually return their money. Mehul Choksi Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium at the request of Indian probing agencies. Moments after fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium in connection with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud case, the Centre celebrated the development, with Union Minister of State for Finance of India Pankaj Chaudhary reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to recover money from those who looted the poor and return it to them. Citing PM Modi's promise to the people, the union minister said that those who have run away abroad with the money of the poor will have to eventually return their money. "PM Modi had already said that the ones who have looted the money of the poor will have to return it. Action is being taken against a ...

 Several areas in north Bengal's Murshidabad district are tense in the aftermath of violence during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Three people have been killed and 150 arrested in connection with the violence so far. Here are the top 10 developments from this big story     Murshidabad is among the areas in Bengal that have erupted in protest after the Parliament passed the Waqf Amendment Bill, which introduces key changes to laws governing the management of Waqf properties across the country.     Among the affected areas are Suti, Dhulian, Samserganj and Jangipur areas. State police have now said that the situation is under control and prohibitory orders are in place to prevent large gatherings.     The Calcutta High Court has ordered the deployment of central forces to keep the peace. The court yesterday said the situation is "grave and volatile". "Constitutional Courts cannot be a mute spectator and embroil itself in technic...

 The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is likely to file a review petition against the Supreme Court’s April 8 judgement allowing judicial intervention if Governors withhold assent to legislative Bills for too long. It also prescribed a three-month timeline for the President to decide on Bills referred by the Governor. A senior government official told The Hindu that a petition was being readied against the judgement, which lays down definite timelines for the Governors and the President. Also read | Tamil Nadu Governor case: Authorities occupying high offices must be guided by values of Constitution, says Supreme Court The SC judgement came in response to a November 2023 petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the State’s Governor indefinitely withholding assent to ten Bills passed by the State Assembly, some as early as 2020. ‘Bill should have lapsed A second government official said that the review was necessary as the Centre’s points were not reflected strongly e...

 A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army was killed in a gunfight with terrorists during an infiltration attempt and ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector on Friday night, officials said. The encounter took place in the Keri Bhattal area, where troops spotted a group of heavily armed terrorists moving near a stream in a forested zone. When challenged, the infiltrators opened fire, triggering a fierce exchange. A JCO sustained critical injuries in the clash and later succumbed. Reinforcements were immediately deployed, and a search operation is currently underway in the area. According to White Knight Corps, the deceased jawan was Subedar Kuldeep Chand of 9 PUNJAB. This marks another major ceasefire breach since India and Pakistan reaffirmed their commitment to the 2021 LoC ceasefire agreement. The encounter with terrorists comes just two days after brigade commander-level talks were held between the two sides in Jammu and...

 Hours after Tahawwur Rana, accused of playing a big role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was brought to India, fresh images have emerged of US Marshals handing him over to Indian authorities for extradition. The US Justice Department released photos of Rana, clad in a beige prison-issued uniform and flanked by US Marshals, being delivered into the custody of representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs at a secure location on April 9. Between November 26 and 29, 2008, ten gunmen trained by the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) unleashed a wave of coordinated terror across Mumbai. Latest and Breaking News on NDTV Photo Credit: US Justice Department Rana has been accused of playing a role in laying the groundwork for the attacks - not as a trigger-puller, but as an enabler operating in the shadows. Rana allegedly used his Chicago-based immigration business as a front to enable childhood friend and co-conspirator David Coleman Headley - born Daood Gilani ...

 The United States released the first image of the formal handover of Tahawwur Hussain Rana to NIA in relation to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The photograph, made public late Thursday, shows US Marshals transferring Rana to Indian officials before his extradition flight to New Delhi. In the photograph, Rana is seen shackled in chains around his waist and feet as he is escorted by US Marshals. US relases first image of Tahawwur Rana, where he was shackled in chains The Pakistan-born Canadian national and key accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks landed in the New Delhi on Thursday morning aboard a special aircraft, over 15 years after the carnage that claimed 166 lives. “The United States on Wednesday extradited convicted terrorist Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen and native of Pakistan, to stand trial in India on 10 criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai,” said a US Department of Justice press release. “Rana’s extradition ...

  And it came hours after China slapped its own retaliatory tariffs on America’s escalated retaliatory tariffs, which the US imposed because Beijing did not withdraw its retaliatory tariffs levied in the aftermath of Trump’s April 2 reciprocal tariffs. Spare a thought for US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who was midway through a stoic defence of Wasington’s reciprocal tariffs in the US Congress, when news of President Trump unexpectedly announcing a 90-day reciprocal tariff pause for most countries broke via a social media post. The post sparked off a war of words between US Representative Steven Horsford, a Democrat from Nevada, and America’s top trade representative Greer. Rep Horsford tore into Greer on the House floor, chiding him over the fact that he was ostensibly unaware of what was about to unfold and saying that his boss had “pulled the rug under his feet” even as he sat there defending the indefensible. Ironically, this 90-day pause is precisely what a White House...