Calcutta HC directs CBI to submit report against Sheikh Shahjahan in ED officer assault case

IANS | April 29, 2025 8:09 PM

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a report against expelled Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in the case where the latter had been accused as the mastermind in organising a mob attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and their accompanying Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel in front of his residence at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal in January last year.

Deliver ‘crushing blow to terrorism’: PM Modi’s fiery directive to armed forces post-Pahalgam attack

IANS | April 29, 2025 7:43 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In a high-stakes emergency meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that India will deal a crushing blow to terrorism. PM Modi, addressing the top security brass, affirmed his complete faith in the professional capabilities of the Indian Armed Forces and assured them of full operational freedom to decide the “mode, targets, and timing” of their response to the Pakistan-based terror threat.

PM Modi’s emergency war room meet in progress, decisive strike on terror looms

IANS | April 29, 2025 6:15 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In what is being seen as a potential turning point in India’s war against cross-border terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a high-level security meeting with the country’s top defence brass, fuelling intense speculation about imminent, decisive action against Pakistan-based terror networks.

India blocks X account of Pak Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

IANS | April 29, 2025 1:40 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Central government on Tuesday blocked the X account of Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif following the barbaric terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that left 26 people dead, most of them tourists.

'Why weren't these houses demolished earlier?' Alvi backs Trinamool leader's remarks on post J&K attack crackdown

IANS | April 29, 2025 1:21 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The recent counter-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), following the Pahalgam terror attack that resulted in the deaths of 26 people, have ignited a political backlash over what they perceived as late demolition of homes allegedly linked to terrorists. Congress leader Rashid Alvi, on Tuesday, supported the stance of Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghosh, questioning why these houses were not demolished earlier.

Fear deepens in Delhi’s refugee camps as Pakistani Hindus face fresh visa checks

IANS | April 28, 2025 9:28 PM

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) After the Indian government directed Pakistani nationals to leave the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) submitted a report to the Delhi Police, revealing the presence of around 5,000 Pakistanis in the national capital. Among them are thousands of Pakistani Hindu refugees, now living in uncertainty and fear.