Six cops injured in stone pelting; WhatsApp, social media services suspended for 24 hours in Rajasthan's Chomu (Ld)

IANS | December 26, 2025 12:28 PM

Jaipur, Dec 26 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Chomu town of Rajasthan's Jaipur district after a dispute over the installation of iron railings outside a mosque escalated into violence, leaving six policemen injured. Following stone-pelting and clashes with the police, the administration imposed a 24-hour shutdown for WhatsApp and social media services in Chomu to prevent the spread of rumours and maintain law and order.

Bush, Putin privately cast China as a long-term strategic challenge

IANS | December 25, 2025 10:55 PM

Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) China’s rise emerged as a central concern in private talks between U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Bush warning that Beijing posed the “biggest long-term problem” ahead, according to newly released transcripts of their meetings and conversations.

Putin warned Bush about NATO, Ukraine years before rupture

IANS | December 25, 2025 10:44 PM

Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Long before Russia’s confrontation with the West hardened into open hostility, President Vladimir Putin privately warned U.S. President George W. Bush that NATO expansion into Ukraine and Georgia would create permanent instability, according to newly released transcripts of their meetings from 2001 to 2008.

How 9/11 briefly made Putin Bush’s closest ally

IANS | December 25, 2025 10:38 PM

Washington, Dec 25 (IANS): In the weeks after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged as one of U.S. President George W. Bush’s closest partners, newly released transcripts show.

Putin warned Bush of Pakistan-linked nuclear leaks

IANS | December 25, 2025 10:16 PM

Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Pakistan emerged as a central nuclear proliferation concern in private talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush, according to newly released transcripts that show both leaders warning of uranium of Pakistani origin turning up in Iran’s nuclear program and expressing deep unease over Islamabad’s control of its atomic assets.