Double murder case: Two killed in Delhi’s Pratap Nagar firing incident, investigation underway, watch video
The deceased were identified as Sudhir alias Bunty, 35, and Radhey Prajapati, 30.
S Jaishankar’s BIG statement as PM Modi, Trump step towards patch-up: ‘PM Modi has always…’
Even as trade tensions persist, PM Modi and US President Donald Trump exchanged warm words in social media posts, reaffirming their personal friendship and the strength of bilateral ties between New Delhi and Washington.
Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi to be extradited soon? UK team assesses conditions at Delhi’s Tihar Jail
A team of the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service visited the Tihar Jail in Delhi to assess the prison’s conditions in July this year, media reports said citing officials close to the development. The team reportedly included four members — two CPS experts and two British High Commission officials.
Gujarat: Cargo ropeway at Pavagadh Hill temple breaks down, leaving 6 people dead
Panchmahal DSP Harsh Dudhaat said police and fire brigade teams had reached the site and were carrying out rescue and relief operations. According to officials, the ropeway which ferries pilgrims to the Kalika Mata Temple had been closed since this morning due to bad weather. Read more here.
Why India eyes a role in guarding Malacca Straits, one of the busiest sea lanes?
India has secured Singapore’s backing for its interest in joining the Malacca Straits Patrol, a narrow yet vital passage for global shipping that links the Andaman Sea with the South China Sea.
‘Move your hand away or…’: Amity student slapped over 50 times in campus, assault caught on video
When Shikhar tried to defend himself, the attackers warned him to put his hands down or it would get worse.
Sharjeel Imam moves Supreme Court against HC order denying bail in 2020 Delhi riots case
Student activist Sharjeel Imam on Saturday moved the Supreme Court against an order of the Delhi High Court (HC) which denied him bail in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. The case is based on an alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Northeast Delhi. An HC bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur had rejected the bail pleas of Imam and several other accused in the case.
HAL’s ALH Dhruv Fleet faces new safety scare: Time for a design rethink
The Indian Army’s recent grounding of its Dhruv helicopter fleet following a tail drive shaft failure isn’t just another mechanical hiccup – it’s a stark reminder of how a small component can bring down a multi-crore aircraft and endanger lives.
Jeffrey Epstein saga continues as Congress returns from recess
Congress wasn’t in session in August. But the Epstein files certainly were. The Epstein files dominated Congress before the summer recess. But when lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill in recent days, the first thing lawmakers wrestled with were the Epstein files again. Note: If you want something to go away, do not make it among the first orders of business. The Epstein issue gurgled through the summer. And House Republicans did little to tamp down the embers by adjourning the body a day early in July – because they struggled to pass unrelated bills without delving into a complicated and sticky discussion of the Epstein files. Then, when the House returned, GOP leaders immediately prepped a resolution to formally bless an Epstein investigation by the Oversight Committee. The panel released some 32,000 pages of Epstein-related documents. Just hours after returning to session, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and others met with Epstein accusers. ‘NOT GOING AWAY’: INSIDE THE EPSTEIN DRAMA THAT’S THROWN HOUSE GOP INTO CHAOS That explains why the issue isn’t ebbing any time soon. “It is very much a possibility that Jeffrey Epstein was an intelligence asset working for our adversaries,” declared Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., after talking to the Epstein victims at the Capitol. “I think this is going to be a criminal investigation for sure. I will say that what’s been released, obviously, the American people have wanted for a long time.” Before the recess, Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., teamed up to potentially bypass Johnson and compel the House to vote on releasing the Epstein files. The Epstein milieu quickly infected virtually every single legislative effort in Congress, effectively hamstringing the body. So Johnson cut everyone loose a bit early. But the issue festered over the recess. Massie and Khanna were back with their parliamentary gambit to go over Johnson’s head and force an Epstein vote. Lawmakers from both sides routinely convene press conferences at a spot just outside the Capitol called the “House Triangle.” Lawmakers often use this venue to feature non-members or people specific to the legislation they’re pushing at the news conference. Sometimes members bring a throng of people with them. A crowd occasionally gathers, depending on the issue. But I had never before witnessed the multitude of people who showed up at the House Triangle on Wednesday morning to hear Massie, Khanna and victims talk about their effort to pry open the files. People spilled out onto the walkways and plaza. That forced U.S. Capitol Police to restrict access to the area. Some of the victims recounted their Epstein stories in harrowing detail. “When I got into the massage room, Jeffrey Epstein undressed and asked me to do things to him, my eyes welled up with tears. And I have never been more scared in my life,” said Epstein accuser Haley Robson. “I was even taken on a trip to Africa with former President Bill Clinton and other notable figures. In those moments, I realized how powerless I was,” said Epstein victim Chauntae Davies. EPSTEIN VICTIMS SET TO BREAK SILENCE AMID BIPARTISAN PUSH TO RELEASE FILES: ‘PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE OUTRAGED’ Massie and Khanna are deploying what’s called a “discharge petition.” It’s a rarely successful gambit to go over the head of the Speaker and force a debate and vote on your issue – provided one can engineer 218 House signatures. If Massie and Khanna cobble together enough signatories, they may be able to force a vote later this month. House GOP leaders are concerned about this. That’s why Johnson hoped to intervene with his own measure to formalize the House Oversight Committee’s inquiry into Epstein. But Johnson designed the measure in a way that the House could approve it – without taking a direct vote on it. That way, Republicans could point to angry constituents that they were in fact taking the Epstein files seriously – without an actual roll call vote documenting their position and perhaps infuriating President Donald Trump. Or, they could tell other constituents who wouldn’t want them to cross the President on Epstein to say they never directly voted on it at all. After all, it was buried in an unrelated measure. Make sense? But there was another motive behind the leadership’s unique parliamentary maneuver on Epstein: They wanted to give Republicans cover to say that the House was in fact addressing the Epstein issue. The move might coax fewer members to support the Massie/Khanna effort. That would prevent the House from taking a concrete vote tied to Epstein. But otherwise, the House may need to directly wrestle with it. Massie called this a “political cover” to block his plan with Khanna to release the files. Johnson fired back at Massie. “I would not put much stock into what Thomas Massie says. The House Republicans have been very consistent about maximum disclosure and maximum transparency,” said Johnson. Trump long promised to release the files. But Trump’s position this week was to blame Democrats. “This is a Democrat hoax that never ends. You know, it reminds me a little of the [President John F.] Kennedy situation. We gave them everything over and over again. More and more and more and nobody’s ever satisfied,” said Trump. “But it’s really a Democrat hoax because they’re trying to get people to talk about something that’s totally irrelevant to the success that we’ve had as a nation since I’ve been president.” Massie suggested that Johnson is just trying to stay on Trump’s good side by walking a political tightrope. HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RELEASES THOUSANDS OF EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS “The Speaker is wrestling with [whether] he’s going to have to choose between supporting Donald Trump’s new position that the files shouldn’t be released, or finding justice for these victims and survivors. The Speaker probably doesn’t appreciate that he’s going to have to choose one,” said Massie. “The Speaker’s position depends on him not just rubber-stamping but reinforcing anything Donald Trump wants, even if Donald Trump is wrong.
DHS fires back at ‘activist judges’ blocking temporary protected status crackdown
The Department of Homeland Security blasted a federal judge’s order preventing the Trump administration from scrapping temporary protected status for more than a million Venezuelan and Haitian nationals in the United States. The temporary protected status, or TPS, applies to over 1 million people from the two countries, allowing them to remain in the U.S. for the time being, according to The Associated Press. The outlet reported that it applies to 600,000 Venezuelans and 500,000 Haitians. FED COURT OF APPEALS GRANTS TRUMP ADMIN PAUSE ON PROTECTIONS FOR 60K IMMIGRANTS “For decades, the TPS program has been abused, exploited, and politicized as a de facto amnesty program. Its use has been all the more dangerous, given the millions of unvetted illegal aliens the Biden Administration let into this country,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “While this order delays justice, [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem will use every legal option at the Department’s disposal to end this chaos and prioritize the safety of Americans,” the statement continued. “Under God, the people rule. Unelected activist judges cannot stop the will of the American people for a safe and secure homeland.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGE Judge Edward Chen, of the Northern District of California, wrote in his ruling that ending the TPS was “unprecedented” and that Noem’s actions broke the law. VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS, PROGRESSIVE GROUP SUE TRUMP ADMIN AFTER NOEM NIXES BIDEN-ERA ‘PROTECTED STATUS’ “This case arose from action taken post haste by the current DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem, to revoke the legal status of Venezuelan and Haitian TPS holders, sending them back to conditions that are so dangerous that even the State Department advises against travel to their home countries,” the judge wrote. TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians was granted under the Biden administration, as the qualifiers for immigrants from a country to get the status include an active war or a major public health crisis in their homeland. FEDERAL JUDGE FINDS ‘RACIAL AND DISCRIMINATORY ANIMUS’ IN TRUMP MOVE TO CANCEL TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS Immigrants who fall under TPS cannot be deported because of their legal status and are able to work in the U.S, according to the DHS website. “The environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home,” a DHS spokesperson said of Haiti in July. “We encourage these individuals to take advantage of the Department’s resources in returning to Haiti, which can be arranged through the CBP Home app. Haitian nationals may pursue lawful status through other immigration benefit requests, if eligible.” District-level federal judges have repeatedly been at odds with the Trump administration on a wide range of legal battles, especially on immigration-related cases. The administration has successfully appealed many of the cases.