Even though India says LeT’s TRF is responsible for Pahalgam attack, strikes under Op Sindoor were carried out at camps run not just by LeT, but also by JeM & Hizbul Mujahideen.
Rana, 64, was brought to India Thursday and sent to 18-day judicial custody of the NIA. The US DoJ referred to him as a Canadian citizen with Pakistani nationality.
Pakistani govt says he hasn’t renewed his documents for over 20 years, confirming his Canadian citizenship. The statement comes amid Pakistan media’s radio silence on Rana’s extradition.
The 26/11 accused is set to face trial soon. Tihar jail has made preparations to keep him, it is learnt, even as a spokesperson says no official communication has been received.
In his earlier plea, Rana cited poor health—aneurysm, Parkinson’s, possible cancer—and claimed extradition to India would expose him to bias and danger due to his identity.
Rana has filed a request with US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. The application has been distributed to the Supreme Court judges for a conference scheduled for on 4 April 2025.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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