The launch of Shahid Siddiqui’s book ‘I, Witness’ seemed to unite the smorgasbord that is Indian politics, with leaders across party lines, including Farooq Abdullah and Jayant Chaudhary, attending the event.
It was only in 2004 that TADA court handed life term to 15 convicts. In 2021, apex court had ordered framing of charges against three remaining accused, including Tunda.
Believed to have been a key aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim & closely associated with terror outfit LeT, Tunda was acquitted by TADA court in Rajasthan’s Ajmer for lack of evidence.
Arrests made as part of focussed operation by SAI & CID of Jammu & Kashmir Police. They've so far verified and identified 369 of a list of 734 such absconders in 327 TADA/POTA cases.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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