Officials in Canada move to revoke citizenship of 26/11 accused Rana as PM Carney prepares to visit India. Also, global media reports on what Trump's new tariffs mean for India.
As PM Carney prepares to visit, immigration officials have begun process of revoking Tahawwur Rana's citizenship for making false claims while applying for citizenship in 2000.
Faheem Arshad Ansari has already moved Bombay HC after cops denied him clearance to earn livelihood on the grounds of his alleged past association with Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Tahawwur Rana’s interrogation may finally shed light on seven Pakistani nationals named in the NIA chargesheet that Pakistan never allowed Indian investigators to question.
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.
In post-midnight order after much deliberation, Delhi court handed over Tahawwur Rana to NIA hours after he was formally arrested at airport. Agency had sought 20 days’ custody.
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.
NIA team accompanying Tahawwur Rana is expected to return to India later Thursday. Rana is named accused in NIA, Mumbai Police chargesheets in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case.
We cannot absolve the Election Commission of all the blame, but we must emphasise that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee must shoulder the lion’s share of the responsibility for these exclusions.
Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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