The Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) today questioned Pakistani citizen Seema Haider, her Indian partner Sachin Meena and his father. This comes a day after UP ATS arrested a suspected agent of Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Lucknow on charges of supplying "vital information about defence establishments" to his handlers in the neighbouring country.
So, is the Seema-Sachin story an India-Pak love story or was ISI setting up sleeper cells? Watch as panelists share their perspectives.
Opposition parties of the INDIA alliance boycotted Lok Sabha proceedings on Friday to protest the suspension of Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the House. They also decided not to attend the customary tea to be hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the conclusion of the Monsoon session of Parliament on Friday. Chowdhury was suspended from Lok Sabha on Thursday for "repeated misconduct" pending an investigation by the privileges committee. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a resolution for Chowdhury's suspension, saying he disturbed the House whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ministers spoke or a debate was going on. The resolution was passed by a voice vote.
A man was arrested for allegedly killing his 20-year-old daughter for spending a day away from home, tying her body to a motorcycle and dragging it through his village in Amritsar, police said on Friday. He later dumped the body on a railway track, they said, adding that CCTV cameras in the area captured him dragging the body with the two-wheeler. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kuldeep Singh said the incident took place in Muchhal village which comes under Jandiala town and accused Bau, a Nihang Sikh, works as a labourer. He said Bau's daughter left home on Wednesday without informing anyone in the family and returned on Thursday. Singh said Bau was angry at her daughter over this and when she returned home, he beat her up and murdered her using a sharp-edged weapon.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in Parliament on Thursday, saying that "the PM was joking and mocking" while the Lok Sabha was discussing the Manipur violence.
India have uncertainty surrounding their batting unit in the lead-up to the ODI World Cup in 2023. Injuries to the likes of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have not helped the team's preparations. However, it seems the bowlers, especially the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal, have to pay the price for India's batting frailties.
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