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Time of India
an hour ago
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- Time of India
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Donald Trump Makes U-Turn on Ceasefire Claim, Says India and Pakistan Decided to Avoid War In a striking reversal, US President Donald Trump has publicly credited Indian PM Narendra Modi and Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir for stepping back from the brink of war during the recent India-Pakistan military escalation. This comes days after Trump hosted Munir for a private lunch at the White House, where he praised both leaders as 'very smart people' for choosing peace over a potential nuclear confrontation. This diplomatic shift follows a 35-minute call between Trump and Modi, where the Indian PM firmly clarified that the ceasefire after Operation Sindoor was achieved via military channels — without any third-party mediation. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reiterated India's long-standing policy of rejecting external involvement in Indo-Pak issues.#pm#modi #trump #asimmunir #operationsindoor #indiapakistan #ceasefire #nuclearwar #g7summit #pmmodi #uspakistan #toi #toibharat #bharat #breakingnews #indianews 21.7K views | 1 day ago
India Gazette
14 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Best gift....": Sachin Pilot after Congress organises job fair on Rahul Gandhi's birthday
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that large-scale job fair organised by the party on Thursday to commemorate Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's 55th birthday was the 'best gift' the party could give to its leader. Speaking to ANI about the job fair, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said, 'Today the Congress party has provided a platform where thousands of youth have got the opportunity to get employment... The central government and the ruling party should learn a lesson from this. Will they do only politics or will they do something for the people of the country as well? ... We cannot give a better gift than this to Rahul Gandhi.' Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrived at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Headquarters at 24 Akbar Road in Delhi on Thursday, as he celebrated his 55th birthday. Party workers gathered in large numbers to extend their best wishes to the Congress leader, creating a festive atmosphere at the AICC premises. Congress supporters distributed sweets and celebrated the occasion. Many extended birthday greetings to Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on his 55th birthday, commending his unwavering commitment to constitutional values, social justice, and the upliftment of marginalised communities. The Congress party also honoured Rahul Gandhi's leadership on social media, calling him a 'true crusader for justice'. Meanwhile, while speaking to mediapersons here today, Sachin Pilot responded to US President Donald Trump's statement. 'The US President is consistently and continuously saying that he brokered the ceasefire by either showing the threat or allurement for a trade Spokesperson have denied that, but from the highest levels that statement should be contradicted, if it is hosting the Pakistani Army Chief at the White House, it is a clear indication of how the US government sees the Indo-Pak Indian government must attain more global alliances to take on this posturing that the US government is will never accept any mediation on are calling for a special session of the Parliament to send a message that PoK is ours,' said Pilot. Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla also reacted on the same and told ANI, 'There has not been a single statement from the Prime Minister on this. General Asim, who has a role in promoting terrorism, is having lunch with Trump. Trump is saying that he is our good friend. Our foreign policy has completely failed. This government, the Prime Minister should pay attention to this.' This comes after US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) hosted Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir at the White House for a lunch meeting, praising Munir for his role in preventing the escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan. Trump said, 'The reason I had him here was I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it...' Earlier, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh also raised concerns and said that it was a huge blow to Indian diplomacy. In a post on X, Jairam said that Munir is the same man whose inflammatory remarks formed the backdrop to the brutal Pahalgam attack on April 22. 'Field Marshall Asim Munir is NOT the Head of State or Head of Government of Pakistan. He is the Chief of Army Staff. Yet he gets invited by President Trump for lunch and receives much praise. This is the same man whose atrocious and inflammatory remarks formed the immediate backdrop to the brutal Pahalgam terror attacks orchestrated by the establishment over which he presides,' he said. 'It is a huge blow to Indian diplomacy (and huglomacy too),' Jairam added. (ANI)
The Print
a day ago
- Politics
- The Print
Who is Resham Singh, Pannun's man arrested for ‘defacing public properties, Ambedkar statue'
At Pannun's directions, Resham Singh has allegedly orchestrated four such incidents in Punjab so far this year, including the defacement of Ambedkar's statue in Jalandhar's Nangal village this month. The suspect, identified as Resham Singh from Barnala district's Hamidi village, is a long-time aide of SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has listed as an 'individual terrorist'. New Delhi: The Punjab Police arrested an operative of the banned Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) on Wednesday for promoting anti-national sentiments by defacing public properties and statues of prominent leaders, such as B.R. Ambedkar. The accused, the police said, worked as a security guard in his home district before he came in contact with Pannun and his network. Resham Singh was previously arrested by Karnal police in Haryana and Sangrur police in Punjab for his role in similar cases, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said. 'During the Indo-Pak escalation in May, he painted inflammatory slogans such as 'Pakistan Zindabad' and 'Khalistan Zindabad' to incite public unrest and promote anti-national sentiments,' Yadav said in a statement Wednesday. Punjab Police's State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) unit took Singh into custody from Kharar on the outskirts of Mohali. Investigation has so far revealed that Resham Singh was working on the instructions of Pannun and Surinder Singh Thikriwal, originally from Barnala district and currently based in the US, the Punjab DGP said. Thikriwal allegedly fled India in 2022. Pannun, a dual citizen of the US originally from Punjab, was declared an 'individual terrorist' in July 2020, a year after his organisation was declared a terrorist outfit by the MHA in July 2019. Authorities have registered more than 100 cases against the SFJ and Pannun, with around 60 in Punjab alone. Also Read: Sikh separatists engaging in violent extremism a 'threat to national security'—Canada intel report 'Pannun's aide since 2019, funding of Rs 8-10 lakh' According to the Punjab Police FIR, the SSOC's Mohali unit received a tip-off around 7.45 a.m. Wednesday that Resham Singh was hiding somewhere in their jurisdiction. The SSOC booked Singh and Thikriwal under Sections 152 (endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India), 196 (promoting enmity between different groups) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. In a statement to the media, SSOC Mohali in-charge Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Ravjot Grewal said that Resham Singh was taken into custody from a hideout arranged by Thikriwal. Grewal said Resham Singh revealed his six-year-long association with Pannun and the overall network of the SFJ during interrogation. He allegedly confessed to having been introduced to the SFJ network in 2019 through Harpreet Singh alias Rana, who at the time used to host the media channel, Politics Punjab. 'Harpreet Rana was instrumental in connecting Resham to key SFJ members, including Bikramjit Singh (USA), J.S. Dhaliwal and Pannu himself,' Grewal said. She further said that Resham has received at least Rs 8 lakh from Pannun and his network for promoting their secessionist propaganda, such as painting anti-India graffiti on important structures and public spaces. Resham Singh came out of Sangrur jail in May 2024 after serving nearly two years in Sangrur and Karnal for involvement in similar offences in the respective districts. According to records of cases submitted by the MHA before the UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act tribunal constituted to vet the ban on SFJ, Resham Singh's name first appeared in cases related to the outfit in 2022 when he and his nephew, Manpreet Singh, were arrested by Punjab Police for two incidents of painting secessionist graffiti. The Sangrur police had filed an FIR under Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), 153B (assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC, as well as relevant sections of the UAPA and the Punjab Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act after the June 2022 incident of writing pro-Khalistan graffiti on the walls of a temple came to light. Around the same time, the Karnal police booked Pannun under Sections 153A, 120B of the erstwhile IPC and 13 of the UAPA that deals with punishment for unlawful activities in connection with writing pro-Khalistan graffiti on the walls of Dyal Singh College and DAV Public School in the district. Around a week later, similar graffiti was found on the boundary wall of Sangrur's Water Testing Regional Laboratory and the Ranbir Club in Sangrur. The Punjab Police arrested both Resham and Manpreet Singh in July 2022. However, as Manpreet was only 18 years old at the time of the offence, he revealed that Resham Singh was the main culprit behind the plot. After spending considerable time in police custody, Resham Singh was granted bail in the Karnal case by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in April, while he secured bail in the Sangrur cases from the trial court in May last year. However, Grewal said that as soon as he walked out of the Sangrur jail in May last year, he resumed his activities under the direction of Pannun and the SFJ network. The defacement of Ambedkar's statue in Jalandhar was his last offence before arrest on Wednesday. 'The probe has revealed that after each act, accused Resham used to record videos and send them to his handlers abroad, who used them to fuel secessionist propaganda. Till now, the accused has received around Rs 8 to 10 lakh from his foreign-based handlers,' the AIG added. (Edited by Sugita Katyal) Also Read: Born out of 'desperation', DRG is first line against Maoists in Bastar. Tech is giving them an edge
India Gazette
a day ago
- Business
- India Gazette
"Gen Asim Munir can not be trusted", says former US Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad
Washington, DC [US], June 19 (ANI): Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, expressed strong contempt after Pakistan Army's COAS Asim Munir met with US President Donald Trump. Saying that Munir cannot be trusted, he brought back into public memory how time and again the Pakistani military has played a 'double game' with the US by taking its assistance and at the same time providing sanctuary to those who were killing the Americans. In a post on X, Khalilzad said, 'President Trump knows that the Pakistani military has long played a double game with us. During the years of our military presence in Afghanistan, Pakistan took our assistance and at the same time provided support and sanctuary to those who were killing our forces. Similarly, during the war on terror after 9/11, the Pakistani military selectively helped both us and the al-Qaida terrorists. Where did we find Bin Laden? All cosy in Pakistan near one of Pakistan's military facilities. And Pakistan still holds Dr. Afidi, who helped us find and eliminate Bin Laden.' His remarks came after the US President had hosted COAS Asim Munir for Lunch at the White House on Wednesday. Khalilzad noted in his post that the Pak General would have likely had five agendas--Indo-Pak relations, US investment into Pakistan's minerals via military-owned companies and trade, Trump to subcontract the protection of US interests in Afghanistan, be a channel for communication with China, and greater legitimacy. Khalilzad said that despite gaining popularity and elevating his rank, Pakistan continues to reel under widespread problems. These include insurgency in Balochistan, former PM Imran Khan's imprisonment, and the economic crisis in the country. 'It is a great gift and honour that the President is bestowing on Pakistan's General Asim Munir by hosting him for lunch. Besides Indo-Pakistan relations, the General is likely to have the following on his agenda: 1. Get US investment in Pakistan's minerals via military-owned companies, and general strengthening of trade and economic relations; 2. Get Potus to subcontract the protection of US interests in Afghanistan, including on terror, to the Pakistani military (given the relations between the two countries, a formula for utter disaster); 3. He will offer to be a conduit for communication with China. 4. He would like greater legitimacy and to create the impression that the US endorses his de facto status as ruler-for-life. Although he has gained some popularity and has elevated himself to the rank of Field Marshall, there is widespread opposition to the continued imprisonment of the country's most popular politician @ImranKhanPTI, on trumped-up charges. There are huge economic problems in the country, plus a growing insurgency in the country's #Baluchistan region.' He concluded, saying, 'Bottom line: Gen Asim Munir can not be trusted.' US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) hosted Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir at the White House for a lunch meeting, praising Munir for his role in preventing the escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan. Trump said, 'The reason I had him here was I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it...' The last Pakistani military leader to meet a sitting U.S. President was General Pervez Musharraf in 2001, who did so as the nation's head of state during his tenure as a military dictator. (ANI)
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Terror group Sikhs for Justice operative arrested for vandalising B R Ambedkar's statue near Phillaur, writing ‘Pakistan Zindabad' during conflict
1 2 Mohali: The state special operation cell (SSOC), Mohali, has arrested a key operative of banned separatist outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for vandalism and inciting communal unrest across Punjab, according to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav in a post on X on Wednesday. Resham Singh, a resident of Hamidi village in Barnala, was apprehended in an intelligence-led operation by SSOC officials. According to sources, he was absconding since early June after allegedly vandalising the statue of B R Ambedkar in Nangal village near Phillaur (Jalandhar), on the instructions of Surinder Singh Thikriwal, a US-based fugitive, and SFJ legal counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (in pic), a designated terrorist. Investigators revealed that Resham Singh was actively involved in spreading pro-Khalistan and pro-SFJ graffiti across several Punjab districts, including Patiala, Faridkot, and Jalandhar. During the Indo-Pak border tensions in May 2025, he painted inflammatory slogans such as "Pakistan Zindabad" and "Khalistan Zindabad" on public walls, allegedly to provoke unrest and stoke separatist sentiments. Officials said there is evidence that the accused received foreign funding to carry out these anti-national activities. He has a history of similar offences and was previously booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in Karnal (Haryana) and Sangrur (Punjab). A fresh FIR was registered at SSOC, Mohali, and further investigations are ongoing to identify other operatives and funding channels linked to the SFJ network.
