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India: Plea in SC for independent committee probe into killings of Atiq, Ashraf

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) A day after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead under police escort, a plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking the constitution of an independent expert committee headed by a former apex court judge to probe the killings.

The plea, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, also sought an inquiry into the 183 encounters that have taken place in Uttar Pradesh since 2017.

Indian-American FedEX CEO Raj Subramaniam presented with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

Washington, Apr 16 (PTI) Raj Subramaniam, the Indian-American CEO of global transportation giant FedEx, has been presented with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the highest civilian award given by India to persons of Indian origin and Indian diaspora.

India: Delhi LG flags 'procedural lapses' in summoning of Delhi Assembly session on Monday, Kerjiwal says study Constitution again

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Sunday flagged "procedural lapses" in summoning a day-long session of the Delhi Assembly on April 17, drawing a sharp reaction from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who said he would want the LG to study the Constitution again.

This came on a day Kejriwal was questioned for about nine hours by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

India: Missionaries take advantage when people lose faith in society: RSS chief

Burhanpur (MP), Apr 16 (PTI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, in an apparent reference to religious conversions, said on Sunday that missionaries take advantage of the situations wherein people feel that the society is not with them.

He was addressing an event here, where he dedicated to the people the samadhi of Govindnath Maharaj.

India: I understand trickery used by PM Modi in his speeches: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

Jaipur, Apr 16 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said he understands the trickery used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speeches as he has been in politics for long.

During his address at a programme organised at the Rajasthan College here, the Congress leader said Modi would begin his speech with the words "my friend Ashok Gehlot" and then subject his government to harsh criticism.

He called it his "cleverness".

Pulwama attack revelations vindicate Pakistan: FO

ISLAMABAD, Apr 16 (APP): The latest revelations made by Satya Pal Malik, the so-called former governor of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), have once again vindicated Pakistan’s stance on the Pulwama attack of February 2019. 

“His disclosures demonstrate how the Indian leadership has habitually used the bogey of terrorism from Pakistan to advance its sham victimhood narrative and the Hindutva agenda, clearly for domestic political gains,” the Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a statement on Sunday.

Former Indian lawmaker slain live on TV while in police custody

LUCKNOW, India April 16 (Reuters) - A former lawmaker in India's parliament, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in a slaying caught on live television on Saturday.

The dramatic footage of the men being killed was shared across broadcast channels and social media. A gunman is seen reaching over the shoulders of police to point a pistol at the temple of the former lawmaker, Atiq Ahmed, whose turban is blown off as the gun discharges.

His brother, Ashraf Ahmed, was shot a split second later.

Traffic collision kills 7 police officers in Pakistan’s SW

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A head-on traffic collision in Pakistan’s southwest killed seven police officers who were returning home for the Eid holidays, an official said.

They died at the scene of the crash on a national highway in the Khuzdar area of Baluchistan province on Saturday night, according to police official Fahad Khoso.

Khoso said the collision was between the officers’ vehicle and a truck. The seven men had finished a course at police training college.

India: Killers of former MP and MLA Atiq Ahmed - Bajrang Dal leader, unemployed and druggists

Prayagraj; 16 April 2023 (UMMN): Lovlesh Tiwari, Sunny Singh and Arun Maurya, the three killers of Former MP and MLA  Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf are Bajrang Dal leader, jobless and addicted to drugs, it has been revealed by UP Police and their families.

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