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India Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Deep hostility toward Muslims: Iran slams Trump over US travel ban
Tehran on Saturday blasted US President Donald Trump's travel ban on countries including Iran, saying it showed "deep hostility" toward Iranians and Muslims."The decision to ban the entry of Iranian nationals - merely due to their religion and nationality - not only indicates the deep hostility of American decision-makers towards the Iranian people and Muslims but also violates... international law," a senior foreign ministry official said in a ministry statement posted on the X Iran on Saturday condemned new sanctions imposed by the United States targeting more than 30 individuals and entities Washington said are part of a "shadow banking" network linked to Tehran that has laundered billions of dollars through the global financial system. "The new US sanctions ..., are illegal and violate international law, and are further evidence of the deep and continuing hostility of the US ruling regime towards the Iranian people," foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement carried by state travel ban will bar citizens from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and ban, which Trump said was necessary to protect against "foreign terrorists", was reminiscent of a similar move he implemented during his first term in office from 2017 to 2021, when he barred travellers from seven Muslim-majority InMust Watch
India.com
10-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
'Official Bheekmange hai...': Asaduddin Owaisi targets Pakistan on IMF bailout package
'Official Bheekmange hai…': Asaduddin Owaisi targets Pakistan on IMF bailout package India-Pakistan tensions: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Pakistan on International Monetary Fund bailout package and programs for the country, stating that Pak is an 'official beggar'. He also raised questions on USA, Germany, and Japan, saying that how did these countries agree to the development. 'Ye official bheekmange hai'. They took a loan from the IMF of $1 billion. IMF is not the International Monetary Fund; they are giving the International Militant Fund to Pakistan. How did the USA, Germany, and Japan agree to this?… Forget leadership, they (Pakistan) don't even know how to run an economy. You people are sitting there and telling us what Islam is, but all you have are wrong policies to spoil the peace here and create conflict between Hindus and Muslims..,' Owaisi said. #WATCH | Hyderabad, Telangana | On IMF's bailout package for Pakistan, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi says, '…'ye official bheekmange hai'. They took a loan from the IMF of $1 billion. IMF is not the International Monetary Fund; they are giving the International Militant Fund to… — ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2025 Notably, the International Monetary Fund has recently issued an 'immediate disbursement' of 1 USD billion bailout to Pakistan's troubled economy. The IMF said it has made the decision allows for an 'immediate disbursement of around $1 billion, bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to about $2.1 billion'. A statement from Pakistan PMO, cited by Reuters and PTI, stated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had 'expressed satisfaction over the approval of a USD1 billion… by the IMF and the failure of India's high-handed tactics…' However, India, at the board meet of IMF on Friday, registered its disapproval and protest, stating that the fund issued by the IMF could be misused. The meeting was held to review the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) lending programme for Pak. New Delhi even abstained itself from voting. The International Monetary Fund's decision coincided with a third night of Pakistani military drone and missile strikes targeting Indian cities and military infrastructure.v India's Protest At IMF Earlier today, New Delhi had opposed the Washington-based global lender to extend loans upto USD 2.3 billion, which included a new reliance and Sustainability Facility lending programme of USD 1.3 billion. India's abstention from a vote on funding was due to concerns that the money could be used to support state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. India-Pakistan Conflict Pakistan on Saturday claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian suicide drones and missiles. The Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, in a press briefing in Islamabad at around 4 am, said that airbases named Nur Khan in Rawalpindi's Chaklala, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Jhang district's Shorkot, of the Pakistan Air Force, were targeted. However, he refrained from providing more details in order to back his claims. This claim by Pakistan has come amid the escalating tensions between the two countries following 'Operation Sindoor', a retaliation operation by New Delhi for a terror attack on April 22 that claimed 26 lives in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Notably, Nur Khan air base is located in Rawalpindi, 10 km away from Islamabad. It is the airbase where Pak military has its headquarters. On Friday night, Pakistan conducted a second consecutive wave of drone attacks against 26 Indian locations, ranging from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat. The Indian defence ministry reported that these attacks, aimed at critical infrastructure such as airports and air bases, were successfully repelled. On Thursday evening, Indian air defence units intercepted at least eight missiles fired by Pakistan towards the border areas of Jammu, including the strategically important Jammu airport, defence sources had said. Pakistan Denied Any Connection The Pahalgam Attack Pakistan rejected involvement in the Pahalgam attack and requested an international investigation. However, India presented evidence allegedly connecting Pakistani state and military entities to various global terrorist incidents, citing examples such as the 2005 London bombings and a Russian attack in the previous year.
India Today
23-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Muslims feeling weakened: Robert Vadra links Hindutva push to Pahalgam attack
Robert Vadra sparked a row with 'Muslims feeling weakened' remark while speaking about the Pahalgam terror attack where Hindus were singled out and shot at point-blank range. 26 people lost their lives when terrorists attacked tourists who were enjoying a holiday in Kashmir's 'mini Switzerland'.Vadra further said "minorities feel uncomfortable and trouble" in India and blamed the 'Hindutva' push by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government for the our country, we see that this government will talk about Hindutva, and the minorities feel uncomfortable and you dissect this terrorist act that took place, if they (terrorists) are looking at people's identity, why are they doing this? Because there's a divide that has come about in our country with Hindus and Muslims..," he said. Vadra further said that terrorists' act of checking identities and killing Hindus is "a message" to Prime Minister Narendra added, "This will make these kinds of organisations feel that Hindus are making a problem for all the Muslims. Looking at identities and then killing somebody, that's a message to the PM, because Muslims are feeling weakened. The minorities are feeling has to be coming from the top that we feel secure and secular in our country, and we will not see this kind of acts happening."advertisementBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell head Amit Malviya, shared the video on his X handle, expressed shock over the wrote, "Shocking! Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra shamelessly defends an act of terror, offering cover to the terrorists instead of condemning them. He doesn't stop there, instead, shifts the blame onto India for the atrocities committed by Pakistani terrorists."Vadra's comments came a day after terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists on Tuesday. The Resistance Front, an offshoot of the banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed the attack sent shockwaves across the country and triggered a mass exodus of tourists from the Valley.
BBC News
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Thousands to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at Luton festivals
Thousands of people are expected to celebrate the end of Ramadan at two large events held in Luton. Preparations have been held at Wardown Park and Stockwood Park to bring the community together and mark Eid of the Wardown Park festival organisers, Nadeem Khan, said he was looking forward to the event this weekend and expected to see more than 10,000 people. He said rides at the park would cost about 50p to make it "more accessible to families" and a "huge" team of people were working round the clock to get it ready". Mr Khan said alongside the celebrations he looked forward to enjoying pizzas, desserts and other food after a month of fasting. He said: "It's a massive celebration at the end of month of Ramadan which is a very holy month for Muslims."People have been fasting for a whole month, they want to celebrate. "Most of the rides are next to nothing, it is about 50p for a ride, to make it really accessible to families because this is for everyone to come and join us."1Eid Festival will host the event in Wardown Park and Inspire Eid Festival will host the event in Stockwood Park. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
