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Time of India
an hour ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'PM Modi surrendered to Pakistan, using military to protect image': Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI: Accusing of using the defence forces to "protect his image", leader of opposition in LS on Tuesday said govt "surrendered" before by telling it within moments of that it did not intend to escalate or attack military installations. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He said Modi had "blood of people of Pahalgam" on his hands, and he sent the air force to "protect his image". Rahul asked the PM to realise "the nation is above your image" and not to "sacrifice the armed forces and national interests for your own petty political gains". Rahul said govt showed a lack of political will and did not give the forces "freedom of operation", and cited US President Donald Trump claiming 29 times that he forced a "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan. More than once, he challenged the PM to announce that Trump is a liar and did not force "ceasefire" and India did not lose any planes, egging Modi to say this if "you have even 50% courage of Indira Gandhi". Rahul said Modi govt avoided naming "China" in its remarks, but the reality is that India fought Pakistan fused with China militarily, reminding he was laughed at when he had warned about it earlier in LS. "Govt thought they were fighting Pakistan... but realised they were fighting China," he said, quoting Lt Gen Rahul Singh's recent revelations that Pakistan was getting live battlefield information from China. "If you had listened to me, you would not have lost five planes. " He said govt should not allow India to become a "battlefield for big powers". He cited the revelations of CDS Anil Chauhan and defence attache in Indonesia Captain Shiv Kumar, even as he urged the CDS to come out with a statement that the forces were hobbled by the political brass. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "May be Rajnath does not understand what he revealed... that DGMO was told by govt to ask for ceasefire at 1.35am on the day of operation... surrender in 30 minutes," Rahul said. He said Rajnath's comparison of the 1971 war and Operation Sindoor was jarring because then PM Indira Gandhi had rebuffed US President Richard Nixon and the US seventh fleet, and finished the job. He was severe on EAM S Jaishankar, whose claim of "new normal" and of govt having deterred Pakistan was picked apart with the argument that Pahalgam mastermind and Pakistan army chief Feild Marshal Asim Munir was hosted by Trump in the White House for lunch, while the US Central Command head is presently having a discussion with Munir on how to fight terrorism.
News18
4 hours ago
- News18
Fake robbery busted with shop worker, 2 more arrested in Old Delhi
Last Updated: New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) A fake robbery involving over Rs 6 lakh was exposed by police with the arrest of three men, including an employee of a Delhi shopkeeper, an officer said on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Rahul, a 24-year-old cash collector at the shop, and his two accomplices — Dharmender alias Aryan, 22, who is Rahul's friend, and Rishu Verma, 26, he said. 'On July 26, a PCR call was received regarding a robbery. The complainant, Rahul, told police that while he was on his way to Sadar Bazar from Lahori Gate with a bag containing around Rs 7 lakh in cash, he was robbed at gunpoint near Ishwar Bhawan around 3.40 pm by three men," the officer said. Rahul also claimed that he was slashed with a blade. Police found discrepancies in his statement and the cut in his t-shirt and his arm self-inflicted, the officer added. A scan of more than 100 CCTV cameras revealed that Rahul was accompanied by two men and was seen handing over the cash bag to them near Naya Bazar before returning alone to make the PCR call. 'During sustained interrogation, Rahul confessed to conspiring with his childhood friend Dharmender and associate Rishu to fake the robbery and misappropriate the money collected for his employer," he said. The accused were tracked to Gauripur in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, from where they were arrested late Monday night while travelling in a car. The three had planned to flee to Kedarnath, the officer said. Police recovered Rs 4.14 lakh in cash from their possession, and Rs 1.5 lakh in Dharmender's bank account, and another Rs 1 lakh from his house. An additional Rs 50,000 was recovered from a taxi driver hired for the Kedarnath trip. A mobile phone worth Rs 40,000, purchased using the stolen money, was also seized, police said. The motorcycle used in the offence, registered in the name of Dharmender's father, was impounded. PTI SSJ VN VN view comments First Published: July 30, 2025, 01:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Print
5 hours ago
- Politics
- The Print
‘Goal of Op Sindoor was to enhance PM's image…military's hands were tied'—Rahul's attack on Modi
'The goal of this exercise was to protect the Prime Minister because he has the blood of the people of Pahalgam on his hands. After that, Donald Trump has said 29 times that he brokered the ceasefire. If he (Trump) is lying then he (PM) should say that in his speech. If he has the courage, then the PM should say that Trump is lying. If he has the courage of Indira Gandhi, let him say that Donald Trump is a liar. Even if he has 50 percent of Indira Gandhi's courage,' Rahul said. Gandhi accused the Modi government of undermining the military by 'tying their hands behind their backs' during the strikes against Pakistan. He alleged that the true goal of the operation was not national security but to shield the prime minister, whom he said has 'blood of the people of Pahalgam on his hands'. New Delhi: If Donald Trump is lying about persuading India to halt its military action against Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, then Prime Minister Narendra Modi should call the US President's bluff on the floor of the House, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said Tuesday, launching a sharp attack on the Centre's political leadership. Targeting Modi, Rahul said, 'The nation is above your image, your politics and above your PR (public relations). The forces are above your PR, your image and politics. Have the humility to understand that, dignity to understand that and do not sacrifice the armed forces and national interest for your own petty political gains.' In his initial remarks, Rahul said that the Pahalgam terror attack was organised and orchestrated 'clearly by the Pakistani state', attempting to address the flak that the Congress has been facing from the BJP over former Home Minister P Chidambaram's remarks that the security agencies have so far not produced any evidence to link the perpetrators of the attack to Pakistan. He said it was a reflection of the failure of Indian foreign policy that 'no country' directly condemned Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack. 'Instead we saw the chief architect of the attack, Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, having lunch with US President Trump at the White House. 'Our PM cannot go there. The PM does not say anything. The mastermind of the whole operation is having lunch with President Trump. The president says that he wanted to thank him (Munir) for not going into the war and ending it,' Rahul said. The bigger danger, said Rahul, was a 'fusion' of the militaries of Pakistan and China that was on display during Operation Sindoor in May. 'India's biggest foreign policy challenge has been to keep Pakistan and China separate. But you have destroyed the single biggest goal of Indian foreign policy. The truth of what happened is that the government of India thought they were fighting Pakistan and when they arrived they suddenly realised they were fighting China and Pakistan. The doctrine of the Pakistan Air Force was completely changed and the Chinese were feeding critical battlefield information to the Pakistanis,' he said. Rahul was severely critical of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in his speech which lasted a little over 30 minutes. He said Jaishankar lacked understanding of modern warfare and how it has evolved in recent decades. He also questioned the Centre's claim that Operation Sindoor would act as a 'deterrent'. Rahul, citing remarks by Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan and India's defence attache to Indonesia Captain Shiv Kumar, claimed that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's speech in the Lok Sabha Monday revealed that the armed forces lacked the freedom of operation and manoeuvre due to the political constraints put on them by the Modi government. Also read: Rahul breaks silence on Op Sindoor, targets Jaishankar, asks how many aircraft did IAF lose in combat Government lacked the political will to fight: Rahul Rahul said, 'The defence minister said that Operation Sindoor began at 1.05 in the morning and it lasted 22 minutes. And then he said the most shocking thing. He said that at 1.35 we called Pakistan and we told them that we have hit non-military targets and we do not want escalation. The DGMO of India was told by the government of India to ask for a ceasefire at 1.35. 'Meaning, the government of India informed the government of Pakistan that we have no political will, we don't want to fight, we have just done this action. Immediate surrender in 30 minutes… You went into Pakistan and you told our pilots to not attack their air defence. Meaning you told our pilots to go and attack and face the air defence system of Pakistan. Meaning you tied their hands behind their back,' Rahul said. (Edited by Viny Mishra) Also read: 'Maun vrat': Congress's Op Sindoor delegation members will not be speaking in Parliament debate
News18
9 hours ago
- Sport
- News18
KL Rahul 28 Runs Away From Breaking Sunil Gavaskar's Elite Record As Opener
Last Updated: Rahul has been in red-hot form these days. In four matches of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, with the help of two centuries and one fifty, he has scored a total of 511 runs. KL Rahul is playing as an opening batter for India in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. The 33-year-old right-handed batter from Karnataka has been in red-hot form with the bat in the 2025 edition of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. In four matches played so far against England, with the help of two centuries (137 and 100) and two half-centuries (55 and 90), he has amassed a total of 511 runs. Rahul, who is the second leading run getter in the ongoing series, would like to maintain his super show with the bat in the fifth Test as well, which is set to take place at The Oval in London from July 31 to August 4. During the fifth Test, Rahul will have a chance to break an elite batting record of legendary Sunil Gavaskar. Rahul, who made his Test debut for India in December 2014, has scored a total of 1125 runs in 13 Tests played so far in England. If he manages to score at least 28 runs in the fifth Test, then he will break Sunil Gavaskar's record of scoring the most runs for India as an opening batter in England. During his 16-year-long Test career, Gavaskar played 16 Tests in England and scored 1152 runs. The overall record of scoring the most Test runs in England for India is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar played 17 Tests in England and scored 1575 runs. If Rahul manages to score at least 32 runs in the fifth Test, then he will also break Gavaskar's record of scoring 542 runs for India in an away Test series against the English team. During the India tour of England in 1979, Gavaskar played four matches and scored 542 runs. Most runs in a Test series for India against England The overall record of scoring the most runs for India in a Test series against England as an opening batter is in the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-handed batter from Mumbai played five Tests against England in 2024 and, with the help of two double centuries and three fifties, amassed a total of 712 runs. view comments Location : London, United Kingdom (UK) First Published: July 29, 2025, 19:55 IST News cricket KL Rahul 28 Runs Away From Breaking Sunil Gavaskar's Elite Record As Opener Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
ENG vs IND: KL Rahul — The grace of resistance
For a team that has, across this series, often appeared the more rounded and resourceful, India came perilously close to finding itself 3–1 down. Instead, it left Manchester with the series alive. A 2–2 score-line was still within reach. The draw it earned was not the product of weather or time lost. Gloomy skies lingered through much of India's second innings, but the rain never arrived. The resistance came from bat and mind, not in the least, from opener KL Rahul. I first met Rahul by the poolside at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in 2017. I was part of the PR team for the Karnataka Premier League, and an auction was due in a couple of days. Rahul was around for a shoot. Someone asked me to grab a quick Q&A with him. He was already part of the Indian setup by then, but there was no entourage, no theatre. Just a player who answered every question with clarity, patience, and a studied calm — as if deflecting attention with the same soft hands he used to play late. That was my first glimpse of his quiet discipline. Watching him at Old Trafford, it struck me again how little the essential temperament had changed. Rahul playing a kneeling drive during an Intra-squad match that seemed to distill his method in a single movement — high elbow, hard hands, balance held a fraction longer than necessary. | Photo Credit: BCCI/X Even before the series began, there were signs. A photograph of Rahul in action during a quiet, intra-squad match in Beckenham was lauded online for artfully capturing his craft. Rahul played a kneeling drive that seemed to distill his method in a single movement — high elbow, hard hands, balance held a fraction longer than necessary. The ball disappeared, but he remained exactly where the stroke demanded him to be, composed and precise. It was not a shot that sought applause. It was an act of alignment. At Old Trafford, he brought that same stillness into sharper focus. Earlier in the week, Kevin Pietersen had posted a reflection that seemed to echo across the Old Trafford outfield: 'Cricket is a team sport played by individuals. It's actually more of an individual sport than one thinks.' It's the kind of statement that sounds provocative until you watch a Test unfold. Sessions ebb and flow. Matches turn on a single spell or a solitary stand. And then it becomes plainly true — especially when one of those individuals chooses stillness over spectacle. Rahul remains a curious case in Indian cricket. Elegant in method, classical in set-up, yet oddly unfulfilled in record. Until this tour, he had never made more than one hundred in a Test series or crossed 400 runs. His average hovered, stubbornly, in the low thirties. And yet, few batters have looked more at home in English conditions in recent times. ALSO READ | ENG vs IND 4th Test: The theatre of refusal At Old Trafford, he reminded everyone what a proper opener looks like. There was a quietness to his innings. Unshowy, even subdued, but it had weight. This was the fourth time in as many Tests that he had crossed fifty, a run of consistency that has long eluded him. His half-century came in 141 deliveries and featured just three boundaries. It was an innings shaped less by strokes than by stillness; Rahul doing his usual thing: playing late, picking his moments, and being decisive about what to play and what to leave. His defence was immaculate, his tempo deliberate. For long stretches, he played the silent partner to Shubman Gill's more expressive repertoire. Together, they added 184 runs. A stand that began with India at none for two, and will now go into the books as the highest third-wicket partnership in Test history after a team has lost both openers without scoring. The previous best — 105 by Mohinder Amarnath and G. Viswanath at Melbourne in 1977 — was left far behind. They batted for 417 deliveries, the longest stand by Indian batters in England since 1998. Not since the days of Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly at Trent Bridge has time been occupied so meaningfully by an Indian pair here. Bit by bit, the needle moved. The ball grew older, the pitch quietened, Ben Stokes wasn't bowling. The advantage wasn't seized all at once but accumulated slowly, through spells and sessions. Eventually, as ever, England turned to its captain. Stokes had not bowled on day four, and his body remains a reluctant partner. But he willed himself through two morning spells. Grimacing, pausing, stretching, he summoned the delivery that broke through — a skidding in-swinger that tailed in and trapped Rahul on the pad. The ball kept low, a true Old Trafford grubber, and Rahul, with barely a glance at the umpire, walked. Ben Stokes of England celebrates after dismissing KL Rahul of India during Day Five of the 4th Rothesay Test Match between England and India. | Photo Credit:The dismissal felt heavier than a mere number. Rahul's 90 won't find space on a list of milestones, but it mattered more than most hundreds. It was the kind of innings that rearranges conversations. With it, he became the first visiting opener to cross 500 runs in a Test series in England since Graeme Smith's 714 in 2003. Only Gavaskar has made more as an Indian opener on English soil. Rahul now has 511 runs this series, and 1125 career runs in England, already past Virat Kohli's tally. If form and conditions permit, he may soon overtake Dravid (1376) and Gavaskar (1152) on that list too. He had faced the conditions, played the pitch on its terms, and absorbed the rhythms of a Test match that seemed to drift before snapping back into tension. In the end, he did enough. The series is still alive. A final word remains unsaid. And in the margins, Rahul's innings will linger. Not for its brilliance, but for its restraint. In a series that has often veered between chaos and collapse, this was a rare moment of poise.
