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Time of India
18-05-2025
- Time of India
In her own YouTube videos, proof of vlogger Jyoti Malhotra links to Pakistan revealed
NEW DELHI: Jyoti Malhotra, the Haryana-based travel vlogger arrested on charges of , had attended an iftar party event at the Pakistan High Commission in India and frequently praised Pakistan on her social media handles, including calling Lahore the 'cultural heart of Pakistan' in one of her pinned posts on Instagram. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The 34-year-old, who runs the YouTube channel 'Travel With Jo' with over 3.2 lakh subscribers and has a sizeable Instagram following of 13.4 lakh, has more than seven videos from Pakistan featured on her page, showcasing trips to Lahore and other parts of the neighbouring country. The arrest came days after Punjab Police nabbed two others from Malerkotla in a parallel espionage probe involving a staffer at the Pakistan High Commission, who was subsequently expelled by India. According to DSP Kamaljit Singh, who is supervising the probe, Jyoti had been in constant touch with handlers, including Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, who was recently expelled. She allegedly passed sensitive information and also promoted favourable narratives about Pakistan across Indian platforms. Indian girl in Lahore Pakistan 🇵🇰 Meeting @yatridoctor in Pakistan HC for Ramadan Iftar food tour🥰 'She has confessed to her role. Her travel history includes four visits to Pakistan, and she maintained encrypted communication with handlers on WhatsApp, Telegram and Snapchat,' DSP Singh said. 'She had saved one operative's number as 'Jatt Randhawa' and had also travelled to Bali with him.' Indian girl visited Pakistan 🇵🇰High Commission for Iftar Dinner party🇮🇳Got invitation by embassy Investigators are examining her devices and bank transactions to probe the extent of espionage. She has been booked under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act and Section 153 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police said Jyoti largely operated from Delhi despite being a Hisar native and had received help from Pakistani officials for visa extensions and local stays during her trips. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Indian Girl exploring Lahore Pakistan 🇵🇰Lahore fort | HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CAPITAL OF PAKISTAN The police investigation revealed that she had an intimate relationship with a Pakistani intelligence operative and travelled to Bali in Indonesia with him. She was produced before a court on Saturday and remanded to five-day police custody.
CBS News
14-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Lawyers asking for Tufts student detained by ICE to be released in hearing today
A federal judge in Vermont is holding a hearing Monday regarding jurisdictional issues involving a Tufts University Ph. D student who is being detained by the Trump administration . Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student at the Massachusetts university from Turkey, was detained last month on her way back from a Ramadan Iftar dinner on March 25 after her student visa was revoked. Ozturk is one of hundreds of students studying at American universities whose visas have been revoked or stopped from reentering the United States after they were accused of publicly expressing support for Palestinians. Ozturk's attorneys argue that her detention is unconstitutional. She is currently detained at a federal detention center in Basile, Louisiana, where the government argues her case should be heard. Mahsa Khanbabai, one of Ozturk's attorneys, told CBS Boston on Sunday that it's "pretty clear, based on the lack of evidence that the government has submitted, that she's done anything that's violated our immigration laws." "It's essentially just trying to silence and show everyone from speaking out and creating basically this, you know, Soviet-style era of watch your neighbor and report on what your neighbor is doing to us," Khanbabi said. After taking Ozturk into custody, immigration officials took her from Somerville to Methuen, Massachusetts, and then to Lebanon, New Hampshire, according to court filings. From there, she was brought to an ICE field office in St. Albans, Vermont, and was held there overnight. The following morning, on March 26, Ozturk was taken to the airport in Burlington, Vermont, and flown to Louisiana, where her custody was transferred to the immigration detention facility in Basile. Earlier this month, a federal judge rejected an effort by the Justice Department to throw out the challenge to Ozturk's detention after she was first taken into custody, and also denied an effort by the department to move her case to Louisiana. The same judge blocked Ozturk's removal from the United States until court proceedings play out. Ozturk's attorneys have argued in court proceedings that her detention is unconstitutional, violating her right to free speech and due process. Monday's arguments will be heard by Vermont District Court judge William K Sessions III, who was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton. In a court filing last week, Ozturk, 30, detailed how she was detained by ICE. Surveillance footage showed six plainclothes ICE agents who appeared to be wearing masks stopping Ozturk on the street and taking her into custody. "I felt very scared and concerned as the men surrounded me and grabbed my phone from me," Ozturk said in the statement, writing that the officers told her they were police, and one quickly showed what might have been a gold badge. "But I didn't think they were the police because I had never seen police approach and take someone away like this," she said. She added that the officers did not tell her why they were arresting her, and that they repeatedly denied her requests to speak to an attorney. While a letter dated March 25 did not state the basis for revocation of her visa, Ozturk had co-authored an editorial published in March 2024 in the school newspaper that criticized Tufts for dismissing several resolutions adopted by the undergraduate student Senate in an effort to "hold Israel accountable for clear violations of international law." The op-ed piece did not mention Hamas.
CBS News
03-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Judge in Boston to hold hearing on detained Tufts Ph.D. student, as DOJ says case should be heard in Louisiana
A federal judge in Boston is holding a hearing Thursday regarding a Tufts University Ph.D. student taken into custody in Massachusetts and moved by Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities to Louisiana last week. The government claimed in a filing Tuesday that Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar, had already been removed from Massachusetts before U.S. District Judge Denise Casper issued an order for her to stay in the state and that Casper no longer has jurisdiction to hear the case. Attorneys for Ozturk had filed a habeas petition to block her removal from Massachusetts, as well as from the U.S., and a federal judge granted the petition. But the Justice Department's filing Tuesday said she had already been transferred to an ICE detention center in Basile, Louisiana. An acting Homeland Security Department official filed a sworn statement saying Ozturk was arrested on March 25 in Somerville, Massachusetts, where Tufts is located, and then moved to Lebanon, New Hampshire, then to St. Albans, Vermont, overnight. She was again moved at 4 a.m. on March 26 to Burlington, Vermont, before she was finally transferred to the ICE detention center in Basile. The judge's order blocking her removal from Massachusetts was issued while Ozturk was in Vermont. Ozturk, who's in the U.S. on a student visa, was detained on her way to a Ramadan Iftar dinner. Surveillance footage showed six plainclothes ICE agents who appeared to be wearing masks stopping Ozturk on the street and taking her into custody. She's one of several students at American universities whose visas were revoked after they expressed support for Palestinians during the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Ozturk's attorneys argue her detention violates her constitutional rights to free speech and due process, and have asked for her immediate return to Massachusetts and for her to be freed from government custody. On Wednesday, Tufts president Sunil Kumar submitted a declaration defending Ozturk and supporting her motion regarding her release and return to Massachusetts. Kumar said the university "has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." He said that on March 26, the university received a notice stating that Ozturk was a "'non-immigrant status violator'" and citing the Immigration and Naturalization Act, it said "the United States believed that her presence in the country would result in 'potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.'" Ozturk was one of four students at Tufts University who co-authored an op-ed in the Tufts Daily college paper in March 2024 urging the university to "acknowledge the Palestinian genocide" and "divest from companies with direct or indirect ties to Israel." There is no mention of Hamas in the article . Kumar said the op-ed was consistent with the university's free speech policies and there were "opinions that were shared just as strongly" on other sides of the issue. "The University has no further information suggesting that she has acted in a manner that would constitute a violation of the University's understanding of the Immigration and Naturalization Act," Kumar wrote. He asked that Ozturk "receive the due process rights to which she is entitled," so she can return to Tufts to finish her studies and her degree. At the time of Ozturk's detention, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Ozturk "engaged in activities in support of Hamas," but did not provide details about her alleged activities. The government's filing Tuesday also contained no details about alleged ties to Hamas. The Justice Department's argument regarding jurisdiction — that the habeas petition arguments should be held where the person is being detained — has been used by the government in other court cases involving the Trump administration's deportation efforts, including in the case of former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil and in the cases of five Venezuelan men who sued to block their deportations under the Alien Enemies Act . Secretary of State Marco Rubio has touted the administration's cancellation of more than 300 student visas so far and said that student visas are meant to encourage studying and getting degrees, "not to become a social activist" and "tear up our university campuses."
Gulf Today
28-03-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
Sheikh Mansour hosts employees from various government entities at Ramadan Iftar banquet
His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, hosted employees from various government entities at a Ramadan Iftar gathering held at his palace's Al Barza Majlis in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mansour exchanged warm conversations with the attendees, reflecting the spirit and noble values of the holy month in fostering connection and compassion within the community. Prayers were offered for the occasion to be returned upon President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with continued health and happiness, and for the month to bring blessings and prosperity to the UAE, its leadership, and its people. The gathering was attended by a number of ministers and senior officials from various entities. WAM
Al Etihad
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Al Etihad
Mansour bin Zayed hosts employees from various government entities at Ramadan Iftar banquet
28 Mar 2025 00:29 ABU DHABI (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, hosted employees from various government entities at a Ramadan Iftar gathering held at his palace's Al Barza Majlis in Abu Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed exchanged warm conversations with the attendees, reflecting the spirit and noble values of the holy month in fostering connection and compassion within the community. Prayers were offered for the occasion to be returned upon President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with continued health and happiness, and for the month to bring blessings and prosperity to the UAE, its leadership, and its people. The gathering was attended by a number of ministers and senior officials from various entities.
