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4 days ago
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News18 Afternoon Digest: Rajnath's Statement on PoK, Man Held For Spying For ISI & Other Top Stories
Last Updated: Rajnath Singh said PoK residents are Indians and will return to India. Rajasthan employee Shakur Khan Manganiyar was arrested for spying for ISI and visited Pakistan seven times. News18 Afternoon Digest: In today's afternoon digest, we are covering Rajnath Singh's big statement on PoK residents, Rajasthan govt employee arrested for spying for ISI and other top stories. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said those residing in the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) are India's own people and will one day return to the country, saying that they are Indians. Addressing an event in New Delhi, Rajnath Singh also said that India could have done much more when retaliating to Pakistan's terror attacks, and that we exercised restraint with power during the 'Operation Sindoor'. Read more Rajasthan Govt Employee Arrested For Spying For ISI, Visited Pakistan 7 Times A Rajasthan government employee has been arrested in Jaisalmer for allegedly spying for Pakistan's ISI, amid a nationwide crackdown on espionage networks across the country after the May 7-10 Operation Sindoor. The arrested employee was identified as Shakur Khan Manganiyar, who was picked up by a joint team of CID and intelligence agencies from his office in Jaisalmer. Khan, who was employed with the state's employment department, may be shifted to Jaipur for further questioning. Read more Elon Musk Pressured Trump Team to Kill OpenAI's UAE Deal, White House Ignored Him: Report Renowned actor and politician Kamal Haasan seems to have unwittingly waded into a controversy over the origin of Kannada language. At a promotion of his new movie 'Thug Life", Haasan said that Kannada came from Tamil implying that Tamil is the mother language of Kannada. He made this highly controversial statement in the presence of Kannada actor Shivarajkumar, son of thespian, the late Rajkumar. Read more Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Thursday highlighted the use of technology in warfare and stated that India's recent anti-terror operation, codenamed as 'Operation Sindoor' was conducted very professionally. Giving an interesting Salman Khan-style twist to India's resolute of maximising the use of Indian made defence equipment, the Air Chief Marshal said, 'Ek baar jo humne commitment kar diya to fir, hum apne aap ki bhi nahi sunta…(Once I make a commitment, I don't even listen to myself afterwards)." Read more First Published: May 29, 2025, 14:07 IST


News18
4 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Rajasthan Govt Employee Arrested For Spying For ISI, Was In Touch With Pakistan High Commission
Last Updated: The staffer was identified as Shakur Khan Manganiyar, who was arrested from his office in Jaisalmer. He was allegedly in touch with Pakistani High Commission. A Rajasthan government employee has been arrested in Jaisalmer for allegedly spying for Pakistan's ISI, amid a nationwide crackdown on espionage networks across the country after the May 7-10 Operation Sindoor. The arrested employee was identified as Shakur Khan Manganiyar, who was picked up by a joint team of CID and intelligence agencies from his office in Jaisalmer. Khan, who was employed with the state's employment department, may be shifted to Jaipur for further questioning. The intelligence and security agencies will conduct a joint interrogation. Initial investigation has established his alleged contacts with the Pakistani High Commission. More to follow… First Published: