Pakistan-Afghanistan hostilities deepen; UAE to exit OPEC, OPEC+ amid West Asia conflict
The latest episode of Statecraft covers multiple global developments, starting with the escalating border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
A stabbing incident in Mumbai's Mira Road was caught on camera by a construction worker. The accused, identified as Jaib Ansari, a former chemistry and mathematics teacher who studied in the United States, attacked two security guards. According to the police FIR, Ansari approached a guard, Subroto Sen, asked about a nearby mosque, and enquired if he was a Hindu before attacking him. Ansari then targeted the security supervisor, demanding he recite the Kalima, and stabbed him grievously when he failed to do so. Both victims were rushed to a nearby multi-specialty hospital, where one remains in critical condition. Ansari was arrested within ninety minutes of the incident. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated preliminary inputs suggest it was a lone wolf attack by a self-radicalised individual. Police investigations revealed Ansari's internet history was filled with ISIS Syria propaganda videos, and incriminating ISIS texts were seized from his residence. Authorities are investigating if an online handler instructed Ansari to carry out the attack to disturb law and order.
The latest episode of Statecraft covers multiple global developments, starting with the escalating border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
New Online Gaming Act rules ban all real-money and betting games, allowing only skill-based esports under strict definitions and mandatory registration.
Ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, a major controversy has erupted over the conduct of IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, deployed as an Election Commission observer in South 24 Parganas.
The big talking point of this episode of News Today is the final and second phase assembly poll in West Bengal.