Evening news wrap: Raghav Chadha loses 1 million Insta followers; Iran shares its truce demands with Pakistan | India News
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has delivered both the Tehran’s demand and their reservations about theUS demands as peace talks 2.0 continues to be uncertain.Delhi Police arrests YouTuberSalim Wastik , allegedly a fugitive convicted killer living under a new identity for 26 years.Raghav Chadha loses over 1 million Instagram followers within 24 hours of joiningBJP .- Coordinated terrorist attacks hit Bamako, Mali, with gunfire and explosions reported across the capital and fighting still ongoing.
- Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly uses a covert courier network of handwritten messages to avoid US-Israel surveillance.
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Iran’s FM delivers demands to Pakistan; US envoys enroute for peace talks
Abbas Araghchi conveyed Iran’s negotiating positions along with its reservations about US demands to Pakistani officials during his visit to Islamabad, with discussions focusing on regional dynamics and diplomatic coordination. Follow live updates
YouTuber Salim Wastik, who was stabbed more than 10 times in abdomen at Ghaziabad office, arrested for killing boy in 1995
In a dramatic turn of events that bridges a decades-old cold case with modern-day social media fame, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has apprehended Salim Wastik, a YouTuber and social activist known for his vocal criticism of Islam, in a two-decade-old kidnapping and murder charge. Read full story
Raghav Chadha loses over 1 million followers, flooded with hate comments after joining BJP
Within 24 hours of announcing his exit from the Aam Aadmi Party and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has seen a sharp decline in his Instagram following, losing over 1 million followers. Once seen as a Gen Z political icon, Chadha’s follower count dropped from 14.6 million to 13.3 million. Read full story
‘Gunfire everywhere’: Explosions heard near Mali international airport, military base
A series of coordinated attacks rocked Mali on early Saturday, with gunfire and explosions reported in the capital Bamako. Firing was also heard near a military camp close to the city’s international airport. The Malian Armed Forces said unidentified “terrorist” groups targeted several positions in the capital and other parts of the country in a coordinated assault. Read full story
Handwritten letters, human chain: How Mojtaba Khamenei controls Iran from the shadows
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is commanding the country through a secret “human chain” of handwritten letters to avoid detection by the US and Israel, according to a report by The New York Times. The report said messages meant for the leader are “handwritten, sealed in envelopes and passed on via a human chain” of trusted couriers. These couriers travel on highways and rural back roads using motorcycles and cars to reach his “hide-out,” with replies sent back through the same secure route. Read full story
