TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump continued his ‘cool’ stance towards Iran as the two sides exchanged gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday amid a diplomatic standoff. While the global community is realizing that Washington may have overplayed its hand in the conflict, signs of Iranian resilience and defiance have prompted Trump to raise what he sees as another indirect nuclear threat against the country he has repeatedly threatened to annihilate. Emphasizing that the ceasefire with Iran is still in effect despite increasing hostilities in the Gulf, Trump told reporters, “If there’s no ceasefire, you won’t know. You just have to see a big flash coming out of Iran.” The “big flash” comment seemed close to a nuclear threat, and he followed it up with another ultimatum: “They better sign the deal quickly… If they don’t sign, they’re going to be in a lot of pain.“The comments came after renewed missile exchanges, drone strikes and naval skirmishes in and around the Gulf on Thursday, although Washington is insisting that talks with Tehran are still ongoing. Administration officials later attempted to soften the interpretation of the nuclear threat, arguing that the President was referring broadly to US military power. Trump’s threats also coincided oddly with the latest intelligence leaks, which show the US may no longer hold the commanding hand the White House publicly projects. A classified CIA assessment reportedly circulated among senior policymakers concludes that Iran could withstand a US-led naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz for at least three to four months – and possibly longer – despite heavy bombing and severe economic pressure. Intelligence reportedly estimates that Iran still retains about 70 percent of its missile-launch capability and has restarted parts of its missile production network even as Trump claims to be dismantling them, leaving Iran with less than 20 percent capability. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi taunted and trolled Trump over the issue, claiming that Tehran’s missile inventory and launch capability was 120 percent, far above US estimates. “Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the US opts for a reckless military adventure. Is this a crude pressure tactic? Or the result of spoilers once again pushing POTUS into yet another quagmire?” Araghchi said in a post on Twitter as reports in the US media began to question Trump’s claims about Iran’s disengagement. The intelligence findings refute repeated White House claims that Tehran is on the brink of military and economic collapse. Instead, intelligence officials reportedly warned that Iran appeared ready for a protracted war due to Washington’s limited political patience and the growing strain on US military stockpiles.Those concerns were heightened by another report resonating in strategic circles in Washington. Under the striking headline “China sees a ‘limping giant’ as US sheds arms on Iran war,” analysts close to Beijing argued that America’s long-running Iran campaign is increasingly weakening its deterrent posture in the Pacific, particularly on Taiwan.Chinese analysts reportedly believe the Iran conflict is exposing weaknesses in US logistics, missile stockpiles and political stamina – an assessment that is likely to sharpen Beijing’s leverage in future negotiations with Washington. Trump is scheduled to visit Beijing later this month, and for now, the image emerging from both reports is of a superpower quietly trying to look like a superpower while facing the arithmetic of overstretch.This contradiction was visible again on Thursday when Trump simultaneously claimed that Iran was “blown up in two minutes” following the latest clashes in the Gulf while also insisting that talks were “going very well.” Given the growing public uneasiness about yet another far-reaching war, the American President has also become a frequent butt of jokes on late night television. The latest military exchange began late Wednesday when Iranian drones and anti-ship missiles reportedly targeted US naval assets escorting commercial shipping near Hormuz. Pentagon officials said U.S. destroyers intercepted several projectiles, although regional reports indicated at least one ship suffered minor damage. Meanwhile, Iran accused Washington of violating the ceasefire framework through continued maritime interference and aerial surveillance operations near Iranian territory.Inside Washington, the conflict is also exposing rifts within Trump’s own coalition. Some Republican supporters are pushing for a broader strike on Iranian infrastructure and Revolutionary Guard leadership targets, arguing that Tehran is showing inflexibility because Washington has not taken enough action. But another faction — which includes many military officers and conservative foreign-policy skeptics — fears the administration is heading into an open regional war with unclear objectives, rising costs and diminishing strategic returns.

उन्होंने अंकिता भंडारी हत्याकांड का जिक्र करते हुए कहा कि अब तक पूरे मामले का खुलासा नहीं हो सका है और लगातार सच्चाई छिपाने की कोशिश की जा रही है. उन्होंने इस मामले की अदालत की निगरानी में जांच की मांग दोहराई। चारधाम यात्रा के संबंध में उन्होंने कहा कि यात्रा मार्गों पर मुख्यमंत्री और प्रधानमंत्री के स्वागत में बड़े-बड़े होर्डिंग तो लगे हैं, लेकिन श्रद्धालुओं के लिए पर्याप्त इंतजाम नहीं हैं. उन्होंने आरोप लगाया कि यात्रियों को ट्रैफिक जाम, आवास और परिवहन समस्याओं का सामना करना पड़ रहा है। उत्तराखंड में बेरोजगारी और पलायन बड़ी समस्या बन गई है.

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गांव खाली होते जा रहे हैं और यही आज के उत्तराखंड की हकीकत है। उन्होंने कहा कि पेपर लीक मामले में उत्तराखंड सरकार चैंपियन बन गई है। कांग्रेस प्रभारी ने दावा किया कि बीजेपी के अंदर भी समन्वय की कमी है और इस बार राज्य की जनता ने कांग्रेस की सरकार बनाने का मन बना लिया है. प्रेस वार्ता में प्रदेश अध्यक्ष गणेश गोदियाल, नेता प्रतिपक्ष यशपाल आर्य, पूर्व विधायक मनोज रावत, पूर्व प्रमुख प्रदीप थपलियाल आदि मौजूद रहे।

A US federal judge has criticized some terminations carried out under Elon MuskThe Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said the process was illegal, poorly designed and “deeply disturbing”.US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled on Thursday that large-scale cancellations of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) could not be tolerated, barring the Trump administration from enforcing them and criticizing how they were carried out.“There can be no serious dispute that the review process implemented by DOGE was not consistent with, or even similar to, NEH’s normal grant-review process,” Judge McMahon wrote.The court found that DOGE staff lacked the proper authority to make the decision and said the dismissals were carried out in a manner that ignored established procedures. In his ruling, the judge concluded that protected characteristics were used improperly during the review process.“Judge McMahon declared the terminations unlawful, concluded that DOGE employees did not have the authority to make those decisions, and blocked the Trump Administration from terminating the grants.”He said that the method used by DOGE was discriminatory in practice.“The mere mention of black civil-rights history, Jewish testimony about the Holocaust, the often-forgotten Asian American experience, the shameful treatment of children of Native tribes, or a woman as a marker of lack of competence or extravagance is not valid,” she said.The judge also focused on specific cuts to projects involving Holocaust studies and said the reasoning behind them was worrying.She said, “At a time when the specter of anti-Semitism is looming again, for our government to deem a project about Jewish women offensive because it focuses on Jewish cultures and female voices is deeply troubling.”The decision comes after several nonprofit organizations challenged the grant cancellations in court, arguing that the cuts undermined humanities research and ignored congressional intent. He welcomed the decision and called it an important protection of cultural and educational works.The case focuses on actions taken after Donald Trump returned to the White House and empowered Musk to help drive federal cost-cutting efforts through the newly minted DOGE along with Ohio Republican primary Vivek Ramaswamy. Agencies had already been directed to suspend diversity-related programs and staff.Court documents and statements released earlier this year revealed how two DOGE employees, Justin Fox and Nate Cavanaugh, helped identify grants for cancellation using keyword filters. These included terms like “DEI”, “equity”, “inclusion” and “LGBTQ”.Kavanaugh acknowledged in testimony that the approach was blunt, though he defended the broader objective of cutting spending.“Aren’t you sorry that people may have lost vital income that supports their lives?” one lawyer asked Kavanaugh.Kavanaugh said, “No. I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit from $2 trillion to close to zero.”“Did you reduce the federal deficit?” The lawyer asked.“No, we did not,” Cavanaugh said.Neither Fox nor Kavanaugh worked in government before joining DOGE.

बरेली समाचार: उत्तर प्रदेश के बरेली जिले से एक दिल दहला देने वाला मामला सामने आया है, जहां 37 दिन पहले हुई दिव्यांग ई-रिक्शा चालक की हत्या का पुलिस ने खुलासा कर दिया है. इस मामले में मुख्य आरोपी को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया है. जांच में पता चला कि हत्या की वजह सिर्फ इतनी थी कि मृतक आरोपी की पत्नी से बात करता था. इससे आरोपी के मन में नाराजगी पैदा हो गई और उसने अपने साथियों के साथ मिलकर युवक की हत्या कर दी. इस घटना के खुलासे के बाद इलाके में एक बार फिर हलचल तेज हो गई है.

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यह घटना बरेली के बिशारतगंज थाना क्षेत्र में हुई. पुलिस के मुताबिक मृतक दिव्यांग युवक था जो ई-रिक्शा चलाकर अपने परिवार का भरण-पोषण करता था. गांव के लोग उन्हें मेहनती और सरल स्वभाव का बताते हैं. परिजनों के मुताबिक उसकी किसी से कोई दुश्मनी नहीं थी, लेकिन आरोपी को अपनी पत्नी से बात करना पसंद नहीं था.