25052026-TTC-01.qxd 5/25/2026 12:22 AM Page 1 c m y b 13 RUSSIA FIRES HYPERSONIC MISSILE AT KYIV WORLD /thetribunechd CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 143 | 12 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 monday | 25 may 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com ASI on way to duty shot by bike-borne assailantsinPunjab AMRITSAR: Unidentified motor- cycle-borne assailants shot ASI Joga Singh while he was on his way to duty in the Majitha area on Sunday. ASI Joga Singh was a resident of Ghaniye Ke Bangar village in Batala. He was posted in the traffic wing of the Amritsar police. Meanwhile, an obscure outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan, on social media claimed responsibility for the killing while issuing fresh threats to security men and government officials. INSIDE Twisha cremated after 2nd autopsy NEW DELH: Twisha Sharma, a Noida woman who died at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12 due to alleged dowry harassment, was cremated on Sunday after a team of doctors from AIIMS, Delhi, completed the second postmortem of her body. A senior AIIMS official said the compilation of the report would take some time. BACK PAGE ‘COCKROACH PARTY SHOWS YOUTH’S ANGER’ NATION Energy security, visa curbs: EAM Iran won’t have nukes, toll-free Hormuz part of peace plan: US raises Delhi’s concerns with Rubio Inalienable right to N-tech, programme peaceful: Tehran Immigration reforms not India-specific, Pak ties not at Delhi’s expense: US Secy Rubio:India,UShave madegreatprogress, onvergeoftradedeal Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 24 Amid a looming global energy crisis, India has raised concerns with the US over securing reliable and costeffective energy supplies and also flagged recent changes in the US visa regime, saying these were impacting business and research. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held bilateral talks with his US counterpart Marco Rubio in New Delhi on Sunday. The two sides also discussed trade, technology and defence ties. At a joint press conference, Rubio said US ties with Pakistan were not at the expense of its partnership with India. Raising concerns over energy continued on page 9 Tribune News Service US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar shake hands after their talks in New Delhi. REUTERS STUPID PEOPLE EVERYWHERE: RUBIO ON RACISM Rejecting charges of racism faced by Indians in the US, Rubio said every country “has stupid people” and described such remarks in America as “dumb commentary”. “I’m sure there are people here who have made comments online and in other places because every country in the world, including the US, has stupid people who make dumb comments all the time,” he said. New Delhi, May 24 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said the India-US trade deal was on the “verge of happening”. Rubio was addressing a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi after the two held a bilateral meeting covering multiple issues of technology and energy, among others. “We are on the verge of making that happen,” Rubio said when asked about the pending trade deal between the two countries. In the absence of a structured continued on page 9 Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 24 Detailing the terms of the expected peace deal between the United States and Iran, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio today said Iran could never possess a nuclear weapon and “President Donald Trump is clear about that”. He emphasised opening the Strait of Hormuz was part of the negotiations and that too without any toll on ships. “This is an international waterway; they don’t own it...they are threatening to destroy commercial vessels using an international waterway,” he said. Addressing mediapersons alongside External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Rubio said: “If we allow that (toll on ships) to become normal, we would be normalising an LOVE INDIA, MODI: TRUMP ■ US President Donald Trump called in during the US I-Day event in New Delhi and said: “I love India, I love Modi”. Joining the celebrations via a phone call with US Ambassador Sergio Gor, Trump expressed his warmth for India ■ Meanwhile, Trump said the Iran peace talks were “proceeding in a constructive manner,” but told the negotiators “not to rush into any deal” unacceptable status quo and setting a dangerous precedent that can be replicated here in this region and in multiple places around the world.” “We’ve made some progress over the last 48 hours working with our partners in the Gulf region on an outline that could ultimately, if it succeeds, leave us with completely open straits with- out tolls,” he said, adding it required full Iranian acceptance and then compliance, and some future work on negotiating the details. Meanwhile, the Iranian embassy in India responded saying these allegations constituted a clear attempt to distort the realities of the region and to deflect attention from the destabilising policies of the US and Israel. With regard to the claims made by Rubio concerning Iran’s nuclear programme, the embassy said Tehran had an “inalienable” right to nuclear technology. It said Iran was a committed member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and had consistently declared that its nuclear programme was entirely peaceful and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Ebolatraveladvisory for3Africannations WB orders setting up of ‘holding’ centres Behind sprint record, father’s years of sacrifice MANN HAILS GURINDERVIR for illegal foreigners awaiting deportation NEW DELHI: While India has not Tribune News Service reported any Ebola cases, in view of the surge in disease in African nations, the Centre has advised people to avoid nonessential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan. The WHO has declared Ebola a public health emergency of international concern. BACK PAGE New Delhi, May 24 The West Bengal Government has directed district administrations across the state to begin setting up holding centres for apprehended foreign nationals and released foreign prisoners awaiting deportation or repatriation. Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service BJP SWEEPS FALTA POLL BJP’s Debangshu Panda on Sunday swept the Falta Assembly seat repoll by over one lakh votes. TMC’s Jahangir Khan got 7,783 votes and forfeited his deposit. In a communication issued by the Home and Hill Affairs Department to District Magistrates, authorities have been asked to initiate action for creating designated facilities in line with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) guidelines dealing with illegal foreign nationals, including suspected Bangladeshi immigrants and the Rohingya. The letter specifically referred to procedures related to the deportation of continued on page 9 c m y b Gurindervir Singh clocked 10.09 seconds to break 100m national record. ANI Jalandhar, May 24 When 25-year-old Gurindervir Singh from Patial village in Bhogpur, Jalandhar, blazed across the finish line in a sensational 10.09 seconds to create a new national record in the men’s 100m, the country celebrated the rise of India’s fastest man. But behind that electrifying sprint lies a story In a post on X, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann congratulated Gurindervir Singh for breaking the men’s 100m national record while he honoured 87 awardees along with 1,070 medal-winning sportspersons at an event. of sacrifice, struggle and a father’s unwavering belief. For Kamaljit Singh, a retired continued on page 9
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