05122025-TTC-01.qxd 12/5/2025 Page 1 13 ARREST WARRANT AGAINST HASINA’S SON WORLD /thetribunechd 12:34 AM CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 335 | 16 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 META FACES EU PROBE OVER AI IN WHATSAPP BUSINESS friday | 5 december 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com PM goes all out to receive ‘time-tested ‘Shame’: SC asks HCs to give list of acid attack cases within 4 weeks friend’ as Putin slams tariffs on India Satya Prakash Tribune News Service @NARENDRAMODI/X VIA PTI Russian Prez calls partnership ‘stable, evolving & critical in a rapidly changing world’ Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, December 4 Russian President Vladimir Putin was received by PM Narendra Modi at the New Delhi airport tarmac on Thursday evening , breaking protocol and signalling India’s intent to put the “special” back in the strategic partnership between India and Russia. This is Putin’s first visit to “old friend” India in four years — or since the start of the conflict with Ukraine. Putin, in an interview with India Today in Russia just hours ahead of his visit, questioned the US, saying that if it had the right to buy Russian fuel, “why shouldn’t India have the same privilege”. The Indian PM “does not succumb to pressure” from any country, including the US, Putin said in his interview, and emphasised the seven-decade-old friendship with India, calling the partnership “stable, evolving and critical in a rapidly changing world”. After Putin arrived, PM Modi posted on X, “Delighted to welcome my friend, President Putin to India. Looking forward to our interactions later this evening and tomorrow. The IndiaRussia friendship is a timetested one that has greatly benefited our people.” Modi and Putin will be ‘Insecure’govtasking foreign leaders not to meet LoP: Rahul Tribune News Service New Delhi, December 4 Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the government was discouraging visiting foreign dignitaries from meeting him. New Delhi, December 4 The Supreme Court on Thursday took exception to inordinate delay in completion of trial in acid attack cases and directed all 25 High Courts to submit within four weeks details of such pending cases across India. “The offence is of 2009 and the trial is not completed… If the national capital cannot respond to these challenges, then who will deal with it? It’s a shame on the system...,” a Bench of Chief Justice of India and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said, expressing surprise over Takes exception to 16-yr delay in completion of trial MOCKERY OF SYSTEM This is a mockery of the system. There should be no sympathy for such persons (accused). SC Bench ❝ the 16-year delay in completion of trial in a case of petitioner Shaheen Malik — an acid attack victim. Malik has filed a PIL on the issue. The Bench suggested setting up special courts for expeditious disposal of acid attack cases. The trial continued on page 10 Edit: acid attacks Amritpal challenges 3rd NSA detention order Give more staff to ease load on BLOs, SC directs states Saurabh Malik NewDelhi, December 4 Amid allegations of deaths of several booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls due to extreme work pressure, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked states to consider deputing additional employees to ease their work pressure. “In case they (BLOs) are facing hardships, including being overburdened with their routine duties as well as the additional duties assigned by the Election Commission, the state government can obviate such hardships,” a Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said. INSIDE BLATANT LIE, SAYS BJP PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin travel in a car to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi. MODI DOESN’T SUCCUMB TO PRESSURE PM Modi is not someone who succumbs to pressure easily. His stance is unwavering and straightforward, without being confrontational. Our goal is not to provoke conflict; rather, we aim to protect our lawful rights. India does the same. Vladimir Putin, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT ❝ attending the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, as Moscow and New Delhi seek to expand their economic ties beyond the traditional — energy and defence. Earlier, Putin, in his interview, emphasised the IndiaRussia ties, saying, “The world is evolving rapidly. New centres of power emerging. Therefore, it’s crucial to ensure stability among major nations for gradual progress in both bilateral and international relations”. “Russia’s collaboration with India spans an extensive array and, of course, the unique nature of our relationship adds another layer of significance,” Putin said, adding that “India’s progress over the past 77 years since gaining Independence, an extremely brief span in historical terms, has been substantial indeed, and India has truly come a long way in development”. On his car ride with PM Modi during the SCO summit in China in October, Putin said, “It was a simple gesture of camaraderie. There is nothing special here.” Putin said growing cooperation continued on page 8 The BJP dismissed the allegation as a “blatant lie”, saying Rahul had met many foreign guests, including the PMs of New Zealand and Mauritius, this year. Earlier, Rahul said successive governments, from the Vajpayee era to the Manmohan Singh years, had upheld the norm of ensuring that the LoP met foreign leaders. He claimed that this convention was being quietly abandoned. “The government does not represent India alone. Meetings with the Opposition leader offer an alternative viewpoint... But during my visits abroad as well as when high-level delegations travel to India, subtle signals are sent that the Opposition leader should be kept off their schedule,” alleged Rahul. c m y b Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 4 Member of Parliament from the Khadoor Sahib LS seat Amritpal Singh has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the legality of the third successive detention order issued against him on April 17 under the National Security Act (NSA), alleging absence of any credible material linking him with prejudicial activities. The petition filed through counsel Arshdeep Singh Cheema, Imaan Singh Khara and Harjot Singh Mann claims that the detention is Claims it violates Articles 21, 22 “arbitrary, void of jurisdiction and violative of constitutional safeguards under Articles 21 and 22”. It submits that Amritpal Singh has remained under preventive detention since April 2023 despite the absence of any supporting material for continued incarceration. The case is yet to come up for hearing. An advance copy of the petition has been furnished to the Union of India, continued on page 10
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