07052026-TTB-03.qxd 5/7/2026 12:36 AM Page 1 c m y b RAHUL TO JOIN ‘SADBHAV YATRA’ TOMORROW HARYANA /thetribunechd 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 125 | 22 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 DELHI thursday | 7 may 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com TrumpputsHormuz blockade on hold amid hopesofdeal NEW DELHI:US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a temporary pause in “Project Freedom” — the USled movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz — even as he issued a sharp warning to Iran over the consequences of failing to reach an agreement. The announcement comes amid signs that Washington and Tehran are inching closer to a possible deal to end the ongoing conflict. Trump said the pause, while keeping the broader maritime blockade intact, was aimed at creating space to assess whether a “complete and final agreement” could be concluded. INSIDE Nitish’s son set to join Bihar Cabinet today PATNA: JD(U) president Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant has agreed to join the Samrat Choudhary government in Bihar, and he is likely to be sworn in at the Cabinet expansion function on Thursday, according to a source close to both the ex-CM and his son. PTI Cops suspect ISI plot as twin blasts rock Jalandhar, Amritsar; DGP says IEDs used Disruptions ahead of Op Sindoor anniv | Punjab CM blames BJP Deliveryboywaited for7minutesatblast site,grilledovernight Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 6 Two back-to-back explosions near security establishments rocked Punjab on Tuesday night, triggering panic and a political blame game, with the police suspecting a plot by Pakistan’s ISI to cause disruptions ahead of the Operation Sindoor anniversary. The first explosion went off in Jalandhar outside the Border Security Force’s Punjab Frontier headquarters, while the second blast occurred near the Army cantonment in Amritsar’s Khasa. No injuries were reported, the police said. DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday that improvised Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav inspects the blast site outside the BSF headquarters in Jalandhar. MALKIAT SINGH explosive devices (IEDs) were used in the blasts. He was addressing the media after Himachal-cadre IPS officer in race for IB Director post visiting the blast site at Khasa. “The low intensity explosion at Khasa was caused by an Tribune News Service Vempati appointed censor board chief Shashi Shekhar Vempati, former CEO of Prasar Bharati, has been appointed chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Vempati will succeed Prasoon Joshi, who has been appointed chairman of Prasar Bharati. BACK PAGE New Delhi, May 6 Himachal Pradesh-cadre IPS officer (1993 batch) Rithwik Rudra is among the frontrunners for the post of Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB), as the incumbent Tapan Deka’s tenure is ending in June. Highly placed sources told The Tribune that Deka, who has been heading the bureau since 2022 and has received PM Modi, LoP Rahul, CJI Kant to meet next week to select CBI chief ONE YEAR ON Vijay Mohan Tribune News Service two extensions, is not likely to get another extension. His tenure ends on June 30. Sources added that Rudra was currently serving as Special Director in the IB. Another senior IPS officer, Continued on Page 11 IED, with shrapnel recovered Continued on Page 11 Edit: blast in punjab It was a narrow escape for Gurpreet Singh, 22, a delivery boy for Flipkart company, outside the BSF headquarters on Tuesday evening. Sources said he had been sitting on his scooter for nearly seven minutes ahead of the blast, waiting for the return of a parcel from a BSF official. Since the first finger of suspicion pointed towards him, BSF personnel handed him over to the Commissionerate of Police that interrogated him overnight. He was allowed to go back only after it was well-established that his scooter had nothing to do with the blast. INSIDE Cong in tow, Vijay stakes claim in TN Aditi Tandon & Shekhar Singh Tribune News Service NewDelhi, May6 Two days after his party TVK emerged as the single largest but fell short of majority in Tamil Nadu, actor-politician C Joseph Vijay met Governor RV Arlekar to stake claim to form the government. Vijay’s stake was powered by the declaration of support by the Congress, which attributed the move to the need of keeping communal forces at bay. However, the decision upset its ally DMK. The Governor, Lok Bhavan sources said, was however not convinced of the numbers behind Vijay who secured 108 seats in the Assembly where the magic mark is 118. Vijay is short of 11 seats because he How IAF outwitted Pak with skills, precision Animesh Singh NEW DELHI: INDIA, VIETNAM EYE $25-BN TRADE BY 2030 BACK PAGE Chandigarh, May 6 Intricate planning, midnight sorties, flying at low level and aggressive manoeuvring in the face of heavily fortified enemy defences was how IAF pilots carried out multiple high-stakes missions to hit critical targets deep inside Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in May last year. During most of the strike missions carried out from May 7 to 10, the opportunity to penetrate the hostile threat envelope was extremely restricted and the launch window available to deliver the weapons was miniscule. Nine IAF officers — Group Captains Manish Arora, Kunal Kalra, Animesh Patni and Ranjeet Singh Sidhu; Wing Commander Joy Chan- Today’s issue is of 22 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b dra; Squadron Leaders Sarthak Kumar, Siddhant Singh and Rizwan Malik; and Flight Lieutenant Aarshveer Singh Thakur — were decorated with the Vir Chakra for gallantry with their citations giving a captivating account from the cockpits. The IAF has not officially disclosed the aircraft used in the operation or the units involved, but it is widely believed that the SU-30 MKI, Rafale, Mirage-2000, Jaguar, Continued on Page 11 SPECIALCOVERAGE WHEN AIR-MOBILISED GUNS FIRED BARRAGE PAK STILL GROUND ZERO OF TERROR: INTEL ARMY BOOSTS COMBAT EDGE WITH DRONES, AI PAK AIRSPACE STILL SHUT, AIRLINES SUFFER LOSSES BORDER CALM RETURNS BUT UNEASE REMAINS PAGE 11, 13 TVK chief Vijay calls on Governor RV Arlekar in Chennai. PTI DMK calls Congress move ‘backstabbing’ will need to vacate one of the two that he won. Lok Bhavan sources indicated that the letter submitted by Vijay did not Continued on Page 11 Bengal CM-hopeful SuvenduAdhikari’s assistantshotdead Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant was shot by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday night. The incident took place at Doharia in Madhyamgram area, where Chandranath Rath was attacked on a road. He sustained critical injuries in the firing and was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead, the police said. — PTI
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