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22:05 Trump urges college students to stand up to criticism

Delivering his first commencement address, President Donald Trump today urged graduates of a Christian university to follow their convictions but to also be willing to stand up to criticism from others who don't have the courage to do what is right.

Trump kept to an upbeat message in his first extended public appearance since firing James Comey as FBI director this week.

Drawing parallels to what was widely viewed as a longshot bid by Trump for the presidency, he urged the more than 18,000 graduates to fight for what they believe in and to "challenge entrenched interests and failed power structures."

"Remember this: Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy," Trump said. "Following your convictions means you must be willing to face criticism from those who lack the same courage to do what is right, and they know what is right but they don't have the courage or the guts or the stamina to take it and to do it."

Trump told graduates to "treat the word 'impossible' as nothing more than motivation" and to embrace being called an "outsider" because "It's the outsiders who change the world."

Amid border tension, Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa today toured some areas along the Line of Control, two weeks after a similar visit which was followed by the beheading of two Indian soldiers.

Bajwa visited troops deployed along the LoC in Nikial sector, Pakistan Army's media wing Inter Services Public Relations said in a statement.

He was briefed about the ground situation by a commander.

"He (Bajwa) appreciated high state of operational readiness, effective response to Indian cease fire violations and high morale of troops," the ISPR said.

Bajwa was accompanied by commander Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza.

The LoC has been witnessing exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops for the last several weeks.

Pakistan on Saturday summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh over the latest ceasefire violation between the two nations.

According to sources, India conveyed that Pakistan initiated heavy shelling and artillery in the Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

It was the third consecutive ceasefire violation by Pakistan which killed at least two civilians.

Pakistans refusal to accept its role in disturbing peace in India and funding militants in Jammu and Kashmir is a serious challenge and it is necessary to isolate Islamabad at all international forums, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.

Road Transport, Highways and Shipping minister Nitin Gadkari said the Indian government has been consistently taking initiatives to resolve all the outstanding regional and bilateral issues with all neighbouring countries in a peaceful manner through dialogue.

But Pakistans intransigence in disturbing peace and tranquillity in the region harbouring terrorist outfits and funding extremists in Jammu and Kashmir is a serious challenge and we need to isolate Islamabad at all international forums, Gadkari said while addressing the Overseas Friends of the Bharatiya Janata Party in London.

Gadkari called upon Britain to support Indias fight against terrorism in South Asia as this scourge against humanity was disturbing peace and hampering economic growth in the entire region.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed grief over the death of two civilians in the firing by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control in Rajouri.

"Mehbooba has expressed grief over the death of two civilians and injuries to few others at Jhanger in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district today due to cross LoC shelling," an official spokesman said.

He said the chief minister also directed the deputy commissioner of Rajouri to immediately send rescue teams to the spot and ensure proper treatment of the injured.

She also directed the district administration to relocate the affected people to safer places, the spokesman said.

19:51

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19:19 Candlelight march for Kashmiri officer Lt Umar Fayaz

A candlelight march has begun at India Gate in New Delhi to pay homage to Army officer Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, who was killed by terrorists on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, the army said a school had been renamed after Fayaz and his family was handed over a cheque for Rs 75 lakh. The cheque for Rs 75 lakh was from the Army Group Insurance Fund, apart from another cheque for Rs one lakh from the martyr's regiment -- Rajputana Rifles.

18:35 J-K Police busts Lashkar-e-Tayiba module

The Jammu and Kashmir Police today claimed to have busted a module of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba, which had been trying to revive militancy in the Chenab valley, with the arrest of seven persons, including an special police officer and a former Territorial Army personnel.

The module was working to revive militancy in the Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Inspector General of Police of Jammu Zone S D S Jamwal told reporters here that the arrests were made by a special investigation team formed after the attack on a police post in Doda on May 8, in which one SPO was killed and another injured.

Giving details, the IGP said that based on intelligence inputs the SIT had picked up some suspects and subsequently apprehended Abdul Rashid Harga alias Abdullah, a resident of Tanta.

Rashid had been an active member of LeT between 2001 and 2008 and had later surrendered. He was again arrested in 2013 and was released on bail in 2016.

"After sustained interrogation, Rashid confessed to his involvement in the (Doda) firing incident and disclosed the names of his two associates -- his younger brother Showket Ali and Akthar Magary of Tanta," the IGP said.

Following their interrogation, four more persons -- Bashir Ahmed, who was earlier part of Territorial Army, his nephew and SPO Altaf Ahmed, Shafqat Hussain and Hafiz -- were arrested.

An AK-47 rifle and three magazines and ammunition have been recovered from them, the IGP said.

He said that Rashid had been in contact with Bashir Ahmed of Bangraw-Gandoh, who was earlier working in the 139 Territorial Army Battalion in Thathri.

Former US first lady Michelle Obama expressed concern over the Trump administration's decision to scale back school meal nutritional requirements.

"You have to stop and think, 'Why don't you want our kids to have good food at school? What is wrong with you, and why is that a partisan issue?" Obama said at the annual summit of the Partnership for a Healthier America, a nonprofit that works with the private and public sectors to fight childhood obesity. "Why would that be political?"

Obama -- who did not mention US President Donald Trump or first lady Melania Trump by name -- emphasized that it's important to make sure parents think about the importance of healthy school lunches.

"Moms, think about this," she said. "I don't care what state you live in. Take me out of the equation; like me, don't like me, but think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap."

Obama said she will continue to fight for the cause.

The unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks, which have affected over 45,000 computers in at least 74 countries since Friday evening, have also spread to India. Over 100 systems of the Andhra Pradesh police have been affected by the virus, called ransomware.

Confirming the attack, Gulshan Rai, Director General of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, said "We held an assessment meeting today and have found that 102 systems of Andhra Police have been infected with ransomware, particularly those using the Windows operating system."

The ransomware virus infects computer files and then demands anywhere between $300- $600 bitcoins to unblock them. It has struck targets from Russia's banks to British hospitals and French carmaker Renault's factories.

The incident is being described as the biggest cyber ransom attack ever.

Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid, Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati, who had initially refused to remove the red beacon from his car, finally agreed to follow Centre's order.

Defying Centre's order, Barkati earlier said that he would continue to use the red-beacon as the permission for it was given by the erstwhile "British Government".

"I will remove red beacon once everyone does the same. I will continue to use as I have got permission from British government," Barkati said.

He further said that he has been using the red beacon for decades and wouldn't take orders from the Centre.

On Friday, an FIR was also lodged against Maulana Barkati after a BJP leader Suraj Kumar Singh registered a complaint against him for not complying with the Centre's ban on the use of the red beacon.

The Central government imposed the ban on use of red beacon on vehicles attached to dignitaries from May 1.

AAP leader Ashish Khetan today claimed to have received a "death threat" from fringe Hindu groups, and demanded that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh initiate action against the culprits.

Khetan said he had on May 9 received a letter stating that he had "crossed all levels" in committing sins against Hindu saints.

"It is because of you (Khetan) that Sadhvi Pragya Singh (an accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case) and Virendra Singh Tawde (an accused in the case of murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013) are in jail. People like you deserve only death punishment in a Hindu Rashtra," the letter said.

A former scribe, Khetan has written to the Union home minister seeking action in the matter. He also said that several journalists, writers and activists had been threatened by the right wing forces.

16:46 Triple talaq victims meet Yogi, demand justice

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held his "junta durbar" on Saturday inside the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur where several Muslim women, victims of triple talaq, met him and demanded justice.

Momina Khatoon, a resident of Sant Kabir Nagar with three children queued up at the Gorakhnath temple to meet the CM. Momina Khatoon said that two years back she was divorced when her husband gave her talaq through post. Ever since then, she has been running from pillar to post for justice.

"I have full faith in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and have come to seek justice from him. I am living a terrible life with three small children after my husband divorced me," said Momina Khatoon, a victim of triple talaq.

Nazma, another victim of triple talaq also met the CM. She had come from Amroha seeking justice. Nazma was also divorced by her husband three years back through post.

15:44 10 labourers killed near Pak's Gwadar port

At least 10 labourers working on a road project near Pakistan's strategic Gwadar port in the restive Balochistan province were shot dead by gunmen today.

Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Naeem Bazai said the labourers worked on a road project and were from Sindh province. Eight of the labourers died on the spot while two succumbed on their way to hospital.

The gunmen fled the scene after the attack.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but such attacks have become common in the mineral-rich province plagued by separatist insurgency since 2004.

Two days after betting rackets were busted in Delhi and Kanpur, five more bookies have been arrested with Rs 70,000 from Ghaziabad in connection with the Indian Premier League betting.

On Thursday, three bookies namely, Ramesh Shah, Vikas Chauhan and Ramesh were caught along with cash worth Rs 4, 40,000, two mobiles and a diary from Landmark Hotel in Kanpur.

The arrest came ahead of the IPL clash between Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions at the Green Park Stadium

The teams were staying at the Landmark Hotel and the bookies were betting from this hotel only.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reached Beijing on Saturday and felicitated his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang for organising the international forum to highlight One Belt One Road Initiative.

Terming the participation of key world leaders as a positive indication, Sharif, at the meeting, said that Pakistan considers China as its most important friend and it fully backs the One Belt One Road Initiative."

"We all stand as one for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Pakistan is determined for its early completion," Geo Tv quoted Pakistan premier as saying.

Sharif led a high level delegation along with four provincial chief ministers as well as Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Railways Minister Saad Rafique, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir and IT Minister Anushay Rehman, among others. to attend the international forum to highlight Chinese initiative of "One Belt One Road.

In his six-day sojourn, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to meet high-level Chinese leadership.

After the meeting between the two heads, ministers from the two sides signed memoranda of understanding of multiple agreements between China and Pakistan.

The PM will attend the inaugural session of the One Belt One Road Summit, a plenary meeting of high-level dialogue and the state banquet.

The PM will also attend leaders' roundtable sessions scheduled to be held on the second day of the forum.

To honour the death of Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz who was abducted and later killed by a group of militants in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has decided to rename a school after the former as 'Lt Ummer Goodwill School'.

This was announced by Victor Force, General Officer Commanding Major General BS Raju, who met Fayaz's family today.

Fayaz from RAJRIF unit in Akhnoor had gone to attend the wedding of his uncle's daughter at Batapura on Tuesday, from where he was reportedly abducted by terrorists and his bullet ridden body was found at Harmen, said the army in a statement.

Pakistan is likely to tell the International Court of Justice that it has no jurisdiction over the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav whom its military court has put on death row, say Pakistani media reports.

Islamabad also feels it's "clearly at a disadvantage" in the case because the ICJ has scheduled hearings in the case as early as starting May 15.

Pakistan is "clearly at a disadvantage because of the paucity of time, logistical support and finding legal expertise", a senior government official told The Express Tribune.

An expert on international law told Dawn newspaper that Pakistan could raise the issue of jurisdiction by citing a case to do with India shooting down a Pakistani navy plane in 1999.

Pakistan took the case to the ICJ. India said the ICJ has no jurisdiction to hear cases related to disputes between Commonwealth countries. India cited an exemption it filed in 1974 to exclude such disputes. A year later, a 16-judge ICJ bench agreed it has no jurisdiction.

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is poised to lead a stronger, larger Al Qaeda and is "bent on avenging" his father's death, according to a former FBI agent familiar with the personal letters seized in a dramatic US raid that killed the al Qaeda leader in Pakistan's Abbottabad.

Hamza, about 28 year old now, wrote those letters when he was 22 and had not seen his father bin Laden in several years.

Ali Soufan, the former FBI agent who was the bureau's lead investigator of al Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks, told CBS News the letters reveal Hamza to be a young man who adores his father and wants to carry on his murderous ideology.

Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin denied Jammu and Kashmir Polices statement blaming three members of his outfit for Lt Umar Fayazs killing. Our militants are not involved in the murder of Lt Umar Fayaz. Such a killing is condemnable, he said in a statement to a local news agency.

He blamed Indian agencies for murdering the officer from a pro-freedom family. He added that militants were being blamed for the murder to shield the real face of the Indian agencies. Salahuddin claimed that India was trying to create groups like ISIS to defame militants. There is no role of Al Qaeda, ISIS and Taliban in Kashmirs freedom struggle.

The police has released posters of three alleged Hizb men along with photographs and asked people to provide information about those responsible for Fayazs killing.

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sanjeev Jha, who was planning to go on a hunger strike against the allegations made by sacked party leader Kapil Mishra, was today detained by Delhi Police.

According to the police, Jha did not have permission to hold the strike and was thus detained along with his supporters.

Jha said that he would join Kapil Mishra, if the allegations made by him against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal are proven to be correct.

Sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra is on an indefinite hunger strike ever since he challenged Aam Aadmi Party leaders to declare the source of funding for their foreign trips.

12:55 India to skip China's Belt and Road Forum

India will skip China's high-profile Belt and Road summit beginning on Sunday in view of sovereignty concerns related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project of the initiative that is expected to play a dominant role in the two-day meet.

While there is no official word, informed sources said that India will not take part in the meet, contrary to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's announcement that India will have a representative at the Belt and Road Forum, a prestigious initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"Although Indian leader is not here, India will have a representative," Wang had told journalists here on April 17 without specifying who would be representing India.

It was a tough call for India to take as China in the last few days has managed to rope in a number of western countries, including the US which yesterday agreed to send a top official after Washington clinched a lucrative trade deal.

Playing down India's absence at the meeting, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told the media yesterday that the Indian scholars would be attending the meeting.

The May 14-15 summit, which is expected to strengthen Xi's power base will be attended by 29 heads of state and government, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A number of other countries, including South Korea, France, Germany and UK, have deputed either ministerial or official delegations.

India's decision to skip the meeting came after a year of bilateral discord over China's stubborn opposition to India's entry into the NSG and a UN ban against Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad leader Masood Azhar.

In the last few days, China has tried to assuage India's feelings by asserting that the commercial corridor will not have any impact on its stand that the Kashmir issue should be settled by India and Pakistan through dialogue.

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Pakistan has devised their strategy on how they are going to plead their point of view in the public hearing on Monday before the International Court of Justice over the conviction of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.

After hectic consultations for two days with the Foreign Office and law ministry officials, Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf has sent a set of recommendations to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif .

There are reports that Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf is expected to lead the Pakistan side before the ICJ but he indicated that they may hire someone from abroad, the best minds on international law to advance Pakistan's standpoint.

"We have sent our recommendations to the Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign Office," Dawn quoted Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf as saying.

Stressing on the need to keep the suggestions, arguments and options confidential so that the other side might not know the strategy being devised, the attorney general said a robust reply would be advanced by Pakistan in a forceful manner, refuting all allegations leveled against it and also pointing out atrocities India was getting away with committing in Kashmir.

12:37

JUST IN: Army patrol party fired upon by terrorists in Pulwama's Tral.

Area cordoned off.

More details awaited

12:06 'Invisible' laser walls to bolster security along border with Pak in J-K

The Border Security Force is all set to get more teeth to man the 198 km India-Pakistan international border using a newly developed technology that can detect intrusions and relay information immediately to the nearest post for action.

Developed by Delhi-based defence IoT firm, CRON Systems, the made-in-India technology is called Kavach series laser walls and is a notch higher than the existing laser walls.

Laser walls, because of their beams, were visible. And the terrain and alignments (in the region) were a problem. We were looking for a wall that is invisible on the ground, cannot be felt, and is more effective, said Rakesh Sharma, former inspector general of BSFs Jammu Frontier.

CRON Systems have come up with this intrusion detection system based on infrared array, which is invisible. It is more advanced than laser walls, he said, adding that it can be used along the Jammu border with Pakistan which has 13 rivers and rivulets, besides unfenced marshy lands.

Kavach walls can also work in transparent water and glass, he said.

Bollywood actor Vivek Oberois company Karrm Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. has donated 25 flats to the families of Central Reserve Police Force martyrs in Thane, Maharashtra.

According to reports, Viveks organistation has written a letter to the CRPF fraternity announcing the flats to the kin of the martyrs who laid their lives for the nation in different operations. Reportedly, four flats have already been given to the families.

The organisation has released a list of the families that have been allotted the flat, as the rest of the list will be released soon.

Earlier, another celebrity Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 1.08 crore to the families of 12 slain jawans of the CRPF.

Underlining the operating philosophy of the army which believes that all Kashmiris are not involved in militancy, Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said our job is to separate the terrorists from the Kashmiri people and target the terrorists.

Disabusing the notion that the army is against all Kashmiris or treats all Kashmiris as militants, General Rawat told The Indian Express: We understand that all Kashmiris are not involved in the so-called militancy. There are few, select in number, who indulge in terror and violence. Our job is to separate the terrorists from the Kashmiri people and target the terrorists.

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Axed Delhi minister Kapil Mishra, who is on an indefinite fast, claimed his next "expose" will rattle the people of Delhi who "trusted the Aam Aadmi Party".

His mother Annapurna, a former BJP mayor, wrote a letter to Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of spreading "lies" that the BJP was behind her son's stinging attacks on him and the AAP.

Mishra, who has been sitting on an indefinite strike since Wednesday was advised hospitalisation by a team of doctors on Friday.

"His blood sugar level has dropped to 81 mg/dL and intravenous fluids need to be started immediately. His pulse is low. He is going into dehydration because of poor salt intake. We have thus advised hospitalisation," said Dr Javed Salam of the Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital who examined Mishra.

He is demanding that the AAP divulge details of foreign tours undertaken by five leaders of the party.

10:40 UP may soon have 'no school bag Saturdays'

The Uttar Pradesh government is considering a proposal to declare "no school bag day" on Saturdays in state-run schools. This was conveyed at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma in Lucknow, an official release said.

School kids will be allowed to come to school without bags on Saturdays so that they can participate in creative activities, it said. It will establish a good rapport between students and teachers and help in their personality development, it added.

Earlier, the Yogi Adityanath government decided to bid goodbye to the khaki uniform worn by students of government schools. From the new session in July, students will be seen in new uniform comprising pink-and-white check shirt with brown collar and brown trousers for boys and a similar shirt with brown skirt for girls.

There are 1.78 crore children studying in 1.68 lakh government schools in 75 districts of the state. These include 1.14 lakh primary schools (class I -V) and 54,000 upper primary schools (class VI-VIII).

Tamil actor and superstar Rajinikanth has received a legal notice from Sundar Shaekhar, who claims to be the son of underworld don Haji Mastan Mirza.

In the legal notice, Sundar has asked Rajinikanth not to depict Haji Mastan as a 'smuggler and an underworld don'.

There has been speculation that Rajinikanth will play the role of the don in his next film with Pa Ranjith.

'I further state that you are depicting my godfather and a well-known national political leader as a 'smuggler and underworld don', which is highly unacceptable and I strongly oppose such misrepresentation of my godfather,' reads the notice.

It added, 'There is a huge political party behind him and all party workers are in a state of anger on such misrepresentation of him as a smuggler or underworld don and if any such attempt is made by you to produce any such film, then I shall be constrained to adopt legal proceedings and it is needless to say that the same shall be entirely at your risks as to costs and consequences, which please note.'

However, Sundar also wrote, 'If you are really interested in making films on the lifestyle of late shri Haji Mastan, even I am interested in making a biopic on my godfather as I am a producer and a represented lifetime member of Indian Motion Picture Producer's Association.'

The Allahabad high court has said it is an obligation of the Uttar Pradesh government to establish and run modernised slaughter houses in the state and directed authorities to issue new licenses as per rules.

Considering that licences for meat shops and slaughter houses can be granted under the Food Safety Act 2006, the Lucknow bench of the high court in its interim order asked the applicants of licences to apply accordingly.

In case the local authorities find any difficulty in doing so, they can approach the state government for proper guidance, it said.

The court also directed a high powered committee to consider the aspects set forth in the verdict and formulate the policy in the matter of slaughtering and licensing to meat shops.

A bench of justices A P Sahi and Sanjai Harkauli passed the directives on a bunch of writ petitions filed individually. The petitioners had demanded that their meat shop licences which had expired on March 31 be renewed. They had pleaded that the state in fact wanted to close down slaughter houses and therefore it issued an order on March 22.

The petitioners submitted that the state's act has forced the closure of meat business which was their constitutional right. The act of the state indirectly put unreasonable restriction on taste of food of a citizen which cannot be permitted.

Citing an apex court guideline, it was also pointed out that in compliance whereof the central and state governments had released funds for establishment of modern abattoirs but the present government was lagging behind in the steps.

The White House has for the first time opened its movie theatre for the general public after US First Lady Melania Trump called for it.

The theatre was opened as part of the White House's self-guided tours in the East Wing.

"The White House belongs to the people of this country. I believe everyone who takes the time to visit and tour the White House should have as much access to its rich history and wonderful traditions as possible. It is my hope that our visitors truly enjoy the newest piece of the tour," said Melania.

In July 1942, the East Terrace cloakroom was converted into a movie theatre under the direction of the then president Franklin D Roosevelt. In 1982-1983, during the Reagan administration, a major remodelling introduced 51 seats in tiered rows. The most recent refurbishment in 2004-2005 was inspired by theatre interiors of the early 20th century.

To commemorate the theatre's opening to the public, the White House Visitors Office passed out White House candy to children and spoke with some of the visitors.

"The history of this is all so exciting. To think that so many presidents and their families have watched movies or entertained guests in this room, and to be one of the first to see it is just amazing," said Ginna Felts from Nashville, Tennessee.

"We're witnessing history!" exclaimed Dan White, visiting from Denver, Colorado, who was especially excited by the movie theatre.

The Centre has asked all internet service providers to prevent the distribution and transmission of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) into the country by adopting and implementing Internet Watch Foundation resources by July 31.

The ministry of women and child development has issued an interim order to curb all online child sexual abuse material.

Under this order, the ISPs shall be required to adopt and implement the IWF resources by July 31.

The IWF maintains a dynamic global list of websites and URLs which contain CSAM. Implementation of IWF resources will result in the relevant content being blocked/removed on an ongoing basis.

It is an interim measure till a centralised mechanism is put in place to monitor online CSAM. The order also states that all ISPs having international long distance licences in India shall be required to adopt and implement the IWF resources on or before July 31 to prevent the distribution and transmission of online CSAM into India.

This step was taken as most of the CSAM was being hosted outside India and the websites and URLs to access such unlawful content are dynamic in nature and frequently changing, making it difficult to block such content.

As of now, in India, there is no centralised mechanism to monitor online child sexual abuse material.

08:18

Just In: Pakistan again violates ceasefire, resorts to mortar shelling along LoC in Rajouri district of J&K, says Army.

08:10 Man does a 'Darr' in real life, tries to kill husband of girl he stalked

A man allegedly tried to kill the husband of a woman he used to stalk and when arrested told the police that he was inspired by Shah Rukh Khan's act in Bollywood movie Darr.

After Vivek Kumar Aggarwal (37) got to know that the police have launched a manhunt for him, he allegedly attempted to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills and was admitted in a hospital. However, he was arrested on Thursday, the police said.

Vivek had first come into contact with the woman in 2012 (she was then unmarried) when she used to work at a real estate firm in Kirti Nagar. He was working as a real estate agent nearby. He fell in love with her and wanted to marry her, the police said adding that he initially started following her without her knowledge.

He managed to get her number from the firm she worked for and started messaging and calling her. Initially, she didn't pay heed but once he sent her something suggestive she blocked him, they added. However, he kept pursuing her.

In December, the woman got married and this hurt Vivek, who decided to kill her husband, the police said. Vivek allegedly tried to kill her husband in February by shooting him, but he escaped unhurt. He didn't file a police complaint then.

On April 20, the accused again attacked the husband near his house in Vijay Vihar, the police said. A case was filed then and a team led by Abhinendra, SHO of Vijay Vihar police station, began probing the case.

During investigations, it emerged that the accused had taken pains each time to ensure that the woman wasn't injured in any way. The police said he had a "soft corner" for her.

In order to throw the police off-track, Vivek even posted a letter to the woman's house claiming to be the sister of a woman who had committed suicide after the husband had impregnated her, the police said.

Vivek soon changed his residence and even consumed sleeping pills in an alleged suicide attempt, but the law soon caught up with him. The police managed to zero down on Vivek, who was arrested after being discharged from hospital following his alleged suicide attempt on Thursday.

He told the police that he was a fan of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and has seen the film Darr, in which the actor plays a compulsive stalker, several times. The actor's obsessive lover act was the inspiration for him to hatch a plan to kill the woman's husband, he said.

United States President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to cancel the White House press briefings and instead issue written responses to questions 'for accuracy', escalating his tiff with the media that has questioned the administration's shifting stance on the Federal Bureau of Investigation chief's firing.

Describing himself as a 'very active president', Trump said it was becoming very difficult for his surrogates to explain things with perfect accuracy to reporters at the news conferences.

'...Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future 'press briefings' and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy???' Trump said in a series of tweets.

His latest attack on the media came after his administration's shifting narrative on the firing of James Comey as FBI chief was questioned by the media.

The president's advisers said this week that Trump fired Comey in response to a recommendation by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Later, however, they said that Trump had planned to fire Comey regardless.

Slamming the media, Trump said, "The Fake Media is working overtime today!"

Trump's comments came after acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe directly contradicted the White House's claims that the 'rank and file' agents had lost faith in Comey. -- PTI

00:03 Top headlines at this hour

Triple talaq worst form of marriage dissolution: SC during hearing

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Video shows Hizbul commander speaking of establishing IS-like caliphate in J&K

Cops fail to trace Justice Karnan on 3rd day

ISRO's most powerful rocket planned to be launched in June

Police puts up posters of Lt Fayaz's killers, offers reward

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