Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha recently welcomed their first child, a baby girl. Since then, the actors have been sharing glimpses of their journey as new parents on their social media handles. On Monday morning, the two were clicked arriving at the airport with their daughter.

India on Monday issued a sharp rebuttal to Canada, rejecting allegations of its High Commissioner being a ‘person of interest’ in a murder investigation, describing them as “preposterous imputations.” 

Ties between India and Canada have been thorny ever since Justin Trudeau alleged India’s involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Khalistani terrorist, in June 2023. India has repeatedly refuted these claims as “absurd” and “motivated,” accusing Trudeau’s government of indulging in vote-bank politics by pandering to pro-Khalistan elements within Canada.

The diplomatic row took a sharp turn when Canada reportedly named the Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma as a ‘person of interest’ in its investigation into Nijjar’s death. India swiftly hit back, accusing Canada of maligning its officials without evidence and using “preposterous” claims to justify its failure to curb Khalistani extremism on its soil.

The latest exchange follows a brief encounter between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Laos recently. While sources in New Delhi described the meeting as inconsequential, Trudeau painted it as a “brief exchange” in which he reiterated his concerns about the safety of Canadians and upholding the rule of law. “I won’t go into details about what we talked about… the safety of Canadians is one of the fundamental responsibilities of any Canadian government,” Trudeau said at a press conference.

Details to follow. 

After veteran politician Baba Siddiqui was shot dead in Mumbai last week, sources claim his MLA-son Zeeshan Siddiqui is also on the Bishnoi gang’s hit-list. The shooters told the cops they were given a contract to kill both Baba Siddique and Zeeshan, said police sources.

The shooters, they said, were told both the father and the son would be present at the murder spot on Saturday evening. But if they did not get a chance to attack them together, the shooters were ordered to kill whoever they could find first, the sources added.

Zeeshan Siddique, a Congress MLA from Vandre East, was expelled by the party months ago after instances of cross-voting during the legislative council elections.

Three shooters carried out the murder of Baba Siddiqui outside his son’s office on Saturday night after throwing chili powder at the police constable deployed for his security.

Two of them – Gurmail Baljit Singh of Haryana and Dharmaraj Kashyap of Uttar Pradesh – have been arrested while the third – Shivkumar Gautam – had escaped from the spot. He was last seen around Panvel this morning.

Several police teams have been deployed in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to arrest Shiv while Mumbai Police’s Anti-Extortion Cell investigates the case.

Investigations have revealed that the three accused used to travel from Kurla (where they lived on rent) to Bandra every day, mostly in auto rickshaws, and recce the places Baba Siddiqui and his son used to frequent. These places included areas around their house, office, and the events they attended.