Samrat Choudhary govt in Bihar to face trust vote on April 24th
PATNA, April 18: Newly sworn-in Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary-led NDA government in Bihar will seek a vote of confidence in the Assembly on April 24, an official notification said on Saturday.It will be a one-day session ahead of the monsoon session of the Assembly in July, sources said.Choudhary was sworn in as the 24th chief minister of the eastern state on April 15, marking the first instance of a member of the BJP assuming the top post in the state.Choudhary succeeded Nitish Kumar, who resigned from the post to take up central responsibilities.On April 10, Nitish Kumar took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.Choudhary, 57, has been in politics for nearly three decades, though he joined the BJP only nine years ago. (PTI)
Four terror suspects held; planning attack using toy car
NEW DELHI, April 18: Delhi Police has arrested four “radicalised” men from Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar who allegedly planned terror activities, carried out recce of sensitive locations to target them and attempted to recruit others through encrypted online platforms.An IED and related material were seized during the operation. Two of the accused were in the process of assembling a remote-controlled toy car fitted with an IED to target crowded places.The Special Cell apprehended two of the accused from Maharashtra and one each from Odisha and Bihar in a coordinated, intelligence-led operation.The four were influenced by extremist ideology centred around the idea of establishing a Caliphate and were promoting narratives such as “Ghazwa-e-Hind”.The accused were active on closed and encrypted social media groups where content related to jihad, extremist ideology and weapons was shared. They allegedly used these to identify, indoctrinate and recruit new members.The probe revealed that one of the accused had visited Delhi in December 2025 and conducted reconnaissance of key locations. Investigators said the module had also discussed potential strikes on high-value targets such as the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Parliament and certain military installations. (PTI)
Father, son stabbed to death in south Delhi; accused arrested
NEW DELHI, April 18: Delhi Police has arrested the main accused behind the double murder of an elderly man and his son, who were stabbed to death in the south Delhi area on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Rakesh Sood (62) and his son Karan Sood (27), while his cousin Rahul suffered injuries and is undergoing treatment, police said.According to the police, information regarding the incident was received around 9:20 pm on Friday from a private hospital in Saket, where three persons from Tara Apartments at Alaknanda under the CR Park police station in south Delhi were admitted by their relatives. Soon after the incident, a police team rushed to the spot. The police found that the incident took place due to a long-standing financial dispute. The accused, Asad Siddiqui, a resident of Tara Apartments, attacked the victims with a sharp-edged object around 6 PM Police said. (PTI)
