'I will move mountains to get you back,' said actor Celina Jaitly in an emotional appeal to her brother, Major Vikrant Jaitley, a retired Special Forces officer detained in the UAE since September 2024. Speaking to India Today, Jaitly detailed the Delhi High Court's recent directive ordering the Ministry of External Affairs to appoint a specific legal firm to represent her brother, who has been held for over 16 months on unspecified national security grounds. She described the ordeal as living in a 'film script', noting that her brother was taken from a Dubai mall and held incommunicado for nine months before being moved to Al-Watba Detention Center. Jaitly, a fourth-generation army daughter, revealed the personal toll of the crisis, including the breakdown of her marriage and financial struggles. She appealed directly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene, drawing parallels to the Qatar naval officers' case, and expressed hope that the new pro bono legal representation would finally secure the veteran's dignity and release.
India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has said that India are firm favourites to win the T20 World Cup 2026 and that only their own mistakes could lead to them losing in the tournament. India will begin their campaign against the USA on February 7 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Once seen leading protests, Baloch women are now appearing in militant attacks.
Parliament was meant to debate the President’s address ahead of the budget. Instead, deadcatting took over.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, hailed Prime Minister Modi's handling of the India-US trade deal.
