Monday, September 18th, 2017
Dawood’s brother being quizzed in extortion case
Mumbai : Police in Maharashtra’s Thane have detained Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, brother of absconding mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, for questioning in an extortion case, official sources said late on Monday. Kaskar was picked up from his south Mumbai residence by a team of Thane Anti-Extortion Cell headed by former ‘encounter specialist’ Pradeep Sharma. The action follows a complaint by a city businessman alleging he had been getting extortion calls from some mafia gangsters owing allegiance to Iqbal Kaskar. Acting on the complaint, Sharma picked up Kaskar, who isRead More
Xi, Trump discuss Korean crisis
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke over phone on Monday and discussed the visit of American President later this year and the escalating crisis in Korean Peninsula. According to China’s official news agency Xinhua, Xi told Trump that Beijing attaches great importance to his state visit. Xi also called on both sides to work closely so as to ensure a fruitful trip and inject new impetus into the development of Sino-US relations. Both leaders also discussed the worsening situation in Korean Peninsula, the late nightRead More