Child abducted, mutilated by 'wolves' in UP's Bahraich
Bahraich (UP), Jun 3 (PTI): A mutilated body of a two-year-old boy was found in a field in the Gadamaar Kalan village of Mahsi tehsil Tuesday morning, possibly dragged there and mauled by an animal, police said.
The forest department said it has captured two jackals with a drone camera.
However, the boy's parents and the villagers claim that the boy was taken away by three wolves while he was asleep in the house.
Divisional Forest Officer Ajit Pratap Singh told reporters, "Last night, between midnight and 1 am, information was received that some animal had taken away a child from Gadamar Kalan village of Mahsi tehsil. A search operation was launched, and the child's body was found in a sugarcane field at 5 am."
He said some footprints were seen near the body, which were later concluded to be of a jackal.
A search with a thermal drone following the footprints led to the spotting of two jackals 250-300 metres away, Singh said.
Seven teams have been formed to search for the animal and lead an awareness campaign, he said.
The forest department has advised people to never go out of the house alone and take special care of the children, he said.
Khushboo, mother of Ayush, the child, told reporters that she had seen the wolf taking away her son.
"Last night, as we lay in the verandah of our house, wolves came and took away my child. I saw the wolf. We tried to chase it, but in vain. In the morning, Ayush's body was found in the sugarcane field," she said.
His father, Pramod, said that the wolf ate both his son's hands and one leg.
Gyanendra Singh, chief of the neighbouring village Kothwal Kalan, said Khushboo was at her maternal home when the incident happened.
He said similar incidents happened in the same area last year, too.
"We demand that the forest department and administration pay attention and catch the wolves," he said.
On September 15, 2024, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the region and met families of those who lost their lives in the wolf attacks.
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
