Wife told alleged lover she 'didn't like husband getting intimate' days before killi
Meghalaya honeymoon murder
Ghazipur: Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is accused of murdering her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, had allegedly conspired with her lover to carry out the killing just three days after their wedding.
In her chat with her alleged lover, Raj Kushwaha, Sonam told him that she did not like her husband getting intimate with her, India Today quoted its sources as saying.
She further revealed that she had distanced herself from Raja even before their marriage.
According to the sources, Sonam discussed her plan to murder Raja shortly after the wedding, indicating she had deliberately chosen a remote location to carry out the crime. The couple had married in Indore on May 10 and traveled to Meghalaya for their honeymoon, arriving there on May 21.
The case took a grim turn when Raja was found dead in a deep gorge in a forested area near Cherrapunji, following a search operation launched after the couple was reported missing. Local police later confirmed that Raja had not died accidentally, as initially speculated, but had likely been murdered.
Meanwhile, Raja's mother, Uma, claimed that prior to the wedding, her son had expressed concerns about Sonam's lack of interest in him and had even considered calling off the marriage. When Uma confronted Sonam about it, she reportedly explained that she had been preoccupied with work and had not had time to communicate with Raja. “But after that, she began speaking to my son. The honeymoon plans were made by Sonam,” she added.
After surrendering to the Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday, Sonam reportedly confessed to hiring contract killers to murder her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi. According to police sources, four men, including Raj Kushwaha, have been arrested in connection with the killing. The other three men arrested for allegedly killing Raja were identified as Aakash Rajpoot, Vikas alias Vicky and Anand.
However, Sonam's father has denied the murder allegations against his daughter, accusing the Meghalaya Police of making up stories. He stated that he plans to meet Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to demand a CBI investigation into the incident.
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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.
