Trump again threatens to shut down government
Washington, Sep 6 : US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to shut down the federal government over border security this time.
"If it happens it happens. If it's about border security, I'm willing to do anything," Trump told the media at the White House on Wednesday.
"If we don't protect our borders our country is not going to be a country, so if it's about border security I'm willing to do what has to be done," the president added.
The remark comes ahead of Trump's meeting with congressional leaders over the legislative agenda for the next few months, including extending funding for the federal government past a September 30 deadline, Xinhua news agency reported.
Trump had earlier in late July fired off threats to shut down the government.
However, during an interview with The Daily Caller published earlier on Wednesday, Trump said he did not like the idea of government shutdowns.
"I don't see even myself or anybody else closing down the country right now," he said.
House Speaker Paul Ryan told a press conference earlier in the day that a shutdown was "not in anyone's interest, and he (Trump) knows that".
The US Congress is working on passing a series of funding packages for the new fiscal year, which begins October 1. Trump could force a partial shutdown of the government in October if he vetoes the funding bills.
The US federal government has occasionally been shut down in the past year, mostly when Congress failed to reach a spending bill due to political infighting.
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Two Delhi men held for BMTC bus phone thefts in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Whitefield police have arrested two men from Delhi for allegedly stealing mobile phones from passengers travelling in Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses and solved 14 theft cases, officials said on Tuesday.
The arrested accused have been identified as Jai Chand (25), who worked at a hotel in Delhi, and Tarun (34), an autorickshaw driver in Delhi.
Officials said on January 24, a Mahadevapura resident lodged a complaint that his iPhone 15 Plus was stolen while he was travelling on a BMTC bus towards Whitefield.
Based on the complaint, police registered a case and arrested two suspects within an hour near a lodge on Hosa Road. During the arrest, the police found a bag containing several stolen mobile phones.
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“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they were stealing mobile phones from passengers travelling in BMTC buses. They had also committed thefts during a concert held under the Channarayapatna police station limits on January 23,” the police said.
Investigations revealed that the accused had travelled from Delhi for the concert and stolen mobile phones from the audience. A third suspect is at large and is likely hiding in the Shahdara area of Delhi.
One of the victims, a YouTuber, raised the theft issue in February in a post on X.
“Here is my (FIR No 0013/2026 is registered in Channarayapatana PS. Your GSC No. is PO1814260100013) request @DelhiPolice @BlrCityPolice to plz look into this & get my device back since it's my work phone & I am a youtuber, all my data is there! someone plz help. @dcpwhitefield,” Anirban Sarkar posted on X on February 6.
Police have recovered 14 mobile phones of various brands, collectively valued at about Rs 9 lakh, from the accused. The two were produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody.
In total, one case from Whitefield and 13 from Channarayapatna police stations were detected. Further investigation is underway.
