An incident of knife attack has come to light in a medical university in Ufa city of Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Many people including 4 Indian students have been injured in this attack. The Indian Embassy has confirmed the incident on Saturday night (7 February 2026) and said that all the injured students are receiving treatment.

Giving information on social media platform X, the Indian Embassy said that an unfortunate attack has taken place in Ufa, in which four Indian students have also been injured. The embassy said that it is in touch with the local administration of Russia and officials of the Indian Consulate in Kazan have left for Ufa, so that all possible help can be provided to the injured students.

How did the attack happen?

According to PTI, on Saturday (7 February 2026), a 15-year-old teenager entered the campus of the State Medical University located in Ufa. The accused went straight to the hostel and suddenly attacked the students present there with a knife. The attack was so sudden that the students could not even recover. According to the Russian Home Ministry, the accused stabbed several students. When the police tried to catch him, he also attacked two policemen. The accused himself got injured while resisting the arrest. Home Ministry spokesperson Major General Irina Volk said that policemen were injured while trying to control the accused and the attacker also harmed himself.

An unfortunate incident of attack has occurred in Ufa. Several persons including four Indian students have been injured. The Embassy is in touch with the authorities and the officials from the Consulate in Kazan are on their way to Ufa to provide assistance to the injured…

— India in Russia (@IndEmbMoscow) February 7, 2026

How is the condition of the injured?

According to Russia’s Health Ministry, four people injured in the attack have been admitted to hospital. The condition of one of them is said to be serious. At the same time, the attacker teenager has also been admitted to the children’s hospital and his condition is also critical.

Important information revealed in investigation

According to local media reports, the accused was associated with a banned neo-Nazi organization. It is being told that he was raising nationalist slogans during the attack. Investigating agencies have started investigating the matter and investigation is being done from every aspect. After this incident, security has been increased in the university and surrounding areas. The Indian Embassy has said that it is continuously monitoring the situation and the safety of Indian students is its priority.

A controversial video of BJP Bharatiya Janata Party MP Satish Gautam is going viral in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. In which he is reprimanding Irrigation Department official Rajendra Kumar and saying, “There is no problem. There is no problem. Even a bird will fly whenever it takes permission. We are the MPs of Aligarh. You are feeling scared, friend. Even after being an MP, I am not able to find it myself. Not a single Mullah will speak, this is my guarantee.” This video is after the press conference of Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh. When the MP was talking to the officials of the Irrigation Department on the complaint of a worker.

It is being told that a BJP worker had complained about encroachment on a highway, on which Satish Gautam expressed his displeasure over not taking action. According to him, the demand of the workers is justified and the encroachment will have to be removed. Satish Gautam has given controversial statements many times before.

what is the whole matter?

According to the information, a Rajwaha used to go to Kol assembly constituency in Aligarh. The complaint about it being taken over by people of a particular religion during the rule of Samajwadi Party was made by BJP leader Nishit Sharma about 6 months ago. Although that illegal encroachment was removed by the Jal Shakti Department, the proceedings were stopped midway. Regarding this, BJP MP Satish Gautam had also written a letter to Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh.

Mango Budget Regarding this, Minister Swatantra Dev Singh reached Aligarh and also held a press conference. In which all the officers of the department had reached there and MPs were also present with the minister. When the MP came out and encountered Irrigation Department official Rajendra Kumar, the MP scolded him citing his stature and asked him to evacuate.

What is said in the video?

This video of the MP scolding the officer is going viral on social media, in which he is saying, “There is no problem. There is no problem. Even the birds fly when they take permission. We are the MPs of Aligarh. You are feeling scared, friend. Even after being an MP, I am not able to find it myself. Not a single Mullah will say anything, this is my guarantee. It will be 200 percent vacant, no one will occupy it, it will be completely crossed.” After saying this the MP left from there.

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There is a stir on many important issues at the international and national level. India has reiterated its previous stand regarding Russian oil purchases and said that diversification of sources for energy needs will continue. US President Trump has warned of imposing tariffs again on Russian oil purchases, but India did not give a clear answer on stopping the purchases. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert of dry weather in the country for the next two days and then rain and snowfall in the Western Himalayas, due to which air and rail traffic may be affected. After the India-US trade agreement, Made in India products are expected to get an edge over China. On the other hand, four Indian students have been injured in a stabbing incident in a Russian university. In matters related to Pakistan, reports of Kashmir propaganda and vaccine supply crisis have come to light. Allahabad High Court has considered it cruel to accuse the husband of illicit relations without any proof. In the sports field, young players performed strongly in the Amar Ujala Chess Competition and the final matches are going on. Read important news from India and abroad…

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard denied any wrongdoing on Saturday as Democrats question why a whistleblower complaint filed against her last May took nearly a year before it was referred to Congress.

“[Virginia Democrat] Senator Mark Warner and his friends in the Propaganda Media have repeatedly lied to the American people that I or the ODNI ‘hid’ a whistleblower complaint in a safe for eight months,” Gabbard wrote in a lengthy X post on Saturday. “This is a blatant lie.”

She continued, “I am not now, nor have I ever been, in possession or control of the Whistleblower’s complaint, so I obviously could not have ‘hidden’ it in a safe. Biden-era IC Inspector General Tamara Johnson was in possession of and responsible for securing the complaint for months.”

The highly classified complaint by a U.S. intelligence official alleging wrongdoing on the part of Gabbard was filed eight months ago with the intelligence community’s watchdog office and was first reported on by the Wall Street Journal.

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard denied any wrongdoing on Saturday as Democrats question why a whistleblower complaint filed against her last May took nearly a year before it was referred to Congress. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The complaint has been locked in a safe since its filing, according to the Journal, with one U.S. official telling the newspaper that the disclosure of its contents could cause “grave damage to national security.”

The whistleblower’s lawyer has accused Gabbard’s office of slow-walking the complaint, which her office has denied, calling it “baseless and politically motivated.” 

Meanwhile, Democrats are also questioning why it took her office so long to hand the complaint over to Congress.

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“The law is clear,” Warner, the senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Thursday, according to NPR, adding that the complaint was required to be sent to Congress within 21 days of its filing. “I think it was an effort to try to bury this whistleblower complaint.”

Neither the contents of the complaint nor the allegations against Gabbard have been revealed.

Gabbard wrote on Saturday that the first time she saw the complaint was “when I had to review it to provide guidance on how it should be securely shared with Congress.”

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaking at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, has questioned why a whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard took eight months to reach Congress.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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“As Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Warner knows very well that whistleblower complaints that contain highly classified and compartmented intelligence—even if they contain baseless allegations like this one—must be secured in a safe, which the Biden-era Inspector General Tamara Johnson did and her successor, Inspector General Chris Fox, continued to do,” she continued. “After IC Inspector General Fox hand-delivered the complaint to the Gang of 8, the complaint was returned to a safe where it remains, consistent with any information of such sensitivity.”

She claimed that either “Warner knows these facts and is intentionally lying to the American people, or he doesn’t have a clue how these things work and is therefore not qualified to be in the U.S. Senate.”

Gabbard further wrote that “When a complaint is not found to be credible, there is no timeline under the law for the provision of security guidance. The ‘21 day’ requirement that Senator Warner alleges I did not comply with, only applies when a complaint is determined by the Inspector General to be both urgent AND apparently credible. That was NOT the case here.”

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard shakes hands with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

An inspector general representative said that it had determined some of the allegations in the complaint against Gabbard weren’t credible, while it hasn’t made a determination on others, according to the Journal.

Gabbard said she was made aware that she needed to provide security guidance on the complaint by IC Inspector General Chris Fox on Dec. 4, “which he detailed in his letter to Congress.”

Afterward, she said she “took immediate action to provide the security guidance to the Intelligence Community Inspector General, who then shared the complaint and referenced intelligence with relevant members of Congress last week.”

In closing her post, Gabbard once again accused Warner of spreading “lies and baseless accusations over the months for political gain,” which she said “undermines our national security and is a disservice to the American people and the Intelligence Community.”

Warner’s office told Fox News Digital Gabbard’s post was an “inaccurate attack that’s entirely on brand for someone who has already and repeatedly proven she’s unqualified to serve as DNI.” 

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Republicans on the House and Senate intelligence committees have backed up Gabbard, with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., writing on X on Thursday: “I have reviewed this ‘whistleblower’ complaint and the inspector general handling of it. I agree with both inspectors general who have evaluated the matter: the complaint is not credible and the inspectors general and the DNI took the necessary steps to ensure the material has handled and transmitted appropriately in accordance with law.”

He addded, “To be frank, it seems like just another effort by the president’s critics in and out of government to undermine policies that they don’t like; it’s definitely not credible allegations of waste, fraud, or abuse.”

Gabbard’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The chief executive and publisher of the Washington Post has stepped down, just days after a third of the paper’s staff were made redundant.

In an email sent to staff, Will Lewis said that “during my tenure, ​difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure ‍the sustainable future of The Post” – seemingly referencing this week’s layoffs – “so it can for many years ahead publish high-quality nonpartisan news to millions of customers each day”.

He added: “I want to thank Jeff Bezos for his support and leadership throughout my tenure as CEO and Publisher. The institution could not have a better owner.”

Mr Lewis’ notice was shared online by Matt Viser, the Post’s White House bureau chief.

The Post said that Jeff D’Onofrio, chief financial officer of the newspaper owned by Mr Bezos, will serve as acting publisher ‌and CEO.

Mr Lewis, ⁠a former Dow Jones chief ‌executive and publisher of ‍the Wall Street Journal, was appointed to the role at the Washington Post in 2023.

He took over from Fred Ryan, who ​had served as publisher and chief executive for nearly a decade.

His tenure had been rocky from the start, marked by redundancies and a failed reorganisation plan that led to the departure of former editor Sally Buzbee.

The Post also lost tens of thousand of subscribers following Mr Bezos’ order late in the US presidential campaign pulling back an expected endorsement of Kamala Harris for president, and subsequent changes to turn the editorial pages in a more conservative direction.

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The latest round of layoffs were announced by the paper to staff on Wednesday, with several foreign bureaus, the sports section and its books coverage to be folded.

In a note to staff, executive editor Matt Murray called the move “painful” but necessary to put it on a stronger footing and adapt to technology and user habits, telling them the Post “can’t be everything to everyone”.

Nicki Minaj’s recent embrace of President Donald Trump, including her support for voter ID laws and public praise for the president, is now sparking a fresh wave of political reaction online with some fans saying they are leaving the Democrat Party and aligning with Republicans.

The fan posts, first reported by Newsweek on Saturday, surfaced after a week of heightened attention around Minaj’s political comments. 

Several self-identified fans, often known as the “Barbz,” said on X that Minaj’s stance had influenced their own political thinking.

One fan wrote on X, “Today is the day I switch to republican,” in a post that had been viewed more than 300,000 times. The user later wrote in replies that they had never voted before but planned to do so.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Trinidadian rapper and singer-songwriter Nicki Minaj during an event on “Trump Accounts” at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Another fan account posted, “Officially a Republican!!!!!!! I’ll never vote for a democrat ever again,” alongside a photo of Minaj and Trump. The post also surpassed 300,000 views.

A third account wrote, “MAGA BARBZ IT IS I will never vote dem again!!” in a post that drew more than 70,000 views.

The online reaction follows a series of political statements and public appearances by Minaj over the past week that drew widespread attention. Earlier this month, the rapper voiced support for voter ID laws in a post on X, questioning why the issue remains a subject of debate in the U.S. The comments drew praise from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla.

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President Donald Trump smiles as rapper and singer-songwriter Nicki Minaj speaks at an event on Trump Accounts, Jan. 28, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

Days later, Trump publicly praised Minaj while walking the red carpet at the premiere of Melania, calling her “a terrific person” and “a winner.” Minaj has also appeared alongside Trump at public events, including the Trump Accounts Summit, where she described herself as “probably the president’s number one fan.”

As the conversation continued online, conservative activists and organizations pointed to the fan reaction as a potential opportunity for voter outreach. Scott Presler wrote on X that he would personally help Minaj’s fans register to vote or change their party affiliation.

Tyler Bowyer of Turning Point Action also weighed in, writing on X, “Nicki Minaj should go on tour and we can all help register tens of thousands of new voters through her concerts.”

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Nicki Minaj attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM’s Melania at the Trump–Kennedy Center, Jan. 29, in Washington, D.C. (Taylor Hill/WireImage via Getty Images)

Minaj’s political shift has also drawn backlash from critics and some fans. Viral clips have circulated showing her music being booed in clubs, while online petitions calling for her deportation have gained traction. She has also faced public criticism from Trevor Noah at the Grammys last week.

Some critics have argued that Minaj’s alignment with Trump is motivated by a desire to secure pardons for her brother and husband. Minaj has pushed back on that narrative, saying that criticism of her political views “motivates me to support him more.”

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Despite the flurry of online discussion, it remains unclear whether the social media posts will translate into voter registration or turnout.

Fox News Digital reached out to Minaj’s representatives for comment but did not receive a response by publication time. 

Fox News Digital’s Lori Bashian, Ashley Carnahan, and Larry Fink contributed to this reporting.

Last Updated:February 08, 2026, 06:06 IST

Suryakumar breaks Babar Azam record: Suryakumar Yadav achieved a special achievement as captain in his first match of T20 World Cup against America. He left Pakistan’s Babar Azam behind by scoring unbeaten 84 runs in 49 balls on his captaincy debut. Chris Gayle is on top of the list.

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