National Investigation Agency raids multiple locations linked to PFI in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, December 29 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations, including residences of second-rung leaders of the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India in Kerala. The raids, which started on Wednesday night are still under way, sources in Kerala Police said. Multi-agency…

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National Investigation Agency raids multiple locations linked to Popular Front of India in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, December 29 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations, including residences of second-rung leaders of the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India in Kerala. The raids, which started on Wednesday night are still under way, sources in Kerala Police said. Multi-agency…

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Modi, Yogi pay tributes to Guru Gobind Singh on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, December 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Guru Gobind Singh on his birth anniversary. His unparalleled courage would continue to motivate people for years to come, Modi tweeted, and posted a previous clip of his speech lauding the guru. He tweeted, “On the sacred…

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Dismantle ecosystem that abets terror campaigns: Amit Shah to officials

New Delhi, December 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah today chaired a review meeting to discuss security and development challenges in Jammu and Kashmir with senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Union Territory administration. Reach out to people Strive to achieve 100 per…

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Uzbekistan links death of 18 kids to cough syrup made in Noida

New Delhi, December 28Uzbekistan is probing the death of 18 children with the health ministry of the country allegedly linking the mortality to excessive doses of cough syrup Doc-1 Max, manufactured by Marion Biotech, a Noida-based pharmaceutical company.The Uzbekistan ministry, in a statement, said the deceased children consumed large amounts…

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Drone incursions on Punjab border up 4 times in a year

Vijay MohanChandigarh, December 28The Punjab frontier remained the most active sector in 2022 among the four states that share the International Border with Pakistan, with a nearly four-fold rise in hostile drone activity being reported.The spike has prompted the BSF to initiate counter measures such as setting up of a…

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4 heavily armed ultras travelling in truck killed in Jammu encounter

Arjun Sharma Jammu, December 28 Four heavily armed terrorists hiding in a truck covered with straw were eliminated by security forces in an early morning “chance encounter” near Jammu and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered. The encounter broke out around 7.25 am when a team…

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7 dead, 8 injured in stampede-like situation at Chandrababu Naidu’s roadshow in Nellore

Amaravati, December 28Seven people, including a woman, died and eight others were injured on Wednesday after they fell into a drainage canal in Kandukur town in Nellore district, police said.The mishap happened when the Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu was addressing a roadshow there.People gathered in large number at…

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Uzbekistan Health Ministry probes death of 18 children, alleges link to India-made cough syrup

New Delhi, December 28 Uzbekistan is probing the death of 18 children with the Health Ministry of the country allegedly linking the mortality to excessive doses of a cough syrup named Doc-1 Max, manufactured by Marion Biotech, a Noida-based drug firm. The Health Ministry of Uzbekistan said in a statement…

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Cold weather conditions abate in North India; intense chill to return in early January

New Delhi, December 28 Cold weather conditions abated in North India, including Delhi, on Wednesday, though the relief is predicted to be short lived. Fourteen trains to Delhi were reported to be running late due to dense to very dense fog in other areas, a Railways spokesperson said. The Safdarjung…

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Woman gang-raped in shared cab on Yamuna Expressway in UP’s Agra; three held

Noida/Agra, December 28A woman was allegedly gang-raped on the Yamuna Expressway in Agra by three occupants of her shared taxi which she had boarded from Noida, police said Wednesday.The accused later dropped the woman along the expressway under the Etmadpur police station area and fled the spot, a senior official…

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Get vehicle location tracking device, panic button installed by January 31: UT administration to public service vehicles

Chandigarh, December 28For safety of the passengers, allpublic service vehicles will have to get the vehicle location tracking (VLT) device and panic buttons installed by January 31.In pursuance of the directions issued by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the UT administration has made it mandatory for the…

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India-Oz interim FTA comes into effect from Thursday; 85% of Australian exports to India to be tariff free

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, December 28 India’s first deal with a developed economy in a decade, the Australia India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI ECTA), will come into effect from Thursday. As a result, bilateral trade is expected to cross $45-50 billion in five years from the existing $31…

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Russian who fell from Odisha hotel window died of internal injuries, reveals post-mortem report

New Delhi, December 28 The post-mortem report of Russian MP and businessman Pavel Antov has revealed the cause of death as internal injuries after a fall while his roommate Vladimir Bidenov had died earlier due to a heart attack, said the police trying to clear the air over the death…

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