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NIA raids multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in terror funding case

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In a sweeping crackdown, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in south Kashmir's Pulwama and Shopian in a terror funding case.                          NIA raids multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in terror funding case The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in South Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian as part of its investigation into a terror funding case. The case pertains to the terror funding and criminal conspiracy hatched by the terror groups operating under various pseudo names, at the behest of their Pakistani commanders or handlers. Searches are also underway across 13 locations in Budgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Srinagar, and Anantnag in cases related to the hatching of conspiracy, both physical and in cyberspace. Raids by the NIA are a sweeping crackdown on proscribed terrorist outfits to execute violent terrorist attacks in...

Yogi magic fails in Meerut-Saharanpur as BJP loses 64 of 90 municipal seats

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The poll result has become a major concern for the BJP as the data showed that Yogi Adityanath’s magic did not work in the rural and semi-urban areas.                                               UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (File)  In the recent UP civic polls, the BJP may have been able to win all the 17 Nagar Nigam seats and logged a landslide victory but the numbers in the western part of the state, especially in Meerut, Ghaziabad and Saharanpur divisions, did not signify the impact of the Yogi wave at the Nagar Palika and the Nagar Panchayat levels. This has become a major concern for the party as the data showed that Yogi Adityanath’s magic did not work in the rural and semi-urban areas. In the Meerut-Saharanpur division, except for the mayor’s seat, the BJP’s magic did not work. The saffron party lost 64 of the 90 seats in the municipality and the panch...

Hooch Tragedy in Tamil Nadu: 10 Dead, Several Hospitalised, 2 Arrested | What We Know So Far

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Hooch Tragedy in Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a financial compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of those who died, and Rs 50,000 for those who are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.              Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy: Officials said more than two dozen people are undergoing                                                        treatment after consuming spurious liquor.  Chennai: At least 10 people, including three women, died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts of Tamil Nadu. Giving details, officials told news agency ANI that six people from Ekkiyarkuppam near Marakkanam in Villupuram district died on Sunday. Two persons in Maduranthagam in Chengalpattu district died on Friday and a couple died on Sunday, all caused due to...

Taliban says China seeking investment in Afghanistan's oil, gas

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The spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP), Homyaoon Afghan, said that they have provided essential facilities for the investors.                       Afghanistan foreign minister with Chinese diplomat(Chinese government) The Taliban on Sunday said that China is seeking to invest in the gas and oil sectors in Afghanistan, reported Tolo News. The spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP), Homyaoon Afghan, said that they have provided essential facilities for the investors. “The minister thanked the investors and said that Afghanistan is rich in gas and oil and it is expected that in the near future there will be announced the extraction of gas and oil in some areas,” he said. Earlier in January, the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan signed a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin as the group tries to improve the economy of Kabul, Tolo News reported. China and the Talib...

IndiGo Air Hostess Makes Special Announcement For Her Co-Worker Mom, Internet Emotional

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The video features an IndiGo air hostess and her mother who also happens to be a cabin crew of the same airline.                                            The emotional mother-daughter moment is going viral Mother’s Day, a special occasion to honour and appreciate mothers was celebrated worldwide yesterday. Social media was abuzz with adorable posts highlighting the special bond that a child and mother share. Marking the day, IndiGo also shared a beautiful video that has captured the internet’s attention. The video features an IndiGo air hostess and her mother who also happens to be a cabin crew of the same airline. ‘’Happy Mother’s Day to the one who’s always had my back, on the ground and in the air,’’ IndiGo tweeted along with the video. The video opens to show the air hostess introducing herself as Nabira Sashmi to the passengers and then introducing her mother. She remarks...

Supreme Court Notice To Bengal, Tamil Nadu Over 'The Kerala Story'

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West Bengal was the first state to ban 'The Kerala Story', saying is it "likely to cause a breach of peace".                              Supreme Court Notice To Bengal, Tamil Nadu Over 'The Kerala Story'  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought to know the rationale behind ‘The Kerala Story’ movie being banned in West Bengal when it is running across the country without any problem. “Why should West Bengal ban the movie? It is running in the rest of the country including in states having similar demographic composition and nothing has happened. This has nothing to do with the artistic value of the film,” observed a bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha, and issued notices to West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Though the movie has not been banned in Tamil Nadu, theatre owners have decided not to screen it over law and order concerns, a move that the makers claimed was a “de facto...

Elon Musk Finds New Twitter CEO, Says "She Will Start In 6 Weeks"

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Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last October and indicated that he'd only be in charge for a limited time to complete the organizational overhaul he thought the company needed to prosper.  Elon Musk Finds New Twitter CEO, Says "She Will Start In 6 Weeks" NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino is in talks to become Twitter's chief executive officer, the Wall Street Journal reported, following owner Elon Musk's announcement that he had found a new leader for the social network and will shift into a new role as chief technologist. In a tweet on Thursday, Musk said the company's new CEO will start in about six weeks, without naming the individual. Yaccarino, who is chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal Media, didn't respond to an email seeking comment, and a representative for NBCUniversal said she was in rehearsals for the company's Upfront presentations to advertisers. Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last October and ind...

₹ 30,000 Salary, 7 Crore Found In Raids: Madhya Pradesh Officer In Trouble

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Hema Meena, a contractual in-charge assistant engineer with the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation, had also used materials meant for government projects to build her house, officers said.                          ₹ 30,000 Salary, 7 Crore Found In Raids: Madhya Pradesh Officer In Trouble  Bhopal: Twenty vehicles including 5–7 luxury cars, 20,000 square feet of land, two dozen cattle of the prized Gir breed, and a high-end 98-inch TV with a price tag of ₹ 30 lakh were just some of the assets found in an eye-popping anti-corruption raid on a 36-year-old Madhya Pradesh government officer who makes ₹ 30,000 a month. Hema Meena, a contractual in-charge assistant engineer with the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation, has been found to own assets worth crores of rupees in her and her family’s name after just over a decade of employment. A search conducted by the anti-corruption watchdog at her residential premis...

Cabinet reshuffle in TN: PTR shifted to IT, Thangam Thennarasu to Finance; Rajaa gets Industries

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Incidentally, the portfolio change for PTR came weeks after the release of audio clips attributed to him in which he allegedly charged that the chief minister’s son and son-in-law have amassed wealth. Governor RN Ravi administers oath to TRB Raja as minister at a function held at Raj Bhavan, while Chief Minister MK Stalin looks on.  CHENNAI: In a major reshuffle of portfolios, Chief Minister MK Stalin today shifted Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) from the finance portfolio to information technology and made Thangam Thennarasu the new Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu. As expected, TRB Rajaa, who was sworn in as a minister has been given a key portfolio of industries. T Mano Thangaraj will be the Minister for Milk and Dairy Development, hitherto looked after by SM Nasar, who has been dropped from the cabinet. MP Saminathan, Information Minister has been given an additional portfolio of Tamil development. PTR will now handle the subjects of information technology and digital services. ...

Special Team Formed To Probe Sex Harassment Claim On Wrestling Body Chief

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The submission was made before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal in response to the court's earlier order directing the police to file a status report.                        The The wrestlers have been demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan Singh. New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday informed a special court that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by women wrestlers against WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh. The submission was made before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal in response to the court's earlier order directing the police to file a status report. "Considering the seriousness of the case we have formed a SIT. The SIT will be investigating the case," public prosecutor Atul Srivastava told the court, stating that a status report has been filed in the matter. He requested that the report must...