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JeM commander and 2016 Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif killed in Pakistan

Jaish-e-Mohhamad (JeM) commander and key handler in 2016 Pathankot Indian Air Force (IAF) base attack Shahid Latif was shot dead by unknown attackers in Pakistan’s Sialkot city on Tuesday, media reports said.

Calcutta HC says it can't stop media from reporting on TMC's Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira

Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court has opined that it cannot stop media from reporting on Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee, even as some reporting appeared to be of defamatory nature, court sources confirmed on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh: Couple die after being mowed down by dumper

Jaunpur/UNI: A couple died after being mowed down by a dumper in the Line Bazar area of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Wednesday.

Droupadi Murmu to visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday.

Supreme Court to review abortion order after Centre's concern for unborn

New Delhi/IBNS: Just 24 hours after the Supreme Court ordered a medical termination of pregnancy of a 26-week-old pregnant mother, the Centre cited a serious dilemma that the unborn child can be alive if aborted.

Delay in establishing tribal university in Telangana is due to KCR govt's approach: Amit Shah

Nalgonda (Telangana)/IBNS/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday blamed the approach of the Telangana Government led by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for the delay in establishing a tribal university.

UP Crime: Gang involved in human trafficking busted, 13 arrested

Thirteen members of a gang, including four women, allegedly involved in trafficking of girls and women were arrested by a joint team of the police and the district probation officer from Robertsganj area of Sonbhadra district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said here on Tuesday.

From waste to wonder: Ludhiana boy turns scraps into planes

A class 11 student from Punjab’s Ludhiana turns waste into wonder as he craftily generates planes using waste materials.

Punjab Agricultural University introduces ‘PBW1Chapati’ wheat variety

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana has taken a giant stride in culinary innovation with the introduction of ‘PBW1Chapati,’ a wheat variety specifically designed to revolutionize chapati-making.

Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected terrorist behind killing of Kashmiri Pandit shot dead in Shopian

Security forces shot dead two local terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday.

India stands by Israel, condemns terrorism, says Narendra Modi after Netanyahu calls the Indian PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India is firmly standing with Israel in its hour of crisis following a phone call by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the raging conflict between Israel and Palestine after a surprise attack by Hamas triggered a war in the region.

PM Modi remote-controlled by Adani : Rahul alleges

Beohari (MP)/UNI/IBNS:  In a blitzkrieg against Prime Minister Narendra Modi,  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Tuesday that the former is “remote-controlled” by business tycoon Gautam Adani.

LeT terrorist behind the killing of Kashmiri Pandit shot dead in J&K’s Shopian

Srinagar/UNI:  Security forces shot dead two local terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday.

ED raids AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's premise

New Delhi/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of Amanatullah Khan, who is Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Okhla, in an on-going investigation of money laundering probe, sources said.

Kashmir: 2 LeT militants, including one behind Kashmiri Pandit killing, shot dead in Shopian

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead two local militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday.

Unraveling Khalistan’s misrepresentation of Sikh aspirations

In a recent tweet, Canadian journalist Daniel Bordman spoke out against a disturbing poster circulating in certain circles, both on social media and within some Gurudwaras.

Canadian police arrest eight Sikh youths for firing shots, seize firearms

In a recent development, Canadian authorities have taken eight Sikh youths into custody, aged between 19 to 26 years, for the possession of loaded, prohibited, or restricted firearms in the city of Brampton, Ontario.

Army jawan killed, 3 missing after avalanche hits Mount Kun in Ladakh; search ops continue amid inclement weather

Leh/IBNS: One soldier died and three are missing after a group of Indian Army mountaineers was caught in an avalanche on Mount Kun in Ladakh, officials said on Monday.

Dharamkot: Himachal Pradesh's mini Israel wears a deserted look

A deafening silence has befallen the Dharamkot village, popularly known as the mini Israel of Himachal Pradesh, after the Palestinian extremist group Hamas launched a massive attack on the Jewish nation last weekend.

Unity Meet hosted in Toronto to strengthen Indo-Canadian communities

Toronto/IBNS: Commitment to strong ties between Canada and India was reaffirmed at the ‘Unity Meet,’ hosted by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) and International Youth Canada (IYC) on Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary.

Bengal Guv assures TMC of taking up MGNREGA fund scheme dues' issue with Centre

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday assured a Trinamool Congress delegation, led by its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, that he would convey to the Centre about the MGNREGA fund scheme dues to the State Government, official sources said.

Congress Working Committee meets to discuss OBC women's reservation; finalises strategy for upcoming polls

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Monday said women's reservation, including extending reservation to OBC women, would be implemented if the party is voted to power in the Lok Sabha election in 2024.

Claudia Goldin from Harvard University is the winner of Nobel Prize in Economics for research on women’s labour market outcomes

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Monday announced to confer the Sveriges Riksbank Prize (Nobel Prize) 2023 in Economic Sciences to Claudia Goldin of Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”.

Tamil Nadu: 10 killed, 14 injured in cracker factory blast

Ariyalur/UNI: In a tragic incident, ten workers, including three women, were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion triggered by a massive inferno at a country cracker factory at Vetriyur village in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday.

ECI announces dates for five state elections

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the dates for assembly elections in five states- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram- which are believed to test Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and others ahead of the 2024 General Elections.

Rajnath Singh to visit France, Italy

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Italy and France from Oct 9 to 12, 2023, officials said on Sunday.

CBI raids houses of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, TMC legislator Madan Mitra

The CBI on Sunday began searching the houses of West Bengal Minister and city Mayor Firhad Hakim and TMC legislator Madan Mitra in south Kolkata, official sources confirmed.

ITBP rescues 68 stranded people in North Sikkim

Gangtok: ITBP personnel on Friday successfully conducted a rescue operation, saving 68 people who were stranded in northern Sikkim due to the recent flash floods in Lhonak Lake.

Israel-Palestine War: Air India cancels flights to and from Israel

New Delhi: Air India has decided to halt its flights to and from Tel Aviv following the assault by Hamas on Israel over the weekend, media reported.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde proposes plan to tackle Naxalism

Mumbai/UNI: Observing that crores of rupees are being sent to Naxalites every year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde proposed the formation of a joint group of Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax and Financial Intelligence Department to investigate and stop this money transaction.