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Himanta Biswa Sarma receives interim report from Commission for Review & Assessment of Problems of Satra Land

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday received an interim report of the Commission for Review & Assessment of Problems of Satra Land at a ceremony held at the Chief Minister's Secretariat at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.

CBI summons KCR's daughter K Kavitha in Delhi liquor policy

Kavitha, a former MP and now a Member of the Legislative Council, has been given an option of appearing either at the CBI headquarters in Delhi or the probe agency's Hyderabad office.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren writes to PM Modi seeking re-examination of Forest Conservation Rules

Ranchi/UNI: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a re-examination of Forest Conservation Rules considering the plight of tribals who worship nature in various forms.

'By Bengali I meant illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya': Paresh Rawal issues apology amid row over comment

New Delhi/IBNS: Actor-politician Paresh Rawal has sparked a huge controversy with his remarks on Bengalis while campaigning in Gujarat for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

ISRO scientists Nambi Narayanan espionage: Supreme Court sets aside bail granted to 4 accused

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Friday set aside anticipatory bail granted to four accused, including a former Director General of Police (DGP), in connection with the 1994 ISRO espionage case where scientist Nambi Narayanan was allegedly framed.

ED arrests Chhattisgarh CM's deputy secretary Saumya Chaurasia in money laundering case

Raipur/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday arrested Chhattisgarh Chief Minister's deputy secretary in an alleged money laundering case, reports said.

Indian Navy ships visit Vietnam

New Delhi: Indian Naval Ships, Shivalik and Kamorta which are forward deployed in the South China Sea are in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Assam Rifles conducts tree plantation drive, promotes awareness on AIDS

Imphal: Somsai Battalion Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) recently conducted Tree Plantation Drive at Phaibung village, Ukhrul District, Manipur on Thursday.

India celebrates Navy Day

New Delhi: India celebrates December 04 as Navy Day, every year, to acknowledge the role of the Indian Navy and commemorate its achievements in ‘Operation Trident’ during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.

Kashmiri journalist joins fish farming with uncle, generates employment in Bandipora

A young journalist from Jammu and Kashmir has joined his uncle in  establishing fish farms in different areas of the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir and is generating employment for the youth in the region, media reports said on Friday.

BSF Guwahati Frontier seizes 5023 kg of ganja, 43,719 Yaba tablets and apprehends 221 smugglers this year

Guwahati: The Border Security Force (BSF) Guwahati Frontier have seized 5023 kg of ganja, 43,719 Yaba tablets and apprehended 221 smugglers in this year so far.

Jammu and Kashmir: Police bust extortion racket, arrest 5 for disguising as militants in Kulgam

Srinagar: J&K Police busted an alleged extortion racket and arrested five youths who were impersonating as militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district.

Jammu and Kashmir village gets International Yoga Centre

Jammu and Kashmir's  Udhampur region is grabbing headlines these days as the country's  biggest Yoga Centre has been constructed in the village of Mantalai, media reports said on Friday.

Mumbai: School girl gangraped by two fellow class mates

Mumbai: A thirteen-year-old school girl was allegedly gangraped by her two classmates of the same age group inside the classroom of a school in Matunga area of Mumbai, after which the police registered a case against them, an official said on Friday.

Sidhu Moosewala murder: Gangster Goldy Brar detained in the US, confirms Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday confirmed that Canada-based gangster Satinder Singh aka Goldy Brar has been detained in the US in connection with the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala, media reports said.

Case lodged against SP leader Azam Khan for hate speech

Rampur/UNI: A case has been lodged against senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former cabinet minister Mohammad Azam Khan for using obscene language against the women and hurling abuses, police sources said here on Friday.

ISRO spy case: Supreme Court axes Kerala HC's pre-arrest bail to 4 including ex-DGP

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Kerala High Court order granting pre-arrest bail to four accused, including an ex-DGP, in the ISRO spy case involving scientist Nambi Narayanan.

Tripura CPM calls opposition parties to unite to defeat BJP

Agartala/UNI: The opposition CPM in Tripura called for a united fight to unseat the BJP-led government in upcoming assembly elections while demanding to Director General of Police to take action against SDPO Bishalgarh Rahul Das and Additional SP (Sepahijala) Randhir Debbarma for their inaction to prevent the murder of Shahid Mia (65).

India may soon resume 20 projects in Afghanistan: Reports

Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have said India might soon resume at least 20 projects in the country.

Will continue fight for J&K’s Statehood, land, job rights: Ghulam Nabi Azad

“For lasting peace and stability, my party will create diverse employment opportunities for the youths if it gets into power after elections,” he said addressing a public gathering in Udhyanpur belt of Doda district on the last leg of his three-day visit to the erstwhile Doda district.

Indian airports launch facial recognition technology for seamless passenger entry

New Delhi/IBNS: For a seamless and hassle-free air travel experience, India launched a mechanism for facial recognition at the airports called Digi Yatra on Thursday.

AIUMB Prez Syed Ashraf Kichauchawi, General Secy Syed Salman Chishty meet NSA Ajit Doval

New Delhi/IBNS: All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) President Syed Ashraf Kichauchawi and General Secretary Syed Salman Chishty from Ajmer Dargah Sharif met with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval at the Interfaith Peace & Social Harmony Summit in IICC, New Delhi

'Rahul Gandhi looks like Saddam Hussein': Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati/IBNS: Upping his attack on his former party Congress and its MP Rahul Gandhi, Assam Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s leading poll campaigner Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday repeated his controversial remark that "Rahul Gandhi, with his beard, looks like Saddam Hussein".

MP: Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ujjain

Ujjain/IBNS: Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker Thursday joined Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain with party leader Rahul Gandhi.

Mumbai airport services back to normal after server crash at Terminal 2

One of two terminals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, T2 mostly deals with international flights but is also used for domestic routes.

School headmaster shot dead in UP's Azamgarh

Azamgarh (UP)/UNI: A school headmaster was shot dead by unidentified miscreants allegedly over poll-related rivalry in the Jiyanpur area of Azamgarh district here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, a senior police officer said here.

In swift action, Mumbai Police arrests 2 men who assaulted South Korean YouTuber

Mumbai/IBNS: A South Korean YouTuber was harassed and sexually assaulted in Mumbai’s Khar on Wednesday night while she was live streaming with 1000 people.

PM Modi calls for 'shift in mindset to benefit humanity' as India takes over G20 presidency

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday appealed for a "shift in fundamental mindset to benefit humanity as a whole" as India took over the G-20 presidency.

Congress doesn't know Gujarat is a state of Ram bhakts: PM Modi countering Kharge's Ravan comment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a swipe at the Congress over its chief Mallikarjun Kharge's controversial remark where he compared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart with Hindu epic Ramayana's main antagonist Ravan.

Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre over fuel prices

New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a fresh attack at the BJP-led government at the Centre over fuel prices and claimed that crude oil has become cheaper by over 25 percent in the last six months, but the ruling dispensation has not even reduced Rs one.