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Tripura Man Returns Home After Serving 36 Years In Bangladesh Jail Over ‘False Case’

August 20, 2024 admin

His family members said Bangladesh Police had framed him in some cases. (Representational) Agartala: A 62-year-old Indian on Tuesday returned to Tripura after serving 36 years in Bangladesh jail, officials said. A police official said that Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over Shahjahan Mia alias Bilash to the Border Security Force (BSF)…

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India, Japan Hold ‘2+2’ Dialogue With Focus On Indo-Pacific

August 20, 2024 admin

S aishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh headed the Indian team. New Delhi: The India-Japan partnership is set against a larger context of a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific and it will continue to grow, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday as the two sides held a fresh edition of “2+2” dialogue amid…

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20 Fall Ill After Consuming Toxic Liquor In Odisha: Police

August 20, 2024 admin

Berhampur: About 20 people fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said on Tuesday. The incident happened in Moundpur village in Chikita late on Monday night. Those taken ill hailed from Moundpur, Jenapur and Karabalua villages, they said. While 14 people were undergoing treatment at the MKCG Medical College and…

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BJP Names In-Charge For Assembly Elections In Jammu And Kashmir

August 20, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday appointed its former national general secretary Ram Madhav and Union minister G Kishan Reddy as in-charge for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. A statement to this effect was issued by party national general secretary Arun Singh here. “BJP national president JP Nadda has appointed Ram Madhav,…

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Haryana MLA Resigns From Assembly, Likely To Be BJP Nominee For Rajya Sabha

August 20, 2024 admin

Assembly Speaker Gyan Chand Gupta has accepted Kiran Choudhry’s resignation. (File) Chandigarh: Four-time Congress legislator Kiran Choudhry, who joined the BJP along with her daughter Shruti Choudhry in June, on Tuesday resigned from the Haryana legislative Assembly and is likely to be the party’s nominee for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Haryana. Assembly Speaker…

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Train Hits Road Near Station In Madhya Pradesh, Railway Cops Launch Probe

August 20, 2024 admin

Jabalpur (MP): A train hit an iron rod near a railway station under Jabalpur division in Madhya Pradesh, prompting the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to launch a probe into the incident, an official said on Tuesday. The authorities received information about the Nainpur-Jabalpur train (05706) hitting an iron rod near Kachhpura railway station (Jabalpur district)…

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Woman Attacks Boyfriend’s Private Parts As He Refuses To Marry Her: Thane Cops

August 20, 2024 admin

No arrest has been made, and the case is under investigation, police said (Representational) Thane: A 26-year-old woman allegedly attacked her boyfriend with a knife and injured his private parts over his refusal to marry her in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Bhiwandi on August 16, an official said….

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Adani Krishnapatnam Port Launches Advanced Cargo Handling System

August 20, 2024 admin

Mumbai: Adani Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh today unveiled an advanced cargo handling system, which will enhance its existing capacity and productivity, the company said. The new systems will streamline the management of both containerised and bulk cargo and are set to revolutionise cargo operations at the port and deliver efficiency and reliability, the private…

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Declare Caste System Unconstitutional

August 20, 2024 admin

Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking directions to declare the caste system unconstitutional. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking directions to declare the caste system unconstitutional. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said no case for interference was made out. “The Constitution as originally drafted refers to the Scheduled…

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Reliance, Disney Merger Will Hurt Rivals, Warns Antitrust Body: Report

August 20, 2024 admin

“Cricket is the biggest pain point for the CCI,” Reuters reported. Antitrust body, the Competition Commission of India, has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, four sources told Reuters on Tuesday. In the biggest…

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