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Syrian National Held in Ahmedabad for Violating Tourist Visa Norms

August 23, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 23: A Syrian national who was raising funds from mosques in Ahmedabad in Gujarat purportedly for the needy residents of war-torn Gaza, has been arrested while his three compatriots are believed to be still on the run, the Ahmedabad police said on Saturday. The accused and his associates appeared to be using […]

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CBI Searches TMC MLA’s House for Alleged Irregularities in RGKMCH

August 23, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 23: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday searched the residence of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and doctor Sudipta Roy for his alleged involvement in the financial irregularities in the West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH). The two CBI officials went to the north Kolkata house of Dr Roy […]

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Divergent Views on India – US Relations over Tariff War

August 23, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 23: Two divergent opinions about the deteriorating ties between India and the United States under the President Donald Trump have emerged from the US officials, with one detesting the “ordering, pressuring, and pushing around” in negotiating deals while the other believed that it was not unfair to “sometimes asking for […]

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Mujahideen Activist Arrested in Shopian

August 23, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday arrested an over-ground worker (OGW) who worked as a “sleeper cell” for the terrorist organisation Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). “Following relentless efforts, SIA Kashmir has achieved a major success by apprehending an OGW, Altaf Hussain Wagay, resident of Reban Gund area of […]

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Postal Department to Suspend Booking Articles Destined to US from Monday

August 23, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 23: India’s Department of Posts on Saturday announced temporarily suspending from Monday booking and transmission of all types of postal articles destined for the United States, except documents and gifts worth up to $100, due to new American duty rules, after President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on Indian goods. According […]

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Karnataka Congress MLA Arrested for Running Betting Rackets

August 23, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 23: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Karnataka Congress MLA K C Veerendra ’Puppy’ from Sikkim under the anti-money laundering law for his alleged involvement in an alleged illegal online and offline betting racket after the federal agency carried out a massive search operation across India for the last […]

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ISRO Unveils India’s Space Station “BAS”

August 22, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 22: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday unveiled a model of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) module during the two-day National Space Day celebrations that began here. India plans to launch the first module of the BAS, its own home-built space station, by 2028, marking its entry into the group […]

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Q1 Economic Growth Higher than Estimated: SBI

August 22, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 22: The Indian economy may have registered a strong growth rate of 6.7 percent which is slightly higher than the estimate of 6.5 percent for Quarter1, According to a report by State Bank of India (SBI). The report noted that its analysis results show GDP growth at 6.9 per cent during the […]

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PM Inaugurates New Metro Links in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee Claims Credit

August 22, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 22: As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 13.61 kilometre long new metro tracks costing over Rs 5,200 crores and lunched the train services on three new metro routes on Friday evening, the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who skipped the ceremony, asserted that the projects were planned and sanctioned […]

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Four West Bengal Officials Suspended for Irregularities in Electoral Rolls

August 22, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 22: The West Bengal government has informed the Election Commission of India (ECI) that it has complied with its directive to suspend four officials involved in alleged irregularities while preparing electoral rolls. However, it refused to register an FIR against the officials. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, who had met officials at the […]