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10:48 AM

NIA conducts searches across four states to probe Jaish-e-Mohammed

The National Investigation Agency on Thursday conducted multi-state searches as part of its probe into the conspiracy by Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed to radicalise youth and spread terror in the country, officials said.

10:26 AM

13-year-old girl killed in celebratory firing in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri

A 13-year-old girl was killed after suffering bullet injuries during celebratory firing at a wedding function in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri, police said on Thursday. The girl along with her family was attending the function at a banquet hall located on Bhiwani road in Charkhi Dadri when the incident took place on Wednesday night, they said.

10:04 AM

78 Bangladeshis to be repatriated to their country: Odisha Police

The Odisha Police have decided to repatriate 78 Bangladeshis, who were apprehended by coast guard personnel for allegedly entering into Indian territorial waters, to their country, an officer said. The decision was taken after several verifications of the foreigners revealed that they were Bangladeshi fishermen, Paradip Deputy Superintendent of Police Santosh Jena said on Wednesday.

9:43 AM

Five-year old who fell into borewell dies in Rajasthan

Five-year-old Aryan, who fell into a 150-foot-deep borewell in Rajasthan's Dausa, lost the battle for life. He was taken out of the borewell last night after more than 55-hour-long rescue operation and was rushed to a hospital in an ambulance in an unconscious state, where doctors declared him dead.

9:40 AM

Weeks after SC's order on 'bulldozer justice,' UP officials demolish illegal encroachments in Sambhal

Sub-divisional officer Santosh Tripathi (SDO) said that the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Department and police demolished illegal encroachments in Sambhal. Few residents had even made such encroachments that "the electricity pole was inside their house," he claimed. "A few are involved in electricity theft without having connection and proper meter. There was an older mechanical meter inside, that is being taken out. Action is being taken to remove the encroachment," Tripathi said.

9:30 AM

History will never forgive those not allowing level playing field: Sibal after Oppn's move against Dhankar

In a first, parties of the opposition INDIA bloc spearheaded by the Congress on Tuesday submitted a notice in the Rajya Sabha for moving a no-confidence motion against Dhankhar, accusing him of being "extremely partisan" in his role as the Chairman of the Upper House of Parliament.  With the opposition seeking the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday said history will never forgive those who do not allow a level playing field in the functioning of the House.

9:21 AM

Soldier shoots himself dead in J-K's Rajouri

In an apparent case of suicide, an Army personnel allegedly shot himself dead using his service rifle in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Havaldar Indesh Kumar was on sentry duty inside his camp at the Anjanwali village in the Manjakote area when he fatally shot himself late Tuesday, the officials said.

8:50 AM

Palestinians urge support for UN resolutions demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire

The Palestinians urged UN member nations to support resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the UN agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. The 193 nations in the UN General Assembly would vote on Wednesday after two days of speeches overwhelmingly calling for an end to the 14-month war between Israel and the militant Hamas group. Israel and its close ally, the United States, are in a minority that has spoken against the resolutions.