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PFI members have SIMI, Indian Mujahideen connections
PFI leader Abdul Rehman reportedly used to be national Secretary of the SIMI, they said, adding that Abdul Sattar, the state Secretary in PFI, was also associated with SIMI in similar capacity. Sources also claimed that PFI leaders had allegedly been hatching conspiracy with Pakistan-based handlers to carry out anti-national activities. They were also getting instruction from Gulf and Middle Eastern countries, the sources added.
Government blocks 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels: Officials
Orders to block the concerned videos were issued on September 23 under the provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. The blocked videos had cumulative viewership of over 1 crore 30 lakh.
PM Modi to depart for Tokyo for Shinzo Abe's funeral
"I am travelling to Tokyo tonight to participate in the State Funeral of former PM Shinzo Abe, a dear friend and a great champion of India-Japan friendship," the Prime Minister Modi tweeted. Apart from meeting his counterpart Fumio Kishida, Modi would be separately meeting Abe's widow Akie Abe to express his condolences.
Asked to fully block multiple accounts during farmers' protests, Twitter tells Karnataka HC
Senior counsel Arvind S. Datar, appearing for Twitter in connection with 10 blocking orders by the Union government between February 2021 and February 2022 submitted that Section 69 of the Information Technology Act does not give scope for blanket blocking of accounts.
CoWIN, Aarogya Setu to be repurposed as India's health application
National Health Authority (NHA) CEO R.S. Sharma said that Aarogya Setu is being repurposed as India's health application while CoWIN being repurposed for national immunisation programme.
Pakistani rupee continues to recover against USD
The local unit gained ground in view of expected dollar inflows from international lenders to support Pakistan's relief and reconstruction efforts after the cataclysmic floods, The News reported. The PKR on September 23 broke its losing streak against the dollar after continuously depreciating for 15 consecutive sessions as the economy suffered following catastrophic floods.
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC issues notice on pleas by Nalini, Ravichandran seeking release
Citing the release of convict A.G. Perarivalan in the same case, both convicts, who are serving life imprisonment, have moved the apex court seeking their release from the prison. A bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna sought a response from the Tamil Nadu and Central government on the pleas.
India logs 4,129 new Covid cases, recovery rate stands at 98.72%
In the same period, the country has recorded 20 more Covid related deaths, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,530 as per the report. The active caseload presently stands at 43,415 cases, accounting for 0.10 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 4,688 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,00,298.
Home Ministry all set to ban PFI after studying possible legal challenges
However, before imposing the ban, the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) want to make full preparations, so that if the ban is challenged, then their side is not weakened. In the raids conducted in 15 states of the country on September 22, the investigating agencies have found strong evidence of PFI's involvement in terrorist activities, based on which, it can soon be banned.
India reports 4,777 fresh Covid infection, 23 deaths
In the same period, the country has recorded 23 more Covid-related deaths, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,510 as per the report. Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country presently stands at 43,994 cases, accounting for 0.10 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
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