INDIA
Chirag's men attacked me with acid on August 23, claims Paras
Paras met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence and urged him to enhance his security. "I could have been killed during the road show in Hajipur on August 23. God had saved me that day. I, along with my supporters, are facing a life threat from Chirag Paswan," Paras said after the meeting. After taking charge as Union Minister, he had come to Bihar for the first time on August 23.
Holy row: BJP seeks reopening of temples, Congress slams protests
Many BJP activists, along with some temple priests and commoners, carried out noisy demonstrations and raised slogans, accusing Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of his alleged 'anti-Hindu' stance. The agitations were held outside temples in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Solapur, and Kolhapur, led by state BJP leaders.
Delhi logs a Covid death after 4 days, 20 fresh cases
The new death, reported after four days of zero Covid fatalities, takes the toll to 25,081, while the capital's total tally stands at 14,37,736. With 0.04 per cent infection rate, active cases amount to 375, and 88 of them are being treated in home isolation. A total of 36 Covid patients were discharged in the last 24 hrs, taking the total number of recoveries to 14,12,280, the bulletin said.
Maj Gen SS Slaria takes over as GOC of Kilo Force
Major General Slaria was commissioned into 10 Armoured Regiment in June 1990. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the winner of the Sword of Honour at the Indian Military Academy, the General Officer has attended staff courses at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, Command and General Staff College at Thailand and Higher Defence Management Course at the College of Defence Management.
Two Bangladeshis, trying to sneak into India, shot dead in Cooch Behar
The duo were identified as Younia Ali and Md Sagar, reportedly from Bangladesh's Patgram. According to local sources, the BSF has tightened its hold on the border area to check cattle smuggling. However, despite this, smugglers from Bangladesh allegedly continue to carry on with the illegal activity, using both open or barbed wire borders as corridors.
ED raids Shiv Sena minister Anil Parab, MP Bhavana Gawali
The ED raids came a day after Parab was slapped with a notice requiring his appearance on August 31, but he said he will consult legal experts in the matter. On the other hand, Gawali said that she has not received any ED notice so far, even as the agency raided around half a dozen locations linked to her in Washim district, including some trusts, a college, and social and business organisations.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind appeals to non-Muslims not to send girls to co-ed schools
In a press statement issued on Monday after the working committee meeting of the JUH, Madani said, "Immorality and obscenity is not a teaching of any religion. It has been condemned in every religion of the world because these are the things which spread misbehaviour in the society. Therefore, we will also ask our non-Muslim brothers to refrain from giving co-education to their daughters.
Security in Kashmir under control, nothing to worry about Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan: Indian Army
Lieutenant General D P Pandey, General Officer Commanding of the Army's 15 Corps madebthese remarks while talking to media persons on the sidelines of the final match of the Kashmir Premier League cricket tournament. He was the chief guest at the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium.
Situation in Afghanistan matter of concern, India on alert: Rajnath
Delivering the Balramji Das Tandon seminar on 'National Security', he said: "Whatever is happening in the neighbouring Afghanistan raises concern with regards to the security apparatus. Our government is monitoring the evolving situation in the country." He also stressed that the government wants security of Indians and also ensure that no cross-border terror activities could take place.
UP man returns from Kabul with haunting memories
As Rajesh Pandey, a worker at an iron grill factory back in Kabul sits with his family in Jaunpur Mudiyari village he remembers how he left behind many of his belongings in Kabul and recalls: "There was a state of anarchy when the Taliban took over. We had to struggle for over 10 hours to cover a distance of 8 km to reach the airport. It was scary with bombings and firings all around."
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