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Top LeT commander among 2 terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter
"Top commander of proscribed terror outfit LeT/TRF Abbas Sheikh and his 2IC Saqib Manzoor killed. A big success," a tweet by J&K police quoting IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar said. The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after the area was cordoned off and a search operation was launched on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
UP tops in milk production in India
Milk production has gone up from 277.697 lakh metric tonnes in 2016-17 to 318.630 lakh metric tonnes in 2019-20 in UP. In the last four years, 1,242.37 lakh metric tonnes of milk has been produced in the state.Six big companies, including Amul, have set up their dairy plants at the cost of Rs 172 crore in UP in the last four years while work is underway to establish seven others.
Chhattisgarh CM, Minister to meet Rahul amid reports of rift
According to the Congress leader, Baghel and Deo will meet Rahul Gandhi at his residence on Tuesday and will discuss several issues. The two state leaders will also meet Chhattisgarh in-charge P.L. Punia and others. The meeting assumes significance following the exit of the Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev from the party recently. There were several reports of differences between Baghel and Deo.
Planting 5 Indian agents in LeT to counter its nefarious designs
Five Indian intelligence agents are planted in the LeT to take on its might and sabotage its operations. And thus is born 'Operation Trojan Horse', a first-of-its-kind Indian counter-terror mission that will go on for years. "Operation Trojan Horse" (HarperCollins) by Abhishek Sharan and D.P. Sinha is a thriller inspired by real events -- including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and several other LeT operations.
Mortal remains of Kalyan Singh consigned to flames
Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chauhan, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttar Pradesh BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh and former Union Minister Uma Bharti were among those who paid tributes to the departed leader on his last journey. Yogi Adityanath had remained with the mortal remains of the leader.
Bhima-Koregaon case: JNU, TISS students were drafted for terror, says NIA
The NIA statement comes in the draft charges filed in the twin cases against 16 arrested accused and six other absconders in the sensational cases that have rocked the Indian polity for the past four years.As per the NIA, the accused had "recruited students from various universities, including the reputed Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai).
'Some problems': SC agrees to hear pleas on lawyers' designation process
A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana took note of submissions made by senior advocate Indira Jaising, who sought urgent listing of her miscellaneous application, alleging that some high courts have used secret voting process to confer the designation. Jaising filed a PIL in the top court and on her plea, the court had issued a slew of guidelines for designating lawyers as seniors in 2017.
Third wave of Covid-19 may peak around October; children, adults at same risk this time: MHA panel warns PMO
The report specifically warns about the inadequate medical facilities for children, noting that “pediatric facilities — doctors, staff, equipment like ventilators, ambulances, etc. are nowhere near what may be required in case a large number of children become infected.”
Delhi Smog Tower: 10 things to know about India's first 'anti-pollution' tower
The 24.2-metre-tall structure has been built near the Shivaji Stadium metro station in Connaught Place. According to Hindustan Times, The overall cost of the project, including two years of running costs, is estimated to be approximately Rs. 20 crore. Smog towers are huge buildings that serve as large-scale air cleaners. They have many layers of air filters and blowers at the bottom to suck in the polluted air and make it cleaner.
Afghanistan developments explain why CAA enactment was necessary in India: Hardeep Puri
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Puri expressed his concern about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and wrote, "Recent developments in our volatile neighborhood & the way Sikhs & Hindus are going through a harrowing time are precisely why it was necessary to enact the Citizenship Amendment Act."
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