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23 Jun

Terrorist hideout busted in near J-K’s Srinagar

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Security forces have busted an active terrorist hideout and recovered warlike stores in an area on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. The Chinar Corps of the army tweeted that the joint operation was launched in the morning in Harwan, which is about 19km from Srinagar city. “Op Harwan (#Srinagar). Joint Operation launched today early morning on own sources inputs corroborated by @JmuKmrPolice,” it said. “An active hideout busted & warlike stores - UBGL with grenades, GPS, AK magazine & administrative stores recovered. Joint operation in progress,” it added.

23 Jun

Amit Shah greets people as Rath Yatra

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Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday extended greetings on the occasion of Jagannath Rath Yatra, which commenced from today. “I extend my warm greetings to all, on the auspicious occasion of Rath Yatra. May Maha Prabhu Jagannath bless everyone with good heath, joy and prosperity. Jai Jagannath!” Shah tweeted. The Supreme Court had allowed the Rath Yatra on Monday, modifying its June 18 order. Shah said that the entire nation is delighted by the decision of the Supreme Court to ensure that Rath Yatra goes on. However, in its order on Monday, the court had put certain conditions for…

23 Jun

Ramdev’s Patanjali Launches ‘Coronil’ Anti-Covid Tablets

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Patanjali Ayurvedic Medicines has launched 'Coronil' anti-COVID tablets to combat and prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Researched by Patanjali Research Institute with clinical trails held at NIMS University, Jaipur, the anti-corona tablet was launched by Baba Ramdev on Tuesday. Clinical control trials were carried out adhering to standardized protocols of drug discovery to evaluate its efficacy, the company said. Within the span of 3 to 15 days, all the corona positive patients transformed into negative ones without observing any mortality, the company's release about the tablet claims.

23 Jun

High-Altitude Clash Between Indian, Chinese Troops In Sikkim

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New Delhi: Indian and Chinese officers are seen clashing in a video of a high-altitude skirmish in Sikkim that has emerged days after the deadly face-off at Ladakh. A Chinese officer is punched by an Indian jawan as soldiers of both sides brawl in the mobile phone video that lasts over five minutes. Indian and Chinese soldiers are seen shoving each other and arguing. "Go back" and "don't fight" shout soldiers from both sides. There is a physical fight in the snow-covered spot. After several moments, the fighting appears to die down as an Indian officer asks whether a Chinese soldier…

23 Jun

“Mutual Consensus To Disengage” At India, China Military Talks: Sources

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New Delhi: There was a "mutual consensus to disengage" in top military talks between India and China yesterday on the Chinese side of the border to discuss the Galwan face-off and other points of conflict. The talks were held "in a cordial, positive and constructive atmosphere," said army sources on Tuesday. The details for disengagement from all friction areas in eastern Ladakh were discussed and will be taken forward by both sides, the sources said. The last time a meeting at this level was held was on June 6, when India and China agreed to pull back troops in attempts to…

23 Jun

China’s Top 9 State Media Firms Now Termed “Foreign Missions”

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Washington: The US has designated four more top state-run Chinese media houses as "foreign missions", terming them as "propaganda" outlets "controlled" by the ruling Communist Party of China, a move that could further escalate tensions between the two countries. The four Chinese media outlets designated as foreign missions on Monday are China Central Television, China News Service, the People's Daily and the Global Times, taking the total number to nine. This could add up to the increasing tensions between the US and China as President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed Beijing for the coronavirus pandemic that has had a serious impact…

23 Jun

Man Kills Wife, Flies To Kolkata To Kill Her Mother Before Shooting Self

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Kolkata: A 42-year-old man who lived in Bengaluru with his wife and son flew into Kolkata today and shot dead his mother-in-law at her home in an upscale apartment building. His father-in-law ran out of the flat, locking it behind him as he shouted for help. Police arrived to find both the mother-in-law and the man lying dead inside. They also found a suicide note in which he confessed he had killed his wife in their Bengaluru home before travelling to Kolkata to commit the second murder. Police in Bengaluru rushed to the man's home in the city's Whitefield neighbourhood and…

22 Jun

Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urging the Centre to extend the provision of free food grains for a period of three months more up till September 2020, as unemployment is on the rise across India, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown imposed to curb its spread. “Nearly three months since the country went into a strict lockdown and millions of Indians are at risk of slipping into poverty. The provision of 5 kg free food grains per person per month under the National Food Security Act in addition to regular entitlements….the…

22 Jun

Online hole on birth & death certificates

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The Calcutta Municipal Corporation has resumed issuing birth and death certificates, a service that was suspended during the lockdown, but the promised service to accept applications online is yet to roll out. In the absence of an online facility to submit applications, many people are not being able to apply for certificates out of fear that they might be infected by the coronavirus in the crowded offices of the civic body. Civic officials, too, are fearing the same following the easing of the lockdown norms. Before the lockdown was imposed, the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) used to accept only 100…

22 Jun

Government Redirects Focus On Road Plan Days After Ladakh Clash

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New Delhi: As India and China held talks at Moldo on the Chinese side of Chushul to resume discussions on disengagement, the home ministry reviewed the progress of road construction in border areas. Sanjeeva Kumar, Secretary (Border Management) reviewed infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border dividing India and China, for the second time in five days, underscoring the government's determination to proceed with the plan after the Ladakh face-off. India's stress on developing the Ladakh region by building roads through the Galwan valley into Shyok is believed to be the main trigger for Chinese aggression in…