Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Mobile Internet Services Temporarily Suspended In Nuh Till Aug 13
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A car caught fire on a highway in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh earlier in the day, PTI reported.
Mobile internet services have been temporarily suspended in Nuh district till 13th August, ANI reported.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Sri Lanka Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe said, "...India played a major role in Sri Lanka's recovery process and stabilization process. And I'm sure will play a major role in the growth of the economy, too. So we are thankful to the government of India as well as to the Indian people because India stepped in at the most crucial period of economic crisis. And I'm sure Indians also could be happy that Sri Lanka has recovered..."
Two key operatives of Canada-based listed terrorist Arsh Dala were arrested by sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in an early morning operation, as soon as they at landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from Manila, Philippines, NIA said in a statement
Himachal Pradesh: 7 people killed, 4 injured as vehicle falls into Siul river after being hit by landslide in Chamba district, say officials
A fire broke out in the anatomy department of Lady Hardinge Medical College in Delhi. A total of seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire has been doused, no casualties reported, as per Delhi Fire Service.
Congress leader Jagdish Tytler appeared before the Delhi court through video conferencing in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots case, as reported by news agency ANI. The court granted one week time to counsel Tytler to scrutinise the charge sheet. The counsel sought two weeks time for scrutiny. The court listed the matter for hearing on 21 August at 2 PM.
A gunfight broke out between security forces and alleged naxals in Jharkhand. A CRPF Jawan was killed in the gunfight while another sustained serious injuries. Chaibasa police police said the injured jawan is undergoing treatment at a Ranchi hospital.
23 Syrian soldiers killed in IS attack on army bus, a war monitor said on Friday, as reported by the news agency AFP.
BJP president J P Nadda will embark on a three-day visit to West Bengal from Friday during which he will hold a meeting with office bearers of the party's state unit to take stock of the organisation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year. He will also meet the BJP's winning candidates in the recently held rural elections and also victims of poll violence, said a party leader here. Nadda will arrive in the city on Friday evening.
"Nadda ji will be on a three-day visit to West Bengal from Friday. On Saturday, he will hold Panchayati Raj Sammelan in Howrah. Later on Saturday evening, he will meet the party's winning candidates in panchayat elections and the victims of poll violence at Science City Auditorium," the state BJP leader said, as quoted by PTI.
Security measures have been heightened in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur region ahead of the Independence Day celebration, as reported by news agency ANI, with a special focus on the crucial Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. As a proactive measure, round-the-clock security checks and frisking of vehicles are being conducted across the region.
Congress leaders K C Venugopal, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Govind Singh Dotasara, and Ashok Gehlot will meet at the party headquarters in Rajasthan's Jaipur on Friday to discuss the upcoming state Assembly elections, as reported by news agency PTI.
The meeting of the political affairs committee of the Congress will be held at the PCC war room. Prior to it, a meeting of Lok Sabha observers appointed by the AICC will also be held, PCC general secretary Swarnim Chaturvedi said. He said Madhusudan Mistry, senior election observer for Rajasthan, and other co-incharges will also attend the meetings.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes Hokkaido in Japan, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, as reported by news agency Reuters.
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High-Voltage Malabar Exercise Begins Off Sydney Today
The Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries -- India, the US, Australia and Japan -- will take place off Sydney from August 11 to 21 with an aim to expand their overall maritime cooperation.
Indian Navy's indigenous frontline warships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata are participating in the high-voltage exercise, officials said.
The annual wargame will include both sea and harbour phases with the focus expected to be on expanding cooperation in the Indo-Pacific that has been witnessing growing military muscle flexing by China, they said.
The harbour phase involves wide-ranging activities such as cross-deck visits, professional exchanges and interactions. "The sea phase will include various complex and high intensity exercises in all three domains of warfare, encompassing anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine exercises including live weapon firing drills," the Indian Navy said in a statement.
"The exercise provides an opportunity to the Indian Navy to enhance and demonstrate interoperability and also gain from the best practices in maritime security operations from its partner nations," it said. Following India's invitation, Australia participated in the Malabar exercise in 2020, effectively making it a drill by all four member nations of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition. Australia participated in subsequent exercises as well.
BSF's 'Operation Alert' Along India-Pak Border From Aug 11-17
The Border Security Force will run Operation Alert from August 11 to August 17 along the India-Pakistan International Border to thwart infiltration and smuggling attempts in view of the Independence Day.
During this, a close watch will be kept by the BSF near the India-Pakistan border. The number of security checkpoints will be increased and camel patrolling as well as foot patrolling will be enhanced, Inspector General of Border Security Force (Rajasthan Frontier) Puneet Rastogi said. He said the BSF increases its vigilance ahead of Independence Day.
Although the BSF remains alert on the border throughout the year, but the border guarding force becomes more alert these days, Rastogi said, adding that jawans will be deployed in sensitive areas during the period.
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