Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: NIA Arrests Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez During Raids In J&K
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West Bengal: Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari's lawyer lodges a complaint at Marishda Police Station, stating that around 70 TMC supporters attacked Adhikari's convoy, abused him & gave him death threats while he was going to Kolkata from Contai today, ANI reported.
NIA today arrested human rights activist Khurram Parvez during raids at various places in J&K including his residence in Sonwar & office in Amira Kadal, Srinagar in connection with a terror funding case, ANI reported the agency as saying.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday held deliberations with Congress leaders here to evolve a strategy for the upcoming state assembly polls, sources said.
Channi and Sidhu arrived in the national capital on Monday afternoon along with AICC in-charge for Punjab affairs Harish Chaudhary and they later met at the party's "war-room" office here.
They said the screening committee for Punjab is to be finalised that will screen party candidates for the assembly polls, besides other decisions that are to be taken by the state government ahead of the elections.
Punjab goes to polls early next year along with states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
Islamabad, Nov 22 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Monday that his government will allow India to send a humanitarian shipment of 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat to neighbouring Afghanistan through its territory after finalisation of the transit modalities.
Khan, who chaired the first Apex Committee meeting of the newly established Afghanistan Inter-ministerial Coordination Cell (AICC) in Islamabad, also took the opportunity to remind the international community of the collective responsibility to support Afghanistan to avoid a humanitarian crisis.
During the meeting, Khan announced Pakistan's decision to allow the 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat India has offered to provide Afghanistan as humanitarian assistance to go through Pakistan as soon as modalities are finalised with the Indian side, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
Currently, Pakistan only allows Afghanistan to export goods to India but doesn't allow any other two-way trade through the border crossing.
Last month, India announced 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat for Afghanistan as humanitarian assistance and requested Pakistan to ship the food grain via the Wagah border.
Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi had also requested Prime Minister Khan to allow India to transport wheat via Pakistan, suggesting that the Taliban government was willing to accept the humanitarian assistance from India.
India has contributed to the humanitarian requirements of the Afghan people. This included providing more than 1 million metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan over the past decade.
Last year too India assisted Afghanistan with 75,000 metric tonnes of wheat, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had said at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan in September.
However, there were reports that Pakistan has blocked India's efforts to provide wheat to the Afghan people, amidst the chill in relations between New Delhi and Islamabad over the Kashmir issue.
Khan also ordered immediate shipment of humanitarian assistance worth Rs 5 billion comprising wheat, emergency medical supplies, winter shelters and other supplies to Afghanistan, Radio Pakistan reported.
He instructed all ministries to facilitate Afghans to the maximum and also approved in-principle tariff and sales tax reduction on key Afghan exports to Pakistan.
Khan ordered that the facility of free COVID vaccination for all Afghans entering Pakistan from land borders be continued.
National Security Adviser Dr. Moeed Yusuf, who is also the Convener of AICC, made a detailed presentation to brief the civil and military leadership on the current economic situation in Afghanistan and the progress made by AICC in coordinating national efforts for humanitarian assistance and border facilitation for Afghans.
Prime Minister Khan also directed that bus service between Peshawar and Jalalabad in Afghanistan be revived to facilitate travellers on both sides.
To further facilitate Afghans, the visa duration will be relaxed such that visas are granted within three weeks at the most, the report said.
Khan also instructed the National Security Adviser to visit Afghanistan to hold delegation-level talks and agree on specific areas where immediate capacity building support shall be provided to Afghans.
The meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tarin, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and senior civil and military officers.
The fifth East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation will be held in Kolkata on Nov 23-24. The event is being organized by India in partnership with Australia: MEA on Nov 23-24. The event is being organized by India in partnership with Australia: MEA.
Apart from the two govts, organizers include ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research & Information System for Developing Countries in collaboration with National Maritime Foundation (NMF) of Australia & Research Centre for East & North East Regional Studies, Kolkata.
During the conference, experts from both govt & academia from the EAS participating countries will deliberate upon various aspects of maritime security cooperation under four thematic sessions.
TMC leader and former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro has been elected member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, ANI reported.
Bombay High Court refuses to restrain Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik from publishing tweets about the family of NCB officer Sameer Wankhede in a defamation suit filed by Wankhede's father Dnyandev; says necessary to balance fundamental rights of Malik and Dnyandev, ANI reported.
On defamation suit of NCB officer Sameer Wankhede's father Dnyandev, Bombay HC says Maharasthra Minister Nawab Malik should post, comment and publish anything against the Wankhede family after 'reasonable verification of facts'.
Mumbai's Esplanade Court rejects bail applications of police officials Nandkumar Gopale and Asha Korke in the extortion case involving former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, ANI reported.
Actor & TMC leader Saayoni Ghosh granted bail by Chief Judicial Magistrate court in West Tripura. She was arrested by Agartala Police yesterday on charges of attempt to murder and provocation, ANI reported.
We have seen a speculative media report regarding the Chief Guest for Republic Day 2022. The report is inaccurate and has no factual basis: MEA stated.
Lance Naik Sandeep Singh of 4 Para (Special Forces) to receive the Shaurya Chakra posthumously in New Delhi today for killing one foreign terrorist and injuring two others in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, ANI reported.
Delhi: A delegation of TMC MPs reaches the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to meet him over the alleged police brutality in Tripura
An all-party meet is likely to be held ahead of the Parliament session on Sunday (28th Nov). PM Modi is also likely to attend the meeting, said ANI sources.
BJP leader and Corporator Dr Ravindra Bhoyar joins Congress in Maharashtra.
The Sensex was down 1,078.00 points or 1.81% at 58558.01, and the Nifty was down 319.00 points or 1.80% at 17445.80.
A delegation of TMC MPs protest outside the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) over alleged police brutality in Tripura.
NCB officers are deliberating if they want to file an appeal against Aryan Khan's bail, before the Supreme Court. NCB is taking a legal opinion now after examining the Bombay High Court bail order: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
Wing Commander (now Group Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman being accorded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind.
This widespread unexpected rainfall due to depression in Bay of Bengal has led to a huge crop loss. I've asked for an immediate report on the compensation (of Rs 685 crores). Rs 130 crores have already been released for previous crop loss, said Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai.
He further announced that compensation of Rs 1 lakh will be given for house collapses. We have released Rs 500 crores for roads & bridges & have made emergency rescue teams all around the city
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on his 82nd birthday and said the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister has made an important contribution in the politics of the country.
Yadav, a former Union minister, was born in Uttar Pradesh's Saifai village in 1939.
Greeting Yadav on his birthday, Modi said he former UP chief minister has made an important contribution in the politics of the country.
"I wish him a healthy and long life," the prime minister said in a tweet in Hindi.
State Govt reduces excise duty by 50% on imported liquor. The excise duty will be reduced from 300% to 150%, reducing excise duty will help in curbing smuggling (of liquor). State is expected to get double revenue from it which is currently at Rs 100 cr annually: Maharashtra Govt
State Govt reduces excise duty by 50% on imported liquor. The excise duty will be reduced from 300% to 150%, reducing excise duty will help in curbing smuggling (of liquor). State is expected to get double revenue from it which is currently at Rs 100 cr annually: Maharashtra Govt
For shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft aerial combat on February 27, 2019 Wing Commander (now Group Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman to be awarded the Vir Chakra today by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony.
No permission for roadshow/rally either for BJP or TMC in Agartala today. Permission for street corner meets granted to both. TMC hasn't intimated to us the time when they're going to organise the street corner meet: Sub Divisional Police Officer, Sadar, Ramesh Yadav
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting on Monday to review the progress and planning of COVID-19 vaccination in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry where the first dose coverage is less than 70 per cent, official sources said. The first dose coverage in Meghalaya was 56.7 per cent, Manipur 54.2 per cent, Nagaland 49 per cent and Puducherry 65.7 per cent, according to PTI.
As per predictions, heavy rains are being witnessed in Bengaluru and various cities across Karnataka on Sunday evening throwing people's life out of gear. The IMD has maintained that the state has received 87 per cent of excess rainfall since November beginning.
The IMD has predicted respite from rains only after November 25. Yellow alert has been issued to alert people of heavy showers across Karnataka. Coastal Karnataka is on high alert as the region is going to be badly hit by rains.
Karnataka has received 24.7 mm of rainfall against 13.2 mm. The state has also recorded 51 per cent of excess rainfall between October and November.
Heavy downpour will be witnessed till next day especially in Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Bengaluru has registered 23.4 maximum and 19.3 degree celsius temperature.
Bengaluru has seen 2.2 mm rainfall, Bellary and Dakshina Kannada districts have seen 9 cm, drought prone north Karnataka districts of Raichur have seen 8 cm of rainfall.
BJP President J.P. Nadda will embark on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh from Monday, during which he will attend a series of organisational meetings, including those with the party's booth heads from Gorakhpur and Kanpur.
According to a BJP spokesman, Nadda will start his programme by offering puja at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur and then attend a number of party programmes before reaching Lucknow in the evening where he will chair key meetings.
Nadda will be visiting Kanpur on Tuesday.
Uttar Pradesh is heading for the crucial Assembly polls in early next year and the BJP has already unleashed a hectic
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Tripura police on Sunday arrested actor-turned TMC leader Sayani Ghosh on charges of attempt to murder after she allegedly disrupted a meeting of state Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb by shouting Khela hobe (We will play) on Saturday night.
The arrest and an alleged attack on TMC workers by unknown persons whom the Trinamool Congress believes to be BJP supporters happened barely 24 hours before the Mamata Banerjee-led party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is slated to reach Agartala to stand beside attacked party workers.
The Supreme Court is likley to hear pleas today seeking directions to the government to bring in legislation enabling the prosecution of Twitter for alleged “anti-India tweets”. One of the pleas has sought the framing of a mechanism that could check advertisements and paid content on Twitter that may be hateful or seditious and to rein in social media accounts "in order to stop the hatred, fake, investigative and other news which are contrary to the law of the country or violates the law of the country".
Former national co-convener of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell Vinit Goenka, advocates Vinit Jindal, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and others had filed petitions in the apex court on the issue. The court issued a notice to the Central government in February and tagged Goenka’s plea along with another similar matter pending before the top court. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar will hear pleas today.
In Andhra Pradesh, hundreds of vehicles and people were stranded, traffic was either closed or suspended in arterial highways and over 100 trains cancelled snapping rail-road link between southern and other parts of the country on Sunday as the Penna river in spate caused heavy destruction.
The death toll in rain-related incidents in different districts of Andhra Pradesh touched 33 as more bodies were retrieved from the flooded streams and at least 12 people were reported missing.
The Chennai-Kolkata National Highway-16 remained cut off for traffic between Nellore and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh as was the Chennai grand trunk rail route severing the all-important link between the southern and eastern and northern parts of the country.
According to the South Central Railway, more than 100 express trains were cancelled because of the damage caused to the railway tracks near Nellore and 29 more diverted.
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