Techie from Faridabad arrested for sending bomb threats to Golden Temple in Amritsar
A software engineer based in Haryana’s Faridabad was on Friday taken into custody in connection with five bomb threats to the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar, a revered shrine of Sikhs, through emails, police said.
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Delhi on ‘yellow alert’ as rain lashes capital | Check weather updates for Rajasthan, Himachal, UP here
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a ‘yellow alert’ for Delhi after rains lashed several parts of the national capital and its surrounding areas. In its forecast, the weather department has said that light to moderate rains are expected in Delhi-NCR in the coming hours, along with lightning and thunderstorms.
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Durgapur a major hub of India’s workforce, says PM Modi as he unveils projects worth Rs 5400 crore in Bengal
Durgapur is known not only as a Steel City but also as a major hub of India’s workforce, as the city holds a vital position in the nation’s development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after laying launching projects worth Rs 5400 crore as he paid a politically significant visit to West Bengal, amid escalating verbal duels between the BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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Kareena Kapoor Khan’s ‘lungi dance in Greece’, is too Instagramable to miss | See Post
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan is quite active on social media, especially on the social media networking platform Instagram, where she often shares glimpses of her life, family and work-related stuff. The Singham Again actress is currently vacationing in Greece, and on Thursday, she shared a carousel post with a quirky caption.
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Bombay HC upholds constitutional validity of UAPA, dismisses petition challenging anti-terror law
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), stating that the law is in accordance with the Constitution and that the arguments presented by the petitioner lack merit.
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Central Railway greenlights game-changing semi-high-speed rail link connecting Pune, Shirdi, Nashik
After the Union Ministry of Railways directed a route change in Maharashtra’s Khodad, Pune district, the Central Railway has finalised the detailed project report (DPR) for the new Pune to Nashik semi-high-speed rail corridor via Ahilyanagar (formerly Ahmadnagar) and Shirdi. The ministry’s directive was aimed at avoiding the disruption to the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) located in Pune’s Khodad near Junnar.
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Why Japan has sounded global alert over China’s military buildup and alliance with Russia, North Korea
Japan has raised alarm over China’s intensifying military operations from its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, calling it the biggest strategic challenge in a new annual defence report released on Tuesday. The defence ministry outlined China’s growing assertiveness in the region as a pressing security threat. The report also highlighted China’s strengthening military cooperation with Russia, growing tensions around Taiwan and ongoing threats from North Korea as significant regional risks. Japan’s Defence Ministry warned that the overall security environment is deteriorating.
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OPINION | Fake voters: Remove names, keep process transparent
Leaders of several opposition parties have alleged that the Election Commission is working like “an agent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)”. Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Tejashwi Yadav and Asaduddin Owaisi have alleged that the EC is working at the behest of the BJP while revising voters’ lists. On July 16, Mamata Banerjee led a padyatra in Kolkata to allege that Bengali-speaking people from her state are being forcibly kept in detention camps in BJP-ruled states by describing them as Bangaldeshis. She alleged that the names of more than 32 lakh voters have been struck off from the electoral lists in Bihar. She warned people that EC may carry out a Bihar-type electoral revision exercise in West Bengal too.
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INLD chief Abhay Chautala gets death threat via WhatsApp, son files complaint with Chandigarh police
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Abhay Singh Chautala has received a death threat through a voice message sent to his son, Karan Chautala, warning that he should “stay out of their way” or face consequences similar to slain party leader Nafe Singh Rathee. Karan lodged a formal complaint with Chandigarh Police on Wednesday, urging immediate action to ensure the family’s safety.
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Nimisha Priya case: Yemen national victim’s family firm on execution, says ‘no postponement will stop us’
Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, has received temporary relief after her scheduled execution in Yemen was postponed, but concerns about her life remain following a recent statement from the brother of Talal Abdo Mahdi, the Yemeni national for whose murder Nimisha was given the death penalty.
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