The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a new bilateral defence cooperation agreement amid increasing China’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, CNN reported. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape signed the pact and a maritime security agreement on Monday […]
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Mizoram Police seizes contraband drugs worth Rs 12 crore
Mizoram Police on Monday seized a large number of contraband drugs worth Rs 12 crore. Acting on specific input from a sister agency, a team of CID SB of Mizoram police on Monday intercepted one truck bearing registration number MZ-01X-2184 at Tawngtaimual, Zemabawk and recovered and seized 200 soap cases of heroin, weighing 2.461 kg. […]
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Family of woman who died after car got stuck in Bengaluru waterlogging, files FIR
An FIR was registered at Bengaluru’s Halasuru Gate Police Station in connection with the death of a 23-year-old woman after car gets submerged in the flooded underpass in Bengaluru’s K.R. Circle on Sunday, police said. The woman has been identified as Bhanurekha. An FIR was registered on the complaint filed […]
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“System has adequate currency notes, no reason to worry”: RBI Governor on move to withdraw Rs 2000 notes
Noting that there is no reason for worry over the move to withdraw Rs 2000 notes, which continue as legal tender, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the central bank has “more than adequate” notes of other denominations available. There has been some speculation that the decision to withdraw […]
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Bihar: Cop shoots bride before her marriage in Munger
In a shocking incident, a bride was shot at by a Bihar Police personnel hours before her marriage in the city of Munger on Sunday, officials said. According to officials, the accused was identified as Aman Kumar, a personnel of Bihar Police currently posted in Patna. The incident took place on Sunday night when the victim […]
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Tamil Nadu: Motorcycle rally held in Ramanathapuram as part of Sea Cow Day celebrations
A motorcycle rally was held on Monday in Ramanahaputam as part of the Sea Cow Day celebrations. The rally was conducted to spread awareness about the importance of conserving the species. Ramanathapuram Wildlife Conservator Jagatheespakhansudakar flagged off the rally which has been started from the “APJ Abdul Kalam National Memorial” to the Ramanathapuram Wildlife […]
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Bihar: police conduct liquor raid in Begusarai; two held
Bihar police on Monday conducted a raid in Bhagwanpur village of Begusarai district and arrested two persons allegedly possessing liquor, said the authorities. Bihar is a dry state where the sale of alcohol has been prohibited since 2016 under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. “We conducted a raid in Bhagwanpur village and detained 2 persons […]
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Delhi: Man barges house, snatches mobile from child alone in home
A man allegedly barged into the house and looted a mobile phone from a child while he was alone at home in Delhi’s Gulshan Chowk on Sunday, said police. According to the police, on Sunday, a 25-year-old man entered the house located in Gulshan Chowk, Anand Parbat industrial area. A […]
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PM Modi leaves for Australia after Papua New Guinea visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplaned for Sydney from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. PM Modi will be on a three-day visit to Australia, with whom India signed a historic trade deal last year. The prime minister decided to proceed with his visit to Sydney, after US President Joe Biden pulled out from the scheduled […]
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Tamil Nadu: Two arrested following two deaths after consuming liquor at state-run bar in Thanjavur
The owner and worker of a government-run bar at Keela Alangam in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur were arrested on Monday following the death of two people who allegedly consumed alcohol there late Sunday, said police. The arrested accused were identified as Senthil Palanivel and Kamaraj as a bar owner and worker respectively, police said […]
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UP: Thieves trespass trader’s house; rape wife, minor in Rampur
Three robbers allegedly trespassed into the house of a local trader at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district, locked him in a room and reportedly gang-raped his wife, and daughter late on Saturday, said the police. An FIR was subsequently registered against three unidentified persons under IPC section 392 (robbery). According to […]
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Kerala: V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar gets warm welcome at CM Vijayan’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar who is on a two-day visit to Kerala reached CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. Vice President accompanied by his wife received a warm welcome from Vijayan and his family members. Later, in the day Vice President will be inaugurating the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Kerala Legislative […]
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Maharashtra: NCP chief Jayant Patil arrives at ED office in connection with IL&FS scam case
Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Jayant Patil on Monday reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in connection with the alleged IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited) scam. Meanwhile, NCP workers on Monday protested in Mumbai over the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summon to party leader Jayant Patil. “I will […]
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Delhi HC directs CRPF to medically examine afresh woman weightlifter rejected earlier for having tattoo on forearm
The Delhi High Court has recently directed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to medically examine afresh a woman weightlifter. She had applied for a job of head constable under sports quota but was rejected for having a tattoo on her right forearm. The woman weightlifter had challenged her rejection. The Division Bench comprising Justice Suresh […]
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Karnataka: DK Shivakumar meets former CM Basavaraj Bommai ahead of legislative assembly session
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday met the former CM Basavaraj Bommai at the State Assembly in Bengaluru. Earlier in the day, DK Shivakumar also met BJP leader-former Union Minister and his relative, SM Krishna in Bengaluru. DK Shivakumar’s daughter married SM Krishna’s grandson in 2021. Meanwhile, the […]