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The two-day meeting of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members began here on Thursday, with India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar holding meetings with his counterparts.

The recent unrest in Manipur has come to the notice of Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha. In this context, the Chief Minister has inquired about the students of the state studying in RIMS and other colleges of Manipur.

According to police, they have arrested four persons along with brown sugar worth Rs 1.50 lakh. The arrested four youths were identified as Naresh Debbarma, Rohit Debbarma, Rahul Debbarma and Biku Debbarma.

The chief minister was speaking in a state-level orientation programme of Ayush CHOs on Homeopathic Health Care for mothers and children at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan here in Agartala.

Meanwhile, in view of the prevailing situation, the Manipur government authorised all District Magistrates, Sub-Divisional Magistrates and all Executive Magistrates to issue "Shoot at sight orders" in extreme cases.

He said that the US market faced losses as the Fed reiterated concerns over elevated inflation despite softening its language on future rate hikes. Signs of returning contagion fears in regional US banks also weighed on the global market mood.

He was feared in parts of Western Uttar Pradesh and ran an organised criminal gang. The slain gangster had 62 criminal cases registered against him including, 18 of murders, extortion, robbery and land grab.

The partly-completed Mumbai-Nagpur Super Expressway has emerged as a "killer" - reporting at least 195 big and small accidents that claimed 95 lives and left many more injured in less than 5 months.

The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a fresh attempt by a petitioner seeking a stay on the release of the film 'The Kerala Story, saying that a filmmaker invests a lot of money and time in making a movie and actors also put in a lot of work, and the market will decide if it is not up to the mark.

The Delhi High Court has said that under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)is an exempted organisation, but if an RTI applicant seeks human rights or corruption-based information, it is liable to be disclosed.

In a letter from Mandoli jail, alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written to Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, promising her a "super surprise" for her birthday on August 11.

Six people who were arrested in connected to an alleged scam to the tune of Rs 105 crore in Assam's State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), were produced before a special judge court here on Thursday.

Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, recused himself from two cases related to the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari versus West Bengal government.

The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the proceedings on a petition filed by the protesting wrestlers, on whose complaint FIRs have been registered against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

"As per inputs, the pilots had reported a technical fault to the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) and proceeded for a precautionary landing. Due to the undulating ground, undergrowth and unprepared landing area, the helicopter apparently made a hard landing.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three minors in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district. The three accused are absconding and the police are conducting raids to arrest them.

A UN Security Council (UNSC) that denies permanent membership to the world's largest democracy cannot be considered inclusive and the first step to "future-proof" the world organisation would be to reform the Security Council, according to India.

The wrestlers protesting here at Jantar Mantar have written to Union Home Ministry seeking an strict action against officials responsible for the alleged manhandling of grapplers at the protest site on Wednesday night.

The four Border Haats, two each in Tripura and Meghalaya, have remained closed since March 2020 after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns, causing immense loss to the people living in the bordering villages.

Announcing zero tolerance against drugs and anti-social activities, Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Wednesday asked the people of the state to launch a movement against drug dealers and miscreants who create nuisance in society by identifying them.

Speaking with reporters, Teliamura Sub-divisional Police Officer Prasun Kanti Tripura said that based on a tip off they have set up a naka point and detained a container truck on Tuesday late night.

The state transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Tuesday said that considering the demand of the Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry has shortlisted six heliports in different locations of the state so as to boost the tourism sector of the state.

The investors signed the MoUs with the Tripura government to set up a rubber-based industry, the plywood industry, mechanical agarbatti rolling, medical and skill education, BPO, warehouse, hospitality, agro and milk processing.

In an order copy signed by Jai Datta, Under Secretary reads that the government has removed Ratan Biswas from Director of ICA to Director, GA (Printing and Stationary). He will also hold the charge of secretary of the Tripura Human Rights Commission.

He said that among the seven persons, six are belonged to the same family who came from Balipara under Pirozpur in the Barishal district and another one person came from Narayanganja in Dhaka.