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The presence of 96-year-old former Left supported legislator M.K. Sanu at the public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that consisted of mostly youths, here, on Monday evening, has now raised eyebrows.

Global economic prospects continue to be uncertain and the latest developments in the financial markets, especially in the advanced economies, have added to this uncertainty, according to the monthly economic review for March released by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday.

Protests have erupted against the proposed Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Project (RRPL) coming up in Maharashtra's Rajapur taluka with the help of Saudi ARAMCO and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, activists said here on Tuesday.

The newly-introduced system to recruit Agniveers in the Indian Army has witnessed a huge number of candidates in the northeastern region, including a sizable figure of female candidates this time, an official said on Tuesday.

The Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) of the Delhi Police has arrested six men from Begusarai in Bihar, who were part of an inter-state racket involved in cheating over 100 people by selling them fake insurance policies of reputed companies, an official said on Tuesday.

Two secretive groups, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarul Islam, presently dominate Bangladesh's jihadist landscape, a top Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) official confirmed who declined to be identified for security reasons.

Superintendent of Police in Dhubri, Aparna Natarajan said that based on specific input, police launched an operation on Sunday night to nab the three cadres identified as Safiqul Islam, Md.Mojahidul Mandol and Md. Badshah Seikh.

To woo investment in the resource rich northeastern region, a mega "Northeast Global Investor Summit-2023" would be held in the national capital this August, officials said here on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice on a plea by the country's seven top wrestlers seeking a direction for the registration of an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

An eight-year-old girl studying in Class 3 at a school in Kerala's Thrissur died when a mobile phone on which she was watching a video exploded in her hand.

At the same time though, Jaishankar, who is currently in Panama as part of his four-nation tour of North and South America, expressed hope that one day a stage will arrive when Pakistan will deliver on its commitment of not sponsoring cross-border terrorism.

A message issuing a life threat to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was sent on the UP 112 WhatsApp group, police said, adding that a case has been registered at the Sushant Golf City police station and a probe is currently underway.

Perpetuating a UN Security Council built on an "anachronistic mindset" will also mean the continuing loss of faith in the world organisation, India has said as resounding calls from all sides for reform echoed in its chamber.

The sudden death of the male cheetah was suspected to be due to some mysterious injury and the carcass was sent for a post-mortem examination. Official sources told IANS that the death had occurred due to cardiac arrest.

At least 10 people, including eight policemen, were killed and more than 20 others were injured in a "suspected suicide attack" at a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Pakistan's Swat on Monday, reports said.

The 18th Corps Commanders-level talks between India and China held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side to address areas of contention -- nearly five months after its last round in December 2022, has ended inconclusively, an official said on Monday.

Two cadres of the anti-talks faction of the militant group, Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), were killed on Monday in Assam's Kokrajhar district during a joint operation by the police and the CRPF, an official said.

The Tripura government on Monday set up the first ever Crime Branch Police Station (CBPS) to investigate cases on economic offences, serious crime, drugs and narcotics related offences.

The dead woman has been identified as Doel Basu, 32. Her mother Dipali Basu, who had been staying with the daughter's body at their residence at Ranikuthi in south Kolkata, has been taken by the police to Calcutta Medical College & Hospital for mental and physical checkup.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Monday met the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani in Delhi and demanded for approval of all the proposals for the welfare of women and children of the state which are under consideration of the ministry.

In a bid to boost the air connectivity in the state, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, Monday met the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotirmoy Scindia at Delhi and demanded Agartala MBB airport be declared as international airport

About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan under Operation Kaveri that has begun to evacuate nationals from the crisis-torn Sudan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday.

The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, present in 33 countries, is making a fresh surge in Covid infections as well as deaths in Italy, the US, the UK, Vietnam, and other nations, including India.

“Tripura government has taken the latest drug policy for the treatment of the malaria patients following international standards, which was seen to have reduced malaria infection rate to only three persons in every thousand population,” he said.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction for registration of an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.