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J&K: Suspected LeT commander killed in Shopian
A commander of the terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. The man, Zakir Ahmad Ganie, was killed in a joint operation conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Armed Police Force. He was a resident of Motalhama village…
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Uttarakhand: FIR against Badrinath temple committee staffer amid alleged donation theft
The Uttarakhand Police have registered a first information report against a staffer in the office of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee chairperson amid allegations of donation theft at the Badrinath shrine, ANI reported on Wednesday. Pramod Nautiyal, who was posted as a personal assistant in the chairperson’s office, had already been suspended by the temple authorities,…
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Folktale: A hunter’s daughter falls sick from a curse once he begins poaching in the forests
In the foothills of the Himalaya Mountain village, there lived a hunter known for his precision and sharpshooting skills. Ganda wasn’t always the silent, brooding figure people came to respect. In fact, there was a time when the only thing louder than his rifle was his laugh echoing across the bamboo groves. Villagers joked that…
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US charges Indian police officer for allegedly extorting Los Angeles family
The authorities in the United States on Tuesday charged Indian police officer Gurinderjit Singh for allegedly extorting $400,000 from a family in Los Angeles by threatening to file false murder cases against their relatives in India. “I think he actually did file the murder charges against the family in India till the victim eventually agreed…
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Bengal: Man accused in Baruipur minor’s rape-murder killed in alleged gunfight with police
One of the persons accused in the alleged rape and murder of a minor in West Bengal’s Baruipur was killed in an alleged gunfight with the police, ANI reported on Wednesday. When the crime scene was being reconstructed, Prabhas Mondal attempted to snatch a weapon from the police and open fire at them, the news…
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Karnataka HC stays deportation of man accused of being undocumented Bangladeshi immigrant
The Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed a deportation order by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office in Bengaluru against a man accused of being an undocumented Bangladeshi migrant, The Indian Express reported. The man, Abdul Rahim, has been in detention since March. He has claimed that he is an Indian citizen by birth and that…
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US charges Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar for Nijjar killing, 24 arrested in three countries
The authorities in the United States on Tuesday charged gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar for organised crimes and ordering the 2023 killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. The charges against Bishnoi and Brar were part of a wider action against India-based gangs. On Tuesday, the United States Attorney’s Office for…
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Can an ice cream be designed to withstand the Indian summer?
In middle school, I decided to spend my life’s net worth in saved-up coins. The plan pretty much carried itself out when a thallu vandi labelled “Arun” in bright red letters began showing up at my school gate. For many months, I bought ice cream from this cart after school almost every day, often enough…
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US strikes Iran after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
The United States on Wednesday struck Iran as a response to Tehran allegedly attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The US military said that it had targeted 80 sites, including air defence systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites and anti-ship missile capabilities to “degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking” international commerce…
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How indie film ‘The Ink-Stained Hand & The Missing Thumb’ explores ‘emotional time’
Indian independent cinema’s impressive global streak continues with Yashasvi Juyal’s The Ink-Stained Hand & The Missing Thumb, a formally rigorous and intricate love-loss-longing mesh. Juyal’s debut feature will be premiered at the ongoing Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the competition section. Juyal’s previous short films include The Last Rhododendron and Rains Don’t Make Us…