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3 militants arrested, arms recovered in Manipur

Imphal: Security forces arrested three cadres of banned outfits in separate operations in Manipur’s Thoubal and Imphal West districts, police said on Friday. Two active members of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) were held on Thursday from Uningkhong in Thoubal, they said. Pistols, ammunition, cash and other articles were recovered from their possession. In…

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Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship

Seattle: A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer during arguments to ask how he could consider the order constitutional. When the…

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UK MP condemns ‘Emergency’ film screening disruption by ‘Khalistani terrorists’

London: An Opposition Conservative Party Member of Parliament has urged the UK Home Secretary to intervene after his constituents in north-west London were threatened by “masked Khalistani terrorists” who burst into a screening of Kangana Ranaut’s film ‘Emergency’. Bob Blackman told the House of Commons that similar disruption of the screenings of the “very controversial”…

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‘PM DAKSH’ scheme significant for skill development among target groups: Athawale

Nashik: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said the central government’s ambitious ‘PM DAKSH’ scheme is significant for skill development and upskilling among target groups. This scheme would enable communities engaged in traditional economic activities to compete effectively in the market, he told reporters on the sidelines of the ‘Shilp Samagam Mela 2025’ here. The…

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NIPER’S Sukhwinder Singh’s ‘Laapataa’ – a tale of negligence and unaccountability – Part I

Sukhwinder Singh, a 33-year-old attendant with the Placement Cell at NIPER S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), has been missing since February 3, 2021. Employed through an outsourcing agency, Singh was a resident of Paprali village near Kurali, according to media reports. Despite a Daily Diary Report (DDR) being filed at Phase 11 Police Station in Mohali, the…

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