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An NIA spokesperson said: “Raids were conducted at nine different locations in East Champaran, Sheohar, Saran, Muzaffarpur and Samastipur districts of the state to trace the links of Ram Babu Ram a.k.a. Rajan, the zonal commander of CPI Maoist, and Ram Babu Paswan a.k.a. Dhiraj, also an active of the proscribed organisation.”An official further said that the duo were arrested by the state police on May 4 this year and were sent to judicial custody.The case was later handed over to NIA.”Following extensive investigations, the NIA on Friday cracked down on two premises connected with the two jailed accused and…

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BJP said that Dinesh Pratap Singh has been appointed as in-charge of New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Harsh Malhotra as in-charge of East Delhi seat, Yogendra Chandolia as in-charge of North West Delhi and Kamaljeet Sehrawat as in-charge of North East Delhi.Rajesh Bhatia has been appointed as the in-charge of Chandni Chowk parliamentary seat, Rajiv Babbar for South Delhi seat and Jai Prakash for West Delhi seat.BJP has also appointed district in-charge and co-incharges of Delhi.BJP has won all the seven seats in the last Lok Sabha elections.–IANSstd/dan

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The task will see the contestants attempting to balance themselves on an unsteady net as they will be climbing up and then running down to the checkpoint with a timer on the go. The height is great, the sun is blazing, the competition is fierce and the time is not much.Plus, there is a lot of tension and nervousness surrounding the contestants as they struggle to beat out each other, with a member nearly falling out while the rest proceed to look shocked wondering just how they will compete.This doesn’t, however, stop Aashika, Pihu and Digvijay from holding their own…

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The Commission has taken suo-moto cognizance of a video being circulated on Instagram regarding alleged sexual harassment by a passenger onboard the flight.The incident is alleged to have occurred on a Spicejet plane flying from Delhi to Mumbai on August 16.It has been alleged in the viral video that a passenger was trying to click obscene pictures of a woman flight attendant and his woman co-passenger.In a statement issued on Friday, the DCW said that when his mobile phone was checked, objectionable pictures of the women onboard the plane were found in his mobile.”DCW chief has issued a notice to…

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New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) After Mobile Premier League (MPL) and Hike’s Rush Gaming, online poker platform Spartan Poker has reportedly become another victim of government’s 28 per cent GST on online gaming.Money Control reported on Friday that Spartan Poker has laid off 125 people, or 40 per cent of its workforce.Founded by Amin Rozani, Sameer Rattonsey and Peter Abraham, Spartan Poker allows users to play poker tournaments online.Last week, Kavin Bharti Mittal-founded startup Hike had laid off nearly 55 people.Mittal said that the “400 per cent increase in GST is a bazooka pointed at us”.Hike operates a Blockchain-based real…

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Panghal defeated her Ukrainian rival Mariia Yefremova 4-0.Meanwhile, Indian wrestler Savita became U20 World Champion in 62kg category and Priya Malik in 76kg. Whereas, Antim Kundu bagged silver in 65kg, and Reena 57kg, Arju 68kg, Harshita 72kg won bronze each.Sports minister Anurag Thakur congratulated the wrestlers for their stunning win. “Heartiest congratulations to @OlyAntim on rewriting history and becoming 1 and only Indian Woman Wrestler to become a U20 World Champion for the 2nd time (WW-53Kg) and retaining the title.“Our #TOPScheme wrestler defended her World Title with indomitable resolute and determination. She shone bright with her incredible skills and confidence…

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The incident took place in the Rajiv Nagar area on Wardha Road that leads to Nagpur Airport. The speeding car hit the bike near the Pride Hotel in the city and instead of stopping, the car driver continued to drag the bikers. Both the bikers had a narrow escape from death.The police came to know about the incident after people travelling on the route recorded the horrific incident and made it viral on social media.As per the police, the bikers — Rakesh Gate and Akash Tekam — received severe injuries and have been admitted to a hospital.Later, Nagpur police swung…

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Saikia was an executive engineer (R&B) with the Public Works Department (PWD).His apartments were raided by officials from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption cell.According to an official statement, Rs 45,54,385 in cash was found at Saikia’s residences in Haflong and Nagaon.Manuj Kumar Saikia was caught in the act after accepting Rs 10,000 from the complainant on Thursday as part of the demanded bribe in the Dima Hasao district’s Haflong town, where he was posted.Following his arrest, the anti-corruption wing officers went to his house for the raid.Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the Vigilance & Anti-Corruption wing wrote: “Ref: arrest…

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Captaining the young Indian side on his much-awaited comeback, Bumrah had a perfect start, picking up wickets in the first over of the innings. He ended with figures of 2/24.”Felt very good, so many sessions I did at the NCA, didn’t feel I missed out a lot or was doing something new. Credit to the staff, they kept me in good spirits. You are not thinking about yourself, you are thinking about others out there. Not really nervous but very happy,” Bumrah said after the match.Besides Bumrah, debutant Prasidh Krishna and spinner Ravi Bishnoi also chipped in with 2 wickets…

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Highlighting how a well-connected metro line would help in decongesting the city, Surya sought its early clearance from the Centre.The BJP-led state government, under former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, had cleared the DPR for Phase 3.It is now awaiting Central Government clearance.Phase 3 of the Metro is planned between Vega City Junction in JP Nagar and up to Kadabagere on Magadi Road.The line is 44.65 km long and is split into 2 corridors — 32.15 km from JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura (ORR west) with 22 stations and 12.50 km between Hosahalli and Kadabagere (Magadi Road) comprising 9…

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