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Agartala, Aug 12 (IANS) The three main opposition parties in Tripura — CPI-M, Congress and Tipra Motha Party (TMP) — on Saturday held a joint meeting and discussed how to fight the September 5 bypolls to two Assembly seats in the state jointly against the ruling BJP.The leader of opposition and senior TMP leader Animesh Debbarma said that Saturday’s meeting was a preliminary discussion, and further discussions between the three parties will be held again after the parties discuss within their respective forum. Debbarma said that in the February 16 Assembly polls, the BJP secured 40 per cent votes but…

After Shimron Hetmyer was breezy in his stroke play to slam a 39-ball 61 and take West Indies to a competitive 178/8 in 20 overs, Gill and Jaiswal absolutely bossed the chase to help India level the series 2-2, with Sunday’s game now a winner-takes-it-all decider.Though Gill fell for 77 off 47 balls, laced with three fours and five sixes, Jaiswal went on to stay unbeaten on 84 off 51 balls, hitting 11 fours and five sixes, in just his second T20I game as India pulled off the highest successful men’s T20I chase at the venue.Though the pitch looked to…

“BSF is the only force among all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) that possesses expertise in securing both land and water borders, and even has its own air wing,” Shah said while laying the foundation stone for the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative’s (IFFCO) new Nano fertiliser plant in Bhuj.He said that like the Indian Army, BSF has the capability, strength, and courage to protect the water, land and sky of the country.Shah is on two-day visit to Gujarat where he will be attending several inauguration events and ceremonies across the state.Talking about IFFCO’s new Nano fertiliser plant, Shah said it…

Jugraj Singh (9′), Harmanpreet Singh (45′), Gurjant Singh (45′) and Akashdeep Singh (56′) scored in India’s victory. For Malaysia, Abu Kamal Azrai (14′), Razie Rahim (18′) and Aminudin Muhamad (28′) scored to keep them in the title hunt before the hosts quelled them with a late fightback.”Congratulations to our Men’s Hockey Team on the spectacular victory in the Asian Championship! This is India’s 4th triumph and it showcases the tireless dedication, rigorous training and unyielding determination of our players. Their extraordinary performance has ignited immense pride across the nation. Best wishes to our players for their future endeavours,” PM Modi…

The accused have been identified as data entry operator Kanamrala Srinu, G. Seetha Ramayya, Nalajala Sairam, B. Chaitanya Naik and Adbul Razzaq. The probe has revealed that Kanamrala Srinu was the kingpin. The police said that five persons have arrested in this regard. The accused officials forged digital signatures of senior IAS officers and created duplicate Chief Minister’s Petitions (CMP) and minted money.The probe has revealed that the accused had issued 66 CMPs between June and August and took Rs 80,000 from the applicants. The CMPs are petitions given to the Chief Minister by the people. Ideally, the concerned IAS…

After Shimron Hetmyer was breezy in his stroke play to slam a 39-ball 61 and take West Indies to a competitive 178/8 in 20 overs, Gill and Jaiswal absolutely bossed the chase to help India level the series at 2-2, with Sunday’s game now a winner-takes-it-all decider. Though Gill fell for 77 off 47 balls, laced with three fours and five sixes, Jaiswal went on to stay unbeaten on 84 off 51 balls, hitting 11 fours and five sixes, in just his second T20I game as India pulled off the highest successful men’s T20I chase at the venue.Though the pitch…

The alleged incident took place last Sunday (August 6). The accused guest teacher has been identified as Shahil Kaushar.The accused had asked the girl student to come for registration of scholarship on Sunday. The accused tried to grab the victim, however, she managed to escape.Following the incident, the victim was disturbed and it was only after her teachers and parent’s counseling that the victim revealed her ordeal.Soon after the teachers, parents and other villagers protested against the accused and tried to arrest the accused. However, the accused was not present in the school on Saturday and had managed to escape.The…

In a statement, CorCom, an apex body of banned outlawed groups, said that the political status of Manipur declined abruptly with the “Indian annexation of Manipur on October 15 1949 by which sovereign Manipur was reduced to just a Chief Commissioner’s Province”.“From Part ‘C’ State in 1950, Manipur was crafted into a Union Territory in 1956. Not only did the Indian colonial rule promulgate the notorious AFSPA, and several other draconian laws in the whole of Manipur, it continued to play a divisive policy among the several ethnic groups intermittently, which has now resulted into wanton ethnic clashes.”The statement said…

This is India’s fourth title in the event as they broke the record of three titles (two outright and one shared) with archrivals Pakistan, becoming the most successful team in the event. India had previously won the title in the inaugural year in 2011 and then in 2016. In 2018, they had shared the title with Pakistan in Muscat, Oman as the match was rained off.However, on Saturday, the hosts looked in trouble for some time before they fought back to seal a memorable victory, which is a big boost to the team’s morale ahead of the upcoming Asian Games…

The incident took place at around 4 p.m. on Saturday.The victim has been identified as Soni Kumari, a native of Purnea district, who was associated with the Jay Prabha Medanta Super Speciality Hospital in Patna. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was attacked by a person known to her. As per the CCTV footage, the victim was walking with the accused when the latter stabbed her before fleeing from the spot. The reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained,” said Kamya Mishra, ASP of Patna Sadar. “The victim was badly injured in the attack and was immediately rushed…