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Mohammad Baqeri, Chairman of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, made the remarks at an annual conference attended by ground force commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Tuesday.Blaming some neighbouring countries for failing to “favourably” fulfill their commitments to ensuring border security, Baqeri said a number of “armed separatist groups” in northern Iraq have caused some insecurities along the common border with Iran.Baqeri added the IRGC Ground Force had halted missile and drone strikes against these groups after the Iraqi government…

The officer, identified as Salah Amrany, was gunned down outside his residential building late on Monday night by motorcycle-riding assailants, the official said on condition of anonymity on Tuesday.He clarified that the masked gunmen opened fire on Amrany with a hail of bullets, killing him instantly on the spot. No motive for the killing has been revealed.Amrany was a high-ranking officer with the government’s special police forces in Taiz, which has been an epicentre of sporadic armed confrontations between local warring factions, Xinhua news agency reported.No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Targeted killings of security personnel and…

The final picture, according to sources in the State Election Commission, will not be available before Wednesday afternoon or even later.Till 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Trinamool Congress is well ahead of the opposition parties bagging victory in as many as 36,665 gram panchayat seats (figures includes uncontested seats).While the BJP has emerged victorious in 7,263 seats, the Congress-Left Front combine has won 4,208 seats (Congress 1,811, Left Front 2,397).Others, which include the All India Secular Front (AISF) and Independents, have emerged victors in 1,732 seats. There has been a tie in as many as 744 seats, where the toss of…

The Delhi government have initiated relief and rescue operations by establishing 2,700 centres and tents where 27,000 people took shelter.On Tuesday, Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai conducted an inspection of the relief camp situated near the Rajghat DTC Depot while Delhi Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand reviewed the preparations of relief measures at the old Yamuna bridge near Shastri Park.Anand said the Delhi government was prepared to deal with any situation and people are being shifted from submerged areas. The people living in the flood-affected areas are being shifted to relief camps set up by the Arvind Kejriwal government.Speaking to…

During an operation on Tuesday in Karimganj district of Assam, Tasruf Ali, Asab Uddin, Manir Ali, Nurul Haque, Khairul Islam, and Abdul Latif were arrested.According to a senior officer, the police received a secret tip-off that the gang of dacoits planned to commit a “significant robbery”.Many articles were found in their possession.Four live cartridges, one home-made pistol, and other materials were among the recovered goods.They were allegedly involved in several dacoities.–IANS tdr/pgh

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, who was present at the meeting, reviewed the poll preparations and held discussions on the party’s strategies.After the meeting, Madhya Pradesh unit BJP president V. D. Sharma said Amit Shah went through all the details and programmes lined up in view of the upcoming Assembly elections.Sharma said the party has decided to launch a ‘Vijay Sankalp Abhiyan’ campaign across Madhya Pradesh.”A discussion was also held on strengthening of booths. Preparations were reviewed thoroughly and it was decided that a Vijay Sankalp Abhiyan would be started soon,” he said.Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia,…

The complainant had filed a complaint with the CBI, stating that the police officers had been demanding a monthly bribe from him.Following the complaint, a team from the CBI conducted a raid in the Mangolpuri area on Tuesday evening. During the CBI raid, a confrontation occurred, leading to a chaotic situation in the entire area.One of the police officers involved is reportedly a senior officer at the Mangolpuri police station, and the CBI investigation may also extend to the higher ranks. Currently, the CBI team is present at the Mangolpuri police station and is probing the matter.–IANSatk/vd

Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, Narendra Singh Tomar, and Prahlad Patel along with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state party chief V. D. Sharma were in the meeting.BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayavargiya, Organisation Secretary Hitanand Sharma and state in charge Muralidhar Rao were also present.Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw, appointed as BJP incharges for Madhya Pradesh, had also reached Bhopal to join the meeting, which assumes significance in view of the Assembly polls due later this year, BJP sources said.BJP’s national Joint General Secretary Organisation Shivprakash and MP-Chhattisgarh incharge Ajay Jamwal were also there.As per the source, the…

In a written reply to a question by Congress MLA from Rajgarh district, Ramchandra Dangi, on the first day of the monsoon session of the Vidhan Sabha, the general administration department said CM Chouhan has made as many as 2,715 announcements between June 2020 and June 2023.Of them, 489 announcements were made in six months in 2020 (June to December 2020).The maximum 880 announcements were made in 2021, while 753 announcements were made in 2022, and 592 announcements were made in the first six months of 2023.The Congress MLA, however, said that the government has not replied to the other…

He was later diagnosed with dengue fever.He has been lodged in jail in Bathinda. The police have blamed Bishnoi and fugitive Goldy Brar for killing famed singer Sidhu Moosewala in Mansa district on May 29 last year.Bishnoi was taken to the emergency ward of Faridkot medical college late Monday night after his health deteriorated. “He was hospitalised with high fever and loose stools at around 12.30 am. His tests were conducted and found that he was suffering from dengue,” a doctor, who is monitoring his health, told the media.He is undergoing treatment in the dengue ward, he added. According to…