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The individual, identified as Md. Noor Hussain, was taken into custody on Monday from Silchar in the Cachar district.An official release of the NIA mentioned that an investigation revealed the involvement of Noor Hussain in the bomb blast that took place on June 21, in an IED-laden Scorpio vehicle parked over a bridge located along Tiddim in Bishnupur district in Manipur.Three persons were injured and the bridge, along with nearby houses, got damaged as a result of the blast, the statement added.According to police, based on intelligence input, NIA and Assam Police conducted a joint operation in Silchar to nab…

The high court noted that such actions were against the mandate of the law.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma expressed “dismay” at the additional sessions judge’s suggestion that the complainant woman undergo a polygraph test while considering anticipatory bail for the accused.This suggestion was made even before the charge sheet had been filed, and the high court found it to be unwarranted and contrary to legal principles set by the Supreme Court regarding the use of polygraph tests at the bail application stage.Justice Sharma was hearing a plea filed by the woman challenging the trial court’s decision to discharge the accused.It set…

Brussels, Oct 17 (IANS) The Euro 2024 qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden was abandoned at half-time after two Swedes were shot dead in Brussels before the game, UEFA said. The shooting took place around 45 minutes before kick-off and three miles (5km) from the King Badouin stadium, targeting three people at the junction of Saincteclette and the Boulevard du Neuvieme de Ligne, in the centre of Brussels.Two persons died in this incident. A third victim, a taxi driver, is said to be out of danger, according to Belgium’s National Crisis Centre.At half-time, the game stood at a 1-1 draw…

Hong Kong, Oct 17 (IANS) The iPhone 15 series unit sales for the first 17 days in China is underperforming last year’s iPhone 14, a reflection of the broader decline in consumer spending, a report showed on Tuesday.Excluding the iPhone Plus model, which was released three weeks late last year, sales declines exceeded 10 per cent in China, according to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research.The data, however, is in contrast to early US numbers coming in which reflect robust demand across all models, especially the iPhone 15 Pro Max.“China’s headline numbers for the 15 series are in the red, and…

San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) Google has asked the US Congress not to ban teenagers from social media, urging lawmakers to drop problematic protections like age-verification technology. The tech giant released its ‘Legislative Framework to Protect Children and Teens Online’ that came as more lawmakers, like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), pushed for the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill intended to protect kids from dangerous content online.Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs, Google and Alphabet, said the framework outlines some principles for laws seeking to improve online experiences and keep children and teens safer when using the Internet.“We hope that…

Rome, Oct 17 (IANS) Italy’s Council of Ministers has adopted the country’s 24-billion-euro ($25 billion) budget for 2024, which includes funding for a new bridge connecting the mainland to Sicily.The budget bill also streamline the Italy’s tax code by reducing the number of tax brackets; provide free daycare for families with more than one child; and raise the workers’ salary in the state health care system, reports Xinhua news agency.The next step is for the bill to be submitted to the European Union watchdogs for approval and for it to clear both houses of Parliament.By law, all these must happen…

New York, Oct 17 (IANS) in a racially-motivated attack, a man punched a 19-year-old Sikh teen multiple times and attempted to remove his turban onboard a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus in New York City.Police said both men were riding on a shuttle bus on Sunday morning near 118th Street and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill when the suspect approached the victim, ABC7 news channel reported.”We don’t wear that in this country,” the suspect told the victim pointing at his turban, following which he punched the young Sikh several times and tried to remove it.He then got off the bus…

“The business of traffickers is becoming increasingly brutal and unscrupulous,” Xinhua news agency quoted Interior Minister Nancy Faeser as saying on Monday.She added that the deaths of seven people in a van, which crashed last week while fleeing police, have “shaken us deeply.”By the beginning of this month, Germany had already detected 98,000 unauthorised entries, 6,000 more than in the whole of last year.Police estimated that around one in four third-country nationals from outside the European Union (EU) who enter the country without permission are trafficked.In order to reopen borders within the EU as quickly as possible, stepping up the…

Emraan also reveals the name of his character in ‘Tiger 3’.The actor said: “I had an amazing time creating Aatish — a man who is fuelled by rage and will go to any length to finish Tiger. I play a very distinctively different villain that is rare in Hindi cinema. He is cerebral, his mind is his greatest weapon and he also wields immense power over authorities across countries to bring his devious plans into motion.”Emraan added: “He single-mindedly wants to destroy Tiger, his family and by doing that, he wants to take out the biggest super agent of India.…

The shocking incident occurred on Tuesday in Sai Nagar under the limits of Nagole Police Station.According to police, one Raju stabbed his wife Santoshi (35) to death at their house. Later, he went to the Saroornagar area where he jumped from the fourth floor of a building to end his life.Raju (40) was a truck driver. Police suspect that domestic problem led to the murder and suicide.Police shifted both the bodies for autopsy and launched an investigation.–IANSms/dpb