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  • Odisha: Labelled Bangladeshi, youth lynched in Sambalpur, claim kin; police cite monetary dispute as reason

    Odisha: Labelled Bangladeshi, youth lynched in Sambalpur, claim kin; police cite monetary dispute as reason

    Odisha: Labelled Bangladeshi, youth lynched in Sambalpur, claim kin; police cite monetary dispute as reason
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    Odisha: Labelled Bangladeshi, youth lynched in Sambalpur, claim kin; police cite monetary dispute as reason
    A 20-year-old Bengali mason, working in Odisha for the first time, was tragically beaten to death by a mob. While his family claims he was falsely accused of being Bangladeshi, police state the violence erupted from a monetary dispute. Two other migrant workers were critically injured in the attack.
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  • In new social media policy,Army allows limited usage

    In new social media policy,Army allows limited usage

    In new social media policy,Army allows limited usage
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    In new social media policy,Army allows limited usage
    Indian Army eases social media restrictions for its soldiers, allowing limited access to platforms like Instagram for viewing and monitoring. Skype, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal can be used for exchanging unclassified information with known contacts. YouTube, X, Quora, and LinkedIn also have specific, restricted uses, focusing on passive information gathering and professional networking, a significant shift from previous blanket bans.
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  • Industrialist’s digital arrest: ED apprehends 1, searches 11 sites

    Industrialist’s digital arrest: ED apprehends 1, searches 11 sites

    Industrialist’s digital arrest: ED apprehends 1, searches 11 sites
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    Industrialist’s digital arrest: ED apprehends 1, searches 11 sites
    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches across five states in a money laundering case linked to the digital arrest of industrialist S.P. Oswal. One individual, Rumi Kalita, was apprehended in Assam and remanded to ED custody. Investigations revealed that cheated funds were channeled through mule accounts, with Kalita allegedly managing these accounts for a percentage of the illicit gains.
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  • Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh

    Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh

    Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh
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    Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh
    The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s remark that a case against an 18-year-old man, arrested for illegal opium possession, was ‘rather suspicious’, led to the suspension of six police personnel. It also brought the focus back on Malwa region’s historic opium cultivation. Mehul Malpani reports on how farmers find themselves caught between drug smuggling and crackdowns by government agencies
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  • Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day

    Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day

    Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day
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    Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day
    Southern Water says incident led to ‘very low levels’ at reservoir and set up bottled water station for residentsSome households in East Sussex have had no water on Christmas Day after supplier Southern Water experienced a problem while trying to restore service following a burst water main.Southern Water blamed “very low levels” at Fairlight reservoir, adding that the facility had “now reached its final reserves”. Continue reading…
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  • Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres

    Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres

    Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres
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    Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres
    Police allege the man also trespassed at ANU and ‘stuck propaganda-style stickers’ on buildings and other propertyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn 18-year-old has been charged with allegedly performing two separate Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres and putting up “propaganda-style stickers” in recent months.The man is expected to appear before ACT magistrates court on Friday, where police will allege in October a member of the public confronted him as he stuck stickers up at a shopping centre and then performed a Nazi salute before leaving the centre. Continue reading…
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  • Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talks with US envoys

    Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talks with US envoys

    Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talks with US envoys
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    Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talks with US envoys
    Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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  • In MP, a highway learns to slow down for tigers

    In MP, a highway learns to slow down for tigers

    In MP, a highway learns to slow down for tigers
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    In MP, a highway learns to slow down for tigers
    India's first wildlife-safe road corridor debuts on Bhopal-Jabalpur highway. A 12km stretch through a tiger reserve features speed-calming red markings, fencing, and 25 underpasses. This integrated approach aims to drastically reduce animal road deaths by guiding wildlife and slowing vehicles in critical tiger habitats.
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  • ED case against the former madrassa teacher who drew UP government salary staying in UK

    ED case against the former madrassa teacher who drew UP government salary staying in UK

    ED case against the former madrassa teacher who drew UP government salary staying in UK
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    ED case against the former madrassa teacher who drew UP government salary staying in UK
    The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against a government-recognized madrassa teacher from Azamgarh who fraudulently drew salary and retirement benefits for a decade while living abroad and holding British citizenship. He allegedly amassed significant properties and cash from suspicious entities, highlighting a systemic breakdown in the state's madrassa education framework.
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