NIA raids 5 locations in Coimbatore, seizes laptops
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Chennai, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)– The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday searched five locations in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district, said police. The raids were in connection with persons suspected to have connections with terror organisations. The action follows a high alert issued in the state last week following intelligence inputs about infiltration by six Lashkar men from Pakistan via the Sri Lanka route. Five teams of the NIA were carrying out the raids. So far several laptops and pen drives have been seized, an officer said. The intelligence agencies have warned of plan ..read more
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Pak to finish Sikh pilgrims’ visa process by Sep 30
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Islamabad, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)- Pakistani authorities have decided to complete the process of issuance of visas to Sikh pilgrims from India and around the world to attend the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Nankana Sahib, by September 30, the media reported on Thursday. The decision was taken during a meeting of the Religious Tourism and Heritage Committee (RTHC) chaired by Punjab province’s Governor Chaudhry Sarwar in Lahore on Wednesday, Dawn news reported. After the meeting, the Governor told mediapersons that the visa process for the Sikh pilgrims would start on Septemb ..read more
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Madhya Pradesh govt cracks whip on cops over illegal sand mining
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Bhopal, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)– A video showing a police official negotiating with the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh has surfaced, revealing that the illegal activity is being done with the complicity of the police. As soon as the matter came to light, the Director General of Police V.P. Singh shifted Sub-divisional Officer (SDO-P), S.N. Pathak from Patan to the Police Headquarters on Tuesday. Inspector General of Police of Chambal, D.P. Gupta, ordered the Superintendent of Police of Bhind to intensify checking of illegal mining and transportation. The order said, “Illegal mining and its ..read more
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PM Narendra Modi launches ‘Fit India Campaign
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)– Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a nation-wide Fit India Movement and urged people to become more aware of health and good life. Viewed as a huge health enthusiast himself, Prime Minister asked people to take the pledge for a fitter India. Addressing a large crowd of children who put up a grand show ahead of the launch at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex here, Modi said: “We shhould make fitness our mantra for life.” The ‘Fit India Movement’ has been organised to celebrate the ‘National Sports Day’ and the campaign aims to encourage peop ..read more
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Online news outlets flouting 26% FDI in digital media
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)- With the Union Cabinet approving 26 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in digital media with government approval, IANS has learnt that there are certain digital news platforms in India which are already flouting this cap. For example, Bengaluru-based subscription-driven digital publication The Ken has already raised more than 26 per cent FDI. According to the information available on The Ken portal, it has the “support of an enviable set of angel investors, which allows us the leeway to plan for the longer term.” The subscription-based news platform ..read more
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US dollar rises against British pound
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New York, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)– The US dollar rose against the British pound in late trading after the Queen Elizabeth has approved a request by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend Parliament just weeks before the Brexit deadline on Oct 31. The Queen approved the order to prorogue parliament no earlier than Sept 9 and no later than Sept 12. It will return with the Queen’s speech on Oct 14, just two weeks before the scheduled Brexit date. The move added to market concerns that no-deal Brexit will be more likely than before. The dollar index, which measures the greenback agains ..read more
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US stocks close higher as energy, financial shares go up
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New York, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)– Wiping out previous losses, US stocks ended higher as robust energy and financial stocks underpinned the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 258.20 points, or 1.00 per cent, to 26,036.10. The S&P 500 increased 18.78 points, or 0.65 per cent, to 2,887.94 on Wednesday. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 29.94 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 7,856.88, Xinhua news agency reported. The majority of the 30 blue-chip stocks in the Dow extended gains, with shares of UnitedHealth Group up nearly 2 per cent, leading the gainers. On the financial front, s ..read more
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Team India attend High Commissioner’s dinner in Jamaica
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Kingston (Jamaica), Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)– The Indian cricket team, which is currently in West Indies, on Wednesday attended the official team dinner at the Indian High Commissioner M. Sevala Naik’s residence in Jamaica. “Team India members attend the official team dinner at the Indian High Commissioner’s residence in Jamaica,” the BCCI tweeted with a picture. After winning the T20I and the ODI series, the Men in Blue won the first Test in Antigua by a huge margin of 318 runs and currently lead the two-match series 1-0. They will next face the West Indies in the second and final Test begi ..read more
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Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of US presidential race
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New York, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)- New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who made feminism and women’s equality the main focus of her presidential campaign, has dropped out of the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, leaving 20 candidates still in the running. In a video posted on her official Twitter account on Wednesday, Gillibrand announced the end of her campaign, which never aroused much interest among Democratic voters; the latest example of the lack of excitement generated by her candidacy was the fact that she failed to qualify for the party’s next televised debate ..read more
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US disagrees with G7 aid offer to tackle Amazon fires
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Washington, Aug 29 (MAUNEWS/UITV/IANS)- The US government has said that it did not approve the offer of $20 million in aid to Brazil made by the G7 member nations to fight the devastating wildfires in the Amazon rainforest. “We didn’t agree to a G7 initiative that failed to include consultations with (Brazilian President) Jair Bolsonaro,” Garrett Marquis, the official spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, said in a Twitter post on Wednesday. The US stands ready to assist Brazil in efforts to combat fires in the Amazon. We didn’t agree to a G7 initiative that failed to in ..read more
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