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2 Businessmen Killed In Srinagar Op; “Supported Terrorists,” Say Cops

Hyderpora Encounter: The killed businessmen – Dr Mudasir Gul and Altaf Bhat – had shops in the commercial complex at Hyderpora where the encounter took place last evening. Four persons, including two businessmen, were killed during an anti-terror operation by security forces in Srinagar. The police said that two terrorists were killed in the operation and the killed businessmen were “terrorist supporters”. The killed businessmen – Dr Mudasir Gul and Altaf Bhat – had shops in the commercial complex at Hyderpora where the encounter took place last evening. Mudsir Gul,…

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2 Terrorists Shot Dead In Jammu And Kashmir Encounter

A large number of vehicles including trucks are also stranded on the road as it has been for safety. Two terrorists were shot dead in an ongoing operation by security forces in Srinagar this evening, the police said. The encounter between the terrorists and the security forces started at Hydepora bypass. Minutes after the shootout started, police said a terrorist was killed. In a subsequent update, the police tweeted that one more unidentified terrorist has been killed. Some residents said they were trapped when the encounter started. “My brother is…

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Double-Vaccinated Indians Can Enter Singapore Without Quarantine

Singapore will allow quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated people from countries including India, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, it said Monday as it looks to safely move past the pandemic. Singapore has begun the arduous task of reestablishing itself as Asia’s international aviation hub, throwing its borders open to five more countries as it presses on with plans to reopen and live with Covid. The city-state will allow quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated people from countries including India, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, it said Monday as it looks to safely move past the…

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Nykaa Profit Falls 96%, Stock Price Down

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd., the entity that operates the Indian beauty startup Nykaa, saw its profit fall 96% as marketing costs surged in the quarter before its initial public offering. Shares dropped on Monday. FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd., the entity that operates the Indian beauty startup Nykaa, saw its profit fall 96% as marketing costs surged in the quarter before its initial public offering. Shares dropped on Monday. Net income dipped to ₹ 1.2 crore ($161,000) in the quarter ended September from ₹ 27 crore the previous year, according to a statement late Sunday,…

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“Cat’s Out Of The Bag”: Supreme Court On Centre’s Stubble-Burning Data

Delhi Air Pollution: Supreme Court said in its order that “the major culprit of pollution” is industry, transport and road dust and “some part” is stubble burning. Farm fires only have a 10 per cent share in Delhi’s severe pollution, the central government today told the Supreme Court in a hearing on the air quality crisis in India’s capital. The contribution of stubble-burning – or burning of farm waste — to Delhi’s air pollution is 10 per cent, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court, stating that industry and road…

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Gurugram, Faridabad Schools Shut Till Wednesday Due To Air Pollution

Schools in four districts of Haryana that are close to the national capital will be shut till Wednesday, the Haryana government has ordered. In view of toxic smog and bad air quality in Delhi for over a week now, all government and private schools have been ordered to remain shut in the adjoining districts of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. This order comes just a day after the Delhi government announced similar measures.  Construction activities, stubble burning, and burning of trash by municipal bodies have also been banned…

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Lockheed Aims To Address India’s New-Age Military Solutions Needs

Lockheed is ready to look at addressing India’s requirements including integrating existing systems and platforms with new generation applications American aerospace major Lockheed Martin on Sunday said it is ready to address India’s requirements for new-age military solutions in the domains of land, sea, space and cyberworld in sync with the robust framework of fast-expanding Indo-US strategic ties. William Blair, vice president and chief executive of Lockheed Martin’s India operations, said the company is “well placed” to partner with Indian entities in areas of unmanned platforms, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and machine learning among…

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Congress Fumes As Senior Ministers, Veep, Speaker Skip Nehru Anniversary

November 14 is the birth anniversary of the country’s first Prime Minister and floral tributes are paid to his portrait in the Central Hall of Parliament every year. ior minister was present at the traditional function in parliament to mark the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru. Even Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu had skipped the function, the party said. November 14 is the birth anniversary of the nation’s first Prime Minister and floral tributes are paid to his portrait in the Central Hall of…

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Women Journalists Accuse Tripura Cops Of “Intimidation”, Named In FIR

Case Against Tripura Journalists: Sources, however, claimed a team of cops had gone to question them after the complaint was filed. Two women journalists in Tripura have been named in an FIR (first information report) after a complaint by a supporter of the right-wing group Vishva Hindu Parishad. The journalists – Sammriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha – alleged that the cops came to their hotel early this morning and “intimidated” them; they said they were covering the recent incidents of violence in the state.  The journalists have been accused of “promoting…

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CBI, Enforcement Directorate Chiefs’ Tenures Extended Up To 5 Years

The opposition parties, in the past, have accused the government of misusing central investigative agencies amid probes targeting top leaders and former ministers. The government has brought two ordinances to extend the tenures of the CBI and Enforcement Directorate chiefs to up to five years. The chiefs of the central agencies currently have a two-year tenure. Both the ordinances have been signed off by President Ram Nath Kovind. The chiefs of the top agencies can be given extensions every year for up to three years after they complete the two-year…

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