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BSF troops today foiled an infiltration bid and killed an intruder along the International Border in Jammu district. Troops observed movement of two-three persons along the IB near Nikowal Border Out Post (BoP) in Arnia sector around 0545 hours, IG BSF, Jammu frontier, Ram Awtar told PTI. They challenged them and opened fire resulting in the death of one intruder, ...

The Mumbai Police registered 16 FIRs and detained over 300 people in connection with protests by Dalit groups during the day-long bandh yesterday against the Bhima Koregaon caste clashes, while Internet services were suspended in Kolhapur following tension in the district. Over 200 buses of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation were damaged in attacks by protesters across the state ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Recently the UIDAI had asserted that “Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure and there has been no data leak or breach at UIDAI.” On Wednesday, a national daily “purchased” a data, which is being offered by anonymous sellers over WhatsApp. The data provided unrestricted access to details for any of the more than 1 billion Aadhaar numbers ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU As Maharashtra struggled today to remain calm during a third consecutive day of caste tension, the government and the Congress exchanged angry accusations in parliament over the alleged targeting of Dalits. Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress alleged that anti-Dalit violence is increasing and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the caste clashes in Maharashtra is astounding. He ...

Several towns and cities in Maharashtra were on edge today as Dalit protests against yesterday’s violence in Pune spilled over to capital Mumbai, with agitators damaging scores of buses, and disrupting road and rail traffic, officials said. Clashes between Dalit groups and supporters of right-wing Hindu organisations during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Bhima-Koregaon battle in Pune district had ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Upset with the poor infrastructure in government school, state education minister has decided to donate his one month’s salary to improve basic infrastructure of the government schools. Even officer have announced to donate their one day’s salary for the same purpose. School principals may also give their one day salary for the same. Moreover, education minister Pandey ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Parliament has cleared the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill. The Rajya Sabha approved amendments to the legislation that bars owners of defaulting firms from bidding to buy back assets when they are auctioned as part of the bankruptcy proceedings. Already cleared by the Lok Sabha, the Bill sailed through with comfort in the Upper House despite ...

The contentious bill that criminalises instant triple talaq among Muslims, already passed by the Lok Sabha, is set to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha today. The bill, which makes instant triple talaq illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband, was passed by the Lower House last week. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) ...

Six flights were cancelled and over 60 delayed due to fog at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here this morning. Nearly 40 domestic and 26 international flights were among those delayed. According to the Indian Meteorological department, general visibility improved to 200 metres at IGI as compared to zero metres the past two days. The runway visual range (RVR) was ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The ministry of tourism has advised all states and union territories to identify tourist spots which are prone to accidents and erect signs warning visitors of the dangers involved in taking selfies at such locations, the government said today. In his reply to a question uploaded on the Lok Sabha website, K J Alphons, the minister of ...