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Four students of the Patna AIIMS were detained by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday, a day after they were called for questioning in the NEET paper leak case.

Two terrorists were killed on Thursday when the security forces foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

The Pune Rural Police on Thursday detained Manorama Dilip Khedkar, the mother of the controversial IAS-Probationary Officer Puja M.D. Khedkar, from Mahad town in Maharashtra's Raigad, officials said.

Last week, the SC Collegium, headed by CJI Chandrachud, recommended the elevation of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court's Chief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Madras High Court’s Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan to the top court.

In a shocking incident, a 24-year-old youth beheaded his 55-year-old mother at Ratanpur in Tripura’s Khowai district following a dispute over money, the police said on Wednesday.

Children and the elderly living in coastal and rice belt regions of India are highly vulnerable for viral encephalitis and other brain infections during monsoon, said a neurologist at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad on Wednesday.

Even as the ethnic violence-hit Ganda Twisa in Dhalai District is limping back to normal, the Tripura government on Wednesday announced Rs 1.60 crore compensation for the 166 affected families, officials said. 

As per BSF, based on specific information, regarding one Indian national a resident of Village Laltilla under Jatrapur police stations growing Ganja plant nursery at the back side of his house. After getting information a joint-ops along with Forest Dept and Police was planned and carried out.

The All Tripura Samgra Shiksha Ministerial Staff Organization has raised a complaint regarding the deprivation faced by its members. Organizing Secretary Suman Chandra Nath articulated the demands during a press conference held at the Agartala Press Club on Wednesday.

In a decisive move, the Tripura Government demolished the renowned Bharat Ratna Sangha social club, located in Usha Bazar on the outskirts of Agartala, on Wednesday. The club, once a pillar of the community, faced accusations of involvement in illegal activities such as land encroachment, smuggling and tender manipulation.

He said that the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday announced Gaurav Gogoi and Tariq Anwar as AICC observers to Tripura, with regard to attacks on party workers allegedly by the ruling party.

Thanking the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for extending Kanchanjangha Express train from Agartala to Sabroom, the state transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Tuesday written to Vaishnaw and sought his intervention to halt the train at Belonia subdivision.

Jhuma Dutta Chowdhury, Member Secretary of the Tripura State Legal Services Authority mentioned that 34 cases were initially sent to the Pre-Lok Adalat for conciliation by the Supreme Court.

Bapi Debnath, known as Neel has carved his name in history as the third Indian and eighth global cyclist to reach the South Base Camp of Mount Everest on a bicycle. This incredible feat, completed in 54 days, is not just a testament to endurance but a story of dedication and passion.

The Bangladeshi national identified as Atiqur Rahman (48) a resident of Brahmanabaria district of Bangladesh while the suspected Indian tout identified as Arabinda Das (54) a resident of Assam.

Speaking on the issue, Officer In Charge of Ambassa Police Station, Gurupada Debnath said that they had prior information about two vehicles approaching Ambassa from Agartala carrying a huge cache of cannabis.

Amidst widespread allegations by the opposition CPIM and Congress against the ruling BJP of launching attacks and preventing candidates from filing nominations for Panchayat Polls, Tripura BJP president Rajib Bhattacharya on Tuesday slammed the opposition for confusing people with fake allegations and said this is a tactic to contest the poll.

Seven more Bangladeshi nationals including two women, along with two Indian touts were arrested in Assam and Tripura on Tuesday for their illegal entry into India, officials said.

Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday, strongly condemned the attack on security forces in Jammu's Doda district. He said that the death of soldiers at the hands of terrorists will be "avenged."

The Jammu & Kashmir policeman injured in the encounter with terrorists in Jammu's Doda district succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. The number of security personnel killed in this gunfight is now five.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the UN General Assembly's high-level meeting in New York in September, according to the preliminary programme released by the Assembly President Dennis Francis' office.

Former US President and the putative Republican nominee for the White House, Donald Trump has named J.D. Vance, a first-time Senator from Ohio whose wife is an Indian-American, as his nominee for Vice President.

Three more flood-related deaths were reported in two districts of Assam, where the flood water is receding and the overall flood situation has significantly improved in the last 10 days.

A four-member delegation of the Left front in Tripura met the Director General of Police on Monday and sought his intervention to ensure security for the candidates in filing their nomination papers for the ensuing panchayat election.

A four-member delegation from the ruling BJP, led by Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy, convened a peace meeting in the Gandatwisa sub-division of Tripura’s Dhalai District following the directives of Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha. The delegation assured the victims of swift financial assistance.