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In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police apprehended two key operatives of Canada-based gangster Arsh Dalla who is involved in the murder of Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in Faridkot, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.

A para commando of the Army was killed and three others injured on Sunday as security forces engaged in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar with a band of terrorists, identified as the same one involved in the recent abduction and murder of two Village Defence Committee (VDC) members in the district.

With the Air Quality Index (AQI) reading 335, the national capital’s air remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday morning, despite the slight improvement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to meet President Joe Biden on Wednesday (November 13) at the White House, a senior official said on Saturday.

Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that a religious atmosphere has been restored in Tripura following the establishment of the BJP-led government in 2018 and emphasised that any attempts to incite unrest under the guise of religion would not be tolerated.

Officials said that seven including six Bangladeshi nationals, who were trying to move to Chennai in search of jobs, were arrested in Udaipur in Gomati district of southern Tripura, by Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel.

The state tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Saturday inaugurated the West Tripura district level Youth Festival and Science Fair here in a function at Baidyanath Majumdar Community Hall in Gandhigram.

The state agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath on Saturday inaugurated the state level Orange Festival at North Baramura Village office premises in Killa Block and said that the advanced scientific technique has increased orange production in the state.

The Border Security Force (BSF) deployed in the state have apprehended 623 Bangladeshi and Rohingyas and also detained 52 touts from Tripura till November 09.

The Tripura Government announced new petrol rationing measures on Saturday following a major disruption in fuel supply after a train derailment caused extensive damage to a railway track in the Lumding-Badarpur section.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that a religious atmosphere has been restored in Tripura following the establishment of the BJP government and emphasized that any attempts to incite unrest under the guise of religion will not be tolerated.

Supply of essential commodities, food grains, and transport fuel have been disrupted in some northeastern states as the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) engineers and workers are repairing the damage to the railway track in Assam’s Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section, where a loaded goods train wagon derailed on October 31.   

One terrorist was killed in an encounter between the security forces and the terrorists in Sopore town of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday, while two to three others were still trapped there, officials said.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J.P. Nadda, on an election campaign in Jharkhand on Saturday, lambasted the Hemant Soren government for ‘stalling’ the development of the state through its ‘regressive and anti-people’ policies.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday urged Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to increase credit disbursement for MSMEs under various flagship government schemes such as MUDRA, PM Vishwakarma, etc, with the active support of their sponsor banks.

In a significant development having far-reaching implications for Indian students, Canada has announced the discontinuation of its Student Direct Stream (SDS) visa programme. The SDS is a key pathway for international students seeking permits for studies. It is said that the decision has come as part of the country's attempts to address "ongoing housing shortages and resource strain".

A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesman said that six Bangladeshi nationals including a woman and three transgenders were apprehended in a joint operation of BSF, Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) from Jirania Police station.

“There is no substitute for exercise and sports to maintain good health. Sports not only help protect young people from the dangers of drug addiction but also instill a strong sense of discipline and patriotism,” Dr. Saha said.

Fisheries Minister Sudhangshu Das announced on Friday that the state’s fisheries sector has incurred an estimated Rs 1,350 crore in damages due to recent flooding. The minister stated that he has formally submitted a report of these losses to the Central government, which has assured the state of forthcoming support after a thorough review.

In a press release, Assam Rifles said that in a joint operation conducted by Assam Rifles and Customs Dept, illegal currency including Rs 5,04,000 Indian and 86,000 thousand Bangladeshi currency were seized from a hardware shop in Boxanagar under Sepahijala district.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the present state government’s main priority is to work for the overall development of people belonging to all communities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the residence of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani on Friday to wish him on his birthday. PM Modi also shared a photo from the visit on social media.

Outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday responded to the allegations that the pendency of cases in the apex court has gone up during his tenure.

Russia on Friday summoned the deputy head of Canada's embassy in Moscow in connection with "false accusations" of allegedly planned "Russian sabotage" against NATO countries.