₹10L paid to Masood Azhar's nephew to execute Pulwama attack; 13,500-page NIA chargesheet reveals

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a 13,500-page chargesheet in the Pulwama terror attack case, which reveals Mohammed Umar Farooq, the nephew of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, had received Rs 10 lakh in his bank accounts in Pakistan to execute the Pulwama terror attack. The attack, in February 2019, had claimed the lives of 40 CRPF jawans. According to the chargesheet, Rs 10 lakh in Pakistani currency was credited into three accounts of Farooq, the main accused in the suicide attack case who was later killed in an encounter with security forces, in Allied Bank and Mezaan Bank in that country days before the incident, officials said.

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12 injured as clashes erupt between BJP, CPI(M) supporters in Tripura

At least 12 people were injured in clashes between supporters of the ruling BJP and opposition CPI(M) in different parts of Tripura on Wednesday during a state-wide demonstration by the opposition party to protest against "anti-people" policies of the Centre, police said. Five of them are critically injured, Assistant Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), Subrata Chakraborty said.

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Govt must listen to students on NEET-JEE, find amicable solution: Rahul Gandhi

Batting for the students taking the NEET-JEE exams, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the central government to listen to their grievances and find an amicable solution. The students have been demanding postponement of the medical and engineering entrance exams in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

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'Nothing short of betrayal on part of Modi govt': Sonia Gandhi on Centre not clearing GST dues

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that Centre's refusal to clear Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation to States is nothing short of betrayal on the part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government. Her remarks came during a meeting, held via video conferencing, with Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states and their counterparts of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Jharkhand on the issues related to GST dues of states, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Main) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) (UG) exams.

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Odisha man finds 5-feet-long cobra on his bed

In a shocking incident, a man found a giant cobra snake on his bed in Harirajpura village in Odisha's Cuttack district. The serpent crawled on the bed while nobody was around.

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Kejriwal says COVID-19 testing to be doubled to 40,000 a day as cases continue to rise

COVID-19 tests in Delhi will be doubled to 40,000 per day within a week as there has been a marginal increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said that at present, 20,000 tests are being conducted per day in the city.

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How Women's Equality Day was celebrated in Kashmir

Kashmir observed Women's Equality Day today by commemorating the hard work done by the women of Lolab despite the challenges and difficulties. The 28 Rashtriya Rifles celebrated Women's Equality Day at Chandigam. The event was attended by women working in all sectors such as Sarpanches, Ward members, Teachers, Asha Workers, Anganwadi workers and house wives. 

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