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The NIA (National Investigation Agency) registered a case on May 30 against the separatists who, according to it were acting in connivance with active militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, Dukhtarane Millat, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and other organisations. Protesting the arrests, the separatist leadership called for a Kashmir bandh Tuesday. Sources said the NIA decided to arrest the seven since they were not cooperating with the investigation and the agency had found evidence against them in connection with the case. “We have ascertained financial trails which are leading to some of these accused. It has also been ascertained that some of the funding has been coming from Pakistan,” an NIA officer said. The NIA registered a case on May 30 against the separatists who, according to the agency, were acting in connivance with active militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, Dukhtarane Millat, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and other organisations. The NIA spokesman said the men were raising, receiving and ...

"Social inclusion would ensure access to the fruits of progress to all. Good governance would provide the ability to people to shape their own lives through transparent, accountable and participatory political institutions", the President said. Outgoing President   Pranab Mukherjee   spoke candidly about diverse issues in his final address to the people of India. He laid great emphasis on themes like social inclusion, poverty, equality and plurality. The President said financial inclusion was at the core of an equitable society and the poor must be empowered to ensure that the fruits of development reach the last person. “Power of non-violence has to be resurrected to build a compassionate and caring society,”  he said. “ Mahatma Gandhi  saw India as an inclusive nation where every section lived in equality and moved forward unitedly in ever-widening thought and action. For us, the creation of an inclusive society has to be an article of faith,” the Preside...

Dileep is facing charges of criminal conspiracy in the molestation case. He, however, pleaded innocence and claimed he was being framed in the case. The prosecution opposed the bail plea claiming they have strong evidence against the actor. The Kerala High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Malayalam actor Dileep, who was arrested in connection with the abduction and assault of an actress. The prosecution opposed the bail plea claiming they have strong evidence against the actor. He is facing charges of criminal conspiracy in the molestation case. Dileep, however, pleaded innocence and claimed he was being framed in the case. The actor has been booked under several IPC Sections, including 376-D (gangrape), 366 (kidnapping), 212 (wrongful confinement), 120-b (criminal conspiracy). On June 29, Dileep was interrogated by a police team for 11 hours. The police are still searching for Dileep’s manager Appunni. Earlier this year in February, the actress was allegedly abduct...

In a press conference on Monday, Chinese defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said India should not "harbour any realistic illusions" about China's ability to defend its territory. He urged India to take "practical steps" and meet China halfway in safeguarding the border. In a press conference on Monday, Chinese defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said India should not “harbour any realistic illusions” about China’s ability to defend its territory, reported news agency Reuters. He urged India to take “practical steps” and meet China halfway in safeguarding the border. Qian’s comments come amid a standoff between Indian and Chinese armies in the Doklam area of Sikkim. “India should not leave things to luck and not harbour any unrealistic illusions,” Qian was quoted as saying by Reuters. “We strongly urge India to take practical steps to correct its mistake, cease provocations, and meet China halfway in jointly safeguarding the border region’s peace and tr...

The Supreme Court also refused to entertain a plea seeking the trial of separatist leader Yasin Malik for alleged offences against the Kashmiri Pandits during that period. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reopen 215 cases in which 700 Kashmiri Pandits were killed during the 1989-90 unrest in the Valley. Refusing to entertain a plea seeking reprobe and the trial of several persons, including separatist leader Yasin Malik, for alleged offences against the Kashmiri Pandits during that period, an apex court bench observed that it will be difficult to obtain evidence after 27 years. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said: “You (petitioner) sat over it for last 27 years. Now tell us from where the evidence will come.” Appearing for the organisation ‘Roots of Kashmir’, Advocate Vikas Padora told the court that Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes in the Valley and could not join the subsequent investigations. He also accused the Cen...

Surinder Koli abducted Pinki from outside Pandher's residence when she was returning home from work, and raped and killed her. After committing the crime he beheaded the victim and threw the head and her garments in the drain behind the residence. A CBI court in Ghaziabad sentenced Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli to death in the rape and murder of a 20-year-old woman in Noida. Pronouncing the quantum of sentence, the court observed that the case falls under the ‘rarest of the rare’ category. Pinki Sarkar was abducted and killed in 2006. The duo were found guilty by the court on July 22. Koli abducted Pinki from outside Pandher’s residence when she was returning home from work, and raped and killed her. After committing the crime he beheaded the victim and threw the head and her garments in the drain behind the residence. The prosecution also charged Koli with tampering of evidence. An FIR was lodged in the case in 2007 after Pinki’s parents identifi...

Missing Indians in Iraq: Sushma Swaraj, earlier in the day, met with Iraq Foreign Minister Dr Ibrahim Al-Eshaiker Al-Jafari in New Delhi. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is likely to address the issue of of 39 missing Indian citizens in Iraq at 5 pm in Parliament, according to reports. The Union Minister, earlier in the day, met with Iraq Foreign Minister Dr Ibrahim Al-Eshaiker Al-Jafari in New Delhi. According to reports, the focus of the meeting between the two leaders was reportedly on the issue of 39 Indians kidnapped by ISIS three years ago from Mosul city, along with several other key areas of mutual interests. Al-Jaafari, who is on a visit to India from July 24 to July 28, met with Swaraj at  Jawaharlal Nehru  for a discussion on bilateral relations between the two nations. His visit came just two weeks after Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the liberation of country’s second largest city, Mosul, from ISIS. Swaraj, who met...

The members threw pieces of paper and disrupted proceedings during the zero hour. The Speaker suspended them and adjourned the Lok Sabha till 2:30. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday suspended Six Congress MPs Gaurav Gogoi, Sushmita Dèv, Ranjeet Ranjan, Adhir Ranjan, K Suresh and K Ragavan for five days for throwing papers in the Lower House of Parliament. The members threw pieces of paper and disrupted proceedings during the zero hour. The Speaker suspended them and adjourned the Lok Sabha till 2:30. In 2015 also, the Lok Sabha speaker had suspended 25 Congress MPs for five days for “persistently, willfully obstructing” the House”. SOURCE- INDIAN EXPRESS