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November 19, 2016 6:12 PM

NIA searches IRF premises, registers case against Zakir Naik

The National Investigation Agency, NIA, today carried out searches at ten premises of the banned Islamic Research Foundation, IRF, in Mumbai after registering a case against its founder Zakir Naik and others under an anti-terror law. The searches began this morning with the help of local police afte...

November 19, 2016 5:45 PM

Focus should be on higher agriculture productivity: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, to ensure increase in agriculture output and double farmers&apos; income by 2022, the focus should be on higher agriculture productivity especially in view of the limitation on expanding crop area.<br/><br/>He was speaking at the first pre-budget consu...

November 19, 2016 5:24 PM

Polling for by-elections to 4 Lok Sabha & 8 Assembly Constituencies underway

Voting is underway for four Lok Sabha and eight Assembly Constituencies, spread across seven states today. In Assam, 13 percent polling has been reported till last report came in for the Lakhimpur Loksabha and Baithalangso assembly seat. Voting will be continued till 4 p.m.<br/><br/>CEO ...

November 19, 2016 5:19 PM

Three army jawans killed, 4 injured in militant ambush in Assam

In Assam, three army jawans were martyred and four injured in an ambush in Tinsukia district. Additional DGP Pallab Bhattacharya said that the incident occurred early this morning at Penegree in Tinsukia district.<br/><br/>He said that banned ULFA, NSCN as well as other terrorists groups...

November 19, 2016 4:46 PM

J&K: Pakistani forces resort to heavy shelling, firing along LoC

In Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani forces again resorted to heavy shelling and firing along the Line of Control in Rajouri district today. <br/><br/>Defence Spokesperson Lt. Col. Manish Mehta told AIR Jammu that Pakistani troops started unprovoked firing in Nowshera sector targeting border ...

November 19, 2016 4:07 PM

10 days after demonetisation, many banks starts witnessing shorter queues

Ten days after demonetisation of high value notes, many banks have now started witnessing shorter queues following some restrictions on exchange of defunct bills. However, people were still seen waiting at ATMs to withdraw cash. Banks across the country are exchanging old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes f...

November 19, 2016 2:30 PM

J&K: Pakistani forces resort to heavy shelling & firing along LoC in Rajouri

In Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani forces resorted to heavy shelling and firing along the Line of Control in Rajouri district today. According to sources in Defence, AIR correspondent reports that Pakistani troops started unprovoked firing in Nowshera sector targetting border posts and civilian areas a...

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