HC junks ED plea for CBI probe into attack on its team in Bengal | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: In a first, Calcutta HC established Wednesday a joint special investigation team (SIT) comprising both CBI and Bengal police to investigate the attack on ED officers in Sandeshkhali on Jan 5. “To unearth the truth and apprehend the miscreants responsible, a concerted effort is required from both central and state agencies,” HC said, while…

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Passenger Assaults Pilot on IndiGo Flight Due to Long Delay: Co-Passenger’s First-Hand Account | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A co-passenger onboard the IndiGo flight in which a passenger assaulted the co-pilot due to 13-hour long delay gave a first-hand account of the incident and criticized the airlines for “mismanagement”. Sanal Vij, who was flying on Delhi-Goa flight (6E-2175), is the second such passenger to speak out about the incident after model-cum-actress…

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DRDO successfully tests advanced Akash-NG missile, ready for user trials to strengthen India’s air defence | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The new generation Akash surface-to-air missile system, capable of intercepting hostile aircraft, helicopters, and drones at a range of 30 km, is now ready for user trials before its induction into the armed forces.DRDO successfully tested the new-generation Akash missile on Friday from the integrated test range at Chandipur off the coast of…

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Will decide ‘very soon’ whether or not to join temple ceremony, says Mallikarjun Kharge | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday he will take a decision “very soon” about whether or not to attend the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.Asserting that this was a matter of personal faith, not politics, Kharge also said anyone invited to attend, was free to decide. “It is…

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Lashkar terrorist who targeted Pandits & migrants killed in Shopian | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist allegedly involved in a series of killings of soldiers, migrant workers, and Pandits over the past year was gunned down Friday in an encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district.Bilal Ahmed Bhat fired on a joint team ofpolice, army and CRPF personnel when they cornered him at a hideout during a cordon-and-search operation…

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IMD issues cold day warning in five states for next 2 days | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that, “cold day” to “severe cold day” conditions are likely to continue over some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Rajasthan for next two more days and significantly decrease thereafter.According to the latest forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), dense to very dense fog…

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