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NIA) on Sunday conducted raids across four states in the Pakistan-backed Gazwa-e-Hind module case. The raids were conducted at the premises of suspects in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, Gir Somnath district of Gujarat, Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh and Kozhikode district of Kerala. The raids revealed links of the suspects, whose premises were searched earlier on the day with Pakistan-based handlers. «These suspects were in contact with the handlers, and were involved in propagating the radical, anti-India idea of Gazwa-e-Hind,» said the agency. The raids led to the seizure of incriminating documents and digital devices like mobile phones, and SIM cards. Several documents were also seized during the NIA crackdown, as part of the ongoing investigations in the case, commonly referred to as the Gazwa-e-Hind case, Patna (Bihar).

Pakistan Cricket Board urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to sign the Champions Trophy 2025 hosting rights agreements with it, stressing that the PCB should be compensated if India refuse to travel to the country citing political and security reasons. A highly reliable source in the PCB told on Sunday that while the ICC has marked Pakistan as the host of the tournament, the global body is yet to sign the important hosting agreement with it.

Mumbai, where state Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, ministers Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Deepak Kesarkar, city police chief Vivek Phansalkar and other senior officials were also present. Family members of the policemen, who lost their lives during the November 2008 attacks, also paid tributes to the martyrs. The governor met the family members of those who died in the attacks. Personnel of the National Security Guard, Mumbai police and Indian Revenue Service officer Sameer Wankhede participated in a candle and flag march held at the Gateway of India, opposite the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the terror attack sites. Rotary Club members and students of the Mithibhai College joined the march held in remembrance of the martyrs. On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists arrived by the sea route and opened indiscriminate firing, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring several others, besides damaging property worth crores of rupees. The then Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, Army Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Mumbai's additional police commissioner Ashok Kamte and senior police inspector Vijay Salaskar were among those killed in the attacks. The attacks began on November 26, 2008 and lasted until November 29. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, the Nariman House Jewish community centre were some of the places targeted by the terrorists. Nine terrorists were later killed by the security forces. Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist who was captured alive.

President Arif Alvi's removal as the head of the state over «misconduct» and failure to maintain impartiality in performing his duties, according to media reports on Sunday. The petition, filed by one Ghulam Murtaza Khan on Saturday, alleges that the president has been evasive in performing his constitutional obligations, the Dawn newspaper reported.

S Jaishankar on Sunday paid homage to the victims on the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Taking to his official handle on X, the External Affairs Minister said India remains committed to bringing the perpetrators of «these horrific acts» to justice. «It is 15 years today since the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Our quest to bring those responsible for planning and executing these horrific acts to justice continues,» Jaishankar posted from his official handle on X, formerly Twitter. On November 26, 2008, a group of 10 heavily-armed terrorists, belonging to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, unleashed a macabre dance of death in the country's commercial capital. Holding the city under siege over four days, the terrorists killed 166 civilians, including foreigners.

26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Bais and Shinde offered floral tributes at the martyrs' memorial located within the Police Commissioner Office premises in South Mumbai. Senior police officials and family members of the fallen policemen also paid their respects to the martyrs.

shopping mall in Pakistan’s commercial capital of Karachi, officials said. More than 60 people were inside the mall when the fire broke out on the fourth floor of the six-storey building in the southern port city. “Our rescue workers have taken 11 dead bodies to hospitals so far,” said Shahid Hussain, a spokesman for the Chippa welfare organisation, which runs a rescue service. He said 35 people were injured, with seven of them in serious condition.

Artificial intelligence employed by the U.S. military has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones in special operations forces' missions and helped Ukraine in its war against Russia. It tracks soldiers' fitness, predicts when Air Force planes need maintenance and helps keep tabs on rivals in space. Now, the Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by 2026 to keep pace with China. The ambitious initiative — dubbed Replicator — seeks to «galvanize progress in the too-slow shift of U.S. military innovation to leverage platforms that are small, smart, cheap, and many,» Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said in August.

cricket team ever to wear Indian colours. Nevertheless, the team that played so horribly at Ahmedabad last Sunday was definitely one of the best Indian XIs to play in a World Cup. I would have backed this Indian team to beat this Australian team in a World Cup final in any other stadium in India, or in JoBurg, or even in Perth.

World Cup 2023, Pakistani cricket has seen many changes, including the departure of Babar Azam in his role as captain. Shan Masood will be leading the side in his first assignment as Test captain. He was named Pakistan's captain for the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle after taking over the reins from Babar Azam last week.

Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday batted for shaping international relations with Indian characteristics, stressing the need for devoting more time to look at India's reservoir of culture and knowledge. He was speaking in Pune during the ‘International Relations Conference on India's Strategic Culture: Addressing Global and Regional Challenges', organised by an educational institute. “The question I have is to develop an Indian strategic culture; if we are to create international relations with Indian characteristics, is it not necessary that we actually devote more time, attention, and energies to look at our reservoir of culture, knowledge, history and traditions,” he asked. The minister, who had a long diplomatic career, buttressed the point, citing his interaction with his American peers about Afghanistan years ago. “I found that even after 20 years of being in Afghanistan, so much of the American understanding about that country was moulded by what was the British narrative of Afghanistan… I actually asked them does it occur to you, have you ever thought why Peshawar is where it is? Was the Durand line actually something because the British Colonial construct was there,” he asked. Durand line is the international land border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He said people who spent their “lifetime” in Afghanistan had never heard of a figure like Hari Singh Nalwa, the legendary Sikh warrior of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's empire. Nalwa was the commander-in-chief of the Sikh army along its border with Afghanistan. “And that tells you something.

Pakistan's commercial capital of Karachi, officials said.

J-K encounter: Top LeT commander among two terrorists killed | Top points Further asked if Pakistan intends to push more terrorists in the coming months to disrupt upcoming elections, including the Lok Sabha polls, he answered in the affirmative without going into details. Dwivedi made this statement yesterday after he visited the Kalakote area of the Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the operational situation in the region.

ICC Men's World Cup 2023 and then apologizing for his controversial remark, former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is in the news again. And this time too, for all the wrong reasons. Razzaq launched a fresh tirade against the Indian cricket team after their defeat to Australia in the World Cup final.

global market as well as India’s trade. Queries sent to the food department and spokesperson of the Mali embassy in New Delhi remained unanswered at press time.

Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued around 3000 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to attend the event celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. The event is set to be held in Pakistan from November 25 to December 4, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi announced in a press release. During the visit, pilgrims in Pakistan will visit Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib. On the occasion, the Charge d'Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi Aizaz Khan extended his felicitations to the pilgrims and wished them a safe journey. The issuance of visas is covered under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, according to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi press release. Taking to X, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi stated, «On the occasion of the 554th Birthday Celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Pakistan High Commission, New Delhi issued around 3000 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to attend the event scheduled to be held in Pakistan from 25 November to 04 December 2023.» «During the visit, the pilgrims, inter alia, would go to Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib.

Islamabad: Terming illegal immigrants as "Aliens", Balochistan Caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai has said that the second phase of a crackdown against illegal foreigners has been initiated and the government is planning to deport 1 million illegal foreigners by January 2024, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. More than 340,000 illegal migrants, particularly Afghans, have voluntarily left or been deported from Pakistan after the Pakistan caretaker government announced its decision to deport undocumented refugees on October 5. Earlier in October, the Pakistan caretaker government had said that all illegal immigrants should leave Pakistan by November 1 or face forceful expulsion, according to Geo News report.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, head of the Mumbai-based Dawoodi Bohra sect of Islam, will be conferred 'Nishan-e-Pakistan', making him the fourth Indian to be honoured with Pakistan's highest civilian award. The announcement of the award comes as an acknowledgement of Dr Saiduddin's services, according to a statement by Pakistan President Arif Alvi, who approved the conferment on Wednesday. The date for the investiture ceremony was, however, not made public.

Abdul Razzaq has once again spewed venom against Indian cricket. In a viral clip on social media, the former Pakistan all-rounder spoke about India's loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup final, said, «Cricket won and India lost. Had India won the World Cup, it would have been a very sad moment for the game. They used conditions to their advantage and I have never seen such a bad pitch for any ICC final before.

Rohit Sharma is unlikely to play T20 Internationals anymore shortly, former India opener Gautam Gambhir said he would like to see both Rohit and Virat Kohli play the T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in the West Indies and the United States of America in June 2024. According to Gambhir, both Rohit and Virat Kohli should be picked for the T20 World Cup. He also added that if they are picked then Rohit should be the captain and not Hardik Pandya.

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Thursday, as informed by the Defence spokesman. As per the official statement, the terrorist was trained on the Pakistan and Afghanistan Front. “One terrorist named Quari has been killed in an ongoing operation.