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Islamic dress code. The incident, captured on video, shows security guards detaining the woman at Islamic Azad University. University spokesperson Amir Mahjob stated on X that “at the police station, it was found that she was under severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder.” The video has circulated widely on social media, with some users suggesting the woman’s actions were a deliberate protest. Lei La, a user on X, commented, “For most women, being in public in their underwear is one of their worst nightmares. This is a reaction to the authorities’ stubborn insistence on the mandatory hijab.”

Ranchi: After releasing the Bharatiya Janata Party Sankalp Patra (Manifesto) for Jharkhand Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the BJP stands out from all other parties, adding that the upcoming elections in the state is not just an election to change the government, but an election to ensure the future of Jharkhand. «This election in Jharkhand is not just an election to change the government, but an election to ensure the future of Jharkhand. The people of Jharkhand have to decide whether they want a government full of corruption or a BJP government moving forward on the path of development under the leadership of PM Modi. Do they want a government that endangers the identity, land and women of Jharkhand by allowing infiltration or do they want a Bharatiya Janata Party government that protects the borders,» Amit Shah said, after releasing the BJP's Sankalp Patra event in Ranchi. Shah further said that the backward classes, the poor, the tribals, the Dalits are looking towards the BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' with great hope.

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Srinagar and Anantnag encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, Former J-K DGP Shesh Paul Vaid said that these terrorist attacks are «attempt» by Pakistan to destabilise India and create an atmosphere of dismay in the nation. Speaking to ANI, he said that ever since the formation of new government in J-K, terror attacks with same pattern have been witnessed in both Jammu and Kashmir regions. «They started with attacks in Jammu, and now the same pattern is being seen in Kashmir ever since the new government under the leadership of Omar Abdullah has been formed. All these are foreign terrorists… Even today, two terrorists have been neutralised in Anantnag and an encounter is currently going on in Srinagar… All this is an attempt by the Pakistan deep state to destabilise India and create an atmosphere of fear again...» Vaid said.

Anantnag encounter by the security forces, Brigadier Anirudh Chauhan, Commander 2 Sector RR of the Indian Army said that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and People's Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) have received a major setback with their neutralisation. Chauhan added that the security forces have recovered heavy ammunition and explosives from the possession of terrorists. Addressing a press conference, he said, «Indian Army and J&K Police conducted a successful joint operation, Operation Halkan Gali, in a difficult terrain… We received a breakthrough when we received definite information that this terrorist group has returned to Laroo and is active there. Indian Army and J&K police made a joint plan and launched Operation Halkan Gali, in which Indian Army's 19 RR, 1 Para SF, 7 Para SF, and J&K Police acted together… Both terrorists were neutralised. Heavy ammunition and explosives were recovered from the terrorists… These two had previously attacked an Indian Army Camp in Kulgam in October 2023 and were involved in the killing of many non-locals… LeT and PAFF have received a major setback with their neutralisation...»

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«We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber threat actors likely conduct cyber threat activity against Government of Canada networks for the purpose of espionage,» the report said. The development comes as the bilateral relationship has gone south since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a year ago that Canada had credible evidence that agents of the Indian government were involved in the murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June 2023, a charge dismissed as absurd by India.

Kashmir Zone, Vidhi Kumar Birdi said that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was killed in an encounter in Khanyar area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. IGP Birdi said that the killed terrorist was involved in the murder of Inspector Masroor in 2023. He also said that four security forces were also injured in the fierce gunbattle that started on Saturday early morning. «Now this operation has been completed. Security forces have killed a terrorist, who has been identified as Usman..., he was the commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and 4 security personnel have been injured. He is a foreign terrorist and his role and involvement in the murder of Inspector Masroor has come to light and further investigation is being done in this regard...,» IGP Birdi told ANI.

Ammunition cartridges were found in the pocket of a seat on an Air India flight AI916 flying from Dubai to New Delhi after it landed at New Delhi airport, an Air India spokesperson said on Saturday. The flight landed at New Delhi Airport on October 27 and all the passengers were safely disembarked from the flight. Following this, a complaint was lodged with the Airport Police by Air India strictly adhering to the laid down security protocols.

Anees Ahmed, who missed the deadline by a whisker to file his nomination as Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) candidate, returned to the Congress on Saturday. AICC in-charge Ramesh Chennithala welcomed Ahmed back to the fold, which he had quit last week to contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections as candidate of the VBA from the Nagpur Central seat. There was high drama at the Nagpur collectorate on October 29, as Ahmed missed the deadline for filing nomination by just a few minutes. Ahmed, a Gandhi family loyalist who won the Nagpur Central seat thrice in the past on Congress ticket, stayed put at the collectorate till 8 pm on Tuesday, the last day of filing nominations, but his form was not accepted.

Congress is facing a significant reduction in its presence in Mumbai for the upcoming assembly elections, contesting only 11 seats compared to 30 in 2019. This is the party’s smallest seat share in years. After extensive discussions with Shiv Sena (UBT), led by Mumbai Congress President MP Varsha Gaikwad and MLA Aslam Shaikh, the party struggled to secure a better deal under the MVA alliance. Observers point out that many of the seats they are competing for are strongholds of the BJP, where Congress is unlikely to succeed.

encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Saturday in the Khanyar locality of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital here, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Khanyar area of the city on Saturday morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, the officials added.

Supriya Sule on Saturday greeted people on the occasion of Diwali Padwa at the residence of NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar and said that in Baramati there is Padwa in every home. «For the last 57 years since Sharad Pawar got elected in 1967 for the first time, this is an open house tradition which takes place...I have no idea, there are many Padwa (Diwali Padwa) happening here...In Baramati, there is Padwa in every home,» Supriya Sule said. Diwali Padwa, also known as Bali Puja or Bali Pratipada, is celebrated on the first day of Kartik Pratipada, which follows Diwali Puja.

North Korea will stand by Russia until its victory in Ukraine, Pyongyang's foreign minister said in Moscow Friday, as the United States warned thousands of North Korean troops could be sent to combat in the Ukraine conflict in the coming days. North Korea's Choe Son Hui is on a visit to Moscow as the West believes up to 10,000 North Korean troops are on the brink of entering the more than two-year conflict on Russia's side. US intelligence has said some North Korean forces have made their way to Russia's Kursk border region, with Washington and Seoul urging Pyongyang to withdraw its troops.

ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and bombed Beirut's southern suburbs. The Israeli military said it killed senior Hamas official Izz al-Din Kassab in an airstrike in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis and described him as one of the last surviving high-ranking members of Hamas responsible for coordinating with other groups in Gaza. U.S. envoys had been working to secure ceasefires on both fronts ahead of the U.S. presidential election next Tuesday.

armoured vehicles, and anti-tank weapons. In a statement, the Pentagon said, «The Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defence needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's sixty-ninth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.» It added, «This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, which has an estimated value of $425 million, will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including air defence interceptors; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; armoured vehicles; and anti-tank weapons.»

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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is stuck in a complete dead heat as of now, and the political uncertainty is at its peak in this current scenario. Meanwhile, some of the latest polls are suggesting that Donald Trump has a strong edge over Kamala Harris in the polls, while others are claiming that things may go well for the reigning VP and her party. Meanwhile, reports claim that the endgame will not be focused on just the seven key swing states, but rather, eight specific counties situated within these states. On Election Day, these will be the 8 counties to keep a close eye on, if you wish to know who is ultimately emerge victorious in the US elections.

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North Korea will back Russia until it achieves victory in the Ukraine war, Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said on Friday at talks in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. «Our traditional, historically friendly relations, which have travelled the tested path of history, today… are rising to a new level of relations of invincible military comradeship,» she told Lavrov, praising the role played in this by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. She said Pyongyang had no doubt that under Putin's «wise leadership» the Russian army and people would «achieve a great victory in their sacred struggle to protect the sovereign rights and security interests of their state.»

The IRS has announced an increase to the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025, to $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024