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detained several locals for questioning. The armed forces continued cordon and search operation in the forest area and pressed in helicopters for aerial surveillance. IAF has clarified that five soldiers were injured in the attack and one of them, Corporal Vikky Pahade, succumbed to his injuries. Additional Director General of J&K Police, Anand Jain, and senior officers of the Army and Intelligence agencies visited the ambush spot in Surankote area. The officials informed that a group of at least three attackers had targeted the Air Force detachment convoy in Shahsitar area before they vanished into the thick forests nearby.

Bodoland People's Front (BPF). Both parties are claiming their pre-eminent role in fostering stability in this once-troubled region. BJP has left the Kokrajhar (ST) seat for its ally UPPL. UPPL has fielded Joyanta Basumatary, an MLA from Sidli assembly constituency and a former vice-president of the All-Bodo Students' Union. BPF has fielded Kampa Borgoyary. BPF was in power in Bodoland Territorial Council, a sixth schedule area since its formation in 2005, before being ousted by UPPL in 2020. BPF maintains equidistance from Congress and BJP but coordinates with BJP in state assembly.

India were on Sunday placed in Group A alongside defending champions Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup, which will be held in Bangladesh from October 3-20 this year. With all their group matches scheduled to be played at Sylhet, India will open their campaign against New Zealand on October 4 and face off against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 6 as the ICC announced the schedule for the ninth edition of the Women's T20 WC. India's next assignment will be against yet-to-be-identified Qualifier 1 team on October 9 while their clash against six-time world champions Australia will be on October 13. «Each side will play four group matches at the tournament, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the cut-throat semi-finals on 17 and 18 October ahead of the Final in Dhaka on 20 October,» the ICC posted on its website.

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Sunday said it will sell 92 non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding of Rs 13,471.68 crore through an e-auction on May 28. The public sector lender invited expressions of interest (EoI) from asset reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and other eligible transferees by May 13 to participate in the auction process. «Indian Overseas Bank has published sale notification pertains to the sale of 92 NPA loans, collectively amounting to an aggregate Book Outstanding of Rs 13,471.68 crores, offered on portfolio basis in 2 lots through e-auction under the open auction method,» IOB said in a statement. The first portfolio encompasses, 46 accounts financed under consortium arrangements, 3 accounts under Multiple Banking arrangements, with the remaining 2 accounts being sole banking ventures.

Saudi Arabia posted a budget deficit Saudi Arabia posts budget deficit of $3.30 billion in first quarter of Saudi Arabia posts budget deficit of $3.30 billion in first quarter of 12.387 billion riyals ($3.30 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, the finance ministry said on Sunday, after lower oil revenues and increased spending weighed on the economy. The kingdom needs to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to fund giga-projects aimed at weaning the economy off oil and to boost tourism and the private sector.

Al Jazeera on Sunday condemned as «criminal» a move by the Israeli government to ban the broadcaster from operating over its coverage of the Gaza war. «We condemn and denounce this criminal act by Israel that violates the human right to access information,» Al Jazeera said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, in Arabic.

REC Ltd on Sunday said it has received RBI's approval to set up a subsidiary in GIFT City, Gujarat. The proposed subsidiary will engage in a range of financial activities as a finance company within GIFT, including lending, investment, and other financial services, a company statement said. According to the statement, REC Ltd, under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, has received a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for setting up a subsidiary in Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The decision to expand operations into GIFT, a burgeoning hub for financial services in India, comes as REC continues to diversify its portfolio and explore new avenues for growth, it stated.

Indian Overseas Bank has made concerted efforts for a reduction in Non-Performing Accounts and has adopted a multi-pronged approach to ensure a maximum recovery from such accounts. The measures taken by the city-headquartered bank have yielded a decline in Gross NPA to 3.90 per cent as of December 31, 2023, from 11.69 per cent recorded as of March 31, 2021, the bank said in a statement here. To sustain and bolster this momentum, the bank has published a sale notification that pertains to the sale of 92 NPA loans, aggregating to an outstanding due of Rs 13,471.68 crore. «Indian Overseas Bank in its concerted efforts towards reduction of NPA has embraced a multi-pronged approach to ensure maximum recovery in NPA accounts. IOB has diligently implemented timely recovery measures including Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) actions, Compromise Settlement Schemes, and sale to Asset Reconstruction Companies,» the statement said.

Predator drones at air bases in Sarsawa and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, for upgrading their surveillance capabilities all along the Line of Actual Control with China from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh. The drone deal, expected to be worth around USD 4 billion is being done at tri services level with the Indian Navy leading the negotiations for it with the American side. «The MQ-9B drones require a significant runway length for take off and landing which are available with the Indian Air Force. That is why, the Army dornes are planned to be deployed with the IAF at airbases in Sarsawa and Gorakhpur,» defence officials told ANI.

stock trading from Gachibowli, Hyderabad, fell victim to a significant investment fraud totaling Rs 3.37 crore. The scheme commenced with a deceptive invitation via WhatsApp to join a trading group named 'International Stock Trading Account,' purporting to facilitate transactions involving upper circuit stocks.

detained for questioning on Sunday as a massive search operation for terrorists behind the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district entered the second day, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain and senior officers of the Army and intelligence agencies visited the ambush spot in the Surankote area. The Army also conducted aerial surveillance using a helicopter, they said. Five IAF personnel were injured in the attack on Saturday evening near Shahsitar and one of them later succumbed to injuries at a military hospital. The officials said a well-coordinated joint operation by the Army and the police was underway in many areas, including Shahsitar, Gursai, Sanai and Sheendara Top, to neutralise the terrorists.

Amethi candidate KL Sharma on Sunday said he was a 'pure politician' and not a servant of the family, adding that Union Minister Smriti Irani, who holds the seat currently, will be defeated in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to on Sunday, the Congress leader said, «It was a decision taken by the party high command. Nobody had been finalised as a candidate for this seat earlier. However, I can say with full confidence and conviction that I will defeat Smriti Irani. This is a big statement I am making today. 'Mai koi Naukri nahi kar raha Gandhi Parivar ki' (I am not a servant of Gandhi family here). I am a seasoned politician and have been so for many years now. I came here in 1983 through my association with the Youth Congress. I am not on the payroll of the Congress. I am a pure politician.» On the BJP's increased vote share in Amethi and Raebareli in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Sharma said it was a pass muster at distracting public attention from the 'real' issues and that is what they have been doing over the last 10 years in power at the Centre.

Jammu-bound train detached from its coaches in Sirhind in Punjab on Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred after the train departed from the Sirhind railway station and the locomotive travelled for three kilometres without its coaches, they said. Keymen, working on section of the Delhi-Katra railway route, alerted the locomotives driver, the officials said. They said its seems that the detachment happened due to loose coupling.

Modi will be filing his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on May 14, BJP's city president Vidyasagar Rai said on Sunday. On May 13, Modi will hold a roadshow in the constituency, and preparations for it are underway, he added «The route for the roadshow has been finalised. On May 14, Prime Minister Modi will file his nomination from the Varanasi seat,» he said. The Congress has fielded its Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai in Varanasi and the BSP Athar Jamal Lari.

Indian Embassy here has held its first interactive session with the Indian students who suffered the most during the three-year COVID-19 period following China's visa bans prolonging their academic periods for several years. Around 80 old and new students from more than 13 Chinese universities took part in the «welcome and interaction ceremony» held on May 4. Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat, and Counsellor Nitinjeet Singh interacted with the students and heard their grievances and experiences during Saturday's meeting.

Sanjay Raut on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek votes in the name of Lord Ram but will not speak on development, inflation and jobs. Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Raut claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trailing after the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections. The third phase of polls will take place on May 7. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Sunday and hold a roadshow.

Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Infosys, ITC and Hindustan Unilever were the laggards, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India emerged as the gainers. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 147.99 points or 0.20 per cent.

Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway sold its entire holding in media and entertainment company Paramount Global at a loss and he took sole responsibility for the decision. «It was 100% my decision, and we've sold it all, and we lost quite a bit of money,» Buffett said at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.

sci-fi film ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ is out giving us a sneak-peak into the storyline, characters and more. The setting of the show has been done in such a way that it takes us back to a century prior to the Star War trilogy, which is known as the ‘High Republic’. The show promises to be a treat to all those Star War enthusiasts. Here are some of the details regarding the new show. Storyline

BMF Season 3 Episode 10 is all set to release in the coming days. This is expected to be the season’s finale. It was in 2021 that the series premiered for the first time with Curtis Jackson popularly known as 50 Cent serving as one of the executive producers. Episode 10 has been titled ‘Prime Time’. Here are the other details regarding this series, which has gained popularity across the world, especially the United States (US). Storyline

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2? Here’s a breakdown of the minimum, recommended and very high specs required to run the game smoothly. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2