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Superstar Salman Khan and his family have welcomed home Ganpati Bappa with religious fervour. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEM-XDMh–H/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Sharing glimpses of their Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, Salman’s brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri took to Instagram, posting several videos and pictures of Salman and his family members, including father Salim Khan, mother Salma Khan, Helen and brother Arbaaz Khan, performing aarti. The celebrations took place at Salman’s sister Arpita Khan Sharma’s residence in Mumbai. “Ganpati Bappa Morya”, Atul captioned the post. Arpita has also shared on Instagram pictures of her son Ahil and daughter Ayat celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi. Salman was dressed casually for the occasion. On the…

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Abu Yusuf, who was nabbed by security forces in Delhi on Saturday, was in contact with Yusuf-al-Hindi, also known as Safi Armar. Yusuf-al-Hindi is the Indian Mujahideen’s absconding terrorist who hails from Bhatkal, Karnataka. He has been running the Khorasan module of Islamic State from Afghanistan, in collaboration with Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. According to reports, after Indian Mujahideen was exposed in India, Yusuf-al-Hindi built the IS’ Khorasan module with absconding terrorists of IM at the behest of Pakistan’s ISI. IS Khorasan was given the responsibility of ‘shaking Delhi’, on behalf of the ISI. Yusuf-al-Hindi, also known as Safi Armar,…

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NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) said on Saturday that an asteroid identified as 2018VP1 is heading towards planet Earth. In a statement, the space organisation went on to state that there is a 0.41 per cent chance of the 6.5 feet-long asteroid hitting the planet. This prediction was based on 21 observations of the asteroid over the course of 12.968 days. The asteroid is expected to pass near Earth on the eve of November 2, the day of the US presidential election, said the Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Responsible for observing asteroids it counts as Near Earth…

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Saravanan, a 42-year-old sadhu, has allegedly committed suicide at a place near Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s village after he was humiliated by a group of policemen led by a local sub-inspector. https://twitter.com/LegalLro/status/1296984124184567811?s=20The sadhu, in a video sent to his friends and posted on social media, has said that sub-inspector Anthony Michael was responsible for his “depression” since he had humiliated him. Reportedly, the Sadhu used to sit at his home and attended devotees coming to him. On 14 August, two women who had reported of being possessed by ghosts came to the Sadhu in a semi-naked position.…

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The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 International Military and Technical Forum was inaugurated by Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar and Indian Ambassador DB Venkatesh Verma outside Moscow, the Indian Embassy in Russia said on Sunday. “Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar and Ambassador inaugurated the India Pavilion at Army-2020 outside Moscow and visited other pavilions showcased at the exhibition, including India-Russia Brahmos JV pavilion,” the Embassy tweeted. The Indian officials also attended the plenary session of Army-2020. The forum, organised by the Russian Defence Ministry, will be held from August 23-29 at the Patriot Park near Moscow, which has been the…

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In the controversial Life Mission Project, it has been found that the government has mishandled the files of the project. The investigation team suspects that important documents and notices related to the UAE Red Crescent have been removed from the files. It is also suspected that important notes from the files returned to the Local Government Department by the Chief Minister have been removed. The Enforcement Directorate has stated that if the report sought from the Chief Secretary is delayed, further action will be taken. On August 20, the Chief Minister called back the files related to Wadakkancherry Life Mission…

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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that India’s first vaccine against the novel coronavirus could be available by end of this year. “One of our COVID-19 vaccine candidates is in the third phase of the clinical trial. We are very confident that a vaccine will be developed by end of this year,” Dr Harsh Vardhan said while inaugurating an NDRF 10-bedded makeshift hospital in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He said: “I am happy to say that in the eighth month of the battle, India has the best recovery rate of 75 per cent. A total of 2.2 million…

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A shocking incident has come into light in a village Budhana police station, Muzaffarpur, Uttar Pradesh. According to the reports, a ten-year-old girl was allegedly married off to her rapist. The police said that the rapist turned “husband” than gave her triple talaq. The incident came in light when a team of child care helpline visited her for counselling. Punam Sharma, helpline in-charge said that the victim alleged that she was ‘married’ to the brother-in-law of her sister on 16th February this year after he raped her. The accused is a resident of Shamli district. He left the girl at…

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Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Friday said she is feeling “overwhelmed” to urge back to figure after a five-month hiatus. The 45-year-old actor said she is shooting for a “Ganesh Chaturthi-special” amid a “new normal” that needs everybody to require extra precautions of wearing face-masks and gloves. “Getting back to figure #NewNormal. the simplest thanks to reconcile with any situation is to gradually adapt to the changes. So, after a five-month hiatus, I shot for something special, an act for Ganesh Chaturthi as a humble dedication to all or any our frontline warriors,” Shilpa wrote on Instagram. The actor also…

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Delhi police have reportedly arrested an Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist named Abdul Yusuf from North Delhi after a brief exchange of fire between the terrorist and the police personnel. The cops had also recovered 2 kg of IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) and a weapon from the IS operative. https://twitter.com/TimesNow/status/1297010224105021440?s=20 ISIS terrorist Abdul Yusuf was nabbed on Ridge Road between Karol Bagh and Dhaula Kuan in Delhi after a shootout. The police also recovered a pistol from him post-firing. Delhi Police engages in retaliatory firing The Delhi Police had received inputs about Yusuf from Central Intelligence authorities, post which he was…

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