New Delhi: Delhi Police has charged UAPA against News Click, a news portal, following the allegation of taking funds from China.  Delhi Police raided the houses of journalists and others working in connection with News Click.  Mobile phones and laptops were seized.  No one has been arrested in connection with the incident.

 But there are also reports that some were taken to the station for questioning.  The Enforcement Directorate had earlier taken a case against the news portal and investigated the funding.  Some assets related to the news portal were also confiscated.

 Apart from News Click editor Prabir Purakayastha, the residences of journalists Abhisar Sharma, Bhashasingh and Urmilesh, writer Geeta Hariharan, historian Sohail Hashmi and Dr Raghunandan of the Delhi Science Forum were also raided.  Delhi Police seized mobile phones and laptops from many people during the raid.

New Delhi:  Online gambling, casino will be subject to GST hike. 28 percent GST will be applicable on cash games from today. GST was 18 percent till now.

Both the Houses of Parliament passed the amendment related to the increase in taxes. Companies collect taxes and pay them to the government. According to the new law amendment, foreign gaming companies will also have to take GST registration in India from now on.

Meanwhile, some states including Kerala have not issued any ordinance in this regard. Gaming companies argue that this will cause confusion. No online gaming companies are registered in the state.

Imphal: Kuki organization announces indefinite shutdown in Churachandpur in case of Manipur riots.  The protest of Kuki organizations is demanding the release of seven people arrested by NIA and CBI teams.  Internet ban in Manipur extended for 5 days amid tension  All borders will be closed.  They say that those arrested in the students’ murder case should be released.

 CBI has arrested 6 people from Churachandpur in Imphal in connection with the kidnapping and murder of students in Manipur.  2 of them are minors.  Chief Minister Biren Singh said that no one can escape from the hands of law.

 Last July, two students belonging to Meitei sect went missing.  After the internet was restored in Manipur, the pictures of them being killed came out.

 Meanwhile, Manipur riot accused Sei Manul Gangtey, who was arrested last day, was released in NIA custody for two days.  Delhi Patiala House Court remanded the accused in custody.

New Delhi: IS terrorist Shafi Usama arrested.  Shafi Usama, who had escaped from custody and was absconding, was arrested from a hideout in the national capital by the special cell of the Delhi Police.

 He was arrested in Delhi during the investigation by the Anti-Terrorism Agency.  The arrest was made by a special cell of the Delhi Police, which works with the NIA to bust terror networks in several states.

 He escaped from custody and was absconding.  The NIA had announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh for the informers.  Shafi Usama was on the National Investigation Agency’s most wanted list.

Hangzhou: India’s 11th gold in Asian Games.  India won gold in the men’s trap team event in shooting.  Women also won silver in the same event.

 The team consisting of Kinan Darius Chenai, Sorawar Singh Sandhu and Prathviraj Tondaiman won the gold.  India got 361 points.

 From the women’s team, Manisha Khir, Preeti Rajak and Rajeshwari Kumari bagged silver in the same event.

 In the same event, Kinan Darius Chennai and Soravar have made it to the finals in the men’s individual category.

 With 11 gold, 16 silver and 14 bronze medals, India’s total medal haul has reached 41 and remains at the 4th position list.

New Delhi: Leap into history followed by Aditya L-1.  ISRO says India’s first solar mission has crossed Earth’s orbit  ISRO also stated that the journey to Lagrange Point is continuing.  Aditya L-1 has crossed the Earth’s influence zone and is on its way to the Lagrange Point after covering 9.2 lakh km, ISRO said.  It is expected to reach the destination by the first week of January.  The mission aims to study things including the Sun’s magnetic field, the corona, the composition and temperature of the solar atmosphere.  For this, 7 channels have been set up.  Four will observe light and the other three will study the Sun’s plasma and magnetosphere.

 The probe’s main payload, the visible emission line coronagraph, is expected to capture 1,440 images per day and send them back to Earth.  India’s historic mission Aditya L lifted off from Sriharikota on a PSLV C57 rocket last September 2.

 In the first week of January, Aditya will reach Lagrange Point 1, which is 15 lakh km from Earth.  Once fixed in a fixed orbit here, the probe will begin a thorough study of the Sun.  The mission period is five years.