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Life scheme scam: CBI orders immediate probe

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Thiruvananthapuram: The CBI probe into allegations of corruption in the Life project will be announced soon. The investigation is being launched based on the enforcement report. Enforcement documents indicate that a group of IAS officers carried out the illegal activity.

The Enforcement Department concluded that what had happened was a serious omission. The official paved the way for foreign aid to be received unknowingly by foreign ministries. The Ministry of Finance has forwarded the preliminary report of the Enforcement to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The CBI will issue an order for investigation as soon as the technical steps in the Home Ministry are completed.

The new move comes after the government yesterday ordered a vigilance probe into the Life project. Vigilance will investigate all transactions with the Red Crescent. The scope of the inquiry will also include the receipt of the commission.

Goa Film Festival postponed to January

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New Delhi: The Goa International Film Festival scheduled for November has been postponed to January. The decision comes in the wake of the COVID expansion. According to Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, the fair will be a virtual hybrid following the COVID protocol.

The 51st International Film Festival was scheduled for November 20-28. It was rescheduled for January 16-24. The decision to change the fair came after discussions with Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.

The fair will be organized in both virtual and physical hybrid format. The minister said the COVID protocol would be fully complied with.

The Supreme Court has rejected the bail plea of Muhammed Nisham

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected the bail plea of Mohammad Nisham. The Supreme Court has rejected bail in the murder case of Chandrabose, a security guard in Thrissur. Mohammad Nisham is serving a life sentence. The court also rejected his request to seek treatment at a private hospital. The bail application was based on health issues.

A bench headed by Justice U U Lalith heard the case. The High Court had on August 11 granted interim bail. Bail was extended twice. However, the High Court rejected Mohammad Nisham’s demand for a third bail. He was produced before Poojappura Central Jail on September 15. Nisham had approached the Supreme Court against the High Court order denying him bail.

Jio Internet now on the plane; Draft with 22 companies

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Reliance Jio has entered into agreements with 22 international airlines to provide internet connectivity across Indian airspace. For this, data plans starting at Rs 499 per day have also been introduced.

AirLingus, Air Serbia, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Euro Wings, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

Plans of Rs 699 and Rs 999 are also available. The Rs 499 plan offers 250 MB of data, 100 minutes of outgoing calls, and 100 SMS. The Rs 699 plan offers 500 MB of data, 100 minutes of outgoing calls, and 100 SMS. One GB of data is available for Rs 999. Outgoing calls and SMS will be similar to other plans.

The data will be accompanied by SMS service. Call service is only available on selected airlines. No incoming calls. Depending on the airline, the speed of the data may vary.

M. Shivasankar questioned again by the NIA team; Indications are that digital evidence has collected against Shivasankar

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Kochi: In the gold smuggling case, the former principal secretary of the chief minister M. Shivasankar is being questioned again by the NIA team. This is the third time the NIA has interrogated him. Swapna Suresh, one of the main accused in the gold smuggling case through diplomatic luggage, has been in NIA custody for the past two days. Based on this, the investigation team is questioning Sivasankar.

The two may be put together and questioned by the NIA team. The probe team had found digital evidence from Swapna Suresh and Sandeep. Based on this, the investigation team is questioning Swapna and the other accused again. Shivshankar had arrived at the NIA office in Kochi this morning for questioning. It is learned that the NIA team has received evidence of Shivasankar’s role in the case. The investigation team has collected more evidence from Swapna’s mobile phone and laptop.

Australian cricket legend and commentator Dean Jones passed away

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Legendary Australian commentator Dean Jones has died. He was 59 years old. He died in Mumbai following a heart attack. Jones was a member of the commentary team for the ongoing IPL in the UAE. He came to Mumbai as part of this.

It was around 11 am during the briefing of the IPL broadcast. He was rushed to the hospital by ambulance but could not be saved. After retiring from the field, Jones became a favorite among cricket fans as a commentator and analyst of the game. He was very familiar with a program called Prof Dino on NDTV.

Born in Melbourne, he has scored 3651 runs in 52 Tests for Australia at an average of 46.55. The highest score was 216 runs.

NIA arrests two terrorists from Thiruvananthapuram airport

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Thiruvananthapuram: NIA arrests two terrorists from Thiruvananthapuram airport. The two men were arrested after being issued a look-out notice from Riyadh. One is a Malayalee. Shuhaib, a native of Pappinisseri, Kannur, has been arrested in connection with the Bengaluru blast case. The second person arrested was Mohammad Gulnavas, a native of Uttar Pradesh. Gulnavas is the accused in the Delhi hawala case.

Gulnavas is a Lashkar-e-Taiba activist and Shuhaib is an Indian Mujahideen activist.

They were on a Riyadh flight that arrived at the Thiruvananthapuram airport at 6.30 pm. They were interrogated at the airport for about two hours after the arrest was registered. It is learned that RAW’s officials also took part in the interrogation. After bringing them to Kochi, one will be taken to Bengaluru and the other to Delhi. There are two main culprits that the NIA has been investigating for a long time.

The NIA’s move was top secret. No indication was given to the state police in this regard.

Bollywood stars Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan may be questioned in the drug case

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Mumbai: Bollywood stars Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan may be summoned for questioning in a drug case related to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. The two are expected to be questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau later this week. The names of Bollywood stars were revealed when Rhea Chakraborty, who was arrested in connection with Sushant’s intoxication, was questioned.

According to reports, NBC will issue a summons to the two to appear for questioning later this week. There were earlier indications that many would be questioned. Eleven people are currently under arrest, including Sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, Rhea’s brother Shovik Chakraborty, Sushant’s employees, and drug traffickers closely associated with Bollywood. Rhea Chakraborthy and Shovik Chakraborthy were arrested on September 9.

Rhea was questioned for three days before the arrest was recorded. The action was taken on the complaint of Sushant’s father that it was Rhea who delivered the intoxicated son. During interrogation, Rhea reportedly mentioned the names of several Bollywood stars.

Unlock 4.0; More concessions in the country

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New Delhi: As per the Unlock 4.0 guidelines of the Union Home Ministry, more concessions will be allowed in the country from today. Up to 100 people can attend public ceremonies from now on. Up to 100 people can attend weddings and funerals. Social, academic, sports, entertainment, cultural, religious, and political ceremonies will be allowed today.

Open-air theaters are also opened from today. Masks, social spacing, thermal scanning, and sanitizer are mandatory. Many states have announced that schools will be partially open. But the decision was not to implement it in Kerala.

A three-story building collapsed, killing 11 people and trapping several others in In Maharashtra

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Mumbai: A three-story building collapsed in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra. Eleven people died. Preliminary information is that about 25 people are trapped in the building. The Jilani residential complex in the Patel compound area collapsed. Twenty people were rescued by locals who fled the scene.

The National Rapid Action Force is conducting rescue operations. The building collapsed around 3.30 is while people were asleep. The building had 21 flats. It is said that the building was constructed in 1984.

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