Anti-terror body arrests 3 ISIS terrorists in Gujarat for planning attacks in India

Anti-terror body arrests 3 ISIS terrorists in Gujarat for planning attacks in India

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday, in a counter-terrorism operation, arrested three ISIS-linked terrorists from Ahmedabad, the state’s capital, who were on a mission to exchange weapons for a potential terrorist attack. As per the officials, these three terrorists, Ahmed Mohiuddin Syed, Mohammed Suhail, and Azad Saifi, were on the radar of the ATS … Read more

One day of planning went into Covid school closures, inquiry hears

One day of planning went into Covid school closures, inquiry hears

The government did not start planning for the closure of schools until the day before the decision was made, the Covid-19 inquiry has heard. Up until 16 March 2020, focus had been on keeping schools open, so there were no contingency plans in place, according to evidence given by the former education secretary Gavin Williamson. … Read more

Hyderabad to adopt ‘land pooling’ and Local Area Development Planning to revolutionise HMDA functioning

Hyderabad to adopt ‘land pooling’ and Local Area Development Planning to revolutionise HMDA functioning

Land pooling policy likely to involve enforcement instead of the existing consent-based approach.  | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF Transformational shifts are on the cards in the urban development approach in Telangana, with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority setting out to introduce Local Area Development Planning (LADP) coupled with a Comprehensive Land Pooling Policy for better … Read more

Planning to buy iPhone 16? Don’t miss the deal on Amazon 

Planning to buy iPhone 16? Don’t miss the deal on Amazon 

Thinking about getting your hands on the iPhone 16? Now might be the perfect time! Amazon has a sweet deal running that makes upgrading more affordable. Here’s the scoop: the iPhone 16, originally priced at Rs 79,900, is now available for Rs 77,900. No extra bank discounts or coupon codes are needed for this base … Read more

Covid inquiry: First report to show UK’s planning failures

Covid inquiry: First report to show UK’s planning failures

38 minutes ago By Nick Triggle, Health correspondent, BBC News, @nicktriggle • Jim Reed, Health reporter, BBC News PA The failures and weaknesses in the UK’s pandemic preparations are expected to be laid out in the first report published by the Covid inquiry. Baroness Hallett, who is chairing the public inquiry, will set out her findings at lunchtime. Her report will … Read more

Eli Lilly boss: UK planning laws ‘impediment’ to investing

Eli Lilly boss: UK planning laws ‘impediment’ to investing

The boss of the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical company has told the BBC that the UK’s planning system puts companies off investing in the country. Dave Ricks, chief executive of the obesity drug manufacturer Eli Lilly, said he had considered building a factory in the UK in the last decade, but chose another country instead. … Read more

Budgam youth held, was planning to join ISIS-inspired terror group: J&K Police

Budgam youth held, was planning to join ISIS-inspired terror group: J&K Police

The J&K Police arrested a local youth from Budgam, who was about to join terrorist ranks on the motivation of some Pakistani based terrorist handlers. Representative image | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The J&K Police on Thursday said it arrested a local youth from Budgam, “who was about to join terrorist ranks on the motivation of some … Read more

We’ll soon introduce mutual funds to smallcases, says Vasanth Kamath of Smallcase

We’ll soon introduce mutual funds to smallcases, says Vasanth Kamath of Smallcase

Smallcase provides curated stock and ETF portfolios managed by research analysts and investment advisors. This allows individual investors to take a simple, diversified portfolio-based approach with the help of professionals. Vasanth Kamath, Founder and CEO of Smallcase, talks to Navneet Dubey of BT Money Today about smallcases and how it leverages its growth along with the presence … Read more

BJP planning Haryana-like violence in MP: Digvijaya

BJP planning Haryana-like violence in MP: Digvijaya

Digvijaya Singh | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government was planning a “Nuh-like-violence” in the State ahead of the Assembly elections due later this year. Mr. Singh made the reference to the recent communal violence in … Read more