Security beefed up around key transit hubs

New Delhi: In light of intelligence reports indicating potential threats to railway infrastructure, security measures have been intensified at key transit hubs and surrounding areas in the city. Fresh intelligence indicates Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) may have tasked Delhi-based assets to conduct immediate reconnaissance of key railway infrastructure in the capital.The threat adds to an…

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Minister N Samsudheen makes surprise inspection at Pareeksha Bhavan

General education minister N Samsudheen Thiruvananthapuram: Following complaints about delays in correcting SSLC certificates and issuing duplicates, general education minister N Samsudheen carried out a surprise inspection at Pareeksha Bhavan.The minister directly heard grievances from applicants who were at the office and ordered immediate action.During the visit, he found that there were delays of two…

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She spent 10 months restoring a 160-year-old house; now Lauren Iraeta is reconnecting former families with pieces of their history

When Lauren Iraeta and her husband bought an old waterfront house, they expected to spend their weekends repairing timber and replacing outdated plumbing.Instead, after a 10-month renovation, the 44-year-old real estate agent became a historical investigator. She began researching the people who had lived in the house and reconnecting their descendants with forgotten family items…

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AIUDF snubs Cong’s call for alliance, names Rejaul for Nagaon bypoll

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal Guwahati: Opposition unity in Assam suffered yet another setback as AIUDF rejected Congress’s alliance call for the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll.AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal announced former All Assam Minorities Students’ Union leader Rejaul Karim Sarkar as the party’s candidate for the bypoll, likely to be held later this year.Earlier, Congress leader…

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What comes next for Fed, consumers

Wholesale prices in the US cooled in July, offering a welcome sign that inflation may be losing some momentum as lower energy costs helped ease price pressures.Data released by the labor department showed that the producer price index (PPI), which tracks prices received by producers before they reach consumers, increased 4.7% from a year earlier…

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