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UK Government's Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Bolsters Global Security with Record Investments

The CSSF, led by the Cabinet Office, addresses threats to UK national security emanating from overseas, focusing on conflict, transnational threats and hostile state activities.

International Business Times UK

Want to expose Trinamool’s claims of Diamond Harbour model, says Nawshad Siddique

Nawshad Siddique, the lone MLA of the Indian Secular Front (ISF), has thrown a challenge to the Trinamool Congress leadership by saying that he wants to contest next year’s Lok Sabha polls from the Diamond Harbour constituency.

The Hindu

ISF leader Nawshad keen to contest from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat

ISF MLA Nawshad Siddique may contest from Diamond Harbour in upcoming Lok Sabha polls, triggering speculation. Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said he will face a tough contest in the minority-dominated constituency. Suvendu Adhikari said he will field someone else to defeat Abhishek Banerjee. Kunal Ghosh of Trinamool Congress challenged…

The Hindu

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Calls grow in Europe for wealth tax to finance the green transition

Slowly but surely, calls for a wealth tax to finance the green transition are picking up in Europe, with a number of initiatives from different political movements put the issue (back) on the political agenda.

The Conversation

West Bengal poll violence | Death toll rises; crude bombs seized in several places

More than 40 people have lost their lives so far in the month-long violence, which started with the notification of the elections on June 8.

The Hindu

Injured in West Bengal panchayat poll violence, TMC worker dies

KOLKATA: A 61-year-old Trinamool Congress worker, who was injured in a political clash at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on the eve of the July 8 panchayat polls, died on Saturday, an official said.

The Times of India

West Bengal local polls | Bombs and ballot boxes

A report on the month-long panchayat poll-related violence in West Bengal which claimed 40 lives and left hundreds injured

The Hindu

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Four more killed in post-poll violence in West Bengal; Mamata appeals for peace

Violence linked to the West Bengal panchayat elections is showing no signs of abating, with four more deaths reported on July 12, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to appeal for peace.

The Hindu

Bengal rural polls | ISF, police clash in Bhangore, three killed

Three people killed, several injured in West Bengal's Bhangore as clash breaks out at vote-counting centre. Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to disperse mob. Bomb squad called in after crude bombs found in localities. TMC set for landslide victory in violence-scarred rural polls.

The Hindu

Trinamool leader killed in violence ahead of panchayat polls

A Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was killed and several other members of the ruling party and opposition outfits were injured in clashes in panchayat poll-bound West Bengal, police said.

The Hindu

TMC worker killed, several others injured in rural poll violence in West Bengal

KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was killed and several other members of the ruling party and opposition outfits were injured in clashes in panchayat poll-bound West Bengal, police said.

The Times of India

Violence and intimidation in West Bengal panchayat polls impact women candidates

Nomination for the panchayat polls in the State ended on June 15

The Hindu

Indian Secular Front poses a tough challenge to ruling Trinamool in Bhangar

ISF leader and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddique on Monday sprang a surprise when he said the ISF was ready to withdraw candidates from Bhangar panchayat polls for the sake of peace if the Trinamool Congress was willing to come to the discussion table.

The Hindu

Two killed on final day of nomination filing for panchayat polls in West Bengal

There was no respite from violence on the final day of filing of nominations for the West Bengal panchayat elections on June 15, with a supporter of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) and activist of Trinamool Congress (TMC) being killed in two separate incidents at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district.

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West Bengal on the boil as filing of papers continues for panchayat polls

Violence and chaos was witnessed in certain parts of West Bengal on June 14, 2023 during the filing of nomination papers for panchayat polls. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu

West Bengal parties use Sagardighi defection and NRC to reach out to Muslims

This was not the first time Mr. Adhikari has raised the issue of the NRC.

Al Jazeera

Israeli minister inciting violence with remarks: UN rights chief

Volker Turk slams Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call for Palestinian village of Huwara to be ‘wiped out’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, UN Reroute $72M to Support Lebanon's Security Personnel

The US Embassy in Beirut, in a joint program with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), announced Wednesday the rollout of a program providing $72 million in temporary financial support for Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Internal Security Forces (ISF) personnel. The “LAF-ISF Livelihood Support Program” was announced at a…

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US Boosts Depleted Salaries of Lebanon Security Forces via UN

The United States announced on Wednesday it would provide $72 million as cash stipends to Lebanon's security forces through a bespoke United Nations program after a currency meltdown slashed salaries. Lebanon's currency has lost about 97% of its value against the dollar since the country's financial system collapsed in 2019,…

The Times of India

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UK international trade secretary Kemi Badenoch, who is at the helm of negotiating the UK-India free trade deal, says that the UK has no plan to “offer more student visas” nor specific visas for the under-35s to India as part of the UK-India free trade deal as Britain left the…

Al Jazeera

Israeli warplanes attack Gaza as EU calls for ‘accountability’

Air raids on Gaza come in a week where 10 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

Asharq Al-Awsat

'I Need My Salary': Anger as Lebanese Banks Reopen

Depositors scuffled and long lines formed at Lebanese banks Monday as they partially reopened after a week-long closure following a slew of heists by customers desperate to access their money. But most banks remained shut, welcoming only a handful of depositors on appointment, and there was anger from those seeking…

The Hindu

Unlike other public spaces, conversations here will be science based, rather than community based: Shibulal

Infosys Science Foundation inaugurates new office in Jayanagar

The Times of India

Derecognised SGFI uses govt emblem to collect money from students for World Gymnasiade

NEW DELHI: The School Games Federation of India (SGFI) seems to have courted a new controversy. Despite being derecognised by the Union sports ministry in December 2020, the school sports body, allegedly, has continued to use the emblem of the Government of India as well as the logo of the…

Reuters

Lebanon foils three suicide attacks by 'terrorist network', says interior minister

Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) foiled plans by a "terrorist network" to carry out three suicide attacks in the country, Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi told a news conference on Wednesday.

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