US award for Indian social activist Anjali

Washington: Indian activist Anjali Bharadwaj is among 12 persons named by the Biden regime for the newly instituted International Anti-Corruption Champions Award. PTI

Naxals kill 2 security personnel in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Two security personnel were killed and another one was injured in three separate incidents involving Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Wednesday. PTI

UP passes Bill to curb conversion

lucknow: Amid protests by the Opposition, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed by voice vote a Bill aimed at curbing religious conversion by fraudulent means. PTI

Rear Admiral Kochhar head of Western Fleet

New Delhi: Rear Admiral Ajay Kochhar on Wednesday took over as commander of the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy. The handing over ceremony was conducted onboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The Western Fleet is referred to as the ‘sword arm’ of the Navy. Rear Admiral Kochhar was born in Karnal. TNS

Cattle smuggling: CBI files chargesheet

New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday said it has filed a supplementary chargesheet against Kolkata businessman Binay Mishra in a cattle smuggling case. Mishra is considered to be close to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee. TNS

SI among two killed in Bihar gunfight

Sitamarhi: Sub-Inspector Dinesh Ram was among two persons killed here Wednesday in an exchange of fire that broke out when a police party cracked down on a team of liquor smugglers. A liquor smuggler, Ranjan Singh, was killed. PTI