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Venezuela's government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states after at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas.
The Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Smoke could be seen rising from the hangar of a military base in Caracas. Another military installation in the capital was without power.
People in various neighbourhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.
The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes, said Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, her voice trembling. She was walking briskly with two relatives, returning from a birthday party. We felt like the air was hitting us.
Venezuela's government, in the statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.
People to the streets! the statement said. The Bolivarian .

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Ashika Group on Wednesday announced that it has received in-principle approval from the markets regulator, Sebi, to launch mutual funds.
This move allows the company to proceed with establishing an Asset Management Company (AMC) and preparing for the launch of mutual fund schemes, subject to fulfilling Sebi's final registration requirements and conditions, Ashika Group said in a statement.
Ashika Group's foray into mutual funds builds on its experience across capital markets and financial services, including retail & Institutional broking, investment banking, research advisory, global family office services, Alternative Asset Management and Private Equity.
"The launch of Ashika Mutual Fund is a natural extension of our vision to contribute meaningfully to India's evolving asset management ecosystem," Pawan Jain, Chairman & Managing Director, Ashika Group, said.
The proposed fund house aims to offer a range of investment schemes tailored to diverse investor needs.

Ashika Group

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Fulfilling the over 2-decade-old demand of government employees and teachers, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced a new plan, the "Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme," and said it would provide the benefits of the Old Pension Scheme.
Fifty per cent of the last drawn salary of government employees would be the assured pension, the chief minister announced.
For this purpose, the state government would provide, alongside the 10 per cent contribution of the employees, the required entire additional funding to the Pension Fund.
Pensioners receiving 50 per cent assured pension would be granted Dearness Allowance hike every six months on a par with government employees.
In case of the death of pensioners, 60 per cent of the pension amount would be granted as family pension to the nominee of the deceased.
If an employee dies in harness, or in case of death at the time of retirement, upto a maximum of Rs 25 lakh (Death gratuity) would be provided in keeping with the length of ..

MK Stalin, Stalin

A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Dr Bilal Naseer Malla, one of the accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast case, to judicial custody for 13 days till January 16.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Malla at the Patiala House Court amid tight security on Saturday, upon the expiry of his 8-day NIA custody granted on December 26.
Mediapersons were barred from covering the proceedings.
The accused was produced before Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna, who sent Malla to judicial custody till January 16.
NIA arrested Malla in Delhi on December 9 and termed him a key accused in the conspiracy.
According to the NIA probe, Malla knowingly provided logistical support to Dr Umar-un-Nabi, the suicide bomber who was driving the explosive-laden i20 car that blew up outside the Red Fort on November 10, killing 15 people.
Malla is also accused of destruction of evidence related to the terrorist attack, the agency said on December 9.
The NIA has arrested n

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday.
The meeting started at 11 am and is likely to continue till 2.15 pm.
The meeting focused on issues regarding national security, disaster management, cyber security and regional infrastructure, sources said.
Shah stressed on "pronged strategy" involving convergence, coordination, communication, and capacity to combat cybercrime, they said.
A separate session on the strategic importance of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was also held, the sources said.
In the afternoon, Shah will inaugurate an exhibition on 'Naveen Nyaya Sanhita' (new criminal laws) at the ITF Ground in Sri Vijaya Puram, formerly Port Blair. Later, he will also lay the foundation stones for various projects at the Netaji Stadium.
Shah arrived in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday night on a three-day visit. His plane landed at INS Utkrosh, .

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