Two Punjab farmers die of cardiac arrest at Tikri

Sonepat: Two protesting farmers from Barnala district of Punjab were found dead at the Tikri border on Thursday. Heart attack is suspected to be the reason behind their death. The deceased were identified as Rajender Singh and Karam Singh. They had been protesting at the Tikri border for a long time. The bodies have been sent for autopsy. — TNS

Anti-CAA stir: Assam MLA Gogoi walks free

Guwahati: Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi on Thursday walked free after 19 months in captivity as an NIA court cleared him of charges under the UAPA for his alleged role in the anti-CAA protests in 2019. — PTI

HC relief for man who hoisted flag at Red Fort

New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted interim protection from arrest to Jugraj Singh, who hoisted a religious flag at the Red Fort during the farmers’ protest rally violence on the Republic Day this year. — PTI

Extortion: NIA raids 9 locations in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh

New Delhi: The NIA on Thursday said that it conducted searches at nine locations in Punjab and UP in connection with a case of May, 2021, relating to threat and extortion of money by Khalistani terrorists in the Mehna area of Moga. NIA officials said three persons had been arrested during the investigation. TNS

Don’t play politics on vax: Vardhan to Oppn

New Delhi: After some opposition-ruled states, including Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, sought higher than allocated Covid vaccine supplies for July, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday accused them of playing politics in pandemic times. TNS

Domestic flyers up 3 times since mid-May

New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport operator DIAL said the number of domestic passengers at the civil aviation facility has increased by more than three times between mid-May and June-end. TNS