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Within 24 hours of taking over the probe into a gold smuggling racket, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained accused Swapna Suresh on Saturday. Sources in the probe agency stated that Swapna Suresh has been detained or now and a final call to arrest her will be taken post-interrogation. Co-accused Sandeep Nair is also being questioned. Both Swapna and Sandeep were reportedly hiding at a hotel in Bengaluru’s BTM Layout. On Friday, the NIA registered a case in connection with an alleged gold smuggling racket in Kerala under sections 16,17 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. In…

Brooklyn Beckham, son of retired soccer superstar David Beckham and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, and American actress Nicola Peltz have announced they’re engaged. Beckham and Peltz both posted the news on their Instagram accounts Saturday. “Two weeks ago I asked my soulmate to marry me and she said yes,” Beckham, 21, wrote. “I am the luckiest man in the world. I promise to be the best husband and the best daddy one day.” They posted the same picture of themselves standing in a field and embracing — he wearing a blue suit and she in a yellow dress. Peltz, 25, said…

India has started trade talks with the European Union (EU) and is open to dialogue with the United Kingdom for a free trade agreement, the trade minister said on Saturday. Piyush Goyal said that Asia’s third largest economy is open to engage with the U.K. for a preferential trade agreement with the ultimate goal of a free trade agreement between the countries. He said that he is also in dialogue with the European Union’s trade commissioner for a deal that could start with a preferential trade agreement. He added that the ultimate goal here too would be to have a…

10,866 mask related violations have been registered in Bahrain since the enforcement of the decision. The Northern Governorate Police Directorate reported 2,643 violations, while the Capital Governorate Police Directorate registered 2,096 violations. Muharraq Governorate Police Directorate registered 2,989 violations followed with 1,808 violations reported by the Southern Governorate Police Directorate. The Operations Directorate of the Public Security Presidency registered 1,246 violations, and the General Directorate of Ports Security reported 84 violations. Assistant Chief of Public Security for Operations and Training Affairs, Brigadier Dr. Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa has asserted the continuation of the Police Directorates in enhancing awareness of…

UAE records 403 cases, and one fatality from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 54,453. The new death takes the total fatalities to 331. The new cases were found after conducting more than 58,000 coronavirus tests across the country. Meanwhile, 679 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 44,648. This means that over 81 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. Dubai has announced a new package to help the economy cope with the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, worth 1.5 billion dirhams ($408 million),…

Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science announced on Saturday the arrest of three individuals of the age group 33 to 43 for selling the narcotic substance “Shabu” also known as “poor man’s cocaine”. He said that after the received information confirmed, the suspects were identified and located, while they were arrested and the drug and money were seized. Legal proceedings were taken to refer the case to the Public Prosecution.

Croatia said on Saturday that wearing face masks will be obligatory in most closed public spaces from next week as the number of COVID-19 cases keeps rising. The number of new infections reached 140 on Saturday, the highest recorded so far in a single day. Most cases are in the capital Zagreb and in east of the country. The national civil protection directorate said that from Monday face masks will be obligatory for both employees and clients in shops, and also for employees in bars, restaurants and other places where there is close contact with customers. The use of face…

Dubai has announced a new package to help the economy cope with the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, worth 1.5 billion dirhams ($408 million), the crown prince of the emirate, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al-Maktoum, said on Twitter on Saturday. The package is the third announced by Dubai, the second-largest and wealthiest member of the United Arab Emirates federation. The three packages are worth a total of 6.3 billion dirhams, Sheikh Hamdan said. Sheikh Hamdan listed some of the beneficiaries from the stimulus including schools. “We adopted the initiative to cancel fines and exempt private schools from fees for renewing commercial…

Saudi Arabia has reported 2,994 new cases and 30 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 229,480. The death toll raised to 2,181 after reporting the new deaths. Saudi is holding the 14th position for most coronavirus cases worldwide, just below Turkey. Meanwhile, 2,370 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 165,396. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases are in Riyadh (285), followed by Al Hafouf (226) and Jeddah (221). https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1281932661573984257?s=20

Satisfaction among customers with the services provided by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development has reached 90% in the first six months of the year. The number of Bahraini citizens, residents, and institutions who used the National Suggestion and Complaint system “Tawasul” for inquiries, observations, complaints, or proposals from January to June has considerably increased compared with the same period last year, reaching 2,361 up from 631, the ministry said. “Tawasul” is one of the essential eChannels that enable citizens and residents to submit their suggestions and complaints to any government entity in Bahrain easily at any time and…