Trump Says ISIS Soon to Be Defeated
President Trump said yesterday that a formal announcement of the group’s defeat would come next week after allies take “100 percent” of its territory in Syria and Iraq. ISIS has so far failed at negotiating an end to the siege of its last village in Syria. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a withdrawal of troops from the country would not be “the end of America’s fight” against terrorists in the region.
What’s the state of the caliphate? According to intelligence reports the group still holds bases throughout Asia and Africa, commanding thousands of fighters.
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SOURCES:  Politico  /  NYT  /  Al Jazeera
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Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC Transfer Trials to Saket POCSO Court
SC orders transfer of Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to court in New Delhi.
SC orders Saket trial court at New Delhi to conclude trial in Muzaffarpur sexual harassment case within six months.
(Source: ANI)
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 SC to Deliver Verdict in Centre Vs AAP Next Week
The Supreme Court said that the verdict in the Centre vs AAP verdict next week.
AAP had sought early pronouncement of judgement on the pleas against the notifications on control over services, setting up of Commission of Inquiry and power of Anti-corruption Bureau in the ongoing tussle between Delhi and the Centre.
(News18)
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 Rains Continue to Lash in UP
Most parts of Uttar Pradesh woke up to heavy rains on Thursday morning, while the weather office announced that more heavy showers were in store.
The present weather conditions would continue till the weekend and it would get sunny only after Sunday, according to the Met Department.
(Source: IANS)