Hyderabad (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released three books on the life and journey of former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on the eve of the latter's 75th birthday.
Modi released the books via video conferencing from Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, Modi said he is happy that he got the opportunity to release the books and expressed confidence that the former Vice President's biography would inspire people.
He further said thousands of party workers, including himself, got the opportunity to learn from Naidu.
The books released by the PM include biography of the former Vice President titled "Venkaiah Naidu – Life in Service", "Celebrating Bharat – The Mission and Message of Shri M Venkaiah Naidu as 13th Vice President of India," a photo chronicle and pictorial biography in Telugu titled "Mahaneta – Life and Journey of Shri M Venkaiah Naidu."
Venkaiah Naidu, several other leaders and prominent personalities attended the event in Hyderabad.
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Shillong (PTI): An interstate racket involved in ATM thefts across several states has been busted, with the arrest of six persons in connection with a break-in at an electronic banking outlet in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused were allegedly involved in breaking into an ATM of the Meghalaya Cooperative Apex Bank on April 5, 2024, they said.
Three of the accused were arrested from Barpeta in Assam, while the remaining were apprehended from Haryana, police said.
Ri-Bhoi SP Giri Prasad M said a special police team was constituted to investigate the case.
"With coordinated efforts and assistance from Assam and Haryana Police, we were able to apprehend the accused involved in the ATM break-in," he told PTI.
The case was registered at Umiam police station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
According to police, the gang used gas cutters to break open the ATM safe and fled with the cash within minutes.
"The group is part of a larger network involved in similar ATM thefts across different states. Further investigation is underway to dismantle the entire network," the SP added.
