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The NAB is probing affairs of the ANL with regard to siphoning off funds amounting to over Rs 200 crore in 2008, which were used to purchase an Italian Company Monte Bello SRL. Foreign company Fairtal SRL, Sweden, was used for the deal, which suffered losses along with its shareholders.

The Anti Terrorist Squad of the Uttar Pradesh police on Sunday said it has arrested one more accused in connection with the illegal religious conversion case, taking the number of arrests in the matter to 16.

In March, the Pakistan government had announced that Siddiqui, a Karachi-based businessman, would be the country's next ambassador to the US and sent relevant papers to the US State Department for agreement.

ali jahangir siddiqui's appointment comes at a time of fresh strain in ties between Islamabad and Washington after the US successfully moved the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to place Pakistan on the global terror financing watch-list.

A history professor at Aligarh Muslim University looks at how the idea of renaming Aligarh as Harigarh took root, and busts the many myths surrounding the origins of the city

Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested one more acuused in connection with illegal religious conversions.

A team of the Gujarat Police reached Lucknow and took custody of Umar Gautam and Salahuddin Jainuddin arrested in connection with the alleged illegal religious conversion case.