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A high-level probe by central agencies is learnt to have uncovered a Pakistani link in the Cambodia job scam that duped hundreds of Indians with fake employment offers, leading to their trafficking and exploitation abroad. The scam came to light in 2024, when over 5,000 Indians were suspected to be trapped in Cambodia after being allegedly deceived with fake job offers and forced into cyber crime activities. Some of them have since been rescued and brought back to India.

Iran has warned that any attack on its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would amount to a declaration of war, as tensions rise amid speculation that US President Donald Trump may seek to remove or assassinate him. Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, issued the warning on Sunday, responding to growing reports in US and Israeli media about possible action against Iran’s leadership.

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Amid the ongoing power tussle within the Mahayuti over control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday held a meeting with his newly elected corporators at the hotel where they have been kept for two days now.

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