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2 killed in Goa paraglider crash; no permission given

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The Goa tourism department on Sunday clarified that it had not granted permission for paragliding at Keri plateau, a day after two persons were killed while engaging in the adventure sport.Pune resident Shivani Dable, 27, and her instructor Sumal Nepali (26), a Nepalese national, lost their lives...
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Kerala minor girl rape: 57 of 59 accused held

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As many as 57 of the total of 59 people accused in the sensational case of alleged sexual abuse of a Dalit girl in the district, have been arrested so far, the police said on Sunday.Since the first case in this regard was registered at Ilavumthitta police station on January 10, all the listed...
21:53

BSF recovers 2 drones along IB in Punjab

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Border Security Force (BSF) Punjab Frontier recovered two drones including one hexacopter and one heroin packet across the border in three different incidents, BSF said in a press release on Sunday.  In a major breakthrough, acting on intelligence provided by the BSF's intelligence wing...
21:45

3 hostages being transferred to IDF, ISA forces

The first three hostages released by Hamas/Image courtesy IDF on X
The first three hostages released by Hamas/Image courtesy IDF on X
The three released hostages are currently being transferred to IDF and ISA forces in Gaza, said Israeli Defence Forces on Sunday as the ceasefire-hostage transfer pact took effect. They are accompanied by IDF and ISA special forces upon their return to Israeli territory, where they will...
21:35

3 dead, 5 missing after boat capsizes in Bihar's Katihar

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Three persons, including a three-year-old child, died and five others went missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Bihar's Katihar district on Sunday, officials said.The boat, carrying 15 people, capsized near Golaghat in Amdabad area, they said.Seven people have been rescued so far, and...
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Over 50 lakh pilgrims take dip in Sangam on Day 7 of Maha Kumbh

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More than 5 million (50 lakh) pilgrims visited the Mahakumbh Mela on the seventh day, according to official data released by the Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday as of 6 pm.  Among a congregation of over 5.182 million devotees gathered at the Sangam Triveni, 1 million Kalpvasis and...
20:59

5 terrorists trying to sneak into Pak's Balochistan from Afghanistan killed

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Pakistani security forces on Sunday killed five suspected terrorists attempting to cross into the Balochistan province of Pakistan from Afghanistan, the ISPR said.According to the military's media wing, the terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group were killed while...
20:38

UP govt prioritising VIP guests at Maha Kumbh: Akhilesh

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav continued his criticism of the Maha Kumbh's handling and said on Sunday that the Uttar Pradesh government was prioritising VIP guests and making average devotees walk miles to reach the 'mela' area. Roads should not be closed for devotees so that special...
20:24

Encounter breaks out between forces and terrorists in J-K's Sopore

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An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in the Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials in Srinagar said. The encounter started after terrorists opened fire at security forces during a search operation in Zaloora Gujjarpati in Sopore police district, they...
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Mysterious deaths: Central team in J-K; toll rises to 17

Army in Rajouri for relief operations/ANI Photo
Army in Rajouri for relief operations/ANI Photo
A high-level inter-ministerial team Sunday reached Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district where a mysterious illness is wreaking havoc, killing another person on Sunday and taking the death toll to 17. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had on Saturday ordered the constitution of an...
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Several AAP leaders join BJP ahead of Delhi assembly polls

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Ahead of Delhi assembly polls, several Aam Aadmi Party leaders and members joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of state president Virendraa Sachdeva on Sunday.  Kapil Naagar, who had contested elections twice from Kamla Nagar ward of Model Town Legislative assembly, joined...
19:31

Militant held by Assam police under 'Operation Praghat'

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A person, suspected to be a member of a fundamentalist terror group, was arrested in Assam's Dhubri district, a police spokesperson said on Sunday. The arrest was made by the state police's Special Task Force (STF) as part of Operation Praghat', an ongoing multi-state exercise against...
19:24

Trump's Indian real estate partner Kalpesh to attend swearing-in

US President-elect Donald Trump and founder of Tribeca Developers Kalpesh Mehta/Image courtesy Kalpesh Mehta/Instagram
US President-elect Donald Trump and founder of Tribeca Developers Kalpesh Mehta/Image courtesy Kalpesh Mehta/Instagram
Kalpesh Mehta, founder of Tribeca Developers and the licensed Indian partner for Trump Towers projects is in the US for Donald Trump's inauguration as the next President.  In an Instagram post, Mehta recently shared photos with Donald Trump, Trump Jr, and Eric Trump.  The...
19:10

Mukesh, Nita meet Trump ahead of inauguration

Nita Ambani, Mukesh Ambani meet US President-elect Trump/ANI Photo
Nita Ambani, Mukesh Ambani meet US President-elect Trump/ANI Photo
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and the Reliance Foundation founder and chairperson Nita Ambani met US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday, ahead of his inauguration on Monday.  The power couple will be attending Trump's inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol, according...
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Happy that he is recovering well: Soha Ali Khan on brother Saif's health

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Actor Soha Ali Khan with brother Saif Ali Khan/File image
Actor Soha Ali Khan on Sunday said her brother Saif Ali Khan is recovering well from the injuries that he sustained from the recent knife attack at his home. We are very very happy that he is recovering well. We are thankful, we feel blessed and grateful that it wasn't any worse. Thank you...
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Manu Bhaker's uncle, grandmother killed in road accident

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Olympic medalist shooter Manu Bhaker's maternal uncle, Yudhveer Singh and maternal grandmother, Savitri Devi were killed in a road accident on Sunday, officials said.  The accident occurred when a scooter and a car collided with each other at the Mahendragarh bypass road in Haryana's...
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Kashmiri migrant pandits observe 35th exodus anniversary in Jammu

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Hundreds of Kashmiri migrant pandits gathered on Sunday at a sprawling ground near their Jagti settlement in Jammu to mark the 35 years of their exodus from the valley, demanding justice and a roadmap for their return and rehabilitation. The Kashmiri Pandit community observes January 19 as...
17:52

Cylinder blast triggers fire at Maha Kumbh, no casualty

A visual of the fire at Maha Kumbh site/ANI on X
A visual of the fire at Maha Kumbh site/ANI on X
A big fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela on Sunday due to a cylinder blast, engulfing 18 tents in Sector 19, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident, the government said in a statement. Kumbh Mela chief fire officer Pramod Sharma said 15 fire tenders were pressed...
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Bengaluru Metro Rail set for major fare hike amid rising operational costs

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The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited is all set for a significant fare hike, citing increasing operational costs, sources said on Sunday.   According to BMRCL sources, the hike would be somewhere between 30 to 40 percent. This comes close on the heels of the state...
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2 men nabbed for 'spitting' on rotis in U'khand's Bageshwar

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Two men from Uttar Pradesh were arrested for allegedly spitting on rotis they were making at a food stall set up at the Uttarayan Fair underway in Bageshwar, the police on Sunday said.Bageshwar superintendent of police Chandrashekhar Ghodke said the two were nabbed in the wake of a video...
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Three mowed down by bus in Maha's Beed; driver held

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Three men were mowed down by a state transport bus in Maharashtra's Beed district in the early hours of Sunday, the police said.The accident occurred around 6 am when a group of youngsters were training for police recruitment near Ghodka Rajuri village in Beed taluka, an official said.He said the...
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22-bogie train's trial run successful on Katra-Srinagar line

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A 22-bogie train chugged between Katra and Srinagar railway stations on Sunday, officials said, marking the first successful trial run on the newly completed line to connect Kashmir with the rest of the country via rail. The train, comprising 18 AC coaches, two luggage carriers and two...
16:20

Gaza ceasefire begins, Hamas to release 3 hostages

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The much-awaited ceasefire in Gaza has begun as Hamas reportedly named British woman among three Israeli hostages to be released, reported The Independent. Meanwhile, Israeli ambassador to India Reuven Azar said that peace would not prevail if Hamas was allowed to rearm and regroup. The...
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121 farmers end fast after Dallewal take medical aid

Punjabi singer Babbu Maan meets farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal (right)/ANI file image
Punjabi singer Babbu Maan meets farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal (right)/ANI file image
A group of 121 farmers, who sat on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri protest site in solidarity with farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, ended their indefinite strike on Sunday after he took medical aid. Dallewal (70), who has refused any aid since he sat on a fast-unto-death on November...
15:52

Budget must eliminate 'raid raj and tax terrorism': Cong

Congress general secretary (in-charge, communications) Jairam Ramesh
Congress general secretary (in-charge, communications) Jairam Ramesh
The Congress claimed Sunday the Modi government's retrograde policies have broken the confidence of investors in India and converted ease of doing business to unease in doing business. The upcoming budget must eliminate raid raj and tax terrorism to fix this, the opposition party...
15:37

Father-son duo killed, two injured in bear attack in Chhattisgarh

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A man and his son were killed, and two others sustained injuries when a sloth bear attacked them in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, officials said on Sunday.The incident occurred on Saturday on a hill near Dongarkatta village under the Korar forest range, a forest official said.He said the bear...
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Bird flu confirmed as cause of death for crows in Latur

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As many as 51 crows have died of bird flu in Maharashtra's Latur district, and authorities have started taking preventive measures to contain the spread of the disease, an official said on Sunday.A report from the Bhopal Veterinary Laboratory that arrived on Saturday revealed that the crows in...
14:56

Saif accused sent to police custody; cops cite int'l plot

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The accused in police custody/ANI on X
A Mumbai court on Sunday remanded a man arrested in the Saif Ali Khan attack case in police custody till January 24 after observing that the police's contention of an international conspiracy cannot be ruled out. The police told court that the alleged attacker was a Bangladeshi national and...
14:44

Mortar shell found near IB in J-K's Samba

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A rusted 82-mm mortar shell was recovered on Sunday by the Border Security Force near the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The mortar shell was noticed by a BSF patrolling party near Border Outpost Kamour area in Ramgarh sub-sector around 9.45 am, the...
14:29

Man held in Chh'garh in Saif attack case released

Akash Kannojia in custody of RPF at Durg Railway Station in Chhattisgarh/ANI on X
Akash Kannojia in custody of RPF at Durg Railway Station in Chhattisgarh/ANI on X
A man who was detained in Chhattisgarh's Durg railway station in connection with the January 16 Saif Ali Khan attack case was released on Sunday, a police official said. The Mumbai police, earlier in the day, informed that it had arrested a 30-year-old man from Thane near the metropolis in...
14:17

MP man killed by neighbours in dispute over loud music; two held

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A man was attacked and killed by his two neighbours after his granddaughter objected to the loud music they were playing in Madhya Pradesh's Ashok Nagar district, the police said on Sunday.The police arrested the accused, Ratiram Ahirwar and Mukesh Ahirwar, for the incident at Gorakala village...
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Man held in Saif attack case produced in Mumbai court for police remand

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A 30-year-old man held in the January 16 Saif Ali Khan attack case was on Sunday produced in a Mumbai court by the police to seek his remand, an official said. He was produced in the holiday court in Bandra at 1:30pm to seek his police remand, the official said. Earlier in the day, the...
13:53

Kangana Ranaut's 'Emergency' earns Rs 7.39 cr in two days

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Actor Kangana Ranaut's Emergency has collected Rs 7.39 crore at the domestic box office in two days, the makers said on Sunday. The political drama, which sees Ranaut playing the role of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, focuses on 21 months of Emergency from 1975 to 1977. The...
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Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: Kareena visits hospital with sons Jeh, Taimur

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Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, wife of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, visited Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital on Sunday with their sons Jeh and Taimur to check on his condition.  Saif is currently recovering at the hospital following a stabbing incident at his Bandra residence in the early...
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FIR against Rahul Gandhi for 'Indian State' remarks

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Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, has landed in trouble over his recent remarks, where he stated that 'the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have captured every single institution, and we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian State itself.  An...
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Leopard mauls man to death, injures another in Gujarat's Gir Somnath

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A 44-year-old man was killed and another sustained serious injuries when a leopard attacked them in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, a forest official said on Sunday.The men were sleeping outside their houses near a farm when a big cat attacked them late on Saturday night in Kodiya village in Gir...
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Vehicle pile-up amid dense fog in UP leaves truck driver dead

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Low visibility due to dense fog led to a multi-vehicle pile-up here on Sunday, leaving a truck driver dead and two others injured, the police said.                 The incident took place around 4 am when the Kamarouli...
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Labour contractor helped police arrest Saif attacker

Bangladeshi national Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir arrested in Saif Ali Khan attack cas./ANI on X
Bangladeshi national Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir arrested in Saif Ali Khan attack cas./ANI on X
A labour contractor helped the Mumbai police track down the attacker, who stabbed actor Saif Ali Khan, in the neighbouring Thane district, an official said on Sunday. The police arrested Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir (30), a Bangladeshi national, for the attack that...
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Criminals and goons were sent to kill Kejriwal, alleges CM Atishi

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Delhi Chief Minister Atishi
As the dates for the Delhi assembly elections approach near, a dramatic turn of events has unfolded in Delhi's political landscape. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has made some serious allegations, claiming that criminals were sent to kill Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind...
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Fire breaks out in house in UP's Ghaziabad, 2 kids among 4 killed

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A 32-year-old woman and her two children were among four charred to death after a fire broke out in a house due to short circuit early Sunday, officials said. The family was sleeping when the fire broke out in the early hours. After dousing the flames, fire fighters recovered the bodies...
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Thousands protest ahead of Trump's inauguration

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Thousands of people have gathered in Washington to protest against Donald Trump's policies ahead of his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on January 20. Trump, 78, succeeds Joe Biden, 82, on Tuesday as the new occupant of the White House. A coalition of nonprofit...
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41 trains running behind schedule in Delhi due to thick fog

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A thick blanket of fog enveloped Delhi on Sunday morning, causing chaos in the city's rail network.  As many as 41 trains originating from various stations in the national capital are running behind schedule due to the foggy conditions, according to the Indian Railways.  Some...
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Century-old tree collapses in UP's Faizabad, kills boy

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A 10-year-old boy out to take an exam died here on Saturday when a more than a century-old neem tree collapsed near the Raqaabganj intersection in Faizabad City, police said.   Three people were injured and several vehicles damaged in the incident.   The boy was...
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TikTok goes offline in US ahead of ban

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Chinese social media app TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, just before as a federal law that bans the popular social media platform went into effect.The app, owned by the Chinese Communist Party, was no longer available on Apple's iOS App Store or Google's Play Store. India...
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Video clip of IIT Madras Director favouring 'Gomutra' goes viral

IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti
IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti
A video clip of IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti purportedly praising the 'medicinal value' of Gomutra has gone viral in the social media. The director allegedly endorsed the anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and digestive properties, of Gomutra and said it is useful for conditions such as the...
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Centre to hold meeting with protesting farmers on Feb 14

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The Centre will hold a meeting with Punjab's protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, thus ending a stalemate over the resumption of a dialogue with the agitators, who have been demanding a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops.Following the announcement of the...
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Saif attacker suspected to be Bangladeshi: Police

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DCP Zone 9 Dixit Gedam
Addressing a media briefing on Sunday, the Mumbai Police said the arrested accused in the Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing case is likely a Bangladeshi national.DCP Zone 9 Dixit Gedam said the arrested accused has been identified as Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad and is 30 years old.Gedam...
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Saif attacker used multiple identities, worked as waiter

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According to the Mumbai police, the accused worked as a waiter at a restaurant in Mumbai.The  police also said that the accused was using multiple names including Vijay Das, Bijoy Das and Mohammed Iliyas and is currently lodged at Khar Police station.Saif Ali Khan's wife and actress Kareena...
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Woman tourist, instructor killed in paragliding accident in North Goa

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A 27-year-old woman tourist and her instructor were killed after they crashed into a ravine while they were paragliding in North Goa, police said on Sunday.The accident occurred at Keri village on Saturday evening, an official said.Shivani Dable, a resident of Pune, and her instructor, Sumal...
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Won't move forward with Gaza deal until...: Netanyahu

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Hours before the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they won't be able to move forward with the framework until they get the list of hostages who Hamas will release.We will be unable to move forward with the framework until we receive the list of...
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Youth slits minor girl's throat for refusing to marry her

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A youth slit a girl's throat in Haryana's Faridabad on Saturday in Dabua Colony for not agreeing to marry him, police said.   Police said Pawan had eloped with Khushnuma alias Karishma last April. Later, police caught them and the girl was handed over to her family and Pawan was jailed,...
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Trump likely to sign 100 executive orders on day one

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When Donald Trump walks into the White House Monday afternoon soon after his swearing-in, 100 plus executive orders would be waiting for him on his Oval Office Desk, which his team has prepared for him to kickoff his second term without wasting any minute.       ...
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Saif Ali Khan attacker arrested in Thane

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A man was arrested from Maharashtra's Thane early this morning for allegedly attacking Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in his house. Mumbai Polices aid that the accused was using multiple names including Vijay Das, Bijoy Das, and Mohammed Iliyas.Khan was stabbed multiple times in his Bandra...