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A court in Bulandshahr on Wednesday convicted 38 people, five of them for murder, in the 2018 Syana violence case in which two persons, including a police inspector, were killed. On December 3, 2018, a violence broke out over alleged cow slaughter in the Syana area of Bulandshahr...
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After announcement of imposition of a 25 percent tariff by the US on Indian goods, the ruling NDA MPs on Wednesday exuded confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asserted that India will find a solution to the matter under his leadership. The lawmakers slammed opposition leaders over...
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India has reclaimed the sacred Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha after a 127-year absence. The relics were officially returned to India thanks to the collaborative efforts of the International Buddhist Confederation and the Government of India. Union Minister of Culture, Gajendra Singh...
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The National Investigation Agency has arrested a key Maoist operative from Haryana, who was actively working to promote anti-national activities, an official statement said on Wednesday. Priyanshu Kashyap, a native of the Maoist-infested Bastar region in Chhattisgarh and currently living in...
22:39
Tamil film actor and self-styled doctor S Srinivasan also known as 'Powerstar' was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing in the national capital in a high-value loan fraud case, according to officials.According to officials, Srinivasan had promised to arrange a loan of Rs 1,000 crore for a firm,...
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Families of Pahalgam attack victims and many other people wanted the three terrorists to be shot in their heads and they met the same fate in Operation Mahadev, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Replying to the debate on Operation Sindoor in the House, Shah said...
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Manufacturing, retail and education sectors are staring at a seismic shift due to agentic artificial intelligence, and over 1.8 crore jobs are set to be impacted in these sectors by 2030 due to new-age technologies, a report said on Wednesday. Manufacturing jobs will bear the highest impact...
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Four fishermen are missing after a fishing boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off the Bhatkal coast in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district on Wednesday, coastal security police said. The vessel, carrying six crew members, overturned under rough sea conditions while at sea. Coastal...
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Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a resolution approving extension of President's Rule in Manipur by another six months beyond August 13, with the government asserting that peace is prevailing in the northeastern state. Replying to a brief discussion on the statutory resolution to extend...
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The government on Wednesday said it is studying the implications of US President Donald Trump's announcement to impose 25 percent tariffs on Indian goods, along with a penalty from August 1. Trump announced the imposition of a 25 percent tariff on all goods coming from India, plus an...
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The Maharashtra government will cancel the fake birth certificates issued to Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in the state by August 15, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Wednesday. As many as 42,000 such cases have been found but the actual number is greater, and it...
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A departmental inquiry into the alleged assault on an Army colonel by Punjab police personnel over a car parking issue has recommended action, including deduction in service and no promotion for three years, against four inspectors and two others, sources said on Wednesday. The department...
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Rain lashed the national capital on Wednesday, with additional showers anticipated later in the night. Official data revealed that this July has been the cleanest in over a decade. The weather department did not issue any warnings for Wednesday. July 2025 was the cleanest in over a...
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The government blocked more than 1400 URLs on digital media, primarily of social media accounts from Pakistan, during Operation Sindoor as they carried misleading and anti-India content, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha on Wednesday. He said it was...
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The rupee depreciated 52 paise to close at 87.43 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, on uncertainty over India-US trade deal after US President Donald Trump hinted at tariff rates of around 20-25 per cent ahead of the deadline of August 1. Forex traders said month-end...
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Two army personnel, including a Lt Colonel, died and three officers were injured when a boulder fell on an army vehicle, part of a convoy, in a remote area in eastern Ladakh on Wednesday, officials said. They said the accident occurred at Charbagh near Durbuk in Galwan, some 200 km from Leh,...
18:48
Hyundai Motor India on Wednesday said the company is not facing any production issues due to the shortage of rare earth magnets. Replying to a query in the company's earnings conference call, Hyundai Motor India head of investor relations KS Hariharan noted that the company is maintaining an...
18:16
Actor Prakash Raj on Wednesday appeared before the ED officials here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to illegal online betting and gambling by certain platforms. The actor, popular in Telugu, Kannada and other South Indian films, appeared before officials of the probe...
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning Washington, DC, time announced 25% tariffs on India starting August 1. He posted, Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest...
17:49
Marking ISRO's maiden collaboration with NASA, a GSLV rocket on Wednesday blasted off from this spaceport to place the NISAR earth observation satellite, jointly developed by the two space agencies, in an intended orbit. The 51.7 metre tall three stage GSLV F-16 rocket soared into the skies...
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The government on Wednesday moved a resolution in Lok Sabha seeking approval for extension of President's Rule in Manipur by another six months beyond August 13. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai moved the statutory resolution to extend President's Rule in Manipur for discussion in...
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With the deadline of August 1 approaching fast, the last-ditch efforts are on to iron out differences for an interim trade deal between India and the US, sources said. August 1 marks the end of the suspension period of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on dozens of countries,...
17:11
NCP MP Supriya Sule shares this picture on X, writing, Always such a pleasure meeting Hon. Sonia Gandhi ji and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ji!
17:09
General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), undertook a day-long visit to Manipur to review the prevailing security situation and operational readiness of Assam Rifles and Army formations deployed in the state on Wednesday. The visit underlined the Indian Army's steadfast commitment...
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the Centre does not have the courage to say that US President Donald Trump was lying when he said brokered the ceasefire between India and Pakistan following the Operation Sindoor, which was India's response to the Pahalgam terror...
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A court in Kerala has discharged five people -- two nuns and three from Jharkhand -- in a case alleging the trafficking of three underage girls for domestic work, ruling that there was no evidence of threats, coercion or exploitation. In the July 26 order, the Court of I Additional Sessions...
16:42
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday, driven by heavy buying in infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 143.91 points or 0.18 per cent to settle at 81,481.86. During the day, the barometer moved in a...
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a former chemistry professor for the murder of her doctor husband by electrocution in Chhatarpur district of the state in 2021. A division bench of Justices Vivek Agarwal and Devnarayan Mishra on Tuesday upheld the life...
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Several people, including school children, were stranded in parts of Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district due to a flood-like situation after heavy rains, prompting the authorities to call the Army for rescue and relief work, officials said on Wednesday. A flood-like situation has also arisen...
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Sixty-something Bhodu Sheikh sat on the porch of his ramshackle hut in Dorjee Para, a settlement tucked away in one corner of Paikar village in the Muslim-majority Murarai assembly constituency of West Bengal's Birbhum district, with a blank look in his eyes. More than the rickety body that...
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There is a strong buzz that the National Film Awards will be announced in the next 48 hours and according to rumours, Vikrant Massey is the 'sure-shot winner' for best actor, while the likely winner for best actress is Rani Mukerji. Vikrant Massey's performance in 12th Fail is...
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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday accused Rahul Gandhi of using distorted and inaccurate facts in the Lok Sabha during his reference to Indira Gandhi's conduct of the 1971 war against Pakistan, and has urged Speaker Om Birla to reprimand the Leader of Opposition in the House for his habitual...
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Meghalaya's lone Congress MLA Ronnie V Lyngdoh joined the ruling National People's Party (NPP) on Wednesday. Lyngdoh, who served as the opposition chief whip, represents the Mylliem constituency. He submitted a letter of merger to Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma in the presence of senior...
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Relentless monsoon rains continue to batter Himachal Pradesh, severely impacting critical public infrastructure. As of 10:00 am on July 30, a total of 343 roads remain blocked, 551 power distribution transformers (DTRs) are disrupted, and 186 water supply schemes are out of service across...
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As per a probe report, Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate was playing an online card game on his mobile phone in the Maharashtra legislature for 18 to 22 minutes, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar claimed on Wednesday. Kokate, who belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party led by deputy Chief Minister...
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The family members of a Kargil war veteran have alleged that a group of around 80 persons affiliated to a Hindutva outfit barged into their house in Pune and demanded a proof of their Indian citizenship, accusing them of being Bangladeshis. The incident took place in Chandannagar area of the...
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Air New Zealand has named its new CEO, after promoting chief digital officer Nikhil Ravishankar to helm the carrier. Ravishankar will take over as CEO on 20 October, after outgoing chief Greg Foran steps down. Ravishankar has been with the Star Alliance operator for close to five years,...
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The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is currently zooming beyond the reach of telescopes on its orbit around the sun. But as scientists wait...
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On the issue of China raised by the Opposition in the Parliament, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, There are 'China Gurus'. One of them is the member sitting in front of me (Jairam Ramesh), whose affection for China is so great, 'unhone ek sandhi bana li thi India aur China ki, Chindia'. I may lack...
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Justin Bieber shares this pic among others on X, writing: Let's have a good day, let's go outside Get in nature Thanking Jesus for his patience with me this morning I can be extremely selfish and impatient yet Jesus always has his arms open toward me.
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There is no tsunami threat to the Indian coast following the 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the East Coast of Kamchatka in Russia, the Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) here said on Wednesday. Based on pre-run model scenarios, there is no threat to India, the centre said in a...
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On communication with the US during Operation Sindoor, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says: On May 9, US Vice President Vance called up the Prime Minister to warn him that a Pakistani attack would come in the next few hours. PM made it very clear that if anything happened, it would get an appropriate...
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Discussion on Operation Sindoor in Rajya Sabha, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, The Indus Water Treaty in many ways is a very unique agreement. I cannot think of any agreement in the world where a country has allowed its major rivers to flow to the next country without having rights on that river. So...
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Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Parliament address for answering all questions, and giving a befitting reply to anyone trying to mislead the people on Operation Sindoor.PM Modi on Tuesday had affirmed that no world leader has asked India to stop...
12:43
Vidya Balan and Saif Ali Khan-starrer 2005 hit Parineeta, which was adapted from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's iconic 1914 Bengali novel by late Pradeep Sarkar, is all set to re-release on its 20th anniversary on August 29. PVR INOX and Vinod Chopra Films announced on Wednesday that the...
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US President Donald Trump has said that he ended his relationship with disgraced financier and convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein because he stole young female workers from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, Al Jazeera reported. Speaking to reporters on his way home from a trip to Scotland on...
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Local train services were affected on a section in Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday morning for about an hour due to a rail fracture, officials said. The down trains were detained for a few minutes and then restoration work was undertaken, the Central Railway said in a...
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Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday claimed the arrest of two Catholic nuns for alleged human trafficking and forced religious conversion in Chhattisgarh was unconstitutional and illegal, and demanded their immediate release. Karat, who met the two nuns hailing from Kerala at the...
11:59
A UN-backed food security agency has warned that the worst case scenario of famine' is unfolding in Gaza, its starkest alert yet as starvation spreads and Israel faces growing international pressure to allow more food into the territory. Read more here.
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Almost 17 years after a blast killed six persons and left more than 100 injured in Maharashtra's communally sensitive Malegaon town, a special NIA court is likely to deliver its verdict in the case on Thursday. Seven accused, including BJP leader and former MP Pragya Thakur and Lt Col Prasad...
11:46
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Seven Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended along with four children in West Bengal's Nadia district, police said on Wednesday. They were apprehended from Baranberia Niralapara in the Dhantala police station area of the district on Tuesday, an officer said. All of them belong to Baliadanga...
11:42
The Resistance Front, a proxy for the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, has found mention for its role in the Pahalgam attack in a UN Security Council (UNSC) report that is expected to bolster India's position against Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism. The report by the UNSC's Monitoring...
11:37
Indians will need to save an estimated Rs3.5 crore (approximately USD 401,000) to ensure a comfortable and secure retirement, according to a report by HSBC. The report titled Affluent Investors Snapshot 2025 underscores a growing awareness among Indian investors about the rising cost of...
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Two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed when army troops scuttled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The latest encounter comes two days after security forces eliminated three hardcore...
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Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Imran Masood took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, saying that the latter presented a weak image of himself during his speech in Parliament by not publicly denouncing US President Donald Trump's claims of brokering a ceasefire deal between...
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The Congress on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for their criticism of India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru in their remarks in the Lok Sabha, saying they have no answers to their present-day failures and they choose to divert, distract, distort, and...
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Shares of infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) jumped 4.53 per cent on Wednesday after the firm reported a 29.8 per cent rise in consolidated net profit in the June quarter of this fiscal year.The stock climbed 4.53 per cent to Rs 3,653.70 on the BSE. At the NSE, it surged 4.49 per...
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A slap-happy day it seems... A video footage has surfaced online showing a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) functionary slapping an employee of a gaming centre in Maharashtra's Thane district, inviting criticism for his action.The incident, which took place on Tuesday, apparently stemmed...
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Youths who claimed to be from the Samajwadi Party slapped Maulana Sajid Rashidi after a news channel's debate show in Noida for allegedly making a derogatory comment against party MP Dimple Yadav. One of the youths posted a purported video of the incident on social media and took...
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A girl was allegedly kidnapped while she was on her way to school in an e-rickshaw on Wednesday morning in Jharkhand's capital, Ranchi, police said. The incident happened in Chutia area. The police have begun an investigation of the incident. A minor schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped from...
10:20
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Wednesday slammed Centre after US President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he mediated between India and Pakistan to broker a ceasefire, despite India's denial of any US involvement. This comes hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated in...
10:14
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move a resolution to extend President's rule in the ethnic violence-hit state of Manipur for six months. The President's rule was imposed in Manipur on February 13, days after N Biren Singh resigned from the Chief Minister's position. Under the motion,...
10:08
Parts of Rahul Gandhi's speech during the Operation Sindoor discussion in the Lok Sabha were expunged from the record after he criticised the government for trying to protect Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image.Gandhi held PM Modi responsible for the Pahalgam attack, saying he had blood of...
10:04
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), a sophisticated earth observation satellite developed in collaboration with American space agency NASA, from Sriharikota on Wednesday. The launch will be held from the Satish Dhawan Space...
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People watch the coastal area from Hiyoriyama Park in Japan. Pic: Kyodo/via Reuters
Update on the quake-led tsunami: Russia's Far East region was hit by one of the world's strongest earthquakes early today. The 8.8-magnitude temblor resulted in a tsunami in the northern Pacific region which had a ripple effect in Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south towards New...
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A bus carrying security personnel fell into a river in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said here. The bus carrying ITBP personnel fell into Sindh river at Kullan in the Ganderbal district amidst heavy rain, the officials said. They said search and rescue...
09:23
The Air India flight between Goa and Gatwick in London, stopped following the horrific June 12 Ahmedabad plane crash, will resume by the end of September, Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte has said in the state assembly.Improved connectivity to Goa from various locations is a game changer for the...
09:21
US President Donald Trump has said the trade deal with India is not finalised, as he stressed that India imposes more tariffs than almost any other country. Trump spoke to reporters on Tuesday on Air Force One on his way back to Washington from Scotland and was asked about the trade deal with...
09:14
Authorities on Wednesday suspended the Amarnath Yatra on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to heavy rains in Kashmir, a senior official said. Shri Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended for 30.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps, Department of Information and Public Relations,...
09:12
Lenskart Solutions Ltd on Tuesday filed draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise Rs 2,150 crore through an IPO as the eyewear retailer looks to tap the growing demand for affordable prescription glasses and contact lenses.The offering...
09:10
Byju Raveendran, founder of the embattled Indian education technology company, on Tuesday claimed his startup Byju's had no loans due till 2026 and the firm was paying interests when debt buyers triggered a 'hostile takeover' through bankruptcy proceedings, and purchased distressed loans at deep...
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A gunfight broke out when Army troops intercepted a group of terrorists trying to infiltrate into the Indian side from across the border in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The alert troops saw the movement of infiltrating terrorists in general area of...
08:57
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 'One Nation, One Election' Bill is scheduled to meet on July 30, with noted economist N K Singh set to depose before the panel.Singh is a former Rajya Sabha Member, Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India, former Member of the Planning...
08:17
An 8.7-magnitude undersea earthquake struck early Wednesday near Russia's Kuril Islands, triggering tsunami waves in parts of Japan and Russia and prompting alerts across the Pacific region.Japan's Meteorological Agency reported a 30 cm wave reaching Nemuro on Hokkaido's eastern coast.In Russia,...
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The police on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old woman teacher for allegedly making an obscene video call to a minor male student on a social media platform in Navi Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday. The Koparkhairne police took action against the teacher after the boy informed his parents...
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The police seized 2.184 kg of mephedrone drug valued at Rs 3.97 crore and arrested two individuals, one of them a food delivery agent, in separate operations in Thane city as part of their offensive against narcotics trafficking, an official said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters in Thane,...
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Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is playing JRD Tata in Amazon MX Player's new series Made In India - A Titan Story. The streamer unveiled the first look of the show on the 121st birth anniversary of JRD Tata on Tuesday. Produced by Prabhleen Sandhu (Founder, Almighty Motion Picture),...
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