Church vandalised, SP attacked during protest in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur

Narayanpur, January 2A church was vandalised and six police personnel, including an IPS officer, were attacked and injured on Monday during a protest by tribals in connection with an alleged religious conversion in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur city, police said.Narayanpur superintendent of police (SP) Sadanand Kumar suffered a head injury during the…

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Tennis great Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer

New York, January 2 Tennis great Martina Navratilova said on Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. In a statement released by her representative, the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said her prognosis is good and…

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India voices ‘very deep’ concern over Ukraine conflict; urges Moscow and Kyiv to return to dialogue and diplomacy

Vienna, January 2Voicing “very deep” concern over the raging Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India is on the side of peace and since the beginning of the hostilities New Delhi’s effort has been to bring Moscow and Kyiv to return to dialogue and diplomacy as…

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Recession will hit a third of the world in 2023, warns IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva

Washington, January 2A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the IMF chief has said, and warned that 2023 will be “tougher” than last year as the US, EU and China will see their economies slow down.Kristalina Georgieva, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

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Sultanpuri accident victim was sole breadwinner, supported family of 7

New Delhi, January 2The 20-year-old woman who was dragged under a car for kilometres was the sole bread-earner of her family and supported an ailing mother and six siblings.After her father died last year, she supported her family and paid for her mother’s dialysis by working part-time at an event…

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Sack minister Sandeep Singh or face agitation, khaps warn Haryana Government

Jhajjar (Haryana), January 2A ‘khap panchayat’ here on Monday threatened to launch a big agitation if Haryana minister Sandeep Singh, who has been booked for sexually harassing a woman coach, is not sacked.Singh on Sunday gave up his Sports portfolio, saying he has taken the step on moral grounds, and…

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RT-PCR negative reports must for passengers transiting through China, Hong Kong, 4 other countries

New Delhi, January 2 The government on Monday clarified that RT-PCR negative test reports are mandatory not just from passengers coming from China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and South Korea but also for those transiting these countries. In a letter to Rajiv Bansal, Union Civil Aviation Secretary, Health Ministry…

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Live bomb shell found near Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s official residence in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, January 2 A live bomb shell was found on Kansal and Nayagaon road on Monday evening here in Chandigarh. The spot where the shell was found is hardly two-kilometre from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s official residence. Police control room had received information about the bomb shell…

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Shocking CCTV footage of Delhi woman being dragged for 12 Km surfaces, 5 accused charged with culpable homicide

New Delhi, January 2 Police on Monday said the woman who died after her two-wheeler was hit by a car in outer Delhi was dragged 12 km from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala under the vehicle and a medical board has been constituted to conduct the post-mortem. Addressing a press conference here,…

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‘Tunisha’s mother, uncle controlled her life and finances, once tried to strangulate her’, Seezan Khan’s family, lawyer

Chandigarh, January 2 Actor Sheezan Khan’s family members on Monday claimed he was being falsely implicated in the case of death of co-star Tunisha Sharma by the latter’s mother. Addressing a press conference, Sheezan’s sisters Falaq Naaz and Shafaq Naaz along with their mother and lawyer Shailendra Mishra accused…

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‘Tunisha’s mother, uncle controlled her life and finances, once tried to strangulate her’, Sheezan Khan’s family, lawyer

Chandigarh, January 2 Actor Sheezan Khan’s family members on Monday claimed he was being falsely implicated in the case of death of co-star Tunisha Sharma by the latter’s mother. Addressing a press conference, Sheezan’s sisters Falaq Naaz and Shafaq Naaz along with their mother and lawyer Shailendra Mishra accused…

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Ropar police arrest 6 members of Bhagwanpuria gang; seize 12 pistols

Ropar, January 2 The district police claimed to have arrested six accomplices of dreaded gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and seized 12 pistols along with 50 live cartridges here on Monday. SSP Vivek Sheel Soni at a press conference. One of the accused, Varinderpal Singh, was allegedly operating under…

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Sikh men play Selena Gomez and Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ on tabla, here is why Pakistanis are majorly loving it

Chandigarh, January 2 A video of two Sikh men playing popular song ‘Calm Down’ by Selena Gomez and Rema on ‘tabla’ has gone viral on the Internet. The clip was posted on Instagram by user @nihalsinghlive. “My brother @shobhitbanwait flew in for an all of 6 hours, and this is…

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Supreme Court upholds Centre’s 2016 decision on demonetisation

New Delhi, January 2 By a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise the currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations. A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court, headed by Justice SA Nazeer, said the Centre’s decision-making process could not…

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Supreme Court upholds Centre’s 2016 decision on demonetisation by 4:1 majority

Satya Prakash New Delhi, January 2 More than six years after the Centre demonetised the currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the decision to be valid and legal. By a majority of 4:1, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by Justice…

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