Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives hours before he was to resign

Colombo, July 13 Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country. The 73-year-old…

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Sidhu Moosewala killing: AK-47, pistols used in crime, say police

Jupinderjit Singh Chandigarh, July 12 An AK-47 rifle, a .30 bore pistol and four or five 9 mm pistols were used by the shooters to kill singer Sidhu Moosewala. Also: After Sidhu Moosewala’s controversial track ‘SYL’, Kanwar Grewal’s song ‘Rihai’ too removed from YouTube, Akali youth to hold tractor protest…

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Uddhav Thackeray backs Droupadi Murmu after Sena MPs’ plea

New Delhi, July 12 In the first signs of thaw between the BJP and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction, the former Maharashtra Chief Minister on Tuesday broke ranks with allies NCP and Congress to announce support for NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu. Explaining his decision that “shocked” the allies, Uddhav…

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Punjab Advocate General Anmol Rattan Sidhu claims attack while travelling on Shatabdi Express, RPF begins probe

Chandigarh/Panipat, July 12 Advocate General of Punjab, Anmol Rattan Sidhu, who was travelling on Shatabdi Express on Tuesday, escaped unhurt in a stone pelting incident that occured between Babarpur and Gharaunda railway station on Delhi-Chandigarh railway-line. A team of RPF from Panipat rushed to the spot after getting information…

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Ramanjit Singh ‘Romi’, most wanted accused in Nabha jail break, to be extradited from Hong Kong

Chandigarh, July 12Ramanjit Singh alias Romi, one of the most wanted accused in Nabha jail break, would soon be extradited to India from Hong Kong.A court in Hong Kong approved the Indian police’s allegations against Romi as substantial ground for his extradition, newspaper reports reaching Punjab Police officials revealed.A Punjab…

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4.75 lakh steps, 28,000 calories burnt: Nashik dentist journeys Leh-Manali on foot under 5 days

Mumbai, July 12 Mahendra Mahajan, a 46-year-old dentist from Maharashtra’s Nashik city, finished an over 430-km journey between Ladakh’s Leh and Manali in Himachal Pradesh on foot early on Tuesday. The journey was through high mountain passes in the arid Ladakh and Lahaul Spiti regions of the Himalayas and Mahajan…

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Netizens brutally troll Ranveer Singh for kissing Bear Grylls, ‘cringe worthy’, ‘pure embarrassment’, there are memes galore

Chandigarh, July 12 Ranveer Singh made his Netflix debut with ‘Ranveer Vs Wild with Bear Grylls. The show that recently featured on Netflix has been trending ever since. In the show Ranveer Singh braves the Serbian wilderness in search of a rare flower called Serbica Ramonda for his wife…

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Uddhav Thackeray says Shiv Sena to support Droupadi Murmu in Presidential poll

Mumbai, July 12Shiv Sena will support NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, party president Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.Thackeray said the Sena is announcing support to Murmu without any pressure. “Nobody pressured me in the meeting of Sena MPs,” he added.”Tribal leaders of my party told me that this was the…

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Uddhav Thackeray says Shiv Sena to support Droupadi Murmu in Presidential poll; setback to Opposition camp

Mumbai/Amaravati(AP), July 12 Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced his party’s support to NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu in growing backing for the tribal leader and sparking fresh divisions within the opposition which has fielded Yashwant Sinha. The announcement that came as a setback for the opposition camp…

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Bumrah ends up with career-best ODI figures as India dismiss England for 110

London, July 12 Jasprit Bumrah produced a devastating spell of fast bowling on way to career best six-wicket haul, helping India skittle out England for 110 in the first ODI here on Tuesday. Considering the overcast conditions and grass on the pitch, India decided to put the opposition in and…

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National Emblem: Opposition have ‘lost it’, says BJP amid raging controversy over ‘benign’ vs ‘aggressive’ lions

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, July 12 A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the National Emblem atop the new Parliament building, a new controversy erupted, this time over the facial expression of lions on it. While yesterday the ceremony triggered a political row with opposition parties accusing the Prime…

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