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Hisar Cop Attempts Suicide After Opening Fire At Son, Daughter-In-Law

A special police officer (SPO) of Haryana police on Sunday fired shots at his son and daughter-in-law in a Hisar village, before attempting suicide himself by hanging from a tree.

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January 20, 2025
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BSF Seizes Two Drones, Heroin Along Pak Border

Border Security Force (BSF) recovered two drones, including one hexacopter and one heroin packet, across the International border in Punjab from three different locations, an official press release said on Sunday.

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January 20, 2025
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Fourth Arrest Made in HP Extortion Case

The crime branch of the Panchkula police has arrested a fourth accused in the case involving an Enforcement Directorate (ED) official who had allegedly tried to extort money from a Sirmaur-based businessman.

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January 20, 2025
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Punjab MPs 'paid' Sisodia for elevation: MoS Bittu

Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia of misleading the public with their education model and allegedly sending \"wealthy private education barons from Punjab to the Rajya Sabha\" in exchange for money.

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January 20, 2025
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CM Inaugurates ₹30-Cr Projects In Nurpur

Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of seven developmental projects worth ₹30.85 crore in Nurpur assembly constituency of Kangra district.

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January 20, 2025
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For Tejashwi, Lalu legacy a mixed bag

On Saturday, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national executive committee entrusted Tejashwi Yadav with powers that elevate him to be on par with the party's national president, a post held by his father, Lalu Prasad.

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January 20, 2025
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State Bus Mows Down 3 in Beed, Driver Held

Three men were mowed down by a state transport bus in Beed district of Maharashtra in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

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January 20, 2025
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Techie kills ex-girlfriend, fakes his suicide; arrested

AN INVESTIGATING TEAM HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO SUBMIT ITS REPORT WITHIN 24 HOURS, DDC WEST CHAMPARAN SAID

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January 20, 2025
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AAP Vows Homes for Govt Staff in Tranches

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised to formulate a scheme to provide government employees, starting with sanitation workers, permanent houses on installments \"where they can stay after they retire\", in a poll promise aimed at canvassing government workers to vote for the party in the assembly polls on February 5.

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January 20, 2025
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Mulling schemes in budget to promote startups: Saini

PRIME MINISTER PRAISES START-UPS FROM AMBALA AND HISAR IN HIS 'MANN KI BAAT' PROGRAMME

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January 20, 2025
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Explosion at Kumbh guts several tents, no casualties

Over 100 tents were gutted in a major fire in Sector 19 of the sprawling 4000 ha tent city at the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday afternoon but no casualties were reported in the case, officials said.

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January 20, 2025
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NMC draft rules allow non-medical grads to teach med students

PROVISION LED TO MIXED REACTIONS WITHIN MEDICAL FRATERNITY. SOME ARGUED IT MAY DILUTE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

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January 20, 2025
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Independents steal show in first Hry Sikh body elections

Jhinda group has an edge as majority of independents are likely to join it

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January 20, 2025
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Djokovic-Alcaraz Blockbuster Next

Serbia's record 10-time winner faces the young Spaniard who bids to complete a career Grand Slam in the quarter-finals

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January 20, 2025
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IIT-M chief hails cow urine's 'medicinal value', draws flak

A video clip of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, director V Kamakoti praising the medicinal value of cow urine while speaking on protecting indigenous breeds of cows and the significance of switching to organic farming, has become a talking point on social media.

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January 20, 2025
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Securitymen, terrorists exchange fire in Sopore

Security forces were fired upon during a raid on a hideout, triggering an encounter with suspected militants in Sopore, Baramulla, on Sunday.

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January 20, 2025
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15 Companies Make 70% Donations to Largest Electoral Trust

Of the ₹1,075.68 crore that PET disbursed to six parties, the BJP received ₹723.78 crore, or 67.3%, followed by the Congress at ₹156 crore

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January 20, 2025
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AAP Will Form Govt in Delhi by Winning 60+ Seats: Mann

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh on Sunday said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will form the government in Delhi for the fourth consecutive term by winning more than 60 seats.

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January 20, 2025
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Reflect, reconnect to sift relevant from irrelevant

The week begins with the clichéd Monday blues as you hustle to get up early, suit up, and head to the office.

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January 20, 2025
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Bhaker's maternal grandma, uncle killed in road mishap

Olympic medallist's kin were killed after a speeding car rammed into their scooter in Charkhi Dadri

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January 20, 2025
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Salute those who gave us sacred Constitution: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to the members of the Constituent Assembly who helped frame the \"sacred\" document, and urged the citizens to \"work towards building\" an India they would be proud of.

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January 20, 2025
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AAP Vows Homes for Govt Staff in Tranches

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal attempted to politicise the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan last week but has remained silent on the accused's identity as a Bangladeshi immigrant.

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January 20, 2025
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Minor Nabbed For Gunpoint Robbery

Three persons, including a minor, allegedly robbed an e-commerce delivery agent on gunpoint on the Ring Road near Hyatt Regency last week, police said.

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January 20, 2025
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6 More Held Over Assam Miners' Deaths, Ops Go On

Assam police on Sunday arrested six more people from Dima Hasao district in connection with the death of four miners at the rat-hole coal mine which was flooded on January 6, trapping at least nine.

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January 20, 2025
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Teenager dies, Rajouri illness toll mounts to 16

Central government's inter-ministerial team reaches J&K; administration seals spring in Badhaal

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January 20, 2025
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Higher Standard Deduction, Reworking of Income Tax Slab Structure Likely

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to offer income tax breaks for individuals in the Union budget for FY26 as part of efforts to boost household spending and stimulate economic growth, two persons informed about discussions in the government said.

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January 20, 2025
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I Find Solace In The Fact That I Can Create Some Change

Actor Bhumi Pednekar, who has been invited to speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, says that she loves platforms where her voice gets heard

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January 20, 2025
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Trial Successful, Katra-Budgam Train Service May Start by Jan 26

The first successful trial run of much-anticipated train services between Katra and Budgam was conducted on Sunday, officials said, paving the way for connecting the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country through rail after completion of the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line earlier this month.

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January 20, 2025
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121 Farmers End Fast After Dallewal Takes Medical Aid

Veteran fasting leader administered IV fluids to help him recover from acute dehydration

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January 20, 2025
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Ceasefire Brings Hope in Gaza, Israel

Palestinians burst into the streets to celebrate and return to the rubble of their bombed-out homes on Sunday after a ceasefire deal halted fighting in Gaza, and three female hostages freed by Hamas were reunited with their mothers inside Israel.

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January 20, 2025