Hindustan Times Delhi - April 15, 2025

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April 15, 2025

Delhi may curb fuel sale for old vehicles in 2 wks

THE PLAN WAS TO BE ROLLED OUT ON APRIL I BUT WAS PUSHED AFTER A DELAY IN THE INSTALLATION OF TRACKING SYSTEMS

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India's crude import price falls below $70

India's average crude oil import price has fallen below $70 a barrel for the first time since August 2021 even as benchmark Brent crude on Monday opened below $65, raising hopes of a downward revision of petrol and diesel rates that could bring some cheer to customers, and enhancing the macroeconomic stability of an economy that imports most of its fuel, people familiar with the matter said.

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CBI tapped treaty with Brussels, sent team of officers twice last yr

Nine months after Mehul Choksi was located by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Belgium, authorities in Antwerp arrested the fugitive diamantaire on Saturday based on a formal request from the Indian government, people familiar with the development said on Monday, terming it a major breakthrough in a $2 billion fraud perpetrated on Punjab National Bank (PNB).

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Prolific Peruvian writer who turned world's eyes towards Latin American literature dies aged 89

Peruvian author, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, Mario Vargas Llosa, died on Sunday. He was 89.

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Telangana implements SC order on sub-categorisation in quotas

The Telangana government on Monday went ahead with a sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes in quotas in educational institutions and for government jobs, issuing a gazette notification and becoming among the first batch of states in the country to implement sub-categorisation after the Supreme Court allowed the same in August 2024.

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Modi Slams Congress for Opposing New Waqf Law

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Congress for its opposition to the recently enforced Waqf (Amendment) Act, accusing the party of spreading the \"virus of vote bank politics\".

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Top Court Judge Calls For Ancient Legal Texts In Law Curriculum

It is time law colleges and universities formally incorporated ancient legal philosophy contained in the Vedas and epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata into the curriculum, Supreme Court justice Pankaj Mithal said, emphasising that students should be taught about concepts of justice and equity not as principles borrowed from the West but ideas embedded in India's ancient legal reasoning.

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Caste report roils K'taka: Cong fends off BJP, internal discord

Political tensions simmered in Karnataka on Monday, days before a crucial cabinet meeting to discuss the findings of a controversial caste survey that reportedly recommended dramatically restructuring the state's caste matrix, with Vokkaliga and Lingayat leaders calling the exercise \"unscientific\", the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejecting the study and fissures appearing even within the Congress government.

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9 Months After Roof Collapse, T1 to Reopen

Terminal 1 (T1) of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport will be fully functional from Tuesday after a nine-month hiatus, airport authorities announced on Monday.

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House body flags ‘unusual decline’ in placements at engg institutions

A Parliamentary panel has flagged an “unusual decline” in placement of engineering graduates at premier engineering institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) between 2021-22 and 2023-24, and also expressed concern over “a decline” in average salary packages at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) between 2022-23 and 2023-24.

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Tariffs, tech and an opportunity for India

Tariff exemptions, announced heading into the weekend, are likely to be temporary, US President Donald Trump confirmed in a post on Truth Social.

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9 Months After Roof Collapse, IGI's T1 Opens for Passengers

What's improved for passengers

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Final Stretch of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Trials Likely to Begin in May

The final 17km stretch of the 82km Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor—from Shatabdi Nagar to Modipuram in Meerut—will undergo trial runs in early May, officials said.

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PWD Forms Panel To Monitor And Expedite Critical Projects In City

The Public Works Department (PWD) has constituted a four-member project monitoring unit for the supervision and timely completion of several projects recently assigned to the department, officials said on Monday.

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Govt sets up QRTs to clear fallen trees

The Delhi government has formed dedicated rapid response teams that will work 24x7 across 11 districts to remove fallen trees that block roads, damage property and disrupt power supply, officials said on Monday.

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Delhi Set To Add 6 New Air Quality Stations: Minister

The Delhi government will set up six new continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAQQMS) across the Capital, state environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Monday—a decision that will increase the number of such stations in the city to 46.

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Delhi govt to halt sale of fuel to overage vehicles within 2 weeks

The Delhi government is likely to implement its ambitious plan to halt the sale of fuel to so-called \"end-of-life vehicles\" (ELVs) within two weeks, officials familiar with the matter said, adding that only 15 of the city's 500 fuel stations remain to be equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras which will enable the scheme's rollout.

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India's first: Assembly to run fully on solar, to ditch ₹2-cr power bill

Delhi assembly will dismantle the old solar panels on its rooftop and install new ones of higher capacity to reduce power bills

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Paschim Vihar Murder: Two Assailants Held From Lucknow

Two men were arrested on Sunday night for shooting dead a 53-year-old property dealer Raj Kumar Drall in Paschim Vihar on Friday morning, police said, adding that two more accused in the case are on the run.

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Caravaggio's works brought to life with performance art

The dimly lit stage at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in Saket came alive on Monday evening as Italian theatre group Teatri 35 brought Caravaggio's paintings to life using the centuries-old tableau vivant technique — French for \"living picture\" — which merges theatrical performance with fine art.

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Former Supertech promoter loses plea

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed a plea by Supertech's former promoter Ram Kishor Arora challenging personal insolvency proceedings initiated against him.

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CM Lauds Ambedkar, Unveils 15-Day Tribute in Delhi Schools

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday paid tributes to Dr B.R. Ambedkar at multiple events across the city and announced that special assemblies will be held in schools for the next 15 days to spread the social reformer's vision.

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Gokalpuri: VHP holds protest over murder

Delhi Police on Monday blocked several leaders of a right-wing organisation from reaching a sit-in protest held by the group over alleged police \"inaction\" in a murder case involving a 19-year-old Hindu man killed by two Muslim men in Gokalpuri, northeast Delhi.

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Noida 16-Year-Old 'Leaves Home After Scolding'

A 16-year-old Class 10 student allegedly left home after being scolded by his parents over studies in Noida's Sector 78, police said on Monday.

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Police bust RRU theft gang; 4 held

Delhi Police busted an interstate gang involved in the theft and illegal resale of Remote Radio Units (RRUs) and arrested four men in a crackdown on a network targeting critical telecom infrastructure, officials said on Monday.

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Delhi HC Allows Rau's CEO Access to Documents from Basement

The Delhi high court has allowed the CEO of a coaching institute at Old Rajendra Nagar — where three IAS aspirants died by drowning in July 2024 — to get possession of some financial documents, dismissing apprehensions by the parent of one of the deceased that doing so would derail the trial in the case.

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With 20K+ reports pending, FSL backlog delays key trials

Over 20,000 forensic reports in serious criminal cases are pending at Delhi's Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Rohini, stalling investigations and delaying justice for thousands of victims and accused individuals.

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Cong spreading 'vote-bank virus': PM in Hisar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Congress for its opposition to the recently enforced Waqf (Amendment) Act on the birth anniversary of the architect of the Indian Constitution, BR Ambedkar, accusing the party of spreading the \"virus of vote bank politics\" and turning scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes (OBCs) into \"second-class citizens\" while in power.

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CPI(M) Will Have to Reinvent to Take on the BJP

MA Baby, newly elected general secretary of the CPI(M), said it is important for the party to reinvent itself, and reach out to the young as it takes on the BJP and the RSS.

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Old Kedarnath route set to be revived this yatra

The Uttarakhand government is set to revive the traditional pilgrim trail to the Kedarnath shrine in August during this year's Char Dham Yatra, in an effort to ease congestion on the existing route, a senior official said on Monday.

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Battle for legacy ensues as BJP, Cong pay tributes to Ambedkar

The 134th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar on Monday turned into a battle for the ownership of his legacy, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party asserting that its government was guided by the vision of the framer of India's Constitution, even as opposition parties accused the BJP and the Centre of only paying lip service to him.

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YSRCP Moves SC Challenging Constitutional Validity of Waqf Amendments

The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, with the party stating that there were serious constitutional violations in the legislation and that it failed to address the concerns of the Muslim community.

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Fresh violence in Bengal over Waqf, several injured

Several people were injured and public properties vandalised as fresh episodes of violence during demonstrations against the recently enforced Waqf (Amendment) Act rocked Bhangar area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday, police said, adding that the situation remained largely under control in Murshidabad, where large-scale violence last week claimed at three lives.

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RSS chief Bhagwat hails Ambedkar for 'efforts to unite Hindu society'

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday praised Dr B.R. Ambedkar for his \"lifelong efforts to unite Hindus\" and drew parallels between the architect of the Indian Constitution and RSS founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, saying both men devoted their lives to the upliftment of society and shared a vision of national development.

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Row erupts over J'khand min's 'Shariat' remark

A political row erupted in Jharkhand on Monday over minister Hafizul Hassan's remarks about Shariat holding more importance to him than the Constitution, with the opposition BJP demanding the JMM leader to be removed from the Hemant Soren-led cabinet.

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Vedas Should Be Part Of Law School Curriculum: SC Judge

It is time law colleges and universities formally incorporated ancient legal philosophy contained in the Vedas and epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata into the curriculum, Supreme Court Justice Pankaj Mithal said, emphasizing that students should be taught about concepts of justice and equity not as principles borrowed from the West but ideas embedded in India's ancient legal reasoning.

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₹1,800-crore drugs dumped into Arabian Sea seized off Guj coast

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad and Indian Coast Guard, in a joint operation, seized 311kg of drugs worth ₹1,800 crore which were dumped into Arabian Sea by Pakistani smugglers who fled across the international maritime boundary on being chased, a senior officer said on Monday.

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Precautions put in place: IAF over 'GPS spoofing'

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday said \"every mission was achieved as planned\", a day after people aware of the matter said the IAF transport aircraft carrying relief materials to earthquake-hit Myanmar late last month faced \"GPS spoofing\".

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UP Sub-Inspector Suspended for Naming Judge as Accused in NBW

A police sub-inspector in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh was suspended and a departmental inquiry was ordered against him after he mistakenly listed a judge's name instead of the accused while filing a return on the execution of a non-bailable warrant, officials said on Monday.

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T'gana Govt Implements Sub-categorisation of SC

The Telangana government on Monday went ahead with a sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes in quotas in educational institutions and for government jobs, issuing a gazette notification and becoming among the first batch of states in the country to implement sub-categorisation after the Supreme Court allowed the same in August 2024.

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Paras cites 'injustice' to quit NDA in Bihar

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) president and former Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Monday announced his party's exit from ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over \"injustice\" meted out to him, in a development that comes months before the assembly polls in Bihar.

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Security near Salman's home gets a boost after new threat, case filed

The Mumbai police on Monday stepped up security around Salman Khan's residence in the city after the traffic police on Sunday received a death threat against the Bollywood actor, officials familiar with the matter said.

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Restitution to defrauded investors back in spotlight

The same day diamantaire Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium at India's request, Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary in New Delhi, handed over a bank demand draft of ₹515.31 crore to Justice (retired) DK Seth.

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How CBI nailed Choksi

After a failed attempt to get Mehul Choksi deported from Dominica in 2021, where he was taken mysteriously from Antigua and Barbuda — he had become a citizen after fleeing India — the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) kept a continuous watch on the fugitive.

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Fire Breaks Out at Lucknow Hospital, Nearly 200 Evacuated

A fire broke out at a hospital in Lucknow on Monday night, prompting the evacuation of nearly 200 patients, officials said. No casualties have been reported.

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Use Diplomatic Might To Amend Travel Advisory On J&K: Omar To Mea

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has urged the ministry of external affairs (MEA) to leverage diplomatic channels to persuade countries like the US, UK, EU, and Australia to revise or withdraw travel advisories cautioning against visits to the region.

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Report rules out tech fault in boat, engine

The report from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Indian Navy speedboat, that crashed into a passenger ferry enroute to Elephanta Island on December 18, has said that there was no fault either in the speedboat or its engine, ruling out the possibility of any malfunction in the vessel, a police officer said.

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The message from Bengaluru

Karnataka's caste survey poses political and legal challenges — its impact will be felt beyond the state

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Managing the Waqf disquiet in West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court ordering deployment of central forces in Murshidabad district of West Bengal following the violence last week is a severe indictment of the state administration.

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Treat Heatwaves as a Health Emergency

India must adopt an aggressive, integrated approach that embeds climate resilience in public health programmes

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India gets a marketplace to trade creative work

WITH ITS INNOVATIVE APPROACH, WAVES BAZAAR IS NOT JUST A PLATFORM—IT'S A MOVEMENT TOWARDS A SMARTER, MORE CONNECTED, AND GLOBALLY INCLUSIVE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

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Uniform civil code vital for true secularism in India

Such has been the intensity of dialogues surrounding the idea of a \"uniform civil code\" that one may be well advised to refrain from commenting in its favour, lest they be labelled \"communal\".

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Zelensky Urges Trump To Visit Ukraine Before Negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday to visit his country to better understand the devastation wrought by Russia's invasion.

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Punjab-Born Doctor, Family Killed in NY Plane Crash

A Punjab-born doctor and members of her family died in a plane crash in upstate New York over the weekend while heading to the Catskills Mountains for a birthday celebration.

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Trump Says No One 'Off the Hook' on Tariffs But Markets Rise

Stock markets on Monday welcomed US tariff exemptions for electronics, but President Donald Trump signaled the reprieve would be temporary and warned no country would get \"off the hook\" in his trade war — especially China.

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Anti-independence forces have illegally seized power

Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said that anti-independence forces have illegally seized power and were actively trying to destroy the country's secular culture as she urged people to drive the usurpers out.

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Noboa Wins Ecuador's Prez Run-Off, Rival Claims Fraud

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa claimed a runaway re-election victory after campaigning on a promise to take an \"iron fist\" to the country's drug cartels.

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Protectionism 'leads nowhere', Xi warns

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism \"leads nowhere\" and that a trade war would have \"no winners,\" state media said, as he arrived in Vietnam on Monday on the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour.

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FTC: Meta bought WhatsApp, Insta after failing to compete

Facebook parent Meta Platforms bought up nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp after its attempts to compete had failed, an attorney for the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said at the beginning of a high-stakes trial in Washington court on Monday, in an effort to unwind the deals.

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Banks slash deposit, lending rates after RBI's repo cut

Banks have started lowering deposit rates after sitting on the fence for months, waiting for the liquidity to be in surplus and credit growth to ebb.

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Foxconn, UP Govt in Talks for Setting Up Mfg Unit in State

The Uttar Pradesh government and iPhone maker Foxconn have started discussions to set up an electronics manufacturing unit in the state, sources aware of the development said.

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Electric bus makers gear up for Delhi's full fleet electrification

Electric bus makers like Tata Motors Ltd, PMI Electro Mobility Solutions Ltd and JBM Auto Ltd are likely to get a lift from the proposed electric vehicles policy of Delhi, India's largest electric bus market.

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Lodha brothers end trademark dispute

The nearly two-and-a-half-month-long dispute over the trademark of the 'Lodha' name between brothers Abhishek, 45, and Abhinandan, 43, in their respective real estate businesses - Lodha Group and The House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL), respectively - has been resolved through mediation directed by the Bombay high court (HC).

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Street chaos marks end of a record year for bulk deals

The Indian equity market closed FY25 with a record-breaking performance in bulk and block deals, clocking a total transaction value of ₹9.4 lakh crore, 3% higher than FY24's ₹9.1 lakh crore and the highest so far.

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Centre Works to Speed Up Hospital Mediclaim Track

Standardised forms, quicker settlements to bring more people under health cover

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'Miracles happen', says Kovac before uphill Barca battle

Trailing 4-0 going into Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final return home leg against Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said his side can draw inspiration from Liverpool's 2018-19 comeback against the same opponents.

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Zverev shakes off recent funk to beat Muller

World number three Alexander Zverev got his clay court season back on track with a 6-4, 6-1 over Frenchman Alexandre Muller in the first round of the ATP event in Munich on Monday.

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Mayank Yadav Set To Join LSG, Likely To Play RR

LSG pacer Mayank Yadav is all set to join the squad on Tuesday after his recovery from injury, according to ESPNcricinfo.

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Skipper MS Dhoni steers CSK home; Pant's fifty goes in vain

CSK's second win of the season comes after hosts muster a modest total despite Pant scoring 63

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Kohli and Salt combine to give RCB the right flavour

In the backdrop of power hitting, sixes and a whole lot of strike rate dominated discussions, how about injecting some clarity and balance of thought?

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Pohela Boishakh is an emotion for Bengalis: Rituparna

As the Bengali community ushers in the new year with prayers and gratitude for the harvest today, actor-producer Rituparna Sengupta describes Pohela Boishakh as more than \"just a festival\".

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Shooting for Adolescence was a heartbreaking joy, says actor Christine Tremarco

Following its premiere last month, the British limited series Adolescence has become a breakout sensation.

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Mooh Band! How Good Is Mouth-Taping For You?

People should seek doctor's advice and not blindly follow online trends. Dr Pujan Parikh, Sleep Medicine Expert

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Pawan Kalyan's Wife Anna Lezhneva Offers Hair at Tirumala After Son Mark Shankar's Recovery Post Singapore Fire Incident

Actor and Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan's son, Mark Shankar Pavanovich, was injured in a fire that broke out at a shophouse on River Valley Road in Singapore on April 8.

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'Main Agar Saal Mein 2 Films Bhi Kar Lun, Wo Mere Liye Bahut Hai'

Despite completing 15 years in Hindi cinema and earning international acclaim with The White Tiger, actor Adarsh Gourav isn't interested in chasing the typical Bollywood hustle.

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Insta storm: Apoorva and Rida break silence on black magic claims

After my video there have been a lot of assumptions and a lot of hate going around and as much as I appreciate you guys having my back. This is the last thing that I wanted. I wanted to share my story and my feelings - nothing more. So let's please not jump to conclusions or spread negativity

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