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January 18, 2023

Man opens plane door accidentally

A passenger created panic among co-fliers by accidentally opening the emergency exit of an IndiGo plane after boarding at Chennai airport last month and the aircraft, which was on the ground, was subject to mandatory engineering checks before it flew to Tiruchirapalli.

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'BUSINESS MEETS' TO LAY OFF 3,000

Global investment firm Goldman Sachs sacked more than 3,000 employees after calling them to the New York headquarters in the guise of holding business meetings, the media reported.

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'I WILL NEVER GO TO AN RSS OFFICE'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of capturing institutions and putting pressure on the Election Commission and the judiciary, and also declared that he will not visit an RSS of fice even if someone slits his throat.

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2,800 citizens hit the roads with brooms in hand

Around 2,800 citizens of Belapur descended on the roads on Tuesday, choosing not to limit the line \"My Garbage, My Responsibility\" to slogans, deciding instead to give sanitation workers a day off and clean the streets themselves.

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Nadda to stay BJP chief till LS elections

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J.P. Nadda's term was extended till June next year at the party's national executive meeting on Tuesday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserting they will win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls with a bigger mandate than in 2019.

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Makki mentored Mumbai attack mastermind

Abdul Rehman Makki, the Pakistan-based deputy chief of banned terror outfit the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its former head of its foreign affairs wing, who was on Monday designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations, has a Mumbai connection.

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PM in Mumbai: To launch projects worth over ₹38,800cr

Will dedicate Metro Lines 2A, 7 to the nation; will also launch redevelopment of CSMT and road concreting projects

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Suspicious boat found in Uran creek, probe begins

There was no name or number on the boat and no person on board the vessel found with 1,500 litres of fuel

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After rap, hawking policy promised

Shifting of licensed vendors away from railway stations already underway, says civic official

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RBI cautions states against reverting to old pension scheme

The Reserve Bank has sounded a note of caution on reversion to the old pension scheme by some states, saying it poses a major risk on the \"subnational fiscal horizon\" and would result in accumulation of unfunded liabilities in the coming years for them.

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Rahul: BJP, RSS 'capturing all institutions in country

Normal democratic processes are now 'missing' from India, he claims

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Chorus of 'NTPC go back' grows louder

Amid evacuations and demolitions in sinking Joshimath, several residents and activists are calling for the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to shut down its activities in the region, alleging that one of its projects contributed to subsidence in the area.

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Gehlot's clean chit to leaders, officers in paper leak case

Facing attacks from not only the Opposition but his own party leaders on the issue of recruitment exam question paper leak cases in the state, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given clean chit to the leaders and officers and claimed that no officer and leader are involved in the case.

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L-G not a headmaster: Kejriwal's jibe at Saxena

Delhi CM says the L-G suffers from 'feudal mindset'

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Mamata slams Centre's letter on judges' appointment

TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the judiciary should be independent.

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U.K. orders extradition of arms dealer Bhandari

The 60-year-old faced two extradition requests from the Indian authorities for money laundering and tax evasion

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Final Toll In Russian Strike On Dnipro Is 44, Including 5 Kids

The final death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in southeastern Ukraine reached 44, officials said on Tuesday, as the body of another child was pulled from the wreckage.

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Nepal starts handing over bodies of plane crash victims

Nepal authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed after Yeti Airlines' aircraft with 72 people crashed in a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara.

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Sarfaraz stands tall amid ruins

Sitting atop a pile of runs, Sarfaraz Khan was a shattered man after failing to break into the Indian team for the upcoming Test series against Australia.

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Sen begins title defence on right foot

Defending champion Lakshya Sen registered a straight-game win over compatriot HS Prannoy to make a winning start to his title defence at the YonexSunrise India Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Tuesday.

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