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'NOBODY CAN BRAINWASH YOU UNLESS YOU WANT IT, I WANTED PEACE'
Former actor Sana Khan on speculation around quitting films after marrying cleric-businessman Mufti Anas Saiyad
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January 18, 2026
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New at the crease
At 16, she is the youngest player to ever secure a WPL contract. She is already practising with giants and may even get to play. Meet Deeya Yadav
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January 18, 2026
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Row as MP Cong MLA links rape to ‘beauty’, cites ‘reward’ in scriptures
gress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya hasstirred a massive controversy by linking sexual violence to “beauty” , and claiming that certain religious scriptures incentivise assault on marginalised women as form of “teerth phal” or “fruit of pilgrimage”.
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January 18, 2026
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RUSSIAN HELD IN GOA CONFESSES TO MORE MURDERS, PROBE ON: POLICE
The 37-year-old Russian man, who was arrested for allegedly killing two women compatriots in Goa, has confessed to multiple murders across various locations, police officers familiar with the matter said on Saturday, adding that they were looking into his claims.
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January 18, 2026
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Vihaan shines in India’s win
Vihaan Malhotra took four wickets to trigger a spectacular implosion in the Bangladesh batting as they fell just 18 runs short of a revised DLS target of 165 in their U-19 World Cup group league match in Bulawayo on Saturday.
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January 18, 2026
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US slams South Africa over Brics war games with China
The US escalated its criticism of South Africa after naval exercises this week involving China and some of the BRICS member nations.
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January 18, 2026
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OPENAI TO TEST ADS IN CHATGPT TO RAISE REVENUE
MEXICO CITY/BENGALURU: OpenAI said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to some US users, ramping up efforts to generate revenue from the AI chatbot to fund the high costs of developing the technology.
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January 18, 2026
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Protect Constitution and judiciary: Mamata to CJI
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to “protect” the country’s Constitution, democracy and judiciary from a “disaster’, called for an end to the rising trend of media trials, arguing that public narratives often bypass the legal process before cases are officially disposed of.
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January 18, 2026
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10% Trump tariff looms for 8 nations over Greenland
NUUK: President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.
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January 18, 2026
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{ 2 BODIES FOUND IN GOA } SENT TO 14-DAY JUDICIAL REMAND Russian man confesses to more murders
The 37-year-old Russian man, who was accused of killing two women compatriots, has confessed to multiple murders across various locations, including Goa, police said on Saturday, adding that the bodies of two women have been recovered, so far.
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January 18, 2026
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INDONESIA PLANE MISSING WITH 10 PEOPLE ON BOARD
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January 18, 2026
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Decriminalising adolescent relationships under POCSO
Five centuries after Shakespeare wrote about the world’s most famous star-crossed young lovers, Romeo and Juliet popped up at India’s Supreme Court.
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January 18, 2026
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Nasa readies for Moon race with China
{ SPACE RACE 2.0
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January 18, 2026
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Nikki on eye surgery: It's not a stye, but a medical condition
A video of Nikki Tamboli stepping out of a clinic sparked concerns online (inset)
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January 18, 2026
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Ahead of mayoral race, Shinde shifts Sena corporators to hotel
A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dominated the civic polls across 29 cities in Maharashtra, the race to form a majority in the civic bodies has begun in earnest.
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January 18, 2026
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AIADMK announces 5 key promises ahead of TN assembly elections
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday announced five key poll promises, signalling the party's aggressive stance and preparedness for the upcoming assembly election in Tamil Nadu.
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January 18, 2026
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IndiGo hit with record ₹22cr fine for Dec chaos
IndiGo's regulatory blues
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January 18, 2026
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Man on run after killing woman in Canada held
SANGRUR: A 27-year-old man, who had fled to India after allegedly murdering a woman in Canada in October last year, has been arrested in Punjab’s Sangrur district, police said on Saturday, adding that he had issued threats to her family in the district to drop the murder case against him.
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January 18, 2026
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From the beginning, we wanted Bridgerton to be an inclusive fantasy: Creator Jess Brownell
As Bridgerton returns for its fourth season, creator Jess Brownell beams over the show's global popularity: \"We didn't know if young people would be interested in watching something set in the 1800s, but I'm pleased to see how it's been accepted.
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January 18, 2026
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BCB urges ICC to switch its group
(ICO) on Saturday to shift its preliminary group in next month’s T20 World Cupas it continued to insist that its matches be moved out of India and to co-host Sri Lanka.
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January 18, 2026
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WORK MAKES ME FORGET ALL PAIN: TANNISHTHA CHATTERJEE
The National Award- winning actor on her stage comeback amid ongoing cancer treatment and nerve damage
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January 18, 2026
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Modi raises pitch against ‘infiltrators’, targets TMC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said illegal immigration had altered West Bengal's demography and triggered riots, intensifying his attack on the state's Trinamool Congress (TMC) government over the “infiltration” issue ahead of the upcoming state elections.
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January 18, 2026
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Shah meets Biren amid buzz over formation of new govt in Manipur
The meeting between Union home minister Amit Shah and former Manipur chief minister Biren Singh late on Friday focused on building “a conducive environment” for the formation of a government in the ethnic strife-torn northeastern state, people aware of the devel- ‘opments said on Saturday.
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January 18, 2026
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Honour role
What does it take to tell a war story with a sense of truth? From the start, Raghavan says, he was determined that his film would follow the facts. What did soldiers really feel? What thoughts went through their minds? What did it take to override the basic human imperative to survive, in order to keep fighting? The result is Ikkis, which tells the true story of a 21-year-old who secured the victory he wanted, and paid for it with his life. It is a war film that isn't centred on a villain, doesn't seek to promote hate. That puts India, and its heroes, first
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January 18, 2026
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Soul survivors
WHEN TOMORROW SOUNDS LIKE YESTERDAY
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January 18, 2026
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No handshake ahead of India-B’desh game
A few months ago, India and Pakistan players didn’t shake hands at the Asia Cup amid political tension between the neighbours.
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January 18, 2026
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INDIA URGES IRAN TO GIVE CONSULAR ACCESS TO DETAINED OIL TANKER CREW
India has pressed Iranian authorities to grant consular access to 16 of its crew members of an oil tanker that was seized last month and to complete judicial proceedings against them soon, the Indian embassy in Tehran said on Saturday.
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January 18, 2026
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India defends absence from Brics naval drill
The Brics naval exercise held off the coast of South Africa, which India didn't join, was nota regular or institutionalised activity of the grouping and all Brics members didn't participate in it, the external affairs ministry said on Saturday.
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January 18, 2026
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Here's to us
There's a relationship most of us neglect: the bond we build with ourselves. We scramble to impress others, but don’t really ask what we want. Start the year by changing this, and watch as the world shifts to see you better too
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January 18, 2026
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TRUMP: 8 EUROPE NATIONS TO FACE 10% TARIFF OVER GREENLAND STAND
President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a row over the future of Denmark's vast Arctic island.
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