Bushra Bibi, who married Khan in 2018, is given a 14 year prison sentence amid corruption allegations.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners close gap on league leaders Liverpool
Second-half strikes from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus earn Arsenal a 2-1 victory after Nottingham Forest frustrated Mikel Arteta's side.
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All About Neel Acharya, The Indian Student Who Was Found Dead In US
Neel Acharya, an Indian student studying in the United States, was found dead on Sunday, following a report of his disappearance by his mother. The Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office received a distress call around 11:30 am on Sunday, leading officials to 500 Allison Road in West Lafayette, where they found the dead body of a "college-aged male" on Purdue University campus in Indiana.
Purdue University's interim Computer Science head Chris Clifton shared the tragic news of Neel Acharya's passing in an email announcement, stating, “It...
Monday, January 29, 2024
Viswanathan Anand Attends Lollapalooza, Sings Along With Legendary Sting
Chess legend Viswanathan Anand grabbed the limelight at Lollapalooza 2024 by enthusiastically singing along in the crowd during iconic singer Sting's performance on stage. He delivered classic lines from The Police's hit song "Roxanne," and a video capturing Mr Anand's joyous moment went viral, prompting widespread applause on the internet.
Mr Anand took to social media platform X to share his fanboy moment, he wrote, "When I was very young, songs like "Every Breath You Take" and "Roxanne" by The Police made a huge impression on me. Fast forward...
Jordan base attack: What options does US have to respond?
Failure to act decisively risks sending a message of weakness - act too forcefully and things could escalate.
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Sunday, January 28, 2024
Disposable vapes to be banned over fears for children's health
Rishi Sunak announces the plan saying "we must act" to tackle a rise in vaping among children.
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2 Deputies From BJP, 6 Ministers Take Oath: Nitish Kumar's New Bihar Team
Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLC Samrat Choudhary took oath as Bihar Deputy Chief Minister along with Vijay Kumar Sinha at Raj Bhavan in Patna on Sunday.
Samrat Choudhary was on Sunday chosen as the leader of the BJP's legislature party, paving the way for him to become the Bihar Deputy Chief Minister.
BJP's Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, and six other ministers including JDU's Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, JDU's Bijendra Prasad Yadav, BJP's Dr Prem Kumar, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president Dr Santosh Kumar Suman,...
Watch: Escaped monkey spotted in Highland village
The Japanese macaque was filmed helping himself from a bird feeder in Kincraig.
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Saturday, January 27, 2024
Dutch Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Luke Littler 8-6 in final
Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen beats teenager Luke Littler 8-6 to win the Dutch Darts Masters.
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Xavi: Barcelona manager to leave at end of season
Barcelona manager Xavi says he will step down at the end of the season.
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Dragons' Den episode edited after ear seed complaints
Campaigners say the programme featured "unfounded" health claims about the wellness product.
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Friday, January 26, 2024
The Traitors reveal themselves in reality TV final
Viewers found out in Friday's final whether the traitors or the faithful had won the £95,000 prize.
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Government announces second probe of Telegraph sale
The investigation comes after the UAE-backed bidder made last minute changes.
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Hamas attack: US pauses UNRWA funding over claims of staff involvement
US pauses funding to UNRWA after Israel accuses 12 workers of being part of 7 October outrage.
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Ukrainian intelligence does not rule out PoWs on downed Russian plane
Intelligence officer says he cannot exclude possibility, but adds that Russia has provided no proof.
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Republic Day 2024: Difference Between Unfurling And Hoisting National Flag
As India prepares to celebrate Republic Day, this year holds special significance, marking 75 years since the adoption of the Constitution. Republic Day in India is celebrated with grand parades, colourful state tableaus, and diverse cultural displays. But did you know that on this day, the Indian flag is unfurled, not hoisted? While the terms 'flag hoisting' and 'flag unfurling' are commonly interchanged, they represent different techniques in presenting the national flag.
Let's look at the subtle yet significant differences in how the flag is...
Harrison Ford's Star Wars script goes to auction
The script was left by Harrison Ford in a flat he rented in Notting Hill, west London.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Investigator still believes cleared sub-postmaster was guilty
Raymond Grant told the inquiry he still thought the branch manager he investigated had stolen money.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Turkey parliament backs Sweden's Nato membership
Sweden applied to join Nato in 2022 after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Man held for murder over South Africa building fire
The man told a public inquiry he started a Johannesburg building fire that killed 77 people last August.
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Monday, January 22, 2024
Norman Jewison: Renowned Canadian film director dies at 97
A versatile storyteller, Norman Jewison tackled issues such as racism and civil rights.
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Bath University makes students resit exam after giving answers
A university accidentally printed the answers on one of their exams and is making students resit.
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Sunday, January 21, 2024
Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool: A 'winning machine' - Danny Murphy analysis on why Liverpool did not miss stars
MOTD2 pundit and ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy says the Reds showed against Bournemouth that they can fill the void left by Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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Gut health: Goat milk firm's poo post-box tests microbiome
The company sends stool samples to the University of Cambridge for microbiome analysis.
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Great Yarmouth: Murder charge after woman's body found
Further tests are being carried out into the cause of death, Norfolk Police say.
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Saturday, January 20, 2024
Red Sea 'scary' for ships' crews, says captain
The captain of a vessel in the Red Sea shares his concerns about the Houthi attacks on shipping.
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Cancer survivors empowered by posing nude for calendar
The women started off petrified but ended up like goddesses, the photographer says.
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Ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch 'vehemently denies' sex trafficking allegations
Mike Jeffries claims the allegations fall outside statute of limitations, and are "meritless".
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Russia: Cat thrown off train into snow found dead
Russia's state rail company apologises after its conductor dumped the feline in freezing temperatures.
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Friday, January 19, 2024
Trudeau balancing act on Israel-Gaza annoys both sides of debate
Canada's prime minister has been criticised for failing to define his country's stance on the war.
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Severe Cold To Persist In Delhi, Orange Alert Issued Amid Dense Fog
The weather department has issued an "orange alert" for dense fog on Saturday in the national capital and adjoining areas, officials on Friday said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast mainly clear skies with dense to very dense fog during the early hours.
There will be cold to severe cold day condition at isolated places in Delhi, with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle around 15 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively, they said.
Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist and head of the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, said...
Universal Credit claims no longer paused while AI fraud checks carried out
The government has stopped suspending claims flagged as suspicious by an AI fraud detection tool.
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Théo Luhaka: French police officers given suspended sentences for brutal assault
Théo Luhaka suffered severe injuries from a police baton in a case which triggered days of protests.
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
"We Were Such...": Konkona On Working With Team Wake Up Sid After 15 Years
Konkona Sen Sharma, who is winning hearts with her portrayal of Swathi in Killer Soup, was recently asked about her ad shoot with the cast of Wake Up 2. On being asked about her experience of shooting with the team of Wake Up Sid after almost 15 years, Konkona Sen Sharma told Hindustan Times, "So lovely!. Actually, its mainly the actors! You know, Ranbir (Kapoor), Namit (Das), Shikha (Talsania)… four of us were working again, and we were like, ‘Oh my god! We were such babies back in the day! (smiles) Ranbir had just Saawariya I think, so he was...
Biden says air strikes against Yemen's Houthis will continue
The remarks come as the US confirmed a fifth round of strikes on Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Yemen strikes: Houthis to be re-designated as terror group by US
It forces US financial institutions to freeze funds belonging to the group and bars members from the US.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
What Is Disease X? How Scientists Are Preparing For The Next Pandemic
It sounds like something Elon Musk might have cooked up: "Disease X." In fact, the term was coined years ago as a way of getting scientists to work on medical countermeasures for unknown infectious threats - novel coronaviruses like the one that causes Covid-19, for example - instead of just known ones, like the Ebola virus. The idea was to encourage the development of platform technologies, including vaccines, drug therapies and diagnostic tests, that could be rapidly adapted and deployed in response to an array of future outbreaks with epidemic...
Ethiopia hunger: About 225 starve to death in Tigray - officials
There are fears that a famine is looming in the drought-hit and war-scarred Ethiopian region.
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Monday, January 15, 2024
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to additional prison term
Narges Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences and has been in jail almost continuously since 2010.
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Sunday, January 14, 2024
Man Visiting China Shares Machines Speaking In Hindi On Detecting Passport
An engineer visiting China recently shared on X that the machines in the Asian country can speak Hindi after they detect an Indian passport. Shantanu Goel shared pictures on his social media account and it soon went viral on the internet.
The first picture shows the machines at the Foreigner Fingerprint Self-Collection Area and the second picture shows instructions written in Hindi as well as Mandarin.
The caption of the post reads, "Landed in China These machines speak in Hindi on detecting my Indian passport."
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Landed...
Renowned Urdu Poet Munawwar Rana Dies At 71
Renowned poet Munawwar Rana passed away at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here on Sunday. He was 71 years old.
He was suffering from throat cancer for a long time.
Munawwar Rana's daughter Sumaiya Rana told PTI that her father died at the hospital late on Sunday night and will be laid to rest on Monday.
The poet is survived by his wife, four daughters and a son.
"He was hospitalised for 14 to 15 days due to illness. He was first admitted to Medanta in Lucknow and then to SGPGI where he breathed his last around 11...
David Cameron denies £10m payment from Greensill Capital
The foreign secretary says he was a "private citizen" while working for the collapsed finance firm.
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Saturday, January 13, 2024
My brain cancer diagnosis was a total shock
BBC Scotland's political editor says the discovery of a tumour was devastating - but that he's been lucky.
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Friday, January 12, 2024
Donald Trump asked to pay NY Times nearly $400,000 in legal costs
The expenses are for a failed lawsuit the former president filed against the paper and its reporters.
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South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ hearing
After two days of legal argument, judges must now rule on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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"Nose Cover": All About The New Gen Z Trend Taking Over Internet
From millennial pout to the peace sign, there have been several poses that have hung around for decades. However, now the "nose cover" pose has left a lot of adults scratching their heads over what it might mean. Gen Z children everywhere seem to be hopping on this trend, including Tyson Fury's 14-year-old daughter Venezuela, who has been seen covering her face in a family picture posted on mum Paris Fury's Instagram along with Paris' niece Valentino.
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Viking History To A Crownless King: 5 Things To Know About Danish Monarchy
After 52 years on the throne, Denmark's Queen Margrethe II will abdicate on Sunday, handing over power to her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik, who will take the name Frederik X.
Here are five things to know about the Danish monarchy:
Viking heritage
This is only the second time that a Danish sovereign has abdicated -- the last being Erik III almost nine centuries ago in 1146.
Since the death of Britain's Elizabeth II, Margrethe has been the longest-reigning monarch in Europe, as well as the only woman monarch who did not get her title through...
eBay pays $3m fine in blogger harassment case
Executives sent live spiders and cockroaches to a US couple who criticised the firm, court papers show.
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Video shows cars driving through sea foam after storm
The foam was left behind after flood waters receded after a storm on the coast of New Hampshire.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
How Ecuador descended into gang violence
A closer look at what is behind the wave of violence which has engulfed once-peaceful Ecuador.
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Swedish alarm after defence chiefs' war warning
A warning to Swedes to prepare for war from two top defence officials prompts accusations of alarmism.
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Full House At Merry Christmas Screening: Katrina-Vicky, Ananya And Others
It was a star-studded night on Wednesday as actors across the film fraternity assembled under one roof to attend the screening of the much-awaited thriller Merry Christmas. Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, who will be paired opposite each other for the first time attended the screening in style. Vijay Sethupathi was spotted in his casual best while Katrina looked lovely in a black dress. Katrina Kaif's biggest cheerleader, her husband Vciky Kaushal...
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
After Kangana Ranaut Requests Stay On Defamation Case, Javed Akhtar Says...
Actor Kangana Ranaut's petition for a stay on proceedings of a defamation complaint filed against her was only a delaying tactic, lyricist and complainant Javed Akhtar submitted to the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.
Javed Akhtar urged the high court to dismiss the petition filed by the Queen actor.
Earlier this month, Kangana Ranaut approached the high court for a stay on Javed Akhtar's criminal defamation complaint filed against her in 2020. She urged the High Court to hear the case along with a cross-complaint filed by her against Javed Akhtar.
The...
Hollesley Bay prisoner serving robbery sentence absconds
Police want help finding Matthew Smith, 29, who is an inmate at HMP Hollesley Bay in Suffolk.
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Monday, January 8, 2024
Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines finds loose bolts during inspections
The airline finds installation issues, including bolts in need of "tightening", during checks of Boeing planes.
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Franz Beckenbauer: German legend was one of football's most important figures
Franz Beckenbauer, who has died aged 78, was the friend of Sir Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Pele and one of football's most important figures.
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Sunday, January 7, 2024
3 Tamil Nadu Girls Left For South Korea To Meet BTS, What Happened Next
Never in their wildest dreams, three school girls of a village, tucked away in a sleepy region of Karur district had imagined that their passion for music and dance would one day goad them to take the path unknown; of attempting to travel to a foreign country with little money and without passports.
Passionate fans of BTS, the hugely popular Korean pop band, the girls, all aged 13 and students of Class 8 in a state-run school, decided to go all the way to Seoul, the South Korean capital, to meet their loved stars.
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Heavy Rain In Chennai Causes Traffic Jams, More Showers Expected Ahead
Traffic moved at a snail's pace, and commuters faced severe road jams as rains lashed parts of the Chennai district on Sunday evening.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecasted rains over various districts in Tamil Nadu for the next seven days.
The RMC also predicted heavy rains at isolated places over ten districts of the state for Sunday.
"Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruvallur, Chennai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, and Tirunelveli districts...
Kevin de Bruyne: Man City boss Pep Guardiola says 'the people love him' as midfielder returns
Manchester City made a routine start to their FA Cup defence against Huddersfield, but it was the sight of a returning Kevin de Bruyne that proved the real highlight for the home fans.
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Boeing 737 Max 9: Jets to stay grounded as inspections continue
The US aviation regulator says 171 Boeing planes will remain grounded until it is satisfied they are safe.
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Saturday, January 6, 2024
Ex-India Stars Come Up With Memes As Wait For AFG T20Is Squad Continues
The wait continues for India's squad announcement for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan which is starting from January 11. Reports claimed that the selectors were going to announce the squad on Friday but there was no official reports from the BCCI. Former Indian cricket team stars Aakash Chopra and Parthiv Patel took to social media to express their feelings about the wait and the memes posted by them on X (formerly called Twitter) has already gone viral.
According to a report, the national selectors are not finding it easy to pick...
Ukraine-Russia war: missiles kill 11, including children, Ukrainian official says
Five children are among those killed in a missile strike in the east, the local governor says.
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Delhi Withdraws Order Extending Winter Vacations In Schools
Delhi's Directorate of Education Saturday night withdrew an order extending winter vacation in schools in the national capital, officials said.
Earlier on Saturday, the directorate stated that the winter vacation in all government and private schools in the national capital has been extended till January 10 due to cold weather conditions.
A Delhi government official said that there was some error in the order.
"The order extending winter break was incorrectly issued. The order has been withdrawn immediately. Decision on the same will be taken tomorrow...
Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says
Three months into the Gaza war, the militants are "without commanders" in the area, the IDF say.
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Friday, January 5, 2024
Speed Racer actor Christian Oliver and daughters die in plane crash
Christian Oliver was travelling with his daughters, ages 10 and 12, when they crashed in the Caribbean.
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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Ruth Perry: Ofsted chief promises sister minute's silence
Sir Martyn Oliver said that inspectors will pause training on the anniversary of Ruth Perry's death.
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Luke Littler: 16-year-old says he's 'not bothered' about age jokes
Darts sensation Luke Littler speaks to BBC Sport's Matt Graveling about the final of the World Darts Championship as well as people joking about his age.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
London Zoo tots up tigers, tallies tortoises and polls penguins
London Zoo conducts its annual count of residents - who take advantage of the photo opportunity.
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Arvind Kejriwal To Be Arrested Today? AAP Leaders Raise Alarm
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could be arrested in the morning following a raid at his home, leaders of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party tweeted hours after he refused to appear for questioning in the alleged Delhi liquor scam. Party sources said they are ready for any eventuality. Sources in the Enforcement Directorate – the central agency probing the money laundering angle, which has called Mr Kejriwal for questioning several times -- have said they have no such information.
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Luke Littler beats Rob Cross to reach World Darts Championship final
Teenager Luke Littler beats 2018 champion Rob Cross to storm into the final of PDC World Darts Championship.
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Who was Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut?
The 57-year-old was deputy head of Hamas's political bureau and helped establish the group's military wing.
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"Getting Paid Truckload...": Khawaja On Picking T20 Over Test Cricket
Australia batter Usman Khawaja has admitted that he would have stopped playing Test cricket by now, had he been asked to play for inferior wages by the board of any other cricketing nation. Ever since South Africa announced their squad for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand, several former cricketers have raised concerns over the future of the 'purest format of the game'. For context, Proteas have named a second string squad for the two match Test series against the Kiwis. Uncapped batter Neil Brand is set to lead out the South African...
Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies
The social justice campaigner died on her birthday, aged 61, after being ill for sometime.
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Monday, January 1, 2024
Newspaper headlines: Cost of Red Sea attacks and 'virtual rape' investigated
The i reports on fears Red Sea attacks on ships will have a knock-on effect on key supplies to the UK.
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Working Towards Closing Down 1,000 Private Madrassas: Assam Chief Minister
The Assam government is trying to negotiate with private madrassas for their closure and conversion to general schools, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on New Year's day. This comes after his government has already shut down all government-run madrassas in the state and converted them to general schools.
"Private madrassas are protected by the constitutions of India as it is written that the government cannot touch minority-run educational institutes. They don't even fall under the RTE Act. But having said that, the Assam police and education...
Janhvi Name-Checks Rumoured Boyfriend Shikhar On The Koffee Couch
The newest guests on the Koffee couch is sister duo Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor. The chat show host Karan Johar on Monday dropped the latest promo of Koffee With Karan and lets just say its all kinds of fun. From addressing dating rumours to mimicking Anil Kapoor, the sisters were on fire. Our favourite part of the promo was however when Janhvi mentioned her rumoured boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya AKA "shiku" as one of the three people on her speed-dial list. It so happened that Karan Johar asked Janhvi Kapoor,"Name three people on your speed-dial...
Teenager killed in three-car collision on New Year's Day
An 18-year-old passenger was killed and three other people injured in the crash on New Year's Day.
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