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'Friend' nabbed in Haryana Congress worker murder case, police say he strangled her, dumped body in suitcase Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Monday arrested a "friend" of Congress worker Himani Narwal for allegedly strangling her after a fight at her home and later dumping her body in a suitcase.

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India, Pak came closer to resolving Kashmir issue when Manmohan Singh was PM: Omar Abdullah Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that India and Pakistan came closer to resolving the Kashmir issue during the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government and he is not expecting a return to the situation in his lifetime.



DEL12 CONG-SHAMA MOHAMED-LD ROHIT Cong asks spokesperson to delete post critical of Rohit Sharma, cautions her New Delhi: The Congress on Monday reprimanded its spokesperson Shama Mohamed for fat-shaming Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and asked her to delete her social media posts in which she made the comments and exercise greater caution in future.

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PM Modi goes on safari in Gir, lauds tribals for preserving habitat of Asiatic lions Sasan (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a lion safari at Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat's Junagadh district on Monday morning, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day.

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Jharkhand govt tables Rs 1.45 lakh-crore budget for FY 2025-26 Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Monday presented a Rs 1.45 lakh-crore budget for 2025-26, allocating a whopping Rs 62,844 crore for social welfare programmes aimed at helping the poor, women and other vulnerable groups.

CAL19 WB-SFI-2NDLD STRIKE

Bengal: Leftist, TMCP activists clash as SFI enforces strike on university campuses Kolkata: Activists of various Leftist student bodies and Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) engaged in clashes across West Bengal on Monday during a strike called by CPI(M)'s student wing SFI on university campuses in the state demanding the resignation of Education Minister Bratya Basu.

CAL18 BH-ASSEMBLY-LD BUDGET

Bihar govt tables Rs 3.17 lakh crore budget in assembly Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday tabled a Rs 3.17 lakh crore budget in the assembly, the last before the state goes to polls later this year.

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Tunnel collapse: Rescue teams look for human presence at other locations suggested by scientists Nagarkurnool (Telangana): Rescue teams involved in the Telangana tunnel collapse operation are inspecting locations identified by scientists for possible human presence, following a radar survey, as they only detected metals at other spots, officials said on Monday.

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India's Got Latent row: SC allows Ranveer Allahbadia to air 'The Ranveer Show' New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia to air his "The Ranveer Show" subject to maintaining "morality and decency" and an undertaking that it was suitable for all ages.

LGD5 DL-COURT-ENGINEER RASHID

Engineer Rashid moves Delhi court seeking interim bail to attend Parliament New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid has moved a Delhi court seeking interim bail in the alleged terror funding case to attend the upcoming Parliament session.

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Nitish Katara murder case: SC asks Delhi govt to decide on remission to convict New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to decide in two weeks over remission to Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, serving a 20-year jail term without remission in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case.

LGD20 SC-SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENTS

SC agrees to examine plea over blocking of social media content New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea over the issue of blocking of social media accounts or content without an opportunity to be heard to the creator or originator.

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Visually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity to join judicial services: SC New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday held that visually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity of employment in judicial services.

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Demolition case: SC says no to plea against Gujarat authorities, allows petitioner to move HC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a plea for contempt action against Gujarat authorities for allegedly violating its directions on demolition of properties.

FOREIGN FGN32 CHINA-PARLIAMENT

Trump tariff threats, economic slowdown set to overshadow China's annual parliament session Beijing: US President Donald Trump's tariff threats, along with firm policies to contain China and the economic slowdown, are expected to dominate the annual session of the Chinese parliament beginning here on Tuesday.By K J M Varma

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Bangladesh's top court upholds acquittal of Khaleda Zia in corruption case Dhaka: Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court ruling that acquitted former premier and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a corruption case in which she was sentenced to seven years in jail by a lower court.

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