Horrific attack in Mumbai: Upset over breakup, man stabs ex-girlfriend outside maternity hospital, then slits his own throat | Mumbai News

The accused, identified as Sonu Barai, died on the spot; 24-year-old Manisha Yadav is critical and undergoing treatment in a private hospital. MUMBAI: A 24-year-old unemployed man, upset over breakup with his girlfriend, chased her to a maternity hospital in full public view in Lalbaug’s Chinchpokli area early Friday morning, stabbed her, and then slit…

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‘Bike dragged under bus’: How Andhra fire mishap unfolded; motorcyclist, 19 passengers dead | India News

Charred remains of a Hyderabad-bound private bus that caught fire after a collision with a two-wheeler, near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. NEW DELHI: The blaze that engulfed a passenger bus in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday was sparked when a motorcycle came under the vehicle and was dragged along, leading…

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Cursed or sacred? Paris’ Louvre museum robbers took many jewels — but left behind this rare Andhra diamond | Hyderabad News

Thieves spare ‘cursed’ Regent Diamond of Andhra origin in Louvre heist HYDERABAD: In a mysterious turn during a heist at Paris’s Louvre Museum earlier this week, thieves made off with priceless Napoleonic jewels but curiously left behind the Regent Diamond — a 140.64-carat gemstone valued at nearly $60 million and believed to carry a centuries-old…

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‘So-and-so never named’: Siddaramaiah clarifies son’s successor comment; claims remark ‘twisted’ | India News

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief ministerSiddaramaiah on Friday dismissed reports that his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah had named a successor, saying the remarks were “twisted” and that Yathindra had merely spoken about principles.“I spoke to him (Yathindra) and asked what exactly he had said. He told me he spoke only about principles and did…

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‘Pak can’t win war against India’: Ex-CIA officer says US paid millions to ISI; claims Musharraf was Washington’s man | India News

NEW DELHI: Former CIA officer John Kiriakou has said that Pakistan “cannot win a conventional war against India” and needs to realise that nothing good will come out of fighting with India.In an interview with ANI, Kiriakou, who served 15 years in the CIA, including as chief of counterterrorism operations in Pakistan said, “Nothing, literally…

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Punjab CM, Kejriwal to attend events marking 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur | India News

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will attend religious congregations on Saturday to mark the beginning of a series of events commemorating the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.The Punjab government will perform an ‘ardas’ (prayer) at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi on October 25 to begin the…

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Monetary benefits from use of bio-resources shared with local communities in Maharashtra, UP | India News

NEW DELHI: Recognising local communities as custodians of India’s rich biological heritage, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), which regulates access to the country’s biological resources, has shared monetary benefits generated out of use of such resources by commercial entities, with local communities in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh for pursuing conservation-related activities.Though the released amount of…

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