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DEL 50 SRIDEVI-LD BODY
Private jet carrying Sridevi's body lands at Mumbai
Mumbai/Dubai: The body of Bollywood icon Sridevi, whose sudden death triggered a frenzy of grief, disbelief and searching questions, was flown back to Mumbai today after Dubai authorities determined that she had accidently drowned in her hotel bathtub.
DEL 49 LDALL NIRAVMODI
PNB fraud:Nirav faces more heat, jewellery business files bankruptcy plea in US, CBI quizzes top banker
Mumbai/New Delhi: Diamond trader Nirav Modi, a key accused in the alleged PNB fraud which is now pegged at close to USD 2 billion, today faced more heat with the ED moving a court for a non-bailable warrant(NBW) and another court issuing summons to him in a tax evasion case.
DEL 39 EC-POLLING NE
75 per cent polling in Nagaland, 67 in Meghalaya
New Delhi: Seventy-five per cent polling was recorded in Nagaland and 67 per cent in Meghalaya in the assembly polls held today in the two northeastern states, Election Commission (EC) officials said.
DEL 34 KA-LD PM-CONG
PM calls Siddaramaiah govt "seedha rupaiya sarkar", Cong hits back with "maun Modi jibe"
Bengaluru/Davangere: The BJP and Congress were locked in a slugfest over corruption in battle ground Karnataka, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the Siddaramaiah government "seedha rupaiya sarkar" that works only for money.
DEL 18 JK-LD SHELLING
Two soldiers injured in Pak shelling in Poonch, Rajouri
Jammu: Pakistan Army today shelled forward posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving two BSF jawans injured.
DEL 48 LD INDOMALDIVES
Maldives declines India's invite for naval exercise; envoy says due to emergency
New Delhi: Maldives has declined India's invitation to participate in a naval exercise, in an apparent snub to New Delhi, even as the Maldivian envoy here said his country cannot participate in the event due to the emergency situation back home.
DEL 10 BIZ-PM
PM seeks foreign investments, says India one of the most open economies
New Delhi: Pitching for foreign investments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is one of the most open economies in the world and is ready to do business with the world.
DEL 21 BIZ-JAITLEY-GROWTH
India has potential to achieve 7-8% growth: Jaitley
New Delhi: Indias economy has the potential to achieve a growth rate of more than 7-8 per cent in view of policy changes, accompanied by a supportive global environment, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.
BOM 7 MH-SESSION-LD MARATHI
Maha House: Oppn, Maha govt spar over dropping of Marathi song stanza
Mumbai: A day after the goof-up in translation during Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao's address to Maharashtra Legislature, a similar glitch was witnessed today as the last stanza of 'Marathi Abhimaan Geet' wasn't played, evoking the opposition's ire.
MDS 1 TN-DALIT-ATTACK
Dalit family attacked in TN village, boy killed
Villupuram (TN): A 12-year-old Dalit boy was killed and his sister and mother were injured in an attack on their family by unidentified persons at a nearby village, the police said.
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