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Twenty-four endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are being rehabilitated in Florida after cold-stunning in frigid Cape Cod waters. Suffering from frostbite and pneumonia, they are receiving intensive care and are expected to be released into the Atlantic by spring
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas will appear in the premiere episode of the new season of “The Great Indian Kapil Show”, streaming on Netflix from December 20. The fourth edition features Kapil Sharma in multiple characters with returning cast members
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Hyderabad’s Hanshi Shaswat Kumar, founder of Senkoukai Karate, became the first karate master to receive the World Supreme Grandmaster Crown of Martial Excellence Award. He was also recognised as SOKE, founder of his karate style, earning 20 international awards in a year.
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BRS has postponed a major party meeting due to the ongoing Parliament winter session. Party sources said the rescheduling ensures key MPs can participate in both parliamentary proceedings and the meeting. A new date will be announced shortly.
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Tickets for the India-Sri Lanka women’s T20I matches at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on December 21 and 23 are now on sale. Tickets are available exclusively via the District by Zomato app, priced from ₹200.
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Authorities launched an investigation after an unidentified drone was spotted over the airstrip of Nagpur-based defence manufacturer Solar Industries. Police filed an FIR, searched nearby villages, and involved intelligence agencies, but no leads have emerged so far
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Congress targeted the government after it told Lok Sabha that no Jawaharlal Nehru documents were missing from PMML. Jairam Ramesh sought an apology, countering earlier claims, as the Culture Minister said no audit found missing or illegally removed records
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Family members protested outside a private hospital in Mancherial, alleging medical negligence after a woman delivered a stillborn baby. Doctors denied the charge, saying the foetus died due to cardiology-related complications and that the delivery was handled professionally.
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Thai authorities deported Goa nightclub co-owners Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra to India amid a probe into the December 6 fire that killed 25 people. Detained in Phuket after an Interpol notice, they will face further legal action on arrival
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At least 15 people were injured when a San Francisco cable car abruptly stopped on Monday afternoon. Most suffered minor injuries, with two hospitalised. Authorities are investigating the incident, reaffirming passenger safety on the historic, tourist-popular cable car system
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Indian equities opened lower as Sensex and Nifty fell amid persistent foreign fund outflows, weak global cues and risk-off sentiment. Asian and US markets declined, while select stocks gained. FIIs sold, DIIs supported, limiting deeper downside during early Tuesday trade
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A collision involving three cars near pillar number 112 on Hyderabad’s PV Expressway early Tuesday caused a major traffic jam stretching several kilometres. Traffic police cleared the vehicles, restored movement, and shifted those with minor injuries to a hospital.
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Congress leader P. Chidambaram criticised the government’s practice of using Hindi words in the titles of Bills, calling it an affront to non-Hindi-speaking people and warning that it undermines the promise of English as an Associate Official Language.
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Elon Musk has become the first person to cross a $600 billion net worth, driven by rising valuations of SpaceX, Tesla and xAI. The billionaire is now widely seen as moving towards becoming the world’s first trillionaire.
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Nick Jonas has revealed that he listens to the Bollywood track ‘Aavan Jaavan’ from War 2 before every concert as his hype-up song. Wife Priyanka Chopra reshared the singer’s Instagram video.
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At least four people were killed and 25 injured after dense fog caused a multi-vehicle pile-up involving buses and cars on the Delhi-Agra Expressway in Mathura early Tuesday. Rescue operations were launched and traffic was later cleared.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the Indian armed forces on Vijay Diwas, recalling their courage and sacrifice in India’s 1971 victory over Pakistan, which culminated in one of the largest military surrenders since World War II.
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Australian police said the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people was inspired by Islamic State ideology. Evidence including IS flags was recovered, prompting authorities to classify the attack as terrorism.
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India warned Pakistan at the UN Security Council that it will counter Pakistan-sponsored terrorism “with all its might”. New Delhi accused Islamabad of violating the spirit of the Indus Waters Treaty and raising extraneous issues to deflect attention.
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Two CRPF CoBRA commandos were injured in a pressure-activated IED blast during an anti-Naxal operation in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. The blast occurred while security forces were conducting area domination in a Maoist-affected forest zone.
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A Jammu and Kashmir police constable was killed and a terrorist injured during an ongoing anti-terror operation in Udhampur district. The encounter began after security forces launched a search operation based on intelligence inputs.
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US President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of defamation and misleading editing of his January 6 speech. The lawsuit claims the broadcast misrepresented his remarks to influence the 2024 election.
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At least six people were killed after a small private aircraft crashed in San Mateo Atenco in Mexico’s State of Mexico while attempting to land. The jet hit a nearby building, triggering a fire. The incident is under investigation.
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