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Sheila Dikshit passes away

New Delhi: Three-time Delhi chief minister and senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit passed away Saturday afternoon at a private hospital here after suffering a cardiac arrest, doctors said. She was 81.

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Standoff between Priyanka, UP govt ends

MIRZAPUR/LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: The standoff between Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the Uttar Pradesh government ended Saturday, a day after the Congress leader was detained when she insisted on going to Sonbhadra where 10 people were gunned down this week.

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India in touch with Iran to secure release of Indians on board seized British ship

New Delhi/London: Eighteen Indians were among 23 people onboard a British oil tanker seized by Iran, and India said it is in touch with Tehran to secure early release and repatriation of its nationals.

 

NATION:

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Dikshit: The affable politician who gave Delhi its modern look

New Delhi: Sheila Dikshit was one of the tallest leaders of the Congress who had the distinction of being Delhi's longest serving chief minister and giving the national capital Delhi its modern look.

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Condolences pour in for Dikshit; Prez, PM recall her contributions in Delhi's development

New Delhi: Condolences poured in from various quarters after the demise of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday, with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalling her contributions to the development of the national capital.

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9 students killed car-truck collision on Pune-Solapur highway

Pune: Nine students were killed after their car collided with a truck on the Pune-Solapur Highway here in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

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'Ansarulla' terror module case: NIA conducts searches across TN

Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 14 locations in Tamil Nadu on Saturday as part of its probe into the 'Ansarulla' terror module case, officials said.

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Punjab CM accepts Navjot Sidhu's resignation; power portfolio with Amarinder

Chandigarh: Days after Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the state cabinet, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday accepted his "one-line" resignation.

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Youth Cong to take to crowd funding to buy car for woman MP

Thiruvananthapuram: Youth Congress workers in Kerala have decided to take to crowdfunding to raise money for presenting a car to Congress' young MP Ramya Haridas, who is the lone woman Lok Sabha member from the state this time.

FOREIGN:

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UK 'deeply concerned' over Iran's seizure of oil tanker

London: The UK has said it is "deeply concerned" over Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker, comprising 18 Indians in its 23-member crew, in the Gulf and warned Tehran against choosing a "dangerous path of illegal and destabilising behaviour." By Aditi Khanna

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Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves for US for first meeting with President Trump

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday left for his maiden trip to the US to have face-to-face talks with President Donald Trump and reboot bilateral relations that were hit after he publicly criticised Islamabad, cancelled military aid and asked it to do more to fight terrorism. By Sajjad Hussain

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China asks New Delhi to join fight against unilateralism, protectionism amid trade war with US

Beijing: China has said it values India's concerns on the bilateral trade imbalance and is willing to discuss new approaches to address the issue and asked New Delhi to join Beijing in its fight against "unilateralism and protectionism" amidst a bruising trade war with the US. K J M Varma

LEGAL:

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Actor Ajaz Khan sent to 14-day judicial custody for controversial videos

Mumbai: A court here sent actor Ajaz Khan to judicial custody for 14 days on Saturday for allegedly uploading videos promoting communal hatred on a social media platform.

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IMA Ponzi scheme: Main accused remanded to ED custody till Jul 23

Bengaluru: A special PMLA court here on Saturday granted a three-day custody of Mohammed Mansoor Khan, the owner of IMA Jewels, to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) until July 23 in connection with a multi-crore-rupee Ponzi scheme case, in which thousands of investors have allegedly been cheated.

SPORTS:

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Dhoni pulls out of WI tour, takes two-month break amid retirement speculation

New Delhi: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday made himself "unavailable" for the tour of West Indies but ruled out immediate retirement a day before the selectors meet in Mumbai to pick the squads for the upcoming away series. By Kushan Sarkar

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Senior Indian cricketer under scanner for flouting 'family clause' during World Cup

New Delhi: A senior member of the Indian cricket team has come under the scanner for violating BCCI's 'family clause' rules during the World Cup, where the team made a semifinal exit. By Kushan Sarkar.