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Bigg Boss 17: Munawar And Mannara’s Ugly Spat, Sana Gives Up Ration For Personal Gain

New Delhi: In Bigg Boss, the air is thick with caution after the contestants spilled some coffee for the nomination drill in the previous episode. In tonight’s episode, the once inseparable duo, Mannara Chopra and Munawar Faruqui, seem to have hit a rough patch. Their equation sours when Mannara tries to reach out to Munawar, only to find their friendship strained. She is visibly upset that Munawar seems to be distancing himself due to others' perceptions of her closeness to him. Before she could fully express her feelings, Munawar abruptly storms off in a fit of frustration. Their rift stems from Mannara's repeated assertions of not wanting to be influenced or overshadowed by anyone in the house, something that didn't sit well with Munawar. The tension escalates as Ma...
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Afghanistan Embassy Reopens Under Afghan Tricolour Flag As New Delhi Watches

Afghanistan Embassy In India: Days after it was announced that the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi has shut down permanently, the former Afghan consuls general of Mumbai and Hyderabad have taken control and reopened it by restarting all the key consular departments that are particularly focussed on granting visas for people-to-people movement and also looking after issues of the Afghan refugees in India. New Delhi has not issued any statement on the development yet. Zakia Wardak and Sayed Mohammad Ibrahimkhil, Afghan Consuls General posted in Mumbai and Hyderabad, respectively, will now be looking after the day-to-day operations of the embassy in New Delhi. But they will be reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul, which is run by the Taliban governmen...
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‘We Opposed Colonialism In…’: PM Modi Says Kenya ‘Trustworthy’ Development Partner For India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Kenya is a "trustworthy and committed" development partner of India, adding that he and Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto identified several new initiatives to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries. The PM said India and Kenya opposed colonialism in the last century and are the countries that have a shared "past and future". "Together, we (India-Kenya) opposed colonialism in last century. India and Kenya are countries that have a shared past and future. While laying the foundation for a progressing future, we decided to strengthen our cooperation in every sector and identified several new initiatives. There is a continuous increase in trade and investment between India and  Kenya. To realise the full p...
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Israeli Forces Bombard Southern Gaza Where Palestinians Were Instructed To Escape

Israeli forces continued their air and ground bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip, causing casualties among Palestinian civilians, despite repeated calls from the United States and the United Nations to protect them. The United States, Israel's closest ally, emphasised that the offensive should not result in a "massive" civilian death toll, as seen in the northern regions, according to a Reuters report. However, residents and journalists have reported intense Israeli airstrikes in densely populated coastal areas, including regions where Israel had instructed people to seek shelter. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Israel to avoid actions that would worsen the already dire situation in Hamas-run Gaza and prevent harm to civilians. "The Se...
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Taarak Mehta… Maker Asit Modi Says The Show Is ‘Going Nowhere’ Amid Boycott Trend

New Delhi: Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is one of the longest-running sitcoms on Indian television. The show has been running successfully for the last 15 years. However, the show’s fans are upset with the makers as they didn’t fulfill the promise of bringing Dayaben’s character back on the show leading to ‘Boycott TMKOC’ trending on social media.  The latest track showed everyone getting excited about Dayaben’s arrival and Jethalal and everyone in Gokul Dham organised a big welcome for her but she didn’t come back. This upset the viewers who were waiting for her return and criticised the makers for the false promise. The show’s producer Asit Modi has now released a statement saying that the show is not going off air and Dayaben’s character will return.  “I’m here t...
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House Explodes In US’ Virginia As Police Try To Serve Search Warrant

US Arlington Police asked locals to shelter in safe spaces after a house exploded on Tuesday in Virginia. A massive explosion was reported after a suspect fired multiple shots from a flare gun. The incident occurred in the Bluemont neighbourhood of Arlington when the police reached the suspect's house to conduct a search after they received reports of the person discharging a flare gun. Officers present at the spot reported minor injuries but no one required hospitalization. Visuals of the explosion are doing rounds on social media platform X (Formerly known as Twitter).  House *explodes* in Virginia where officers were serving a search warrant tonight. Arlington County Police said a suspect who was inside was believed to be setting off a flare gun before the hou...
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Bigg Boss 17 Live: Good Friends Mannara Chopra And Munawar Faruqui Get Into A Big Fight

New Delhi: 'Bigg Boss 17' is getting better TRPs day by day. The controversies in the house continue as contestants battle for the final trophy.  The contestants vying to win the grand prize include Ankita Lokhande, Vicky Jain, Neil Bhatt, Isha Malviya, Mannara Chopra, Khanzaadi, and more. With millions of viewers annually and a significant place in pop culture, the show has grown to become a national hit over the years. The last season of the show drew in record numbers of viewers. This year, the programme presents Dil, Dimaag, and Dum—the three components of the house—in a revolutionary new manner. There are three of them: "Makaan no. 1 - Dil," "Makaan no. 2 - Dimaag," and "Makaan no. 3 - Dum." Bigg Boss has said that he will be biased this year. He has told the actors that he...
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CID Fame Dinesh Phadnis Passes Away At The Age Of 57

New Delhi: Popular actor from the TV show CID Dinesh Phadnis is no more. Dinesh Phadnis, who played the famous character of CID officer Fredericks in Sony TV's popular crime show 'CID', breathed his last at 12.08 am on Monday night in Thunga Hospital, Kandivali. He was 57 years old. Dinesh Phadnis died due to multiple organ failure. Dayanand Shetty, who played the character of Daya in CID and is a very close friend of Dinesh Phadnis, told ABP News that Dinesh was suffering from liver, heart and kidney problems and his complications kept increasing day by day. Dinesh Phadnis was admitted to Thunga Hospital in Kandivali on 30th November. Dinesh Phadnis's last rites will be performed at Daulat Nagar cremation ground in Borivali shortly. For over twenty years, Dinesh was a...
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UK Increases Minimum Salary Threshold For Immigrants By One-Third

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced tough new immigration rules Monday that it says will reduce the number of people able to move to the UK. each year by hundreds of thousands. The decision will affect around 300,000 people who will no longer be eligible to enter the UK. Under the new rules, immigrants will have to earn more to get a work visa and will find it harder to bring family members to the UK. Other measures put in place include stopping foreign health workers from bringing in family members on their visas, increasing the surcharge that migrants have to pay in order to use the health service by around 66 per cent, and raising the minimum income for family visas, as reported by news agency Reuters. Sunak talking about these measures said, "Im...
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Top US Official Notes Formation Of Panel To Probe ‘Plot To Kill’ Allegations On India Visit

Jon Finer, the Principal Deputy National Security Advisor of US President Joe Biden, welcomed the decision of the Government of India to set up a panel to probe the allegations of an attempt by an Indian official to kill a separatist Sikh leader in the US, stated a White House readout. It said that Finer acknowledged the setting up of a Committee of Enquiry and India's understanding of the importance of holding accountable anyone who is found responsible for the act. "Finer acknowledged India’s establishment of a Committee of Enquiry to investigate lethal plotting in the United States and the importance of holding accountable anyone found responsible," the White House said. "When this alleged incident was brought to our attention, we made very clear at the most senior ...
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SC To Scrutinise Constitutional Validity Of Citizenship Act’s Section 6A

Breaking News LIVE: Hello and welcome to the live blog of ABP Live. Please follow this space for all the breaking news and latest updates from India and around the world. Congress MLAs Convene in Jaipur Following Rajasthan Election Debacle Newly elected Congress MLAs in Rajasthan are set to convene in Jaipur on Tuesday for a crucial meeting to discuss the party's strategy in the wake of the election results. Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra has called for a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party at 11 am, addressing the recent developments and planning the party's course of action, news agency PTI reported. The meeting becomes particularly significant as the BJP emerged victorious in the state elections, securing 115 seats out of the 199 constituencies where elec...