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Kejriwal meets Delhi LG: Some progress, but turf war still continues
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal late Friday afternoon.
Their meeting came after a landmark Supreme Court judgement Wednesday saying the Delhi government's decisions did not require the concurrence of the LG who only needed to be informed of the decisions.
There seemed to be some progress after their meeting Friday, but the turf war between the CM and the LG also continues.
Zakir Naik will not be sent back to India: Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday a controversial Indian Islamic preacher, Zakir Naik, allegedly wanted in his home country for terror-related activities and hate speech will not be sent back.
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The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
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Unitree Robotics targets $9 billion valuation in landmark IPO backed by DeepSeek and Tencent
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India names 27 sites in Arunachal Pradesh
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Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata OTT: When will Kangana Ranaut's film stream online?
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Shakib Al Hasan ready to return to Bangladesh—under one condition
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‘Fake news’: MEA rejects report claiming India sought defence pact with Israel after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey deal
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Russia forms Ukrainian Volunteer Spetsnaz Brigade to fight Ukraine
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Technology transfer deal boosts India's defence manufacturing ambitions
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Border row erupts in Europe after Ceuta crossings, Spain imposes border controls on Italy
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'Security can't be bought with Pakistan, Turkey deal': Iran tells Saudi Arabia
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Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth scripts history as Indian Air Force gets its first woman ‘Top Gun’ pilot
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RSS says Gen Z protests reflect genuine distress
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Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
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IAF officer held for sharing sensitive information in 'honey trap' case, booked under Official Secrets Act
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Stray Kids under scrutiny? Fans react to Grammy submission silence after BTS boycott
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Jugal Hansraj reunites with Shekhar Kapur after 40 years for Masoom: The Next Generation
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New speed limits, automatic challans: Big traffic change coming to Delhi-Meerut Expressway. All you need to know
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India officially names 27 places in Arunachal to counter China's renaming claims
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Trump calls White House ballroom ruling a 'national disgrace' as court says Congress approval needed
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US sanctions Iran’s crypto network after Strait of Hormuz attacks, offers $15m bounty for intel on IRGC finance
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Naik, a radical television preacher, reportedly left India in 2016 and subsequently moved to largely Muslim Malaysia, where he was granted permanent residency.
Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail, daughter Maryam to 7 in corruption case
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the Avenfield case. His daughter, Maryam Nawaz, will serve 7 years in jail.
After a series of defers this morning, the Accountability Court in Pakistan gave out its verdict in the case. The matter had been deferred three times previously.
Maryam's husband, Safdar has been sentenced for a year. Sharif will also have to pay £8 million as fine, Maryam £2 million, Pakistan media reports.
Trade war looms but Trump wants 2020 campaign flags made in China
While the United States and China are busy slapping retaliatory tariffs on each other, news emerges that a Chinese company will be manufacturing US President Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign flags.
Xi Jinping regime and the Trump administration slapped "tit-for-tat duties" on $34 billion worth of the other's imports on Friday, despite which, business seems to go the usual way. According to media reports, a company based in China’s Zhejiang province has agreed to prepare Trump's presidential campaign flags for 2020.
Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid for Juventus: Spain media
Spanish media said goodbye to superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday after persistent reports that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner will leave Spanish giants Real Madrid for Italian champions Juventus.
"Ciao CR7" said the headline of a Barcelona newspaper.