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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said her country makes "independent decisions", firing back at US President Donald German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said her country makes "independent decisions", firing back at US President Donald Trump after he accused Berlin of being a "captive" of Russia.

The CBI on Wednesday filed charge-sheet against Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with Unnao rape case in which a teenager was allegedly raped at his residence.

There’s more trouble on the block for Netflix’s Indian original web series Sacred Games starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles.

The highest decision-making body in India's telecom ministry, the Telecom Commission, backed net neutrality as it approved new recommendations given by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in a meeting on Wednesday.

Provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said that clashes at the education department have ended. He said so far 11 people were killed and 10 others wounded in the hours-long attack, reports confirmed.