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Police book driver of Navy speedboat that crashed into ferry off Mumbai, killing 13

The rigid inflatable boat (RIB)-type naval craft was undergoing engine trials when the engine got stuck at full throttle and rammed into a passenger ferry carrying over 100 tourists, the Navy said.

Police officers and others gathered near a well at a newly opened temple in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, on December 15. (Image Source: PTI)

Muslim residents begin demolishing own homes near Sambhal's rediscovered 'ancient' temple

Since the recent discovery of a "ages old" temple near Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's violence-hit Sambhal town, Muslims have started dismantling their homes — said to be built on temple land — amid the ongoing anti-encroachment drive.

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Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi treated with special arrangements in Sabarmati prison, claims his aide

Currently in judicial custody, Hashim Baba facing murder charges of a gym owner and Afghan national Nadir Shah, in a judicial confession claimed that he had received a video call from Bishnoi, who showed him two cellphones and claimed that “special arrangements” were in place for him inside the Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad.

Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake  (Image soruce: X/Anura Kumara Dissanayake)

India-Sri Lanka ties strengthen with $5 billion aid and strategic commitments

Sri Lankan president Dissanayake’s first official visit to India boosts economic and security cooperation through major development projects, scholarships, and bilateral agreements

10 students from a Jaipur coaching center hospitalized due to suspected gas leak

Students were hospitalized after suffering headaches, difficulty in breathing, as a result of a suspected gas leak near their coaching facility. The investigation is underway.

Zakir Hussain, the musician famed for his work on the tabla, a pair of hand drums used in Indian classical music. Source: Twitter/Sachin Tendulkar

Legendary Indian Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain passes away at 73

Revered globally for his artistry, the musician expanded the reach of Tabla and Indian classical music to international audiences.

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Ancient Bhasma Shankar temple closed since riots in 1978 re-opened in violence-hit Sambhal

The 500-year-old temple in Khaggu Sarai, located just over a kilometer from the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, that was at the center of recent communal tensions after a court-ordered survey of the mosque over claims that it was built on the remains of a Hindu temple allegedly razed under Babur's orders.