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Published on: Apr 28, 2023, 12:58:57 IST

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Supreme Court asks UP govt to put on record measures taken after killing of Atiq Ahmad, brother

The Supreme Court sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the killing of gangster Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf on April 15. The court order came on a PIL filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari demanding a judicial probe into the killing and similar killings in the state. Read More

Atiq Ahmad was shot dead in Prayagraj on Saturday. (AFP)

Downed 21 Russian missiles, 2 drones overnight, Ukraine says

Ukraine said Friday it had downed a barrage of 21 Russian missiles and two attack drones overnight in Moscow's most recent deadly wave of strikes targeting cities across the country. Read More

After Samantha Ruth Prabhu's 'hair growing from ears' jibe, producer hits back: 'She's old, her glamorous days are over'

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who was last seen in the period drama Shaakuntalam, recently took to Instagram Stories to share a screenshot of a Google search on 'how do people have hair growing from ears'. Her cryptic post was seen as a jibe at a Telugu producer's appearance, who had criticised the actor for doing item numbers in movies after her divorce from Naga Chaitanya. Read More

Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor, Kajol, Pooja Hegde, Alaya F and other stars, who wore what to awards. All pics inside

The 68th Filmfare Awards was an extravaganza that saw the who's who of Bollywood descend at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai to attend the biggest Bollywood awards night. Read More

'Hurts me to see our athletes on streets': Neeraj Chopra, Kapil Dev demand ‘justice’ for protesting wrestlers

Last week, India's top wrestlers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik resumed their agitation against the wrestling federation's chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, three months after they ended their sit-in protest following the formation of an oversight committee to probe into the sexual harassment allegations against Singh. Read More

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