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CTBT: US dangles aid, Pak dithersISLAMABAD: In a sudden turn-around, the Nawaz Sharif government today dropped its plan to bring a draft ...

CTBT: US dangles aid, Pak dithers

ISLAMABAD: In a sudden turn-around, the Nawaz Sharif government today dropped its plan to bring a draft resolution in Parliament for signing of the CTBT but said a final decision will be taken keeping national interests in mind even as the United States offered Pakistan a handsome financial bail-out package of around five billion US dollars if it signed the CTBT, according to media reports.

Statue desecrated

VIRUDHUNAGAR: Two persons were killed and several people injured in clashes between members of two communities in Virudhunagar and Sattur areas today. Police said while one of the victims was hacked to death, the other was killed in a bomb attack in Sattur town.

Two dead in rains

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MUMBAI: Heavy showers lashed various parts of the State over the last 24 hours and claimed two lives in Nagpur, while floods in other areas threw life out of gear. In Jalgaon district, 25 houses in two villages were washed away by the flooded Tapi river.Government officials rescued over 200 people here. Two persons travelling in a jeep were swept away while crossing a flooded nullah near Gondpara village yesterday.

20 killed in J&K

SRINAGAR: Militants wiped out five male members of a family and wounded two others after dragging them out of their house at Dagapora-Ganderbal on the outskirts of Srinagar last night.

Men who opened fire outside actor Disha Patani’s home killed in encounter in Ghaziabad

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Two men belonging to the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar Gang were killed in an encounter in Ghaziabad, suspected to be involved in the firing outside Disha Patani's residence. The duo, identified as Ravindra and Arun, were wanted in multiple cases and were spotted by the police through CCTV footage. UP CM Yogi Adityanath had directed for a speedy investigation and strict action against the perpetrators.

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