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STORIES ON THE WIRE
NATION
DEL42 JK-4THLD ATTACK
5 CRPF men, 2 terrorists killed in Pulwama attack
Srinagar: Five CRPF men killed in a pre-dawn suicide attack by heavily-armed terrorists on a camp of the paramilitary force in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, officials say.
DEL18 JK-ATTACK-DGP
Security forces had input about militant attack: J-K DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police S P Vaid says security forces had input about an imminent militant strike in the Kashmir Valley.
DEL32 POL-ATTACK LD CONG
Pulwama attack sign of failure of PM's foreign policy: Congress
New Delhi: Congress slams government over an attack on a CRPF camp in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, says it's a failure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy.
MDS6 TN-2ND LD-RAJINIKANTH
Rajinikanth ends suspense, announces political entry
Chennai: In an announcement which may alter political equations in Tamil Nadu, superstar Rajinikanth announces his much-speculated entry into politics, saying he would launch a party before the next state polls, triggering jubilation among his fans.
MDS4 TN-RAJINIKANTH-PROFILE
Rajinikanth's tryst with spiritual politics in TN
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth, who rode to stardom with his unique acting style that cast a spell on people cutting across barriers, has come a long way from a humble beginning to his much delayed political plunge.
DEL30 AVI-LD-IGI FOG
Season's worst fog hits over 200 flights
New Delhi: More than 200 flights delayed, diverted or cancelled as the season's "worst" fog reduced visibility to 50 metres at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
BOM5 GJ-LD NITIN PATEL
Guj Dy CM given charge of finance ministry, assumes office
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel takes charge after getting the finance portfolio following Amit Shah's intervention. He was unhappy over not getting the portfolios of his choice in the new cabinet.
BOM9 MH-FIRE-LD BMC
Post pub fire, action against illegal structures continues
Mumbai: Illegal constructions and alterations at over 355 establishments razed in the city as the civic body continues to demolish these structures at hotels and restaurants, after a blaze at an upscale pub claimed 14 lives on December 29.
DEL28 PM-LD TRIPLE TALAQ
Muslim women have found way to free themselves of practice of triple talaq: PM
New Delhi: In his first remarks on instant triple talaq after a bill banning it was cleared by the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Muslim women have finally found a way to "free" themselves from the practice.
CAL2 TR-YECHURY-BJP
Left Front would win 2018 Tripura Assembly polls: Yechury
Agartala: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury claims the Left Front would win Tripura Assembly polls, due in early 2018, and the state would stop the BJP's winning streak.
DEL40 UKD-RAJNATH
Rajnath at Sino-India border, to celebrate New Year with jawans
Uttarkashi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the ITBP camp in Matli on the Sino-India border, to spend the New Year with the jawans who brave sub-zero temperatures during the winter season to secure the country's frontiers.
FOREIGN
FGN19 CHINA-XI
China will have 'say' on all major international issues: Xi
Beijing: China will have a "say" on all major international issues and actively push its Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese President Xi Jinping says in New Year message. (By K J M Varma)
FGN20 IRAN-3RDLD PROTEST
2 protesters in Iran killed as social media apps blocked
Tehran: Iran blocks access to Instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists to organise and publicise the protests now roiling the Islamic Republic, as authorities say two demonstrators had been killed overnight in the first deaths attributed to the rallies. (AP)
FGN17 AFGHAN-4THLD BLAST
Bombing at funeral for Afghan official kills 17
Kabul: A bombing targets the funeral of a local official in eastern Afghanistan, kills at least 17 people, officials say. (AP).
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