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Sunday morning news brief, January 21

Jan 21, 2018
Sunday morning brief Jan 21 2018
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Many people have been killed as gunmen attacked Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel last night. Officials said there were as many as four attackers and at least two of them had been killed as Afghan Special Forces cleared the first floor and moved up the building, battling the raiders, who appeared to have a large supply of hand grenades. Hours after the attack began, firing appeared to ease as security forces settled in, waiting for dawn. Read more
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A fire in an illegal cracker factory in Delhi’s Bawana area claimed 17 lives last night. The toll may go up as many others are feared trapped inside. 30 people were reportedly injured in the incident. The owners of the factory had a licence to make plastic products. The Delhi government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for those who died in the fire tragedy. The victims, mostly labourers, were trapped inside a room as escape routes were blocked due to unauthorised construction.
Vidya Balan, Irrfan Khan won big at the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards held last night in Mumbai. The award for the ‘Best Film’ was presented to Irrfan Khan-Saba Qamar starrer ‘Hindi Medium’. Irrfan Khan also won the award for the ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role (male)’ for the same movie, while Vidya Balan was adjudged the ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role (female)’. Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari won the award for the ‘Best Director’ for her sleeper hit ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’.
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The government is set to cross the annual disinvestment target this fiscal after the deal between ONGC and HPCL. ONGC has bought the Centre’s entire 51 per cent stake in HPCL for Rs 36,915 crore. Total disinvestment proceeds during the current financial year 2017-18 now stands at Rs 54,337.60 crore (as on January 11, 2018). With its stake sale in HPCL, the government’s disinvestment receipt will work out to be Rs 91,252.6 crore.
India Test captain Virat Kohli is facing fire after the series defeat against South Africa. After only eight days of Test match cricket in 2018, India are left with only the mace and no mettle. And therefore, despite scoring the only century of the series so far – a mighty impressive 153 in the first innings at Centurion where every other Indian batsman failed – Kohli will still have to stand up and speak what’s been unspoken yet.
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