A 30-year-old man died after he allegedly jumped in front of an oncoming Metro train at Jorbagh station here tonight.

The US lawmakers in quick succession today passed a $1.8 trillion spending package today, which among other things introduced a hefty $4,000 on H-1B visas for Indian IT companies and imposed stringent condition on America's aid to Pakistan.  

A 58-year-old Indian-American Sikh store owner bravely fought off a gun-wielding masked assailant by using his slipper, thwarting an attempted robbery in the US.

The descendants of Bajirao Peshwa said on Friday that they have 'no role' in the cancellation of shows of Bajirao Mastani or the protests held against the movie in Pune.

"We had clarified during our press conference in Mumbai that we're not in favour of any ban on the movie. We only requested that historic facts which seems to be distorted should be edited or corrected before releasing the movie," said Mahendra Peshwa, a descendant of Bajirao.

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French chef Marc Veyrat, who was chosen to cook for world leaders at the recently held United Nations climate talks in Paris, was fined on Friday for destroying the forest around his Alpine restaurant.

Veyrat, who has received six Michelin stars in his career, was one of five top chefs at the COP21 meeting this month.

He will have to pay 1,00,000 euros (about Rs 7.18 crore) as fine for 'clearing 7,000 square metres of protected forest in the mountainous Haute-Savoie region, to build a botanical garden, beehives and greenhouses next to his restaurant La Maison des Bois'.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi could seek bail when they appear before a magistrate tomorrow in the National Herald case, with the Congress today insisting that they were open to all legal remedies and options.

"We are open to availing all legal remedies and options, including bail," said party's chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala ahead of the two top leaders appearing before a metropolitan magistrate in the Patiala House court tomorrow.

Surjewala said the Congress leadership does not want the court process to be interfered with or influenced in any manner and so the party has asked workers not to come to the court.

AICC has dismissed reports that the Congress has called its state leaders to Delhi when the Gandhis will appear before the court.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday that liquor ban will be effectively implemented in the state from April 1, 2016.

The CM said in the first stage, the sale of local brands of liquor will be banned completely and the sale of foreign brands of liquor will be limited.

Through this decision, overall, 90 per cent reduction will be recorded in sale of liquor statewide, said Kumar.

The Delhi Commission for Women has written to the President, chief justice of the Delhi high court and the Supreme Court, requesting them to stop the release of the juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case till his mental state is assessed.  

The DCW, in its letter to the President, has requested to pass the Juvenile Justice amendment bill, pending in the Rajya Sabha, as soon as possible.

The prosecution in the 2002 hit-and-run case in which Bollywood actor Salman Khan was acquitted by the Bombay high court is understood to have recommended that an appeal be filed in the Supreme Court.

Sources in the prosecutor's office said the proposal with the opinion that the case was fit for appeal against the acquittal was sent today to Maharashtra Home Department.

Public prosecutor S S Shinde said his department had sent a proposal but refused to disclose its contents.

"I cannot disclose any details as the winter session of the state legislature in going on," he said.

Sources said that if an appeal is filed, it would focus on the evidence of Ravindra Patil, an eye-witness and former police bodyguard of Salman who died in 2007.

The Cabinet Committee on Accommodation headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday decided to allot government accommodation for Subramanian Swamy on security grounds. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple were stuck in an elevator at the state assembly for nearly half an hour today -- throwing security personnel into a tizzy.

The incident sparked panic in the building as both the Chief Minister and his wife, a lawmaker, failed to come out of the lift despite efforts by the Chief Minister's security staff.

Officials in the assembly complex said the incident took place because of a technical snag and added that facts would come out only after a thorough investigation.

As the couple could not come out even after 20-25 minutes of struggle, gas masks were called for and an ambulance was kept ready as a crowd of Vidhan Bhawan employees and officials gathered outside the elevator.


However, after nearly half an hour of being locked in, they managed to come out of the elevator, usually reserved for the Chief Minister or the Speaker.

Yadav and his wife had gone to the state assembly building to participate in an event when the incident occurred.He later tweeted, "Got stuck in lift in Vidhan Sabha for a while. Safe and sound now by God's grace and good wishes of well-wishers."

"Action will be taken against those in charge of maintenance of the lift," said another tweet from the Chief Minister's Office.

"In a way, the reason why I decided to pack up my life in New York City and move to Mumbai, with no friends, no family, no job, no savings, and no plan, was the city's house party scene.

"On my third day of ever treading Mumbai soil, I ended up at the JW Marriott for the MTV Immies. I think it was the last one ever celebrated. I had nothing to wear, except a little hippie dress my sister bought me in Africa, and a pair of worn-out chappals. The VJ on duty wanted to take a testimony of me for TV asking about my "look'.

"I remember this cracking me up. I was so not a part of this world. I shook off my chappals and sang Wade in the Water (Ella Jenkins) while wading in the pool under a full moon with a new friend I had made. The rest of the party looked at our misbehaviour with disapproval but also a bit of intrigue. But it was when the clock struck 1.30am that the evening really came alive."  Read more

AICC General Secretary and Congress MP Janardan Dwivedi rubbished the talk of a solidarity march by Congress office bearers to Patiala House Court tomorrow. "These talks of a 'solidarity' march are rubbish," he told Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com.

He said that Ghulam Nabi Azad has already spoken on the issue and there was nothing left to say. "I have myself asked Congress Pradesh Comittee Chiefs not to come to the AICC headquarters tomorrow," he added.


When asked if chief ministers of Congress-ruled states will be part of this march with the Congress President and Vice President, Dwivedi said, "Nobody is coming."

When asked if he will be part of the rally tomorrow, he said "kya bewakoofon jaise sawaal poochte ho (why are you asking such foolish questions)."

Sonia Gandhi, son Rahul Gandhi and others are directed to appear in person on December 19 by a Delhi court on Tuesday.

AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh told Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com that all Congress MPs from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been asked to assemble at the party headquarters at 24, Akbar Road, by 1 pm on Saturday. The court hearing on the National Herald case is scheduled at 3 pm.

Singh, however, said that the party leadership will decide only tomorrow if party MPs and office bearers will march from AICC headquarters to Patiala House Court along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi.

When asked if he would lead the solidarity march, Singh said, "Let's see."
He said the Congress party has not organised any march yet and has not asked Congress supporters to be a part of this solidarity march. "But there can be a spontaneous response from the people," he said.

The Hindu reports that Sonia Gandhis legal team, led by Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, wants to stay quiet until the proceedings were over. 

Full interview with Digvijaya Singh on Rediff.com shortly.

While the world comes to India for health care, our politicians are heading west. Congress leader AK Antony is leaving for the US tomorrow for medical treatment. Antony made a courtesy call on his boss Sonia Gandhi before his departure, while Kerala CM Oomen Chandy called Antony to wish him a quick recovery.

Security has been beefed up at the Patiala House District Court premises ahead of the scheduled appearance of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and others tomorrow in connection with the National Herald case. 

The parents of the victim, Asha Devi and Badrinath Singh had demanded that the juvenile convict, allegedly the most brutal' of the six offenders, should not be released as he is a threat to society.

"On the third death anniversary of her death, we are seeing the release of the juvenile convict. Where is justice? I do not know whether he is 16 or 18. I only know that he has committed a brutal crime and there should be no age limit for punishment," Asha Devi said.

She also put forth four demands that the five convicts including the juvenile should be sentenced to death, fast-track courts be set up in all the courts to offer speedy justice to sexual assault victims, amendments to the Juveniles Justice Act be passed and utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund for setting up high quality forensic labs in all states.

The High Court says reformation of juveniles is in conflict with law and requires deeper consideration, seeks Centre's response. The Delhi Commission of Women to appeal to the Chief Justice of the High Court, Supreme Court and the President against the release of Nirbhaya case juvenile rapist. The Juvenile Justice Board will take a final call on his release.

@thekiranbedi  Rapist being released can b arrested by Del Police under 107/151,CRPC for apprehension of breach of peace till SC considers parents petition

The High Court says reformation of juveniles is in conflict with law and requires deeper consideration, seeks Centre's response. The Delhi Commission of Women to appeal to the Chief Justice of the High Court, Supreme Court and the President against the release of Nirbhaya case juvenile rapist. The Juvenile Justice Board will take a final call on his release.

The HC also asks the Juvenile Board to interact with the convict, his guardians and officials of Delhi govt regarding his post release rehabilitation. The juvenile will walk free on Sunday.


The girl's father says that they accept the verdict. He says even though the juvenile will be released, he is glad, that he will not be allowed to walk free. 

The juvenile has been released with riders, says litigant Subramanian Swamy:

-- The juvenile's movements will be monitored under a management committee for two years. He will be under the physical control of a management committee.

-- The committee will decided if he can be freed after two years.

-- The juvenile will be handed over to his mother.

-- He may be made to sign a legal bond.

The Delhi High Court hearing the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy plea that the juvenile convict in the December 16, 2012, rape should not be released says that the juvenile (who is now 20-years old) will WALK FREE. The HC refuses to stay the release of the juvenile, which means he will walk free on Sunday.

The convict has spent the last two-and-a-half years inside a remand home as per the provisions in the Juvenile Justice Act.

Terming the juvenile convicted in the December 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case as an 'animal', BJP leader Subramanian Swamy last week said it is dangerous to free such a convict and appealed to the courts to make certain provisions in the law to deal with such serious offences.

"The juvenile convict should be kept with wild animals for committing such heinous crime. It is dangerous to free such people. There are certain flaws in our law. The juvenile laws are applicable only for people committing crimes like stealing food or bicycle but this law is not applicable for such kind of heinous crimes. There is no provision in the law that if such juvenile accuse do not change in the three years, then what action needs to be taken," Swamy said.

"According to the report of Indian Intelligence bureau, the juvenile accuse has turned into a jihadi. So, the court should interfere and make certain provisions in the law regarding this. The government should move court and seek to arrest the juvenile accused under National Security Act," he added.

The victim's parents reiterated that the juvenile should remain in custody.  "If someone like him gets released, it clearly shows the helplessness of the government and the law of our country. We hope that the high court takes the decision in favour of the society because even the High Court knows the suffering of my daughter," her mother said.


"I have been reiterating that the juvenile shouldn't be released, he is not committed a fault, he has committed a crime," she added.

Meanwhile, father of the victim also hoped that High Court would not release the juvenile.

"What we feel is that he should not be released, it won't be good if he gets released. But whatever the decision of High Court be it would be for the betterment of society," he said.

"The HC also knows that that juveniles like him are involved in rapes of minor girls," he added.


Read the victim's father's interview to Rediff.com: 'The juvenile rapist is a threat to society, why release him?'

The government today lowered its economic growth forecast for 2015-16 to 7-7.5 per cent from 8.1-8.5 per cent, but said budget deficit target will be met as higher tax revenues offset a shortfall in PSU stake sale.


In its Mid-Year Economic Analysis presented in Parliament, the finance ministry said it will be able to stick to fiscal deficit target of 3.9 per cent for the current year, but the target of bringing it down to 3.5 per cent in the next will face pressure from higher outgo on central staff wages due to implementation of the 7th Pay Commission and Defence pensions.

"Stanley Ka Dabba" filmmaker Amole Gupte has been roped in to write and direct a biopic on Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal. Mumbai-based Front Foot Pictures Pvt Ltd, a new age content creation company, has acquired the rights to make the film on the life of the shuttler.


Gupte recently met Nehwal and her family at their residence in Hyderabad and spent some time with her. "It was like meeting a goddess and her family who are so excited about the upcoming biopic. This film is going to trace Saina's pulsating journey on her way to the top of the sports pyramid," the director said in a statement.


Sujay Jairaj, one of the directors of the Front Foot Pictures Pvt Ltd, said, "It's going to be a very inspirational story, which will boost the entire country. It is a story of a current sports star and so both the younger and the older generation can relate to it." 25-year-old world-champion Nehwal is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics. She is also the first Indian after Prakash Padukone and the first Indian woman to be ranked World number 1 singles player. The youth icon is gearing up for her next Olympics in 2016.

Bajrang Dal activists in Bihar protested the release of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Dilwale today. Posters of the film were torn and cinema halls were forced to stop screening it, police said.Protests were seen in Forbesganj in Araria district and Vikram in Patna district with Bajrang Dal activists shouting slogans of 'Shah Rukh Khan murdabad' and burning his effigy. They said that Shah Rukh had hurt them by making statements on intolerance in the country.

However, a day ahead of the film's release the superstar said he does not believe there is intolerance in the country, clarifying that his earlier comments on the issue were misconstrued. The actor, who faced a strong backlash from right wing groups for his remarks on intolerance in November, said he was asked to speak about future generations and his advice to them was taken out of context.


"I do not think there is intolerance or not... the question that was asked, for which people pounced on me, was `what would you say to the future generation?' because I now fall under the seniority zone...50% of our population is 25 now. If I can give any advice to them, then it would be to not differentiate in the name of region, religion, caste, colour, creed, sex or gender," Shah Rukh said during a television show.

-- MI Khan in Patna/Rediff.com

Also read:Review: Dilwale is an absolute dud

The Madras High Court has suggested to the state government to provide enclosures with screens or one-way mirrors in all trial courts so that child victims of sexual abuse do not get to see the accused while deposing in court.

Justice S Nagamuthu of the Court's Madurai Bench, who dismissed an appeal filed by a person sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a 11-year-old girl, pointed out that the Supreme Court and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, had also stressed on creating such an infrastructure to protect the children from intimidation.


The apex court had ordered that "a screen or such other arrangements may be made where the victim or witnesses do not see the body or the face of the accused."


It was also suggested that questions posed to the victim during cross examination, on behalf of the accused, should be given in writing to the presiding officer so that the judge could pose them to the child victim or witnesses in a language which was clear and not embarrassing. The child victim must be given sufficient breaks while testifying in the court.

Opposition is disrupting Parliament without any issue. I hope they see reason and cooperate in proper conduction of House: Venkaiah Naidu

The family members of artist Hema Upadhyay, who was killed along with her lawyer last week, suspect the role of her estranged husband Chintan Upadhyaya in the double murder and want the police to probe it.


The deceased artist's cousin brother Deepak Prasad told mediapersons yesterday that he and his other family members "strongly suspect Chintan's role behind the conspiracy to kill Hema and her 65-year-old lawyer Harish Bhambhani".

Prasad also said that the motive, as cited, of the prime accused Vidhyadhar Rajbhar and his men to kill Hema and her lawyer for Rs 5 lakh was not true, as she had financially helped Vidhyadhar in the past and never asked him to return her money.

He also alleged that some years back, Chintan had threatened Hema that he would kill her and could go to any extent to do that.

Meanwhile, a senior police officer, who is probing the case, told PTI today that, "When a body is recovered and identified, police immediately take the statements of the deceased's relatives to get their version."

"In this case too, we had taken the statements of the deceased's relatives. Hema's relatives have accused Chintan of hatching the conspiracy to kill her," he said.

Based on the statements of Hema's relatives, Chintan was constantly grilled for four days by several police officers in connection with the twin murders, he said.

The deceased artist's husband still remains a "suspect" in the case, he said, adding the motive behind the murder is yet to become clear. However, without proper evidence, police cannot arrest anyone based on mere allegations, he further stated.

Only after the arrest of the Vidhyadhar, who is on the run, the police could get a clear picture about involvement of Chintan, if any, the officer said. He also said that Hema's relatives were trying to build pressure on the investigating team by approaching the media and expressing their views which they have already mentioned in the statements given to police.

Bodies of noted installation artist Hema (43) and her lawyer Harish Bhambhani wrapped in plastic and packed in separate cardboard boxes were found dumped in a drain in suburban Kandivali on December 12.

Clearing the path for Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood, the Church has recognised a second miracle of the nun, the Missionaries of Charity said today.

"We have now received an official confirmation from Vatican that the Mother would be given sainthood. We are very excited and happy about it," Missionaries of Charity Spokesperson Sunita Kumar told PTI. She said that a second miracle had been confirmed by the Church.


"The first one was in Kolkata many years ago. Now there is a case in Brazil where one person has been healed miraculously as a result of her earlier prayers," she said adding that such miracles were known to happen even after the death of a saint.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity and spent 45-years serving the poor, the sick, the orphaned, and the dying on the streets of Kolkata. Mother Teresa died at the age of 87 in Kolkata in 1997.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 18-day-old daughter Max doesn't even know what 'Star Wars' is but it sure looks like she'll grow up to be a fan.

Her father, an obvious Star Wars fan, shared this another picture of his baby, as a Star Wars fan avatar with a lightsaber placed next to her, which is also Facebook's newest filter for pictures.


"The force is strong with this one,' he captioned the picture as Max sported a smug look with a Jedi brown robe, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, BB-8 and a lightsaber paraphernalia around her.


Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan announced the birth of Max on December along with the Chan Zuckerberg giving-away initiative.


He has been on paternity leave ever since and has been sharing little moments spent with the daughter with his followers on Facebook.

If a wave of intolerance was indeed sweeping through India, making a mockery of the cherished 'idea of India' and putting our democracy at risk, why has the threat evaporated so abruptly since Diwali? Read

Should you watch Dilwale this weekend? Here's what Raja Sen has to say on the film:

"We expect insignificant froth from the director, but this particular can of Rohit Shetty has been lying open too long.' 'The contents are not merely un-fizzy but, unforgivably, flat."  Read

With the logjam in Rajya Sabha drawing widespread criticism and the winter session nearing its end, Vice President Hamid Ansari, who is chairman of the Upper House, is seeking more powers to act against errant members.

On Thursday, Ansari urged the Rules Committee of the House to meet and frame new rules similar to the Lok Sabha, allowing the presiding officer to throw out members disrupting proceedings.


Sources in Ansari's office said he may call a meeting of the general purposes committee (GPC) of the Rajya Sabha next week to discuss the new rule. The GPC is attended by leaders of all political parties and the Vice President wants them on board before the issue is taken up by the Rules Committee, sources said.

Nirbhaya Case: High Court to announce at 2:15 pm it's verdict on Subramanian Swamy's plea to not allow the release of the juvenile.


Terming the juvenile convicted in the December 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case as an 'animal', BJP leader Subramanian Swamy last week said it is dangerous to free such a convict and appealed to the courts to make certain provisions in the law to deal with such serious offences.

"The juvenile convict should be kept with wild animals for committing such heinous crime. It is dangerous to free such people. There are certain flaws in our law. The juvenile laws are applicable only for people committing crimes like stealing food or bicycle but this law is not applicable for such kind of heinous crimes. There is no provision in the law that if such juvenile accuse do not change in the three years, then what action needs to be taken," Swamy said.

"According to the report of Indian Intelligence bureau, the juvenile accuse has turned into a jihadi. So, the court should interfere and make certain provisions in the law regarding this. The government should move court and seek to arrest the juvenile accused under National Security Act. I am going to court and the court will decide what needs to be done. Let us see how the court case goes," he added.

Bajirao Mastani, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period magnum opus depicting the love story between Peshwa Bajirao I and Mastani, has run into trouble in Pune city. Three shows of the film have been cancelled at the City Pride theatre in Kothrud, Pune, following protests by the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing over its 'incorrect depiction' of history. Medha Vishram Kulkarni, the BJP legislator from Kothrud who supports the protest, spoke to Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com about the party's objections to the film. Read

The confrontation between Delhi's ruling AAP and the Centre today intensified with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal making fresh allegations that CBI has been asked to "target" the opposition and "finish those who don't fall in line".

Kejriwal's latest salvo came a day after he demanded that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley be removed from the Cabinet for alleged corruption in Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) which he had headed for 14 years till 2013.

Jaitley had rejected the allegations calling it was a propaganda technique of Kejriwal to deflect attention when he himself was in the "dock". Kejriwal today tweeted, "A CBI officer told me yesterday that CBI has been asked to target all opposition parties and finish those who don't fall in line."

The AAP chief once again chose the social media route to level the charges. He had virtually live-tweeted the CBI raid at his Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar's office in the Delhi Secretariat on Tuesday. Kejriwal had said Jaitley's assertion that AAP's allegations against him are "unsubstantiated and non-specific" could not be treated as "gospel truth" as the charges against him were "very, very serious".

"Naturally", Congress President Sonia Gandhi responds when asked if she will appear in court tomorrow in the National Herald case.

The Congress has started preparing for a massive mobilisation to back Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi's appearances in a trial court on Saturday where they have been summoned in connection with the National Herald case.


All top central leaders of the party, along with party MPs, are staying back in Delhi this weekend, even as many senior Congress leaders from the states, including chief ministers, are expected to reach Delhi to participate in the solidarity parade, the Economic Times reported .


An influential section of the Congress leadership was in favour of the Gandhis not appealing in a higher court against the summons. It wanted them to appear in the court with a major solidarity show.

Mother Teresa to be given Sainthood, says Missionaries of Charity Spokesperson Sunita Kumar.

@chetan_bhagat  Have to salute AAP for a fantastic PR job. Media eating thru their hands,BJP bumbling, on defensive. Everything fair in love and politics ;)

@chetan_bhagat  Can't fault @ArvindKejriwal. Create a noise, add some drama, get noticed, sell. That's what I have also done. He plays game well. Respect.

After promising to ban the sale of alcohol in Bihar, which will result in an approximated annual loss of Rs 4,000 crore to Bihar, the Nitish government has put out tenders that indicate a major U-turn. The Nitish-led Bihar government now intends to ban the sale of only country made liquor, and not of foreign liquor. 

Drawing inspiration from the successful Gujarat tourism campaign by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, the West Bengal tourism department is all set to feature Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan in its ad campaign to be shot next month where the superstar would be calling all to 'Experience Bengal -- the sweetest part of India' -- the tagline of the campaign. 

Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha may have rocked the world with their respective talents, but they have not been showing much interest in their roles and duties as nominated members of the Rajya Sabha.

Arvind Kejriwal, who has declared war on the Centre and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over a CBI raid on his officer, now alleges that the investigating agency has orders to target opposition parties. 

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the Nobel laureate who dedicated her life to helping the poorest of the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in September 2016, an Italian Catholic newspaper reported. 

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has just tweeted that 5 Indian sailors have been abducted by pirates in Nigeria. The foreign minister added that contact had been established with the pirates and the sailors were safe as of now. The Indian high commissioner also met the president of Nigeria and is making all efforts to secure their release, added the foreign minister. 

Court', India's official entry to the Oscars, has failed to find a mention in the list of films eligible for the 88th Academy Awards. 

The Anti-Terror Squad on Thursday arrested a 16-year-old girl from Pune, who was planning to join terror group Islamic State. Sources say that the teenager was planning to leave the country to join the IS.

The screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani has been cancelled in Pune's Pride theatre after a protest by the BJP. The movie has created kind of a storm with some family members of Bajirao being unhappy with the depiction and the narrative of the characters. 

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday heaped praise on US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, describing him as a "talented and outstanding man".

The US today announced the resumption of regular flights to and from Cuba, the latest step in the thawing relationship between the two Cold War-era enemies.

A leading American foreign policy journal today alleged that India is building a top-secret nuclear city to produce thermos nuclear weapons which would upgrade the country as a nuclear power and unsettle its two major neighbours -- Pakistan and China.

A city-based 16-year-old Muslim girl, who was reportedly radicalised by her ISIS contacts abroad and brain-washed to go to Syria, has been questioned by sleuths of Pune Anti-Terrorism Squad and sent to a de-radicalisation programme, an ATS officer said here tonight.

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