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The Luthra brothers have been brought to India from Thailand and arrived in Delhi. They are set to be taken to Goa, where the Goa Police, already present at Delhi airport, will take them into custody.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia compensation from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) following the multi-vehicle collision on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura. An amount of Rs 2 lakh will be given to the next of kin of each deceased, while Rs 50,000 will be provided to those injured in the accident.
PM Modi announces an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased, and Rs. 50,000 for the injured, in the accident that occurred due to a multi-vehicle collision on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura.PMO tweets, "The loss of lives due to a mishap on the… https://t.co/rY3aYoRrWW pic.twitter.com/j3EDu5iJ2Y
— ANI (@ANI) December 16, 2025
Three Indian students were injured in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in Sydney. Two of them are currently undergoing treatment in hospital and are reported to be out of danger. According to The Australia Today, the identities of the students are being kept confidential. Meanwhile, reports have emerged that the father-son attackers had travelled to the Philippines last year using a fake Indian passport.
Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, Goa, where 25 people died in a fire, are being deported from Thailand today. The brothers are being taken to Delhi and will be presented in the Patiala House Court for remand proceedings. Visuals show Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra wearing face masks at Bangkok airport.
At least four people were killed and 25 others injured when multiple buses caught fire following a major collision on the Delhi-Agra Expressway in Mathura district during the early hours of Tuesday, officials reported.
An earthquake measuring 5.0 hit parts of Karachi and Balochistan on Tuesday, with its epicentre near Sonmiani, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers. Sonmiani, a coastal village in southeastern Balochistan, is located approximately 87 kilometers from Karachi. No immediate damage or casualties have been reported.
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