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			<title>A key breakthrough came when investigators reviewed CCTV footage from Lohagad Fort and allegedly spotted a hooded man trailing Ketan and Siya on the day of the incident. NEW DELHI: What began as an engagement that was meant to culminate in a lavish wedding has now turned into a murder investigation that has shocked Pune. Police allege that businessman Ketan Agrawal was killed by his fiancée, Siya Goyal, and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, after multiple failed attempts.Investigators claim the alleged conspiracy unfolded over nearly eight months, beginning after Siya and Chetan first met at a Diwali party in 2025. According to Pune Rural Police, the two grew close and remained in frequent contact, exchanging more than 2,000 phone calls and spending around 238 hours speaking to each other over six months.Investigators further claim Siya was reluctant to proceed with the marriage and was under pressure from her family to go ahead with the wedding plans. The case initially appeared to be a trekking accident after Ketan fell from Lohagad Fort on June 18, but CCTV footage, call records and witness statements later led police to suspect a premeditated conspiracy.A key breakthrough came when investigators reviewed CCTV footage from Lohagad Fort and allegedly spotted a hooded man trailing Ketan and Siya on the day of the incident. Police later identified the man as Chetan Chaudhary, leading to a deeper probe into the circumstances surrounding Ketan&#8217;s death.Timeline of eventsDiwali 2025: Police claim Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary first met at a Diwali party and subsequently developed a close friendship.Following months: Investigators allege the two remained in constant contact, exchanging 2,004 phone calls and spending around 238 hours speaking to each other. Police suspect discussions relating to Ketan Agrawal took place during this period.February 2026: Siya and Ketan got engaged. Their families began preparations for a grand wedding ceremony scheduled for November in Udaipur.May 31, 2026: Ketan and Siya visited Lohagad Fort. Police claim Siya allegedly first conceived the idea of killing Ketan after seeing him seated near the edge of the fort.June 4, 2026: Investigators say Siya again urged Ketan to visit Lohagad Fort, but the trip did not take place after his mother objected.June 6, 2026: Police allege Siya deliberately misplaced Ketan&#8217;s passport ahead of a planned Bali pre-wedding photoshoot, causing the trip to be cancelled.Before June 14, 2026: Investigators claim Siya and Chetan met at a café and discussed plans to kill Ketan, identifying possible locations at Lohagad Fort.June 14, 2026: Police suspect an initial attempt to kill Ketan was made at Lohagad Fort. Investigators allege Siya tried to push him off a cliff, but he survived after grabbing a bush. 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			<title>Speaker Om Birla has already heard representations from both the parent parties and the breakaway groups. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is expected to decide on the fate of rebel MPs from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Shiv Sena (UBT) before the commencement of Parliament&#8217;s Monsoon Session next month, sources familiar with the matter told news agency PTI.The Speaker has already heard representations from both the parent parties and the breakaway groups. In the TMC case, Birla met a delegation led by the party&#8217;s Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee as well as members of the rebel camp. A similar exercise was conducted in relation to the Shiv Sena (UBT) split.According to sources, legal and constitutional experts attached to Parliament are currently examining the matter and are expected to provide their recommendations before a final decision is taken. Previous rulings by presiding officers in comparable situations are also being studied to ensure any decision is legally and constitutionally sound.The Lok Sabha Secretariat is meanwhile understood to be working on possible seating arrangements ahead of the Monsoon Session, which is usually convened in the third week of July.Apart from the rebel factions of the TMC and Shiv Sena (UBT), the DMK has also sought a separate seating arrangement following the collapse of its long-standing alliance with the Congress. The Congress recently joined hands with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay&#8217;s party, TVK.The biggest challenge before the Speaker relates to the Trinamool Congress. Of the 29 MPs elected on TMC tickets in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 20 have broken away and aligned themselves with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a registered but unrecognised political party based in Howrah. 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Along with the five Brics nations, five more countries were part of this initiative,” he added.The two-day meeting, hosted by Isro under India’s Brics Chairship 2026, brought together heads of space agencies and senior officials from Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.At a time when countries are increasingly looking to space-based technologies for economic and developmental gains, Singh positioned cooperation among Brics members as a pathway to innovation, investment and sustainable growth. 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