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Priyanka Verma was forced to go into hiding with her husband Ujjwal after her uncles ordered her ‘honour killing’ for marrying outside her community. The couple have been on the run for nearly six months now, constantly shifting cities and hotels to avoid being hunted down. Out of money and exhausted living the life of a fugitive, Priyanka says she’ll not live in fear anymore.

No other sting operation or investigation of its kind has managed to nail cricket’s cheats so conclusively.

The 12-million-bikes-a-year Indian market shows no signs of cooling, and as the market leader, Hero Honda is well placed to flourish in a country with rising rural incomes.

“Many people who have eaten Sanjeev Kapoor’s food aren’t impressed. But the man can rake in TRPs and sell books.”

A year after completing school, Magdalene Polton, the daughter of a rich landowner in Bengal, became the second nun to join Mother Teresa in her mission to serve the sick and the poor. Now, at 82, Sister Gertrude, as she came to be called, is the only surviving member of this original group. She recalls the early days when they would beg each day for the poor, but struggle to feed themselves, surviving solely on the strength of prayer.

Membership is kept open for 30 days in a state or union territory.

“Condom is such a dirty word. How could we have discussed it with strangers [in this defunct committee of wives of ministers]?”

Agarwal was 22 when he started a business collecting scrap from cable companies and selling it in Bombay.

“Some of those who drive luxury cars have no respect for smaller vehicles. I often give them torn notes to teach them a lesson.”