| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
According to the chargesheet, terrorist Khurshid Ahmad fired the shots at Sarla Bhat and has fled to Pakistan, while three other accused terrorists are already dead.
absconding shooter Pakistan
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Sarla Bhat, a 27-year-old nurse at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar, was abducted by terrorists from a hostel on 18 April 1990, tortured for five days, and then shot dead after being branded an army informer.
Sarla Bhat abduction murder
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Jammu and Kashmir's State Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet in a Srinagar court, about 36 years after the crime, naming JKLF chief Yasin Malik and four other terrorists as accused in the abduction and murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat.
Sarla Bhat chargesheet
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
One possibility is that Siya Goyal was an extremely dangerous, criminal-minded girl, and families should consider how much danger they are in if such people are around them.
Siya Goyal character
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
According to the FIR, Ketan's father visited the Lohagad fort spot and concluded his son could not have fallen on his own, and before the murder Ketan had told his father that Siya Goyal had been picking fights with him over small things for about a month.
FIR father's account
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Author Chetan Bhagat published a newspaper article today titled 'Why Siya Could Not Say No To Marriage' about family pressure on youth in business families.
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Police have already seized Chetan's hoodie and his headphones as evidence.
evidence seizure
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
On 18 June, the day of Ketan Agarwal's murder, Chetan wore a hoodie to hide his identity, so his face is not clearly visible in the CCTV footage.
accused concealing identity
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Pune police are using gait analysis — forensic comparison of walking patterns — to identify the accused Chetan in the CCTV footage from the murder.
gait analysis forensics
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Twelve days have passed since Ketan Agarwal's murder in Pune; police have already recreated the crime scene at Lohagad fort with Siya Goyal and today took co-accused Chetan Babulal Chaudhary to the same spot.
Ketan Agarwal murder probe
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
This is a great opportunity for Indian AC manufacturers to enter the European market.
Indian AC export opportunity
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
India and the European Union signed a Free Trade Agreement this year, which will come into effect next year, after which tax on products like ACs and their spare parts could become zero.
India-EU FTA
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Chinese companies' manufacturing cost for ACs sold in Europe is 15–18% lower than that of Indian companies.
China cost advantage
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
The Indian government views the AC industry as a major export opportunity like smartphones and is supporting the sector through Production Linked Incentives (PLI).
PLI scheme AC export
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
In Europe, installing split ACs is not permitted in many old and historic buildings.
AC installation rules
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Of European homes that have AC, 80% use heat-pump ACs that can both cool and heat.
heat pump ACs
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Indian companies currently hold less than 1% share of Europe's AC market, which is dominated by Chinese, South Korean and Japanese companies.
India's Europe AC share
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Last year, Europe's residential air conditioner market was worth approximately ₹63,000 crore.
Europe AC market size
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
If heat keeps rising in Europe, AC penetration could grow from 20% to 90% of homes, and annual AC sales could rise from about 15 million to 60 million units.
Europe AC market growth
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Europe is expected to sell 16 million ACs this year.
Europe AC sales forecast
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
India sells on average 15 million residential and commercial ACs per year, while China sells 100 million ACs per year.
India-China AC sales
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Less than 20% of Indian homes have AC, but the reason is affordability — fewer people in India can afford an AC — unlike Europe where it was never hot enough to need one.
AC affordability India
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
91% of homes in Japan have air conditioning, while only 20% of homes in Europe do.
AC penetration rates
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Due to the severe heat, AC and fan sales have surged in France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Spain, with people queuing outside electronics stores to buy them.
AC demand surge Europe
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
In June and July, countries like Sweden, Norway, Britain, Germany and Finland get 16 to 18 hours of sunlight per day, keeping land and buildings hot for longer.
European daylight hours
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