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The right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami, which emerged as the main opposition party in the just-concluded Bangladesh polls, on Sunday challenged the results demanding the Election Commission to hold recounting of votes in 32 constituencies where its candidates were unfairly defeated.The party also...
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The body of a 21-year-old second-year medical student from Bihar was found hanging in a hostel toilet at a private medical college in West Bengal, a police officer said on Sunday.The deceased, Lavanya Pratap, a resident of Patna, was pursuing an MBBS degree at the institute.His body was...
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Entry to the India AI Impact Summit 2026 will have some restrictions on the first day of the event, and the expo being organised along with it will open for all from February 17, according to an official advisory issued on Sunday. Preparations are in the final phase and in full swing for...
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A Ramlila event will be held on February 20 in Moscow with the support of the Embassy of India in Russia as a people-to-people initiative aimed at deepening bilateral ties, officials said on Sunday.Organisers said elaborate stage design, traditional costumes and music are being prepared for the...
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A 52-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by one of his nephews after the latter repeatedly rammed his car, sending it off the road, police said on Sunday.Superintendent of police Rajesh Dwivedi said the victim, identified as Veeresh (52), was on his way to a Shiv temple on Sunday afternoon when...
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was brought to Fortis Hospital in Mohali for a check-up on Sunday after he experienced exhaustion.The hospital authorities said Mann's condition is stable, and he has been admitted for observation. Earlier, Mann was brought to Mohali from Sangrur where he,...
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An avalanche blocked the Bhaderwah-Pathankot inter-state road in Doda district of the Union Territory on Sunday, leaving dozens of vehicles stranded, a police officer said. Bhaderwah superintendent of police Bhaderwah Vinod Sharma said the avalanche struck between Thanthera and Guldanda,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that by temperament, he is never fully satisfied and believes that public life demands a certain constructive restlessness, a constant urge to do more, to improve faster and to serve better. Modi, however, stressed that it is also important to...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray's younger son Tejas, a zoologist, has been admitted to a hospital here due to fever, a party functionary said on Sunday. Tejas is recovering well and is likely to be discharged soon, he said. He was admitted to the private hospital three days ago due...
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A balloon bearing the name of Pakistan International Airlines was found inside an Air Force technical area in Agra, the police said on Sunday. Assistant commissioner of police Gaurav Singh said a case was registered on February 12 at Shahganj police station following a complaint from the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ajmer on February 28 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 23,500 crore in Rajasthan, an official statement said on Sunday. During the programme, appointment letters will also be distributed to 21,000 youths under a...
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Two members of a gang were arrested on Sunday for their involvement in a series of kidnappings and robberies targeting travellers and traders by posing as fake Special Task Force (STF) and Special Operations Group (SOG) officers in a joint operation by the Cantt Police and the SWAT Surveillance...
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Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury, a Rajya Sabha MP, has been served a notice for breach of privilege for bringing a stray into the Parliament complex in her car and for allegedly making derogatory remarks against MPs. The Committee of Privileges of the Rajya Sabha has taken up a complaint...
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Five men have been arrested for the murder of a 35-year-old businessman in Outer North Delhi, with police saying the killing stemmed from a robbery conspiracy, even as a social media post claiming responsibility in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's gang remains under...
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A coach of an empty passenger train caught fire at Katwa railway station in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district early on Sunday, an Eastern Railway official said. No injuries have been reported in the incident. Fire department officials said the blaze was reported around 4.30 am in a...
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is scheduled to visit Assam on a two-day trip starting February 18 to take part in a series of party meetings ahead of state assembly elections, a state leader said on Sunday. Vadra, a Congress general secretary and parliamentarian, is the chairperson of...
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Two persons, allegedly involved in the shooting at migrant labourers in Punjab's Moga district, were arrested following an exchange of gunfire with the police there on Sunday.Jobanpreet sustained a bullet injury in his leg following an encounter near Ghalkalan village, while his accomplice,...
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Canada-based York Cinemas announced the invalidation of all advance tickets for the upcoming film Jana Nayagan, stating that the film is not likely to be released before April 30. In an official statement issued via its social media handles, the cinema management directed affected customers...
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh's next prime minister, Tarique Rahman, on February 17. It is learnt that Bangladesh had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the ceremony to be held in Dhaka.Om Birla, the Lok Sabha Speaker, will...
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A 30-year-old man was found dead at his residence in Mannipadi in Kasaragod on Sunday, days after the death of his close friend, social media influencer Chinnupappu, police said. The deceased, identified as Sandesh K, was found hanging in a room at his house in the afternoon. According...
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Five people died in a collision involving a car and a KSRTC bus near Nelamangala on the outskirts of the city, the police said on Sunday.The incident occurred on Saturday midnight when the car, heading towards Bengaluru, allegedly hit the divider and crossed over to the opposite lane before...
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Five European states have publicly accused the Russian government of poisoning and killing opposition leader Alexey Navalny with a rare and lethal toxin derived from South American dart frogs, marking a dramatic escalation in international condemnation of Moscow's treatment of its most prominent...
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A car was damaged after a wild elephant attacked vehicles on the Munnar-Marayoor road, forest officials said on Sunday.Officials suspect that a wild elephant bull, popularly known as Padayappa, was involved in the incident, which occurred around 11 pm on Saturday.According to officials, the...
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Five persons were injured, and 40 two-wheelers were gutted in a fire at the basement of a building in Maharashtra's Thane district in the early hours of Sunday, civic officials said.The blaze broke out in the basement parking of a residential building in the Sagaon area of Dombivli town around 4...
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A 45-year-old woman was killed and her two sons were injured in an attack by a wild elephant on the Mihipurwa-Lakhimpur Road in the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, the police said on Sunday. Sujauli police station SHO Prakash Chandra Sharma identified the deceased as Munni Devi of Paras...
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A 22-year-old alleged shooter linked to the Kaushal Chaudhary gang, who police claim was tasked with eliminating a Burari-based businessman as part of an organised extortion conspiracy, was arrested in Delhi's Dwarka, an official said on Sunday.The accused, Kuldeep Singh of Bhalswa Dairy, was...
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The portals of the revered Kedarnath Temple in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand will reopen for devotees on April 22 after remaining closed for nearly six months during winter, a temple committee official said on Sunday.Harish Gaur, Public Relations Officer of the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath...
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Two-time champions England will look to seal their Super Eights berth when they take on T20 World Cup debutants and fierce football rivals Italy in their final Group C match Kolkata on Monday. England and Italy share a fierce sporting rivalry on the football pitch, producing some...
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Two people died on Sunday at Kirti Chemicals Industries near Karekate village in Mandya taluk after a storage tank containing chemicals exploded while opening the cap with a gas cutter. The individuals who suffered injuries due to the incident have been sent to Mandya MIMS Hospital for...
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The Indian Navy acted swiftly in an operation on Saturday to save a critically-ill Japanese national's life who was on board a ship at Visakhaptnam. In a post on X, PRO & Spokesperson, MoD, wrote, Responding swiftly as a #FirstResponder and trusted GlobalSecurityPartner, #IndianNavy...
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Injury-hit Australia could consider bringing in veteran Steve Smith to bolster their stuttering batting as the former champions aim to keep their fate in their own hands when they face Sri Lanka in a crucial T20 World Cup Group B clash in Pallekele on Monday. Australia risk an early exit...
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UAE will look to plug their middle-order frailties, particularly against spin, when they take on a hurting Afghanistan in a must-win Group D clash of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. The two sides head into the contest after contrasting results in their previous outings. UAE scraped...
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A blaze erupted in a multi-storey building in south Kolkata's Haridevpur area on Sunday, an official said. The fire, which broke out in the apartment complex at 10.40 am, was doused by five fire tenders by noon, he said, adding there are no reports of any injury. Disaster management and...
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The Kerala Police Association on Sunday termed the attack on a police officer Thiruvananthapuram, allegedly by Students Federation of India activists, as shocking and an insult to democratic, progressive Kerala. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Association, which represents police...
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Sunday morning initiated a massive search operation across nearly 21 different locations based on specific intelligence regarding extremist activities. The Maharashtra ATS launched extensive searches across the districts of Yavatmal and...
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A 62-year-old award-winning farmer allegedly died by suicide due to mounting financial debt at Cherupuzha in this district, the police said.The deceased was identified as Ambattu Elias, a native of Idavaram in Cherupuzha.According to family sources, he allegedly consumed pesticide and was found...
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A 22-year-old woman was allegedly murdered over dowry in Jharkhand's Palamu district, and her body was set on fire, the police said on Sunday. The incident happened in Dalla village in the Pandu police station area, they said. The deceased hailed from Sonbhadra in UP and got married 11...
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Bangladesh wants to reset ties with India on a fresh footing now that ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party no longer hold power, Humayun Kabir, adviser to BNP chairman Tarique Rahman, has said, asserting that the two nations should work together for mutual...
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Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday called out the high-octane India-Pakistan clash in the ICC T20 World Cup, noting that the neighbour had historically been an enemy country to India and should be treated that way only. Speaking ahead of the high-profile clash, set to take place...
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Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali is set to reunite with Ektaa Kapoor for another project titled Heer Ranjha following the success of Laila Majnu. Directed by Sajid Ali, the film will be the second installment to the Laila Majnu franchise, carrying forward its love legend and deep-rooted...
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Five men, including three named accused, were arrested following a police encounter in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old Dalit man in the Rasra area Ballia, officials said on Sunday. Two of the accused sustained bullet injuries to their legs during the exchange of fire, they...
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French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on February 16 during his upcoming visit, where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 17, the External Affairs Ministry said.Following their meeting, Modi and the French President will travel to New Delhi to...
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A 22-year-old man was arrested in Muzaffarnagar for posting a video on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which objectionable remarks were purportedly made against him, police said on Sunday.Charthawal police station SHO Satyanarayan Dahiya told reporters that the accused has been identified as...
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Three militants, including two women, belonging to different banned organisations have been arrested in two districts of Manipur, police said on Sunday.The arrests were made in Tengnoupal and Imphal East districts on Saturday, a police statement said.Security forces arrested two women cadres of...
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The United States and Iran are expected to hold the next round of talks over the nuclear deal on Tuesday (local time) in Geneva, Switzerland, CNN reported.According to CNN, US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to attend the meetings.This comes in the backdrop of US...
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India is a 'very successful' emerging economy with a bigger influence in global affairs, and is the 'right place' to host the AI summit, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.In an exclusive interview with PTI at the UN Headquarters ahead of the India-AI Impact Summit...
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A 12-year-old 'missing' boy who was found on Saturday morning claimed to have been kidnapped by some persons, but police soon established that he had concocted the story to avoid reprimand, a senior official said. The Class 7 student was sulking because his parents had...
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The situation in violence-hit Moava village in Nagaland's Chumoukedima district was under control on Saturday, with no flare-up reported amid tight security arrangements, police said. At least 26 people were injured in a clash triggered by a protracted land dispute in the village under...
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Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin will administer the oath of office to the new cabinet of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman on February 17 at the National Parliament complex's South Plaza, a deviation from the tradition of the ceremony being held at the...
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A 22-year-old Indian student from Karnataka, who had gone missing in California, has been found dead, the Indian Consulate said.Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a postgraduate student of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, had been missing since February 12.The...
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