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Former Congress president Bhupen Borah, who is set to join the BJP, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday night at the state guest house in in Guwahati.Borah met Shah in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP national vice president Baijayant Panda and Lakhimpur MLA...
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US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in a dissenting opinion as the apex court struck down most of US President Donald Trump's tariff measures, said that the immediate consequences of the ruling could be substantial, including potential multi-billion-dollar refunds. In the meantime,...
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a woman commander of the proscribed naxal outfit in a 2023 abduction and murder case involving a 'Jan Adalat' (kangaroo court). In its chargesheet filed before the NIA special court in Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, the...
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A social media influencer was arrested here on Friday for sexually assaulting multiple women after befriending them through Instagram, the police said.The accused has been identified as Yadu Girish (38), a native of Thannyam in Thrissur district.According to the police, Girish was active on...
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The National Investigation Agency has filed a supplementary chargesheet against two more accused, including an absconder, in the 2025 Vizianagaram ISIS terror conspiracy case, officials said on Friday....
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A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district on Friday awarded a death sentence to two accused, Rambhawan and his wife Durgawati, for the various offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the above act. According to the Central Bureau of...
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Indian exporters have welcomed the US Supreme Court's decision striking down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, saying the move is a big relief to domestic firms affected by the country-specific duties. Think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that following this...
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A notorious dacoit absconding for around 10 years was arrested in Rajasthan's Dholpur under 'Operation Shikanja', the police said on Friday. Diwan Gurjar, a member of Jagdish Gurjar dacoit gang, had been on the run for nearly a decade and had a reward of Rs 25,000 for his arrest. A...
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Members of Bangla Pokkho, a Bengali advocacy group, assembled at the Eastern Railway headquarters in Kolkata on Friday and demanded that every railway staff member should be able to communicate with the Bengali-speaking commuters in their mother tongue, and not force anyone to speak...
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The Congress on Friday hailed the US Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump's global tariffs and said the American system of checks and balances still seems to be working. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, said, Hats off...
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The United States has bagged the first rank followed by China and Singapore while India has been ranked at the sixth spot, according to Global AI Brain Race Report 2026. The study, published by essayhumaniser.io, evaluates over 100 countries using a weighted framework combining artificial...
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In a major blow to US President Donald Trump's signature trade policy, the US Supreme Court on Friday invalidated most of his sweeping tariff measures, The Washington Post reported.According to The Post, the US apex court held that the US President did not possess the authority under the 1977...
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The Delhi police on Friday arrested four Indian Youth Congress workers for staging a shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit venue in New Delhi, with officials saying a wider conspiracy angle in the case is being probed. An FIR has been registered at Tilak Marg police station invoking...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will visit Meerut and flag off the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat train at Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat station in the western Uttar Pradesh town.From there, the prime minister will undertake a metro ride till Meerut South station and at around 1 pm, he will...
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All major nations, which matter in the artificial intelligence space, have signed the India AI Impact Summit 2026 declaration, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. The minister said that over 70 countries have already signed the declaration, and the number is expected to cross...
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The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday appointed retired IAS officer Dinesh Kumar as the one-man committee to examine the CBI-led SIT's self-contained note over the alleged adulteration of Tirupati laddu ghee, and recommend suitable action against erring people. The one-committee comes in...
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The sight of an ambulance arriving outside an exam centre in Manimajra here on Friday was anything but ordinary. Inside it was 17-year-old Kanishka Bisht, who had been in an ICU for the past 13 days. She had come to sit for her class 12 Physics exam. Kanishka, a person with disability,...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will appear before a magistrate's court at Bhiwandi in the district on Saturday in connection with a defamation case filed against him by an RSS activist, his lawyer said. Gandhi has been asked to furnish a fresh surety as (Congress leader) Shivraj Patil...
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India's forex reserves jumped $8.663 billion to hit a new all-time high of $725.727 billion in the week ended February 13, the RBI said on Friday. The overall forex reserves dropped $6.711 billion to $717.064 billion in the previous reporting week ended February 6. The previous all-time...
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Maharashtra food and drug administration minister Narhari Zirwal./Courtesy Facebook
Maharashtra food and drug administration minister Narhari Zirwal's private secretary Dr Ramdas Gade was relieved of his post with immediate effect and directed to report back to his parent department following a sting operation related to bribery, an official said on Friday. Gade, who was on...
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The New Zealand middle-order's ability to mount a strong response when faced with the guile and variety in Pakistan's spin unit will be the deciding factor when the two sides face each other in the opening Super Eight Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup here on Saturday. The Kiwi batters are...
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A petition has been filed in Bombay high court challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to cancel 5 percent reservation in education and jobs for the Muslim community, terming the move as racial discrimination. The petition filed by advocate Syed Ejaz Abbas Naqvi challenged the...
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The rupee plunged 31 paise to settle at 90.99 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a strong American currency against major currencies and higher crude oil prices amid intensifying US-Iran tensions. Positive momentum in domestic equity markets failed to support the Indian,...
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Stock markets rebounded on Friday, with the benchmark Sensex closing higher by 316 points after heavy buying in banking and metal shares, amid optimism over progress on a trade deal and India's participation in Pax Silica. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 316.57 points, or 0.38 per cent, to...
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The teaser of the much-anticipated pan-India movie, Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups, starring Kannada superstar Yash, showcases a dark and brutal cinematic universe that features high-octane action sequences. The Geetu Mohandas-directed movie is billed as an action-thriller saga that...
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Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday, officials said. Ceasefire violation took place around noon at TMG (Toot Mar Gali) in Nowgam Sector of Kupwara (in north Kashmir) when PoK posts fired through small arms on...
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A special court in Mumbai on Friday granted bail to businessman Raj Kundra after he appeared before it in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Bitcoin scam. Special judge for cases under Prevention of Money Laundering Act R B Rote had in January issued a summons to Kundra after...
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Controversy erupted on Friday over the Mahalaxmi Central Park project in the city with Shiv Sena-UBT MLA Aaditya Thackeray opposing the plan and rival Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora countering his criticism. Thackeray, a former Maharashtra minister, said in a post on X that the existing open...
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A Chhattisgarh agriculture department staffer was arrested for allegedly raping a woman on the promise of marriage, a police official said. Rahul Sahu (35), an agriculture marketing officer in Gharghodha town in Raigarh district, was in a relationship with a 30-year-old woman but he...
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Indian Youth Congress workers stage a protest at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, New Delhi, on Friday./Indian Youth Congress/ANI Video Grab
The Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the Congress on Friday for a protest staged by the party's youth wing at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit here, alleging that a ruckus was created at the venue under opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's directions to sabotage India's image before the world. A...
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The Delhi high court has granted bail to the driver of a speeding Thar who allegedly mowed down two persons in Chanakyapuri in August last year. Justice Manoj Jain directed that Ashish Bachchas be released on bail considering his young age, absence of previous antecedents and 'overall facts...
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In an extraordinary order, the Supreme Court on Friday directed deployment of serving and former district judges to assist the Election Commission in the controversy-ridden special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Ruing the 'unfortunate blame game' between the EC and the...
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The Bombay high court on Friday pulled up the Navy for its 'failure in intelligence' while questioning how a high-rise came up unnoticed in the vicinity of INS Shikra, the maritime force's premier air station in south Mumbai.A bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay Mantri said it was of the...
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A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped and strangled to death in Sector 37 by her neighbour, who lured the toddler away from her home at a village located nearby, officials said on Friday.Police have arrested the accused, who confessed to the crime during interrogation, they said.On Thursday...
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A traffic policeman suffered severe burn injuries in Madhya Pradesh's Maihar district on Friday after his uniform caught fire during Congress' effigy-burning protest targeted at some ministers, prompting the police to file an FIR and launch an investigation into the incident, an official said.The...
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Indian Youth Congress national president Uday Bhanu Chib defended party workers who staged a protest at the shirtless protest at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Impact Summit today, saying the demonstration reflected the anger of unemployed youth across the country.Speaking to ANI, Chib said,...
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A group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers staged a brief protest at an exhibition hall of the AI Impact Summit and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before being whisked away by the security personnel.A senior police officer said that around 10 people were detained when...
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Global pop icon and multiple Grammy Award winner Singer Shakira is set to return in India to headline shows in Mumbai and Delhi on April 10 and 15 respectively. Feeding India, a not-for-profit along with District by Zomato announced the third edition of the Feeding India Concert 2026 with...
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An interim trade agreement between India and the United States is likely to be signed in March and operationalised in April, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.He also said that India's free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and Oman are likely to be implemented in...
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Stepping up his attack on the government over the interim US trade deal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the answer to why Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to a deal, where India gives so much and appears to get so little, and make an abject surrender lies in the grips and chokes...
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The New Punch.ev was launched on Friday with a starting price of Rs 9.69 lakh, in what seems like a Tata Motors bid to beat all the competition.The Punch.ev was launched with two battery capacities -- 30kWh which begins at Rs 9.69 lakh and offers a real world range of 250 to 280 km, and 40kwh...
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US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Friday said that a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will take place at the right time. Stay tuned, I'm sure it'll happen at the right moment, Gor told ANI on the sidelines of India AI Impact Summit...
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A three-day meeting between Indian and American officials to finalise the legal text for an interim trade agreement will begin in the US on February 23, an official said on Friday. Earlier this month, India and the US released a joint statement to announce that a framework for an interim trade...
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In an indirect attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the AI Impact Summit, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that the self-declared Vishwaguru is busy giving the world gyaan through acronyms.In a post on X, reacting to the meeting between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US...
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A 57-year-old Sikh man has allegedly been kidnapped from the Tracy area in California's San Joaquin County. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office in a Facebook post identified the victim as Avtar Singh, described as 5'7 and around 200 lbs, wearing light-coloured traditional Sikh clothing, at...
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Katy Perry fans woke up to the rumours of her second pregnancy, first with her boyfriend, Justin Trudeau, yesterday. A post on X has gone viral, claiming that the pop star and the former Canadian Prime Minister are expecting their first child together.Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are...
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India on Friday joined a United States-led strategic alliance -- 'Pax Silica' -- that is aimed at building a resilient supply chain for critical minerals and artificial intelligence.India signed a pact joining the coalition at a ceremony at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.The signing ceremony...
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India on Friday joined a US-led strategic alliance -- 'Pax Silica' -- that is aimed at building a resilient supply chain for critical minerals and artificial intelligence. India signed a pact joining the coalition at a ceremony at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. The signing ceremony was...
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Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi was allegedly duped of Rs 30,000 by a man on the pretext of arranging his marriage, police said on Friday.They said an FIR has been registered against the accused and his associates based on a complaint by Bajrangi, an accused in the 2023 Nuh communal riots.According...
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French President Emmanuel Macron included the title track 'Na De Dil Pardesi Nu' from the Hindi blockbuster 'Dhurandhar' in a tribute video marking the conclusion of his recent state visit to India, drawing widespread attention across social media.The 43-second montage, shared by Macron on X...
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India is set to attract $200 billion investment in the creation of new data centre capacity by 2030, part of the larger $800 billion investment line-up in the Asia Pacific region, according to accounting and consultancy firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.This is a huge economic opportunity for the...
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No one stopped to help her while she desperately pleaded for help as her granddaughter lay soaked in blood after a car rammed into their e-rickshaw, recalled the elderly woman after the horrific accident in West Delhi's Janakpuri. The woman was taking her six-year-old granddaughter to school on...
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Indian industry leaders at the AI Impact Summit converged on a clear theme: India's AI moment will be defined less by breakthroughs in model-building and more by how effectively the technology is diffused across the economy.What foundational models are doing is speeding up evolution. But what...
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A man was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife following a heated argument over the volume of the TV set, police said. The deceased has been identified as Sheikh Ahmed (27), an AC mechanic by profession. Both Ahmed and his partner were living in a TIDCO housing colony in...
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AI has the ability to change society to unimaginable levels, empower people and help reinvent businesses, even though the pace of changes may vary, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said during a fireside chat with Sam Altman at the AI Impact Summit.We thank God there is AI, he said, adding:...
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Ashok Soota, the founder and chairman of Happiest Minds Technologies, said the idea of IT services company turning redundant in five years due to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) is misplaced as technology has always evolved to create newer opportunities.He was responding to a comment...
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor leaves Aylsham Police Station. Pic: Reuters/Phil Noble
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released under investigation following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.On Thursday morning, Thames Valley Police said it had arrested a man in his 60s in Norfolk and was carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.King...
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The father of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim on Thursday questioned the CBI's investigation, alleging it's a cover-up and the agency is not doing its job properly.Speaking to ANI, he claimed that the High Court made a mistake by handing the case over to the CBI, saying they...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday praised the MANAV vision, stating it sets humanity's direction towards a fool-proof future. India's AI vision, MANAV, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, emphasised a human-centric approach to artificial...
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The Allahabad high court has granted bail to Bhojpuri YouTuber and comedian Mani Miraj alias Ramdi Miraj Alam, who is accused of rape and assault. Miraj was booked at Khoda Police Station in Ghaziabad on the charge of rape on the pretext of marriage. He had been in jail since October 6,...
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Madhya Pradesh parliamentary affairs minister Kailash Vijayvargiya./ANI on X
A remark by Madhya Pradesh parliamentary affairs minister Kailash Vijayvargiya in the assembly on Thursday stirred a controversy, prompting speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to express regret. During the discussion on the motion of thanks on the Governor's address...
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Authorities in Jyotirmath in Chamoli district held a meeting with community members on Thursday, sensing a fragile situation creeping in after a video of namaaz being read in an under-construction government building hit social media. Meanwhile, the municipality withdrew the verbal...
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