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Pakistan on Tuesday accused the Afghan Taliban of 'unprovoked firing' along the border, while warning of a severe response to any further such attacks. The firing came just days after Pakistan launched airstrikes against the alleged hideouts of the terrorists inside Afghanistan after recent...
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Israel's opposition has pleaded with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resolve the ongoing political crisis to ensure its participation during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the Knesset.Modi will undertake a two-day visit to Israel beginning Wednesday to shore up bilateral...
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Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Tuesday met controversial seer Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati here and said his party stands firmly with those who protect religion.The development comes days after an FIR was lodged in Prayagraj against Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand...
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Pakistan's incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan was on Tuesday taken to a hospital at Islamabad for treating an eye ailment, officials said even as his party demanded 'transparency, not secrecy' about his health updates.The 73-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, who has been at the...
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After finding several compliance lapses, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday directed the grounding of four aircraft of VSR Ventures, whose plane crashed at Baramati last month, killing Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four...
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A 28-year-old woman was allegedly raped by seven men who also extorted money from her while she was out with her boyfriend near Silchar town in Assam's Cachar district, police said on Tuesday.The victim filed a complaint of the incident, which took place on February 19, and a case has been...
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The Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on a petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking quashing of a defamation complaint over his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A single bench of Justice N R Borkar heard the plea and closed it for orders.The defamation...
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The Indian Army on Tuesday carried out a mega wargame in Rajasthan's Pokhran deserts, featuring a plethora of unmanned aerial vehicles, counter-drone systems, precision strike rockets, modern artillery platforms and surveillance assets.The troops of the Southern Command of the Army conducted...
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The rupee traded in a narrow range on Tuesday and settled 6 paise lower at 90.95 against the US dollar amid a firm greenback and higher crude oil prices.A sharp fall in domestic equity markets and uncertainties over the India-US trade deal further pressured the local unit, forex traders said.At...
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Findings of a cancer screening campaign conducted by the Maharashtra health department indicated that rising levels of pollution in Mumbai are contributing significantly to lung cancer, which accounts for 57 per cent of diagnosed cases, the legislative assembly was told on Tuesday.Breast cancer...
19:46
India and Israel have started the first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) in New Delhi with an aim to further boost commercial ties and promote investments, an official said.The four-day talks will end on February 26, the official said.In November last year, the two countries...
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The Indian economy is expected to record a growth rate closer to 8.1 per cent in the October-December quarter under the revised series with the new base year of 2022-23, a report said on Tuesday.The country witnessed a growth rate of 8 per cent in the first half of the ongoing financial year...
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The board of Tata Sons on Tuesday deferred a decision on the re-appointment of Natarajan Chandrasekaran for a third term as Chairman, according to sources, signalling potential differences within the holding company of the coffee-to-cars-and-software conglomerate.The board at its meeting in...
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Celebrations turned into mourning after a 21-year-old woman died under alleged suspicious circumstances just two days after her wedding in P P Ganj area in Gorakhpur, with her family accusing the in-laws of murder.The deceased, identified as Seema, was married on February 20 to Manoj, a resident...
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A first information report (FIR) was lodged against four members of a tourist family from Gujarat for allegedly abusing and threatening staffers of a resort in Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Aastha Patel, Dhruv Patel, Smita Patel and...
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Tech Mahindra emerged as the biggest laggard, declining by 6.6 per cent, followed by HCL Technologies, Eternal, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Larsen & Toubro, Trent, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, Bharat Electronics Ltd and ICICI Bank.On the other hand, NTPC, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Steel,...
17:37
The 30-share BSE Sensex plummeted 1,068.74 points, or 1.28 per cent, to settle at 82,225.92.During the day, the benchmark plunged 1,359.93 points, or 1.63 per cent, to hit an intraday low of 81,934.73.
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, dragged down by heavy losses in IT stocks amid concerns over artificial intelligence-led disruption and renewed trade-related uncertainties.Rising global crude prices amid escalating US-Iran tensions and sluggish...
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A fresh shooting incident has been reported in Calgary, with alleged members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claiming responsibility through a social media post.The claim was reportedly made by Tyson Bishnoi and Arzu Bishnoi.In the post, the individuals stated, 'The Lawrence gang takes...
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The Union Cabinet, in its first meeting at Seva Teerth, the new PMO complex, resolved that every decision taken in the new building will be inspired by a spirit of service toward 1.4 billion citizens and will be connected to the broader goal of nation-building.The meeting, chaired by Prime...
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For most people, a receding river is a sign of a dry spell, but for locals in Maharashtra's Paithan town, when water levels in the Godavari dip, it is time for them to head to the riverbank in search of gold. Armed with sieves and nets, people from villages around the holy town in...
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The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal of Kerala government to change the name of the state to Keralam, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its first meeting held at Seva Teerth, the new PMO...
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The Founder and CEO of Devkamal Hospital, Anant Sinha, on Tuesday shared the medical history of the patient involved in the tragic air ambulance crash that claimed seven lives. Anant Sinha revealed that the aircraft was arranged by the family of the patient, Sanjay Kumar, who had been in the...
15:21
The Union government will soon launch a nationwide HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination programme targeting girls aged 14, official sources said. The Gardasil injection will be administered free of cost, they said.The quadrivalent HPV vaccine protects against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause...
15:12
A 15-year-old Muslim girl in Ahmedabad died by suicide after months of alleged harassment linked to her family's attempt to buy a neighbour's house, trying to navigate a 39-year-old Gujarat law that effectively entrenches segregation by religion and empowers vigilantes. Her family says the...
15:09
India's second-largest telecommunications company Bharti Airtel, along with its parent Bharti Enterprises, will invest Rs 20,000 crore in the telco's non-banking financial company (NBFC) subsidiary, Airtel Money, over the coming years.In a statement on Monday, the Sunil Mittal-promoted group said...
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The BJP on Tuesday alleged that Rahul Gandhi was the mastermind of the Congress youth wing's naked protest at the AI Impact Summit last week and asserted that the long arm of the law will soon reach the rogue person who organised the anarchic incident to defame India from behind the...
14:58
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday informed the State Assembly that the state government had recovered nearly Rs 556 crore owed to it in the IDFC First Bank case. Nearly Rs 556 crore, including nearly Rs 22 crore in interest, came back within 24 hours, Saini said in the House.On...
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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has vowed to clamp down on shops selling meat, fish and poultry in the vicinity of religious and educational institutions, claiming that these offended purity of sentiments and promoted violent tendencies among children. The senior BJP leader,...
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The father of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Chief Uday Bhanu Chib, Hari Singh Chib, strongly condemned his son's arrest on Tuesday, calling it the murder of democracy. The arrest came in connection with a protest at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Speaking to ANI,...
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Authorities are looking into the main factors, including weather conditions, that could have led to the fatal crash of an air ambulance that killed seven people in Jharkhand on Monday evening, according to officials.Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd's Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV enroute from Ranchi to...
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A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted four days' police custody of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the protest case at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026.According to officials, Chib is accused of being the main conspirator and mastermind...
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Nick Reiner entered a plea of not guilty on Monday, February 23, in the murder case of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, who were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on December 14, 2025.According to Variety, Reiner appeared at the Los Angeles Superior Court dressed in a brown...
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A helicopter carrying seven people, including the crew members, crashed into the sea after it took off from Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district on Tuesday morning, and all of them were rescued, officials said. The accident occurred around 9.30 am, they said. All the passengers...
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Maharashtra Minority Development Department has asserted that no new files were digitally signed and no minority status certificates were distributed on January 28, the day Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash. The clarification comes amid a controversy over the alleged...
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A full emergency was declared at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport early Tuesday morning after a Leh-bound SpiceJet flight reported a mid-air engine failure. Flight SG-121, which was carrying approximately 150 passengers, initiated an immediate air return to the national capital just...
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Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to India, the Canadian government is pushing to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistan-born businessman, Tahawwur Rana Hussain, accused of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 64, is a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1 per cent in early trade on Tuesday, dragged down by a sharp selloff in IT stocks amid rising fears of AI-led disruption.Besides, rising crude oil prices and renewed concerns over global trade after US President Donald Trump's latest...
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For the first time, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a section on corruption in the judiciary in its new Class 8 Social Science textbook, marking a significant shift from earlier editions that largely focused on the structure and role of courts.The...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi ) has suspended a general manager from its Corporation Finance Department in a disciplinary action.According to sources, the suspension, ordered on Friday, relates to the alleged misuse of official position in connection with an SME matter.When...
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Congress MP Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad shares this image writing: This is absolutely unacceptable. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a revered figure for us, his image cannot be misused this way. I urge the Haryana Government to immediately get this image removed. Why do BJP governments...
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All seven persons on board an air ambulance were killed after the aircraft crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand's Chatra district, and their bodies have been brought to a hospital for post-mortem examination, officials said on Tuesday.The Beechcraft C90 air ambulance, operated by Redbird Airways Pvt...
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Police have arrested a school teacher in Maharashtra's Latur district for allegedly thrashing 32 minor students, suspecting them of damaging his motorcycle, officials said. Some pupils sustained injuries in the incident, which occurred at the private school hostel for students from classes 5...
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With US President Donald Trump continuing to upset the global apple cart and clumsily stepping on the toes of erstwhile allies, China is reaping benefits and hefting its own influence. As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January: It seems that...
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All seven persons on board an air ambulance were killed after the aircraft crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday evening while en route to Delhi from Ranchi, a top state government official said.The crash took place shortly after the aircraft operated by Redbird Airways...
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A day after IDFC First Bank disclosed a Rs 590-crore fraud involving Haryana government accounts, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau will conduct an in-depth probe and assured those found guilty will not be spared. Saini said the state...
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Six people have been admitted to a hospital after consuming contaminated food in Bhagirathpura area of Indore, a health department official said on Monday.Bhagirathpura was the epicentre of the diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water that had claimed at least 22 lives.Around 60...
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