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A private coaching classes teacher in Latur was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing a 13-year-old student, a police official said. As per the complaint, the victim was harassed since April 13 last year by accused Amit Yadav, a science teacher who runs coaching classes, the...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty halted their three-day rally to close with deep cuts on Thursday, in line with bearish global markets, as participants turned cautious ahead of the RBI policy announcement amid geopolitical uncertainties. Intense selling in metal, IT and capital goods...
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An Air India flight from Mumbai aborted its landing at the Jaipur International Airport on Thursday after an unstable approach forced its pilot to take off again immediately after touching the runway, sources said. The aircraft remained airborne for about 10 to 11 minutes before making a...
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The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday deferred discussions on the SIR of electoral rolls in the state. Special Intensive Revision is an exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India to ensure that all the eligible Indian citizens are inducted in the electoral roll and no ineligible...
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SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday dared the Punjab DGP to lodge an FIR against him as he accused the Bhagwant Mann government of misusing police to target the party leadership under the garb of ongoing investigation into the missing 'saroops' (sacred copies) of the Guru Granth Sahib...
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Taking serious note of the coal mine explosion in East Jaintia Hills district that left at least 18 people dead, the Meghalaya high court on Thursday directed the authorities to arrest those responsible for illegal mining activities and summoned the district SP and deputy commissioner to appear...
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A 28-year-old Army jawan was shot dead by unidentified assailants here on Thursday, the police said.The incident occurred near a cold storage on the Aligarh-Agra Road when Akhilesh Chaudhary, a resident of Samadpur village, was heading towards Hathras. He was posted in Agra, they...
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A merchant navy official from Odisha's Bhadrak district has allegedly gone missing while on duty aboard a vessel near Mauritius on February 3, prompting his family to seek urgent intervention from the Centre and the state government, officials said.The missing seafarer has been identified as...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief over the coal mine explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district that left at least 16 labourers dead, and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the family of the deceased people. Pained by the mishap in East Jaintia Hills,...
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The police on Thursday arrested six persons for allegedly posing as Hindu saints and begging for alms in the Kakroli area in Muzaffarnagar, officials said. Senior superintendent of police Sanjay Kumar said a case was registered against the accused, identified as Shakil, Shokeen, Ikbal,...
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A mob clashed with security forces in Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district of Manipur on Thursday evening amid protests over an MLA from the community, Nemcha Kipgen, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government as deputy chief minister. The protesters gathered near Tuibong Bazaar and...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, saying he was so afraid of the truth that he took refuge in lies. The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha sought to know why the prime minister had panicked so...
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The ICC Men's T20 World Cup begins this Saturday. Here is the full schedule.
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Amid US President Donald Trump's claim that India has agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil, the ministry of external affairs on Thursday reiterated that ensuring energy security for its 1.4 billion people remains the top priority for the Government of India, especially amid evolving global...
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The Centre Thursday signed an agreement with the Nagaland government and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation for the formation of 'Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority' within the state. The agreement was signed in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who said the Centre will...
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A court in Mumbai on Thursday remanded five accused, arrested in connection with firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence, to police custody till February 11. The police told the court that the accused were working under the instructions of Shubham Lonkar, a Lawrence Bishnoi gang member,...
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Actor Rajpal Yadav on Thursday surrendered before the Tihar Jail authorities in New Delhi, after the Delhi high court refused to extend the deadline in connection with his conviction in cheque-bounce cases. He surrendered before the jail authorities at 4 pm on Thursday. Now the jail...
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They talk of digging Modi's grave, this is not merely a slogan but shows deep hatred towards me, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday while replying to the debate on motion of thanks to the President's address.You may raise any number of slogans, but you will never be...
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Just In: The Rajya Sabha adopts the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address to Parliament.
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The rupee appreciated 14 paise to close at 90.33 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, on trade deal optimism and overnight decline in commodity prices, even as the upside remained capped as investors look for more clarity on the India-US trade deal. Forex traders said significant...
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At least 16 labourers were killed, and several others feared trapped following an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, Director General of Police I Nongrang said. Rescue teams have been engaged in search operations, she said, adding that...
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In the Lok Sabha, discussion on President's address could not take place. This is big insult to President of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Taunting the Congress party, he said it only imagines projects, has nothing to do with implementation. Be...
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The Bombay high court on Thursday rejected jailed gangster Abu Salem's plea for parole after he expressed inability to pay the police escort charges. Salem, serving a 25-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, has sought emergency parole to visit his native place in Uttar Pradesh to...
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In Rajya Sabha on Thursday, PM Modi says, A significant part of our energy is being spent on correcting the mistakes of the past. It takes great effort to erase the image that was created in the minds of the world during that period, they left things in such a damaged state. That is why we...
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As Opposition MPs create ruckus in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi says, ...Looking at the age of Kharge ji, I urge you, the Chairman, to let him sit and sloganeer so that he faces no discomfort. There are young people at the back. So, please permit Kharge ji to sloganeer even while sitting.
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Opposition MPs walkout from Rajya Sabha as Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues his reply on Motion of Thanks to the President's Address.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday began his reply in the Rajya Sabha to the motion of thanks to the President's address to Parliament. On Wednesday, Modi was scheduled to deliver his reply in the Lok Sabha at 5 pm but the lower house had adjourned before that following the...
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One person was injured, and several labourers were feared trapped after an explosion occurred in a suspected illegal coal mine at a village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, the police said. The incident occurred in the Thangsku area, Superintendent of Police Vikash...
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The Congress announced on Thursday that it will go solo in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls and contest all the 294 seats in the state. The decision was taken at a key meeting of the party's top brass with senior leaders of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC). The...
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Pune-based industrialist Sudhir Mehta took a helicopter to return to the city after being stranded for eight hours on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway due to a massive traffic jam caused by an overturned gas tanker. Commuters were stuck on the expressway for over 30 hours after the tanker accident...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal working president Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday claimed that the ruling NDA in Bihar had spent a staggering Rs 40,000 crore to defeat the Mahagathbandhan, led by him, in the 2025 assembly elections.Yadav, who is the leader of the opposition, made the indirect reference to a...
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India skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Thursday said his team will travel to Colombo for its ICC T20 World Cup match against Pakistan even though the neighbouring country has announced a boycott of the game. India are scheduled to face the arch-rivals in February 15 but Pakistan's cricket team...
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hiding behind Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and described the claim that there was any plan to hurt the PM as an absolute lie. Her remarks came after Birla said in the Lok Sabha that he had asked...
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The cricketing legend is Pakistan's most famous man. Can the state make him vanish, asks Osman Samiuddin in equator.org. 'Two years into the state's attempts to erase him from public life... ...In that time, they've barred TV channels from taking his name on air and stopped newspapers from...
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In a relief to former BCCI president Anurag Thakur, the Supreme Court on Thursday modified its January 2017 order and said he shall be free to participate in the affairs of the cricket board according to rules and regulations. In January 2017, the apex court had directed Thakur to cease and...
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Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla
When the prime minister was to respond to motion on President's address on Wednesday, I had concrete info that Congress members could indulge in unforeseen act,' Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Thursday, adding that the behaviour of some members in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday was...
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At least 216 terrorists, 36 civilians and 22 personnel were killed in the days-long operation launched in response to terror attacks at multiple places in the restive Balochistan province, the Pakistan Army said on Thursday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan military's...
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The West Bengal government on Thursday moved a resolution in the assembly over alleged hardships being faced by people due to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Moving the resolution under Rule 169, State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shovandeb Chattopadhyay...
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Rohit Shetty
The police have arrested one more person in connection with the firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence in Mumbai, an official said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Asaram Fasale, a resident of Pune, was apprehended by the Mumbai police, he said. The police suspect that...
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State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Thursday said five Tejas light combat aircraft are fully ready for delivery to the Indian Air Force. In February 2021, the defence ministry sealed a Rs 48,000 crore deal with HAL for the procurement of 83 Tejas Mk-1A jets for...
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India and the US are expected to finalise and sign a joint statement on the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement in 4-5 days, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. After the joint statement is signed, the US will come out with an executive order on reducing...
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Actor and entrepreneur Vivek Oberoi on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection against the misuse of his name, image and other attributes of his persona by several entities, especially for morphed and AI-generated content. We will pass the order, said Justice Tushar Rao...
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Several Kuki groups in Manipur have warned their community legislators not to participate in government formation in the northeastern state, with calls for a total shutdown in Churachandpur and protest demonstrations at several places.BJP MLA Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday became the 13th...
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The Opposition led by Congress staged a walkout on Thursday from the Rajya Sabha after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was not allowed to quote from a memoir of former Army chief M M Naravane on the 2020 India-China conflict. Soon after papers were laid in the Upper House, the Chair...
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The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks on the President's address without the customary reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid vociferous protests by the opposition. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla put the opposition amendments to the Motion of Thanks to vote, which were...
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Former poll strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bihar assembly elections, 2025, and seeking fresh polls in the state. The matter is likely to come up for hearing on Friday before a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Joymalya...
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday adjourned proceedings till 12 noon after expressing anguish over the behaviour of opposition MPs in the House a day earlier when the prime minister was scheduled to make his speech.As soon as the House assembled, Birla said the way opposition members...
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A nine-page pocket diary recovered from the room of three minor sisters who died by suicide in Ghaziabad has offered a glimpse into their inner world, marked by an intense attachment to the Korean culture and anguish over family strife, police said on Thursday.The sisters -- Nishika (16), Prachi...
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Is Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami anti-women's rights and anti-India? Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair, JeI's media head, responds to these allegations and more, in an interview to Scroll.in, here. 'Women will wear whatever they feel comfortable with, what they...
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India has paid USD 35.18 million to the UN Regular Budget for 2026, joining the honour roll of 47 Member States who have paid their regular budget dues in full to the world body on time.The UN Committee on Contributions said that as of February 3, 2026, 47 Member States have paid their regular...
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Delhi Police has arrested two members allegedly linked to Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for allegedly writing pro-Khalistan slogans at two locations in Delhi before the Republic Day, an official said on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Baljinder, an ambulance driver in Delhi, and his...
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Former Maharashtra minister Mahadev Jankar has claimed that he was scheduled to travel with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on the day his aircraft crashed in Baramati last week, but could not join as he reached Mumbai late.Ajit Pawar and four other persons on board a chartered aircraft from...
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A new session of the Manipur assembly will commence on Thursday, a day after Yumnam Khemchand Singh was sworn in as the chief minister.Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has summoned the seventh session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly at 4 pm, an official statement said.Singh became the 13th...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed an overhaul of the 'fit and proper person' criteria for market intermediaries such as stock brokers, a move aimed at easing compliance burdens and reducing regulatory uncertainty, particularly for entities facing preliminary legal...
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Traffic on the Mumbai-bound carriageway of Mumbai-Pune Expressway was restored early on Thursday, 33 hours after a gas tanker overturned in the hilly Khandala Ghat section, officials said.The tanker, which carried the highly flammable propylene gas, was removed from the accident site near the...
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated the country's decision to boycott its T20 World Cup match against India, saying the country has taken a clear stand for the February 15 match in Sri Lanka, reported Dawn. We have taken a clear stand regarding the T20 World...
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A Pakistan army captain was killed and a soldier injured in a drone attack on a security check post in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, local police said.Captain Abbas Khan was killed while Sepoy Farhan was injured in the attack on the check post in the Akakhel Mumandai area...
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The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested Javad Ahmad Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah University, following two FIRs registered on a complaint by the University Grants Commission (UGC) after the Delhi Blast, an official said. The action came after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to officiate at the delivery of a military transport aircraft from Tata-Airbus' Vadodara assembly line to the Ministry of Defence in the second half of this year, its President International and executive committee member Wouter Van Wersch told reporters...
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Poet Munawwar Rana passed away in 2024
The daughter of renowned poet late Munawwar Rana faced triple talaq by her husband in Lucknow. A case was registered for dowry harassment and assault at the Sadatganj police station in Uttar Pradesh. A case has been registered against the husband and in-laws of Munawwar Rana's daughter,...
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An Army jawan was killed after his car skidded off a mountain road and plunged nearly 200 feet before landing on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Wednesday, officials said. Sohan Singh (35) of Madda village in Udhampur was on his way to Swami village to attend a...
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The EC on Wednesday flagged alleged non-compliance by the West Bengal government in implementing several of its directions related to electoral administration and sought time-bound compliance by February 9, a senior official said. In a letter to the chief secretary, the Election Commission...
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The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has sought an urgent explanation from Air India regarding a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that departed from London on Sunday with a suspected faulty fuel switch, according to a Reuters report quoting official correspondence.The aviation regulator, in a letter...
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