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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney over the latter's remarks at the World Economic Forum (WEF), saying that the country should be more 'grateful' toward the US.During his address at the 56th Annual Summit of the WEF in Davos, Trump...
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A 45-year-old retired Navy personnel died allegedly after a knife held by his wife, who was cutting vegetables, 'accidentally' pierced his chest while she was trying to support him when he stumbled in an inebriated state in their house, police said on Wednesday.The family initially claimed that...
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A Trinamool Congress MLA has courted controversy after allegedly threatening to break the backbone of a top Election Commission official if any eligible voter is removed from the electoral rolls as a result of the ongoing SIR exercise.In a purported video that has gone viral, Farakka legislator...
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Pakistan on Wednesday said it has accepted United States President Donald Trump's invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza to support the effort for bringing peace to the troubled region.President Trump had invited Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to become part of the body he has set up to...
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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed confidence over the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), noting that the two countries are 'going to have a good deal', while praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a close friend and respected leader.Trump made this comment while...
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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday asserted he would not use force to acquire Greenland, marking his clearest statement yet ruling out military action even as he pressed for US control of the Arctic island during an address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.We probably...
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Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother has approached the Delhi high court seeking that their family trust be declared 'null and void'.In her lawsuit, 80-year-old Rani Kapur said the trust, which was constituted in her name in October 2017, was a product of 'forged, fabricated and fraudulent'...
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United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed that India has 'stopped' buying oil from Russia after US President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on countries purchasing oil from Moscow.Trump has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on India, including 25 per cent for its purchases...
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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticised Denmark at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos over Greenland, calling it 'ungrateful' and saying the US was 'stupid' to 'give Greenland back' after the Second World War.We set up bases in Greenland for Denmark. We fought for...
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Police have registered a case against a Gujarat man for allegedly threatening a woman to circulate her AI-generated videos, officials here said on Wednesday.Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi told PTI that the woman, a resident of the township under the Ramchandra Mission police station area...
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Parbhani Lok Sabha MP Sanjay Jadhav has said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and the Shiv Sena headed by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde must come together, as the Pawars did.Taking a cue from the alliance between Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who heads...
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has asked for a thermometer in the Jodhpur jail to conduct some experiments on eco-responsive architecture to make jail barracks better, his wife and HIAL co-founder Gitanjali J Angmo said on Wednesday.In a post on X, Angmo said she met Wanghuk on Tuesday, and...
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The rupee plunged 67 paise to close at an all-time low of 91.64 (provisional) against the American currency on Wednesday, pressured by persistent foreign fund outflow amid heightened uncertainty and risk-off sentiment in global markets.The rupee recorded its previous all-time low of 91.14 on...
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The EC is considering extending the deadline for the SIR exercise in West Bengal, with the publication of the final voters' list likely to be deferred beyond the scheduled date of February 14, an official of the poll panel said on Wednesday. Compliance with multiple directions issued by the...
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The Supreme Court has asked states to devise an appropriate policy for media briefing by police after considering the manual prepared by a senior lawyer assisting it as amicus curiae. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a batch of petitions regarding the...
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The Delhi Police will deploy smart glasses equipped with an integrated facial recognition system (FRS) as part of enhanced security arrangements for Republic Day, an official said on Wednesday.The AI-enabled wearable devices will be linked in real-time to the police database of criminals,...
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An FIR was filed against the Election Commission in West Bengal's Purulia district in connection with the death of an 82-year-old man who allegedly ended his life due to anxiety over the ongoing SIR, a senior officer said on Wednesday. Based on a complaint by his son at the Para Police...
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China on Wednesday expressed reservations about joining United States President Donald Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza if it is not under the auspices of the United Nations, reaffirming its firm commitment to the international system with the global body at its core.China has always been...
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Thaawarchand Gehlot
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has refused to address the joint sitting of the state legislature on January 22, official sources said on Wednesday. A high-level delegation led by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil is set to meet the Governor at Lok Bhavan in this...
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A father-daughter duo, who alleged that they faced horrible conditions on an Air India Delhi-New York flight in 2023 with broken seats, unhygienic washrooms and poor food service, have been awarded Rs 1.5 lakh compensation for the mental agony and harassment. The airline had claimed that the...
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Representational image. The beach was covered in uncooked French fries.
A beach in England has disappeared under a blanket of uncooked French fries and onions after a container ship spilled its cargo earlier this month.A cleanup operation began on Tuesday along the coastline of East Sussex in southeast England after containers on two cargo ships went...
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US President Donald Trump has said that if the United States Supreme Court ruling is not in his administration's favour, he will do his best to pay the tariffs back. Trump further said that the US has significant national security benefits from tariffs. He said, I don't know what the...
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The Ghaziabad Police has arrested the owner and a cook of a local eatery in the city after a video purportedly showing the cook spitting on dough while preparing chapatis went viral on social media, officials said on Wednesday.The action was taken by the Kavinagar police following a formal...
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As the world is again at a moment when international law appears to be non-existent, there are important lessons to be learnt from the Asianist world views of Rash Behari Bose and Radhabinod Pal. Read the column here.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said European countries pushing back on the US attempts to acquire Greenland should sit down and wait for President Donald Trump to arrive at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland and listen to his argument.'Why don't they sit down, wait for President...
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Lamborghini reported a record year in 2025, delivering 10,747 vehicles worldwide, surpassing the 10,000 milestone for the first time, and posting year-on-year growth.In the Indian market, however, sales dipped slightly to 111 cars from 113 in 2024.'Despite challenging market conditions, we...
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Astronaut Sunita Williams said space travel has changed her perspective towards life in general, and the idea of humans arguing or having differences over issues seems so silly when you look at Earth as one planet from outer space. Williams, 60, who recently retired from the National...
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CRPF Assistant Commandant Simran Bala
26-year-old CRPF Assistant Commandant Simran Bala, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, will take part in the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path in Delhi on January 26. She will lead a male contingent of her force.This will be a historic moment, as it will be the first time a woman officer leads a...
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An Indian Air Force training aircraft crashed into a pond near the KP College ground in the George Town area in Prayagraj on Wednesday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Manish Shandilya told PTI that the pilot managed to eject safely and there were no reports of any...
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In yet another incident of stray dog killings, nearly 100 canines were allegedly poisoned to death in Yacharam village near Hyderabad following which a case was registered against a sarpanch and two others for their alleged involvement in the act, police said on Wednesday. The fresh...
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The Gen Z protests left over 70 people dead in Nepal
Four months after the Gen Z protests in Nepal, as many as four former prime ministers have filed their nomination papers from different constituencies for the March 5 general elections. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified MarxistLeninist) chair and deposed Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, is...
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Though President Donald Trump switched aircraft to resume his trip to Switzerland early Wednesday, he is still flying on Air Force One across the Atlantic.That's because Air Force One, or AF1 on flight tracking websites, is the call sign for whatever plane the president is aboard, not the name of...
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Given Modi's track record from the time he became Gujarat chief minister in October 2001, it is highly improbable that Nabin will get opportunities to display his individual capacity. Even the team of organisational leaders that he will 'appoint' in a few weeks or months, will unlikely to be his...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he had agreed to participate in Donald Trumps Board of Peace. His office confirmed the decision in a statement issued after Israel raised concerns that the Boards Gaza executive body did not reflect Israels interests.
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A first-year college student has died after taking a substance called 'venkaaram' (borax) bought from a local shop, as suggested by a social media video, police said. Kalaiyarasi (19), daughter of daily wager Vel Murugan (51) and Vijayalakshmi from Kamraj Cross Street, Meenambalpuram,...
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After announcing that he was joining the NDA in Tamil Nadu, AMMK Party General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran meets the BJP election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, Piyush Goyal.
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The famed Amrit Udyan of the Rashtrapati Bhavan will open for public viewing from February 3 to March 31, 2026, the president's secretariat announced on Wednesday. People can visit the garden six days a week between 10 am and 6 pm (last entry 5.15 pm). The garden will remain closed on...
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AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran formally rejoined the NDA today. Dhinakaran said he is heading to meet Union minister Piyush Goyal to convey his partys support for forming what he called good governance in the state.Dhinakaran says, With the larger objective in mind, we should not allow...
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Former AIADMK Minister R Vaithilingam on Wednesday called on DMK President M K Stalin and formally got inducted into the ruling party. A staunch supporter of the ousted AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, Vaithilingam, an MLA from the Orathanad constituency in Thanjavur district, met Chief...
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United States Senator Steve Daines has called for 'acceleration' in the ongoing trade talks between India and the US, while pushing for favourable market access for American pulses, according to an official statement on Tuesday. Daines made the comments during his January 17-19 visit to...
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India slipped to third place among buyers of Russian fossil fuels in December 2025, with Turkiye overtaking the country to become the second-largest purchaser, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a European research organisation.The country's Russian...
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The man who killed Japan's ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported. The ruling concludes a yearslong trial over an assassination that shocked Japan -- where gun violence is rare -- and put...
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The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump repeated his claim of ending the India-Pakistan conflict last year, saying the number of times the PM's good friend and the recipient of his many forced hugs has declared that he was responsible...
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US President Donald Trump' plane Air Force One had to return to the Andrews Joint Base shortly after takeoff after the crew detected a technical snag. Trump was on Tuesday (local time) on his way to Davos in Switzerland where he is set to deliver his keynote address at the World Economic...
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Kalpana Chawla's mother. Chawla died in 2003 while on a space mission
Sanjogta Kharbanda, the mother of late NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronaut Kalpana Chawla, urged parents to motivate and guide the younger generation to aim high in life, asserting that with determination and encouragement, they can reach any limit. Speaking to ANI...
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The prison has grown more crowded and chaotic, intensifying the struggle for solitude, especially after the Supreme Court rejected bail.Amidst confinement, the writer finds solace in music, reading, and caring for animals, using these small routines to maintain hope and mental resilience.Read the...
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A woman in Bhadohi, UP, has alleged that physical abuse by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands during her pregnancy, including being kicked in the abdomen, resulted in one of her twins being stillborn, officials said. Acting on the complaint filed by 19-year-old Rubina Bano, a...
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US President Donald Trump wished the UN, which has never lived up to its potential, could do more so there would be no need for 'Board of Peace' on Gaza that he said might replace the world organisation. The newly-created 'Board of Peace' has been established by Trump to support the...
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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has retired after 27 years of service, the space agency announced.Suni Williams has been a trailblazer in human spaceflight, shaping the future of exploration through her leadership aboard the space station and paving the way for commercial missions to low...
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In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, authorities in Assams Sribhumi district on Tuesday destroyed a huge cache of seized narcotics valued at around Rs 55 crore, marking one of the largest such disposal exercises in the district.The destroyed contraband included 5 kg 315 grams of...
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United States Vice President J D Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are expecting their fourth child, a boy, in late July. We're very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him...
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Police have arrested an absconding accused involved in a Rs 4,000 theft case registered nearly 20 years ago, a period during which he kept changing his location and was recently found working as a sugarcane cutter in Latur district of Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.The accused, Babu...
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Satellite images on Google Earth show that a large water body began appearing from late 2021 at the Sector 150 plot where a 27-year-old software engineer drowned after a car accident, with the excavation remaining submerged and unsecured for over three years despite surrounding road and...
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