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India, US discuss ways to boost ties in critical, emerging defence tech

The discussions also focused on enhancing the participation of university-affiliated research centres, defence laboratories, and industries in cooperative research and development initiatives

'No need to panic': Delhi Police says 'no rise' in missing persons cases

Delhi Police PRO Sanjay Tyagi said there has been no increase in missing-person reports in the city, adding that January 2026 saw fewer such cases than in the same period last year

Foggy mornings persist in north as IMD predicts rain in hilly states

Clear skies prevail across most parts of the country, but dense fog continues in northern states as the IMD forecasts fresh spells of rain and snowfall in the western Himalayan region next week

Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 strikes Namchi district in south Sikkim

The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 5 km beneath the Earth's surface at 3.11 am in the early hours of Friday

Centre signs tripartite pact for Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority

However, this agreement does not affect in any manner whatsoever, the provisions of Article 371(A) of the Constitution

1 in 4 superfast trains runs below threshold speed, says House panel

A parliamentary panel has flagged that about 25 per cent of superfast trains run below the prescribed speed threshold but continue to levy higher fares, urging a review of speed and punctuality benchm

Nitish Kumar vows to double Bihar income, create 1 crore jobs in 5 years

The longest-serving CM of the state made the statement inside the Assembly, while replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the governor's reply

Mamata seeks rollback of BSF jurisdiction expansion over border fencing

The chief minister also claimed that Amit Shah, who recently alleged that state was not providing land for border fencing, is not furnishing the full data of land given by the West Bengal government

16 dead, many feared trapped after blast in Meghalaya's 'illegal' coal mine

Rescue operations underway as authorities probe suspected illegal rat-hole mining despite NGT ban

West Bengal widens social sector schemes ambit ahead of Assembly poll

Vote-on-account boosts Lakshmir Bhandar payouts, expands welfare coverage and raises social sector spending as West Bengal heads into election season

India moving forward at fast pace, says PM in Rajya Sabha as Oppn walks out

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country was moving in the right direction.

SC modifies 2017 order, allows Anurag Thakur to participate in BCCI affairs

In January 2017, the apex court had directed Thakur to "cease and desist" from being associated with the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

SC adjourns to Feb 9 hearing on plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention

On Wednesday, the top court had asked the Centre if there was any possibility for the government to relook at the detention of Wangchuk considering his health condition

Indian Railways' punctuality falls from 90% to 73.62%: Parliament panel

Parliamentary committee raised concerns over the Railways' method of measuring delays, stating that a 15-minute buffer allowance dilutes the accuracy of performance assessment

SC directs West Bengal govt to pay DA to its employees from 2008-2019

The top court said dearness allowance emerges as a practical instrument of protection in the hands of the welfare state, which safeguards its employees from the adverse effects of rising prices

BharatGen to finish AI models on 22 languages by month-end: Jitendra Singh

BharatGen is a government project to develop a sovereign AI model which will provide services like Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) models, Text-to-Speech (TTS) models for Indian languages

More business people die by suicide than farmers for 4th consecutive year

Rise in cases highlights a critical need for expanded mental health support and structural reform

West Bengal govt moves resolution in assembly over 'hardships' due to SIR

Speaker Biman Banerjee, however, rejected the proposal, contending that since the matter was pending before the apex court, the assembly could not deliberate on it

Delhi HC overturns MBBS migration ban, asks review of PwD student transfer

Bench directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to reconsider the petitioner's migration request without relying on the impugned prohibition and to examine his case in light of disability rights

3 dead, 15 injured as cruiser collides with canter in Karnataka's Gadag

The deceased have been identified as Sujatha, Annapurna and Mariyambu, all residents of the Shivajipet area of Gajendragad. All three were farmer women, police officials said