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Former India skippers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma downgraded to Grade B in BCCI Annual Central contracts

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India has agreed to buy $500 bn worth of US energy products and other goods as part of a trade deal. This won't be easy, for India has been diversifying its sources

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Around 35,000 delegates from across the world are likely to attend India AI Impact Summit on February 19-20

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Oral polio vaccines (OPVs) are safe, effective and central to global eradication efforts, but there is a need for improved immunisation to combat the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains, a US-based public health expert said.
Referring to India's current status, Gates Foundation Deputy Director Dr Ananda Sankar Bandyopadhyay said paralytic outbreaks from circulating strains of variant polioviruses have not been detected in recent years, an indication that the country has been able to "maintain high routine immunisation coverage".
Notably, India was certified polio-free in March 2014.
"Oral polio vaccines (OPVs) are safe, effective, affordable, and easy to deliver. Use of OPV through routine immunisation and mass vaccination campaigns has eliminated poliovirus transmission and prevented paralysis in children across the world, with 99.9 per cent of the world polio-free," Bandyopadhyay told PTI from Seattle, USA.
He said variant strains primarily emerge in areas with weak .

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Maha Shivratri 2026 will be celebrated on the eve of Feb 15, with Chaturdashi tithi extending into Feb 16. Devotees can mark fasts on either day, with main festivities focused on Feb 15, 2026

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The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has sought applications for the posts of Director General and 23 officers.
AAIB is handling more than 20 aircraft accident investigations, including the fatal Air India plane crash that killed 260 people on June 12 last year.
With the tenure of current Director General G V G Yughandar ending later this year, AAIB has called for applications for his position.
The posts at the aircraft accident probe agency are filled on deputation basis.
The deadline for submitting the applications for the DG post is March 23, according to a vacancy circular dated February 7.
Applications have also been sought for 23 director and officer-level posts, including for 8 Safety Investigation Officers.
Other vacancies are for 2 Directors, 6 Deputy Directors and 7 Assistant Directors, as per another circular dated February 7.
AAIB is responsible for classification of safety occurrences involving aircraft operating in the Indian airspace into accidents, s

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