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Nirbhaya case: SC dismisses plea of death-row convict Vinay Kumar Sharma

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Supreme Court dismissed the petition of death-row convict Vinay Kumar Sharma challenging the rejection of the mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind in 2012 Delhi gang-rape case. Supreme Court also said in its order that the medical reports said that Vinay is psychologically fit and his medical condition is stable.

G Kishan Reddy slams Rahul Gandhi over his tweet on Pulwama attack

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy critisizeed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his tweet on Pulwama attack. G Kishan Reddy said, "Did surgical strike or airstrike ever take place under Congress rule? For the first time, Pakistan is afraid of us. Rahul Gandhi has insulted security forces by commenting on them." Rahul Gandhi on Pulwama attack's anniversary tweeted series of questions.

Watch: VHP workers chase lovebirds celebrating V-Day in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Feb 14 (ANI): As lovebirds came out to celebrate the day of love in Ahmedabad, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) workers stopped them to celebrate the occasion. VHP workers protested against Valentine's Day like every year in many parts of the state to stop couples from celebrating the day of love. The workers visited many public parks and hangout places to stop V-Day celebrations. They also distributed anti-Valentine's Day pamphlets to the couples.

Bengaluru Police busts gang involved in cheating through online marketplaces

Bengaluru, Feb 14 (ANI): Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru, Bhaskar Rao informed that 5 people have been arrested for fraud in online marketplaces. He said, "We registered 316 cases for cheating through online marketplaces last year. We've busted a gang operating from Rajasthan's Bharatpur and arrested 5 people. They are responsible for 200 out of 316 cases. We are questioning the accused."

Equity indices gain on Asian cues, Yes Bank in focus

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Equity benchmark gauges were in the positive zone during early hours on Friday taking cues from Asian markets with buying in banking and technology stocks. At 10:15 am, the BSE SandP Sensex edged higher by 74 points to 41,534 while the Nifty 50 ticked up by 21 points at 12,196. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with Nifty PSU bank and IT up by 0.7 per cent each. Among stocks, Yes Bank added gains of 6.4 per cent at Rs 39.60 per share after the troubled private sector lender said it has received nonbinding expressions of interest from several prominent investors. Tata Motors was up by 3.5 per cent at Rs 175.40 while UPL advanced by 2 per cent at Rs 590.85. The other prominent gainers were Grasim, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and HCL Technologies.

Portuguese President pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on February 14. He also signed on the visitors' book. President Marcelo was accorded guard of honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan earlier. Portuguese President is on a four-day state visit to India.

Wedding of horse couple performed to celebrate Valentine's Day in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Feb 14 (AN): President of Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha, Vatal Nagaraj celebrated Valentine's Day in a unique manner. He performed marriage of two horses Raja and Rani on the occasion. The wedding was performed as per Hindu culture at Cubbon Park, Bengaluru. The horse couple was offered clothes on the occasion. Sweets were distributed among all the guests.

Karnataka school students make food stop for birds, squirrels at campus

Mangaluru (Karnataka), Feb 14 (ANI): Students have hung coconut shells on trees to provide food and water to birds and squirrels in a government school in Dakshina Kannada. Principal said, "Students are taking lot of interest in the activity. Various types of birds visit school campus which makes its ambiance very nice".

Nation remembers bravehearts of Pulwama attack

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): The country is remembering sacrifice of bravehearts who lost their lives in gruesome Improvised Explosive Device (IED) terror attack in Pulwama on Feb 14, 2019. Prominent figures and twitter users paid homage to valorous jawans. A year back on this day, India shed tears after over 40 CRPF personnel were killed after their convoy was targeted by suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Nationwide protests erupted against the horrific attack even as the country bid goodbye to its bravehearts. Following the dastardly attack, India retaliated by launching air strike and bombing JeM camps located in PoK's Balakot. United Nations and several countries from across the globe condemned the terror attack and extended their support to India in the fight against terrorism.

Savarkar's grandson to file defamation suit against Maharashtra Cong

Mumbai, Feb 14 (ANI): Veer Savarkar's grandson Ranjit Savarkar to file a defamation suit of Rs 100 crore against the Maharashtra Congress Committee in the Bombay High Court. "Maharashtra Congress has published articles against Savarkar to assassinate his character. I appeal the Chief Minister to take action. We've lodged two cases and will file a defamation suit of Rs 100 crore against Congress in Bombay High Court," said Ranjit Savarkar.

Portuguese President receives ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 14 received ceremonial reception. He was received by President Ram Nath Kovind. President Marcelo was accorded guard of honour after which he met dignitaries. Portuguese President is on a four-day state visit to India.

Pulwama attack anniversary: Families of slain soldiers await Govt's assistance

Kannauj/ Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)/ Gurdaspur (Punjab), Feb 14 (ANI): A year has passed to gruesome Pulwama attack but families of slain soldiers are still approaching government for unfulfilled promises. Families of those CRPF personnel are awaiting jobs, memorials and other forms of compensation to support them. A family member of CRPF personnel who lost life in Pulwama attack said, "It's been year and we are still dealing with issues. We were promised 5 bigha piece of land, we have only received 2.5 till present. No infrastructure has been built in the name of martyr. All the promises were lie. There has been no arrangement from the government." Over 40 personnel lost their lives in dastardly attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama. The terror attack led to an air strike by Indian Air Force on the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp in Balakot.

Pulwama attack anniversary: Probe should be conducted to know source of RDX, says Nawab Malik

Mumbai, Feb 14 (ANI): The whole nation is remembering the sacrifice of brave soldiers on Pulwama attack's 1st anniversary. Speaking on Pulwama attack, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and Congress leader Nawab Malik said, "40 CRPF jawans died in Pulwama Attack. Till date, no inquiry has been commissioned to find out from where RDX came and how the vehicle reached the spot? Vehicle's driver was in jail. How did he come out? Probe should be conducted as people want to know truth."

We should question security lapses in Pulwama attack: CPI's Md Salim

Kolkata, Feb 14 (ANI): On the anniversary of Pulwama attack, CPI (M) leader Md Salim stood firmly on demanding probe of tracking source of RDX used in the attack on Pulwama attack. "The report of NIA inquiry says that the RDX was collected in a small quantity. There is nothing to celebrate in this as our soldiers lost their lives one year ago. We express our sympathy with the families. The responsibility of the government is to rehabilitate the families of those Jawans economically, physically and psychologically. Most of them were sons of farmers. We should ensure that it wouldn't happen in future. We should analyze where the failure is." He further said, "The question is how the state actors and non state actors succeeded in collecting huge amount of the RDX. Why our soldiers are travelling in such a manner that the information was leaked. The entire route has to be sanitized before such conveyer move. We should identify that how many Devender Singhs' were involved in it. There are

PM Modi remembers Sushma Swaraj on her birth anniversary

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered veteran politician and country's former External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on her birth anniversary (February 14). "Remembering Sushma Ji. She epitomised dignity, decency and unwavering commitment to public service. Firmly rooted in Indian values and ethos, she had great dreams for our nation. She was an exceptional colleague and an outstanding Minister," tweeted Prime Minister Modi. Bharatiya Janata Party veteran was known for her proactive approach towards dealing international relations. Swaraj was respected across party lines for her articulated fiery speeches in Parliament. She passed away in AIIMS after suffering heart attack at the age of 67 on August 6.

FIR filed against former NRC official

Guwahati (Assam), Feb 14 (ANI): The Guwahati Police on February 14 has filed an FIR against a former official of National Register of Citizens (NRC). "A complaint has been launched by executive director of NRC. Allegation is that the employee has not shared the password of some email- IDs before leaving the organisation, in that connection a case has been registered; investigation is under process," said Guwahati's Police Commissioner, MP Gupta. Assam NRC list had gone offline from the official website recently. The final list was published on August 31, 2019.

Man who collected soil from houses of Pulwama slain soldiers invited for tribute ceremony

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Feb 14 (ANI): Umesh Gopinath Jadhav, a resident of Maharashtra, was the special guest at the wreath-laying ceremony in Pulwama on February 14. The wreath-laying ceremony was held at CRPF's Lethpora camp. He took a 61000-km-long journey across India to meet families of the 40 jawans who lost their lives in attack, last year. He collected soil from their homes and cremation grounds. While speaking to mediapesons, Umesh Gopinath Jadhav said, "I'm proud that I met all the families of Pulwama martyrs, and sought their blessings. Parents lost their son, wives lost their husbands, children lost their fathers, friends lost their friends. I collected soil from their houses and their cremation grounds." Soil collected by Umesh from houses and cremation grounds of CRPF jawans, was offered at the memorial at Lethpora camp. On February 14, 2019, around 40 CRPF jawans were killed when their convoy was targeted by the suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed terror outfit Jaish-

2019 Pulwama attack: Tributes paid to CRPF jawans in JandK

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Feb 14 (ANI): Tributes were paid to around 40 CRPF jawans who lost their lives in Pulwama Attack that happened last year. The tribute ceremony was happened at CRPF's Lethpora camp. On February 14, 2019, around 40 CRPF jawans were killed when their convoy was targeted by the suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pulwama district.

World Radio Day exhibition held in Odisha

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Feb 14 (ANI): More than 3000 types of radio sets were displayed at an exhibition in Odisha's Bhubaneswar. Century old radios and gramophones were also on display. Several students visited the exhibition to witness vintage radio sets. The theme of World Radio Day this year was 'Radio and Diversity'.

10-yr-old pulls off 'zero-degree' goal in Kerala

Kozhikode (Kerala), Feb 14 (ANI): This 10-year-old boy in Kozhikode won hearts of people after he curved the ball directly into net with his perfect corner kick. Internet is abuzz with praises for the young talent after his video went viral. Danish pulled off a 'zero-degree' goal, an art which only professional footballers can ace.