Month: February 2025

Videos Of Women Bathing At Maha Kumbh Up For Sale, Cops Seek Meta Help

February 20, 2025 admin

Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh Police Wednesday said it has registered cases against two social media accounts for allegedly posting and selling objectional videos of women pilgrims bathing at the Maha Kumbh. The action was taken under the directives of Uttar Pradesh police chief Prashant Kumar as part of an ongoing crackdown against misleading and offensive…

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Tesla in India: Trump says unfair to U.S. if Elon Musk builds factory in India

February 20, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be ‘unfair’ to the U.S. if Elon Musk (in picture) did decide to build a factory in India. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump has said that if Tesla were to build a factory in India to circumvent that country’s tariffs, it would be “unfair”…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, February 20, 2025

February 20, 2025 admin

Rekha Gupta, the debutante MLA from Shalimar Bagh, has been chosen to be Delhi’s next Chief Minister. | Photo Credit: ANI Rekha Gupta, first-time MLA, named as Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the debutante MLA from Shalimar Bagh, has been chosen to be Delhi’s next Chief Minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party said after a Delhi…

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Delhi Gets New Chief Minister, Mega Oath Ceremony At Ramlila Grounds Today

February 20, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Delhi’s Chief Minister elect, the BJP’s Rekha Gupta, will take oath today with six cabinet colleagues. The BJP, which is coming back to power in the national capital after 26 years, has planned a grand ceremony at the iconic Ramlila maidan. Here are the top 10 points in this story: The mega event…

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2 Dead After Planes Collide Midair At US Airport

February 20, 2025 admin

Los Angeles: At least two people were confirmed dead after two small planes collided midair at the Marana Regional Airport in the US state of Arizona, officials said. A Cessna 172S and Lancair 360 MK II collided while upwind of runway 12 on Wednesday morning, according to preliminary information from the US National Transportation Safety…

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Israel prepares to receive bodies of youngest Gaza hostages on Feb 20

February 20, 2025 admin

A man walks past graffiti of Shiri and Yarden Bibas and their sons, Ariel, left, and Kfir, right, who were taken captive by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel | Photo Credit: AP Israel braced on Thursday (February 20, 2025) for the return of the bodies of infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the…

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Israeli fire kills three Palestinians in West Bank refugee camp

February 20, 2025 admin

representative image | Photo Credit: JAAFAR ASHTIYEH Three Palestinians were killed on Wednesday by Israeli forces in the al-Faraa camp near Tubas in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian state news agency WAFA reported. Security forces told WAFA the three people were killed after the Israeli military fired bullets and shells at their home. The…

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Only the second animal to find its way by polarised moonlight found

February 20, 2025 admin

Many nocturnal animals, including insects like ants and bees, follow the moon’s position to find their way when they go foraging. But the moon waxes and wanes in a cycle and can be obscured by clouds or overhanging tree canopies, so the animals can’t always directly track its position. Now, for the first time, scientists…

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Trump Administration Tells Pentagon To Slash Budget

February 19, 2025 admin

Washington: The Trump administration has ordered senior US military leaders to plan for expansive cuts that could slash the defense budget by eight percent annually, or some $290 billion within the next five years, US media reported Wednesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Pentagon to develop the deep reductions, The Washington Post reported, citing…

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Nirmala Sitharaman, Other BJP Leaders Take Holy Dip At Sangam

February 19, 2025 admin

Prayagraj: Prominent political leaders, including Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Union minister Ram Mohan Naidu visited the Maha Kumbh on Wednesday and took a holy dip at the Sangam, officials said. Ms Sitharaman, who was accompanied by her family members, described the experience as a “profound moment” in the Sanatan…

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