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PM Modi will engage with students across India in the annual 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' (PPC) event on Friday at 10 AM. The 2026 edition will focus on helping students remain stress-free during examinations and encouraging a stronger emphasis on learning.

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday slammed the media report, alluding a meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling it baseless.

The Madras High Court is set to pass orders on Friday on a crucial income tax dispute involving Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay, a case that has assumed political significance as he prepares for his electoral debut.

Recently disclosed files from the US Department of Justice shed new light on Jeffrey Epstein's health history, revealing persistent hormonal deficiencies and past sexually transmitted infections, according to medical records.

Two persons were arrested after a 74-year-old woman, who retired as medical officer of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, was cheated of Rs 4.62 crore through threats of CBI action in a non-existent money laundering case.

The United States and Bangladesh are set to sign a trade agreement on February 9, just 72 hours before the national election on February 12. The deal has faced significant criticism because of secrecy surrounding its terms.

More than seven out of every ten aircraft reviewed in the Air India Group fleet have shown recurring technical defects, according to official data tabled in Parliament on Thursday.

The Supreme Court while hearing a case involving matrimonial discord today, expressed concern about the online platform Shaadi.com.

A Class 12 student in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly attacked his teacher with a sharp weapon on January 26, severing both her lips, according to police.

A fresh political firestorm has erupted in Madhya Pradesh after Karan Singh Verma, the state's Revenue Minister and MLA from Ichhawar, allegedly issued an indirect threat to women beneficiaries of the Ladli Behna Yojana at a public event.

Hundreds of midwives protested in Athens Thursday over new restrictions on how they work in hospitals that mean they will not be able to deliver babies without a doctor's supervision.

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is working hard to prevent US-Iran tensions from tipping the Middle East into a new conflict, as the two adversaries signal that disagreement over Tehran's missile arsenal threatens to torpedo a deal.

Jeet Adani and his wife, Diva Shah, among others in the Adani family, celebrated the 'Adani Mangal Seva' on Thursday, marking a year of the Adani Foundation's noble initiative to support newly married differently-abled women.

The Asiatic Lion population in the country has increased from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, supplemented by Gujarat's measures to manage human-wildlife conflicts and disease vulnerability, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she believed elections could be held in her country later this year, speaking to Politico in an interview released on Thursday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR alleging rape on the false pretext of marriage, saying the facts unmistakably indicate towards a classic case of a consensual relationship turning acrimonious.

The United States and Russia are closing in on a deal to observe the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration on Thursday, Axios reported, citing three sources familiar with the talks.

An alleged thief in Bengaluru has filed a police complaint against his victims, claiming he was assaulted while attempting a robbery.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced a complete ban on the use of mobile phones by students in all government and private schools across Himachal Pradesh, effective from March 1, 2026.

Oil smuggling has been so enormously profitable that no matter how many obstacles Washington and Brussels put up, the barrels kept flowing.

The Jan Suraaj party, founded by political strategist Prashant Kishor, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the 2025 Bihar Assembly election results are null and void, and requesting a direction to hold fresh elections.

A total of 377 aircraft have been identified as having recurring defects since January last year until February 3 across various scheduled airlines, the government told Lok Sabha on Thursday.

The accreditation of Faridabad-based Al Falah University lapsed in 2018 but it continued to invite students by not removing the expired UGC recognition from its official platforms, a police official said on Thursday.

The Delhi Police has registered three FIRs against the owner of a cafe in east Delhi for allegedly overcharging customers, following multiple complaints from victims who claimed that they were lured to the outlet through dating applications.

The Supreme Court has said mere leasing out or renting a residential flat does not by itself exclude the purchaser of the property from being called a consumer to avail his rights under the consumer-protection law.

A man allegedly raped his 10-year-old niece in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district, following which a case was registered against him, police said on Thursday.

A woman nurse was shot dead by an unidentified person outside a community health centre in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, a police official said on Thursday.

Ramesh Damani warns that the AI boom may kill entry-level tech placements from IITs and other tech institutes, but believes new job variants will emerge, offsetting job losses.

Sixteen labourers died and one was injured after an explosion trapped them deep inside a suspected illegal coal mine at a village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, police said.

A World Health Organization study published in Nature Medicine identifies that 38% of global cancer cases are linked to 30 preventable risk factors.

Three minor sisters allegedly jumped to death from their ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. They left behind a diary and a list of their favourite cartoons, characters, and games.

With Sheikh Hasinas Awami League barred from contesting, the political battlefield has opened to new contenders.

Launching a volley against Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his raitor remark against a BJP MP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it showed his and the Congress' hatred for the Sikh community.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party today, saying its government in Delhi had drowned in liquor.

Turn your office stairs into a lowcost, powerful workout to boost heart health, strength, and energy during the workday

Integrating Ayush with modern medicine in public health can help boost Universal Health Coverage, said Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, on Thursday.

A 'bad day', 'perplexing', 'absolute bloodbath', 'bizarre decision', 'setback for journalism'... the reactions to the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post's brutal decision to lay off a third of newsroom staff worldwide, around 300 people.

A 47-year longitudinal study of the general population reveals that physical peak occurs around age 35, followed by a decline that accelerates with age.

Parliament Budget Session2026 Day 4 Live Updates: PM Modi on Thursday said that India is signing future-ready trade deals with several countries, and that, be it the trade agreement with the EU or the recent deal with the US.

Mumbai Father Rapes Daughter, Caught After DNA Test: A 20-year-old Mumbai woman - who is unable to hear and cannot speak - was raped and impregnated by her father, who has been arrested after DNA tests confirmed his relationship with the foetus.

Delhi Police attributed recoveries to initiatives such as 'Operation Milap' and the use of technology, including AI-based facial recognition systems.

SSB HC Admit Card 2026 OUT: Selected candidates will be placed in Level-4 of the pay matrix, with a basic pay of Rs 25,500 - 81,100 per month.

Functional fatigue, on average, affects 46.6% of the Indian population. Here are the signs and symptoms to watch out for.

Austria's Ambassador to India, Robert Zischg, described the newly announced EU-India Free Trade Agreement political declaration as the mother of all deals - one that, he says, will affect close to two billion people.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address on Thursday. He

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha amid a cacophony by Opposition MPs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and said he could sit and shout slogans, given his age.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a swipe at the Trinamool and its chief Mamata Banerjee over her arguments during the Supreme Court hearing on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.

Given that foreign investments require secure supply chains, predictability, and local legitimacy, the crisis in Balochistan is conducive to none of these conditions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address was cancelled in view of an alarm that the Congress had planned a physical attack on him, government sources said.