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Rajasthan High Court gets bomb threat; nothing suspicious found

According to the police, the High Court registrar received an email in the morning claiming that three bombs had been planted inside the court premises

6 Feb 2026 3:06 pm
Cricketer Rinku Singhs Facebook account hacked; Aligarh police launches probe

The police said efforts are underway to trace the source of the breach and ascertain whether the alleged hacking led to any financial loss or misuse of the account

6 Feb 2026 2:55 pm
Twenty20 World Cup: Sri Lanka Cricket asks Pakistan to reconsider boycott of India game

A Sri Lankan cricket official says the sports national governing body has formally asked Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game with India next week

6 Feb 2026 2:53 pm
Turkman Gate violence case: Can't pick up bystanders, HC to Delhi Police

The petitioner's lawyer asserted that he was not part of the mob that indulged in stone pelting. He said the petitioner was simply coming back from his relative's house when he was pushed into the mob

6 Feb 2026 2:50 pm
PM Modi doesn't have courage to answer questions posed to him: Congress chief Kharge

The Congress chiefs remarks came a day after Prime Minister Modi accused the Congress of insulting the President by resorting to disruptions in the Lok Sabha during the debate on her address

6 Feb 2026 2:48 pm
Watch: Soundarya Rajinikanth on Kochadaiyaan, and her latest release With Love

Soundarya Rajinikanth returns to Tamil cinema as a producer with With Love, starring Abishan Jeevinth and Anaswara Rajan. In an interview with The Hindu for the This Changed my Life podcast, she chats about her comeback, why she took a long break and what she plans to do now. She also revisits Kochadaiyaan, her 2014 animation film starring her father and Tamil superstar, Rajinikanth

6 Feb 2026 2:47 pm
Vadh 2 movie review: An emotionally resonant thriller where restraint is over-stated

Thoughtful writing and nuanced portrayals by Neena Gupta, Sanjay Mishra, and Kumud Mishra are washed up by execution hiccups in director Jaspal Singh Sandhus righteous take on crime and punishment

6 Feb 2026 2:42 pm
New operation theatre inaugurated at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College in Puducherry

The new facility will enhance trauma care, emergency services, and advanced surgical treatment

6 Feb 2026 2:37 pm
6 Feb 2026 2:19 pm
Bill seeking to scrap pension benefits to Sri Lankan MPs gets Supreme Court nod

This comes after the Supreme Court was hearing on five fundamental rights petitions seeking the court's intervention to declare that the Bill was inconsistent with the Constitution

6 Feb 2026 2:18 pm
6 Feb 2026 2:10 pm
Britain to work with Microsoft to build deepfake detection system

The rapid adoption of generative AI chatbots, made possible through the launch of ChatGPT and others, has amplified concerns about the scale and realism of deepfakes

6 Feb 2026 2:05 pm
Spotify to let users buy physical books on app through Bookshop.org partnership

Spotify said on Thursday it would begin selling physical books on its streaming platform through a partnership with online retailer Bookshop.org

6 Feb 2026 1:59 pm
ED files chargesheet in R.G. Kar Hospital financial irregularities case

Former principal of the medical college, Sandip Ghosh, is one of the accused in the case and is at present in judicial remand

6 Feb 2026 1:57 pm
Parliament Budget Session: Rajya Sabha MP seeks 45-day leave for care of elderly parents

The MP highlighted the plight of the sandwich generation those caught between caring for aging parents and managing professional responsibilities

6 Feb 2026 1:55 pm
Vivo X200T Review | Uncomfortably close to the X300 series

Priced at 59,999, the phone sits neatly between the Vivo X200 FE and the Vivo X200, yet feels noticeably closer to the newer X300 series than its own siblings

6 Feb 2026 1:50 pm
The saga of the Marudhu brothers on stage

Madurai R Muralidharans Marudhiruvar brings alive the story of the siblings who lit the fire of freedom early on in Southern India

6 Feb 2026 1:45 pm
India monitoring evolving crypto trading to ensure compliance, top tax official says

New Delhi is leaning towards not legislating crypto regulation and would instead maintain partial oversight

6 Feb 2026 1:40 pm
Oil, gas block auction deadline extended for fourth time

While DGH did not give any reason for the extension, industry sources say this may have been done to give potential investors time to study the new liberalised rules framed

6 Feb 2026 1:40 pm
Merchant navy official from Odisha 'missing' from vessel near Mauritius

Sources in the Odisha Government said they have taken up the issue with the authorities concerned in New Delhi and requested them to inquire into the incident

6 Feb 2026 1:39 pm
Ramesh Chennithala says Transport Minister weakening KSRTC to benefit private operators in Kerala

Chennithala says the Ministers approach amounted to abandoning KSRTC to a slow death by failing to purchase new buses and not making necessary appointments

6 Feb 2026 1:35 pm
PM-SETU bets 6,000 cr on ITI skilling. Will it deliver jobs?

According to a 2023 NITI Aayog report, the government incurs an annual public expenditure of around 10,000 crore to operate the ecosystem of around 3,500 government ITIs, in addition to 2,200 crore spent under the Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) scheme, which ended in 2024. It says that despite this substantial investment, placement outcomes remain extremely poor: only 405 candidates were placed out of 4,14,247 trained, translating to a placement rate of just 0.09 p

6 Feb 2026 1:29 pm
Spains Prime Minister says he wont be swayed by tech oligarchs on social media ban

Pedro Sanchez, one of a dwindling band of leftist leaders in Europe, has been criticising technology platforms since early last year

6 Feb 2026 1:29 pm
ICC U-19 World Cup final: India opts to bat against England

India are playing an unchanged side, while England replaced Alex French with Alex Green

6 Feb 2026 1:23 pm
NITI Aayog CEO submits ASSET blueprint to Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary

It was mentioned in the ASSET plan that 47% of Andhra Pradeshs total power generation capacity is contributed by renewable sources

6 Feb 2026 1:23 pm
UN Rights Office warns of Survival Mode as donor funding shrinks and crisis multiply

The United Nations top human rights official has warned that the global human rights system is under severe financial strain. His office is facing major funding shortfalls as global crises grow. Speaking in Geneva on Thursday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said his office was operating in survival mode. He announced a 400 million dollar appeal for voluntary funding for 2026. Mr Turk said the funding gap is already affecting the UNs ability to document abuses, support victims

6 Feb 2026 1:22 pm
Keeping the RCB flag flying high: Virat, de Villiers hail Red and Gold franchise for second WPL title win

Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya and Mithali Raj were among those who praised the RCB side for its second WPL title

6 Feb 2026 1:20 pm
Download your dry waste collection calendar

Thooimai Mission seeks to make segregation a daily routine for residents by introducing a calendar that earmarks every Saturday for collection of a particular category of dry waste

6 Feb 2026 1:12 pm
Total shutdown affects normal life in Manipur's Churachandpur district

Markets remained shut and vehicles off the roads. Educational and government offices also witnessed poor attendance

6 Feb 2026 1:03 pm
Assam Congress issues show-cause notice to joint secy Panjak Saikia for remarks against former State chief

The party's Assam unit general secretary (organisation) Bipul Gogoi, in the notice issued on Thursday (February 5, 2026), asked Mr. Saikia to furnish his response within 24 hours

6 Feb 2026 1:00 pm
Four minors assaulted by group of men in Gurugram; two attackers arrested

The arrested accused revealed that they took the children as hostages as they thought they would commit theft in an under-construction building

6 Feb 2026 12:56 pm
Motorcyclist dies after falling into pit on under-construction road in west Delhi

This incident comes weeks after the death of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta, who drowned after his car fell into a waterlogged pit near a construction site in Noida Sector 150

6 Feb 2026 12:53 pm
Omar Abdullah presents J&K Budget, emphasises on inclusive growth, fiscal prudence

The J&K Chief Minister said the financial plan aims to lay a strong foundation for sustainable growth, social harmony, and economic prosperity in the Union Territory

6 Feb 2026 12:46 pm
Death toll rises to 13 in bus mishap in western Nepal

Rescue workers said the accident likely occurred after a pressure pipe burst while the heavily loaded bus was climbing uphill

6 Feb 2026 12:44 pm
Anita Dongre: taking India to Beverly Hills

How Anita Dongres new U.S. chapter could redraw the retail blueprint for Indian designers looking to go international

6 Feb 2026 12:32 pm
Arunachal Pradesh teaches why early education needs to be integrated with learning continuity

If learning continuity becomes a central organising principle of system design and governance, Indias education system can move beyond cycles of remediation toward a steadier trajectory of capability and opportunity, ensuring that strong foundations mature into productive, dignified futures.

6 Feb 2026 12:31 pm
Kerala CSR fund scam: FIR against four, including senior BJP leader A.N. Radhakrishnan

Scam relates to alleged cheating of people by falsely promising scooters and laptops at half price using CSR funds

6 Feb 2026 12:25 pm
Bitcoin falls 9%; Asian shares slip after Wall Street hit by tech stock losses

South Korea's Kospi lost 1.7% to 5,076.69, weighed down by tech shares. Samsung Electronics, the country's biggest listed company, fell 0.9%

6 Feb 2026 12:21 pm
RSS starts Kashmir to Kanyakumari 'Dhwaj Yatra'

The yatra symbolically began from the historic Lal Chowk and culminated at the Tourist Reception Centre, where the participants boarded vehicles for onward journey to other parts of the country

6 Feb 2026 12:20 pm
CM Stalin to address DMKs south zone youth-wing meet in Virudhunagar on February 7

Speaking to reporters on Friday, DMK Virudhunagar North district secretary and State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said that the meeting will be significant, as it comes ahead of the Assembly election

6 Feb 2026 12:17 pm
WPL-4 final: RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana's purple patch continues with 1,000 WPL runs, Orange Cap and 2nd title

The RCB captain scored 377 runs in nine matches at an average of 53.85 and a strike rate of over 153, with three fifties

6 Feb 2026 12:16 pm