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The rupee rose 4 paise to settle at 90.68 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday February 18. The currency exchange markets were closed on February 19, on account of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Several thousand demonstrators gathered outside parliament, where a few dozen participants engaged in running battles with police, throwing bottles and stones

Nvidia will be part of OpenAIs new funding round with an agreement that could be concluded as early as this weekend, according to the Times, which cited unnamed sources close to the matter

It is a suitably splashy start for a season that will be split in two by the 2026 World Cup, which takes place across the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer

No one picked fruit from the old apple tree at the back of the garden but Tara was fascinated by it.

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The family of the boy filed a complaint

The former England international guided the team through more than three successful years, highlighted by a remarkable run to the semifinals of the 2024 T20 World Cup

Directed by Geetu Mohandas and co-produced by Yash, Toxic hits theaters on March 19, 2025, right in the ring with the blockbuster sequel Dhurandhar 2, featuring Ranveer Singh

How did a dolphins tooth get buried in the sands of a barren land?

In their birthday month, we look at the extraordinary oeuvre of two great Black artists. If Nina Simone confronts the nation in public with her songs, Toni Morrison confronts it in the intimate spaces of the home in her books

Technical problems in early February cut short an earlier so-called wet dress rehearsal of the launch of the Artemis 2 mission

President Donald Trump has deployed warships, fighter jets, and other military hardware to the Middle East as he seeks to block Iran from building a nuclear bomb, something Tehran says it is not pursuing

The interaction covered Anthropics plans for its Bengaluru office and opportunities to work closely with Karnatakas technology and startup ecosystem

According to the ACB, the complainant had constructed a three-story building after securing all necessary permissions. He applied to the gram panchayat in October 2025 for the assessment and levy of property and water taxes for the building

Another umpire and around 15 to 20 players also suffered bee stings

In comments on an episode of the Up to Speed podcast, Verstappen also said the regulations wouldn't help the longevity of his career

On February 5, Russian military observers reported disruption of the Starlink internet terminals used by Moscow on the front lines after Musk took measures following a request from Kyiv

The eight-year-old joint ventures production capacity would make pumps to cater primarily to the Indian market of German technology and also supply pumps to Germany

Hemant Soren said that his government would take all steps to strengthen the State's organ donation policy

The stake will be acquired by a consortium of WaveRise Investments, ChrysCapital and Two Infinity Partners.

The incident was reported after 10 p.m. when a group taking part in the procession allegedly shouted slogans in front of the Jamia Masjid while prayers were being conducted inside

West Virginia said it is suing Apple over child sex abuse material people tuck away in its iCloud online storage service

The AI Impact Summits expo has been extended by one day, to February 21, so that attendees can visit with more flexible security arrangements, IT Secretary S. Krishnan said

His representatives said Dane died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known also as Lou Gehrigs disease, less than a year after he announced his diagnosis

Though Kishans hitting has been a revelation, most of of his batting colleagues havent been as free-spirited; Abhishek has suffered the ignominy of falling for a duck thrice; the co-hosts scores are a tribute to the ability to accelerate in the second half even when the first period has been singularly demanding

President Donald Trump says hes directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of tremendous interest

The authorities of the Sealdah Division pointed out that setting fire to dumped garbage or waste piles near the railway line is strictly discouraged, as the intense heat and smoke from ground fires pose a severe threat to high-tension (OHE) wires and sensitive signalling equipment.

India was the worlds leading producer of sandalwood until the last century, but it was displaced by Australia. What led to this fall, and what does the recent Union Budgets offering to collaborate with States to revive the sandalwood industry in India mean for farmers? Chetan B.C. explores.

In the remote hills of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, Limbuguda home to less than 40 Kolam families is witnessing a quiet transformation. A state-of-the-art Multipurpose Centre, established under the PM-JANMAN scheme, is leveraging AI-assisted learning tools to improve education, alongside healthcare and nutrition services, reshaping aspirations in one of Telanganas most marginalised PVTG habitations

A large number of applications for building permissions which have been divided among the three corporations depending on the location, are now pending approval, despite passing through the rigmarole of submission.

Leader Kim Jong Un took centre stage with a speech to start the Workers' Party congress, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from house building to war planning

Acting President Delcy Rodrguez, who proposed the bill late last month, is expected to sign the measure, which outlines the eligibility and exclusions for people to be granted amnesty, and therefore, be released after months or years of being in custody

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Harmanpreet Kaur has now played six tests, 161 One-Day Internationals and 189 T20 matches for her country since 2009

World champion Lando Norris was half a second back in fourth place

Barack Obama, in a podcast interview released last week, declared that he believed aliens were real but that he had not seen any evidence of it during his 2009-2017 presidency

A landmark law formulated to end bonded labour in India marks its 50th year of passing. Satyasundar Barik examines the Acts relevance and effectiveness through the voices of labourers in Odisha who slipped back into bondage even after being officially rescued

The latest audit report flagged contract carriage permits for school buses in Assam, resulting in the bypassing of mandatory fitness tests

The petitions have been filed by the candidates who lost the election from their respective constituencies

India cannot ignore some of the implications of the Epstein connections

There must be no information asymmetry between state and citizens

Disruptive behaviour must not be confused with airing of grievances

Iran returns to haunt the United States and West Asia alike