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Record 677 weapons recovered from Maoists in 2025; many linked to decades-old attacks

Raipur, Feb. 3 -- An AK-47 rifle recovered in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in May 2025, following the killing of CPI (Maoist) general secretary Basava Raju, has been traced to a Maoist attack ca... Read More


Jaishankar, Indian Ambassador Kwatra welcome India-US trade deal announcement

Washington/New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar welcomed the India-US trade agreement, following the telephone conversation between PM Modi and President Trump. Jaishankar, who... Read More


SC adjourns ED plea over alleged obstruction during I-PAC raid to Feb 10

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till February 10 the hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) accusing the West Bengal government, Chief Minister Mamata ... Read More


"Afraid to let me speak in Parliament about Naravane": Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that the latter was "too afraid" to let him speak in Parliament about ... Read More


Education expenditure stuck at 2.5% of GDP amid rising subsidies: 16th Finance Commission

India, Feb. 3 -- Flagging a decade-long stagnation in public spending on education, the 16th Finance Commission (FC-16) has warned that education expenditure has remained on a "relatively stable traje... Read More


"Atmanirbhar Bharat does not mean isolation but competitive integration": NITI Aayog's Arvind Virmani on India-US deal

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Arvind Virmani, Member, NITI Aayog, on Tuesday highlighted that the India-US trade deal is essential for "competitive integration," fostering exports and investment, rather than i... Read More


Grade 6 education reforms to be implemented in 2027 - PM Harini

Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that none of the modules introduced for Grade 6 under the new education reforms have been withdrawn. The Prime Minister made these re... Read More


The 50: Arbaz Patel gets criticized for his 'cheating strategy,' watch the lion's reaction

India, Feb. 3 -- The 50 recently marked its awaited premiere on Colors TV and JioHotstar (via OTTplay Premium) and also witnessed its first eviction with Vanshaj Singh. After some intense fights and v... Read More


PDP Crisis: Wike's faction holds NEC meeting, announces date for national convention

Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fixed 28 and 29 March for its national convention, whe... Read More


India-US deal: Trump's claims range from zero to $500bn, five questions over what Modi 'committed'

India, Feb. 3 -- It was hanging fire for a year, with major troughs in between; and then it happened all too quickly. The manner in which a US-India trade deal was announced by President Donald Trump,... Read More