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Jeffrey Sachs shocks EU Parliament; says US and Europe pushed Russia into a war + +

Centre approves ₹42,000-crore package for Arunachal Frontier Highway along the LAC + I

Around 650 weapons surrendered in Manipur last week on Governor’s appeal + +

Israel lobbies US to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say + +

Europe jolted after US straight talk in Security Conference and its Russian rendezvous + +

Italy's Meloni takes on the judiciary, promising a once-in-a-lifetime overhaul +

Archaeologists dive into sea for 4,000-year-old Dwarka, Krishna's karmabhoomi + + +

BJP sweeps Delhi; returns to power after 27 years, crushing AAP with 48 to 22 seats + + +

India's 76th Republic Day parade: a vibrant blend of defence, technology and culture. + +

Chinese AI DeepSeek outpaces Tech Giants in Performance and Cost + + I

India commissions 3 major naval combat vessels in a day: frigate, destroyer & sub + +

India's forest cover increases by 156 sq km, green cover is 25.17%: 2023 Forest Survey +

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Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as the FBI director Feb 21, Trump loyalist Kash Patel was sworn in as the ninth FBI Director in a ceremony in Washington, DC. AG Pamela Bondi administered the oath of office to him. +

Manipur: Shah asks forces to free-up highways in a week Mar 1, Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed security forces to clear all roads in Manipur for free movement of people by Mar 8 and for strict action against obstructors. + +

Pakistan: Suicide bomb mastermind dead in suicide blast Feb 28, at least six people were killed in a suicide attack at a mosque inside Darul Uloom Haqqania, including terrorist Hamid ul Haq, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. + +

India to commission world's longest LPG pipeline by June Feb 28, India will commission the world’s longest liquefied petroleum gas pipeline by June. The 2,800-km-long pipeline will run from Kandla on the west to Gorakhpur in the north. +

Trump slams Zelenskyy on X; calls him a dictator Feb 20, US President Donald Trump called Zelenskyy a modestly successful comedian who refuses to hold elections and stands very low in Ukrainian polls. + +

Pune: 827 acres of encroachments cleared in Pimpri Feb 22, illegal mosques, scrap shops and factories razed in an anti-encroachment drive in Pimpri Chinchwad's Kudalwadi-Chikhali area, across a record 829 acres. +

Kuno National Park: Cheetah gives birth to two healthy cubs Feb 5, the count of cheetah's at the Kuno National Park rose to 26 — 14 cubs and 12 adults - after the female Cheetah Veera gave birth to two healthy cubs. Veera is 5 years old. + +

MoD inks ₹ 10,147-crore contract for PINAKA rockets Feb 6, the Ministry of Defence inked its biggest homegrown contract for the purchase of rocket ammunition worth ₹ 10,147 crore for the PINAKA Rocket System. + + + +

Union Budget 2025: no Income Tax up to ₹ 12 lacs; highlights Feb 2, no Income Tax will be payable on annual earnings of up to ₹ 12 lacs. The budget focuses of reforms in the taxation, financial, power, urban development, mining and regulatory sectors. + +

JPC nod to Waqf Bill; accepts all 14 NDA amendments Jan 29, the Joint Parliamentary Committee approved all 14 amendments to the Waqf Bill moved by the NDA members. All Opposition moved amendments, several hundreds, were defeated by vote. + +

Trump and Musk drain the swamp; purges hit US hard Feb 2, a major purge in Washington DC by President Trump and Elon Musk targets the bureaucracy's power dynamics. Thousands of officers removed. + +

Uniform Civil Code implemented in Uttarakhand Jan 27, Uttarakhand became the first Indian state to implement the Uniform Civil Code paving the way to establish uniform laws for all citizens regardless of caste or religion. + +

Trump orders the US to leave WHO; defund UNRWA Jan 21, President Trump has ordered the US to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) and halt funding to UNRWA which Israel accused of links to Hamas. + +

MP to take control of Pataudi property worth ₹ 15,000 crore Jan 22, the Madhya Pradesh government will take control of actor Saif Ali Khan's ancestral property in Bhopal, valued at ₹ 15,000 crore after it was declared ‘Enemy Property’. +

Taliban abducts 18 Pakistani nuclear scientists, uranium Jan 10, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has captured 18 Pakistani nuclear engineers and looted a huge amount of uranium in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. ++

Bijapur: Maoists hit hard as security forces kill 12 Naxals Jan 17, security forces eliminated 12 Naxals in Bastar, Chhattisgarh who had belonged to the strongest armed squad of Maoists. A huge cache of weapons recovered. +

US sanctions ICC over its arrest warrants on Israel Jan 13, the US House of Representatives voted to sanction the International Criminal Court primarily for the issue of arrest warrants against Israel's PM. +

Bet Dwarka demolition of illegal structures resumes Jan 13, thousands of square meters of government land has been made encroachment-free by demolishing over 200 illegally built structures in Bet Dwarka Gujarat. +

Justin Trudeau to resign as Canadian Prime Minister Jan 6, Liberal poster boy, Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign as party leader and PM. The move could reset diplomatic ties with India. ++

CM Yogi Adityanath slams the Waqf Board, calls it a mafia Jan 8, in an interview with Republic's Arnab Goswami UP CM Yogi Adityanath slammed the Waqf Board calling it a land mafia. Every inch of land lost will be recovered, he added. +

47 Pakistani soldiers killed in attack by Baloch fighters Jan 6, a suicide attack claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army near Turbat, Balochistan, has left 47 Pakistani security personnel dead and over 30 injured. +

India launches BharatPol portal developed by CBI Jan 7, BharatPol portal will assist state police forces collaborate with law enforcement agencies in 195 countries through real-time crime information sharing. +

Ukraine cuts Russian gas supply to eastern Europe Jan 1, Ukraine cut Russian gas supplies via a pipeline that lead to Slovakia and serviced several EU buyers. Slovak PM, Robert Fico has threatened retaliatory electricity supply cuts. + +

Chhattisgarh: Over 651 families revert to Hinduism Jan 1, 651 Christian families reverted to Sanatan Dharma in the Sakti district. BJP leader, Prabal Pratap Singh Judeo, head of Akhil Bharatiya Ghar Wapsi Abhiyan oversaw the event.+ +

OpIndia Dossier: Wikipedia’s left wing war on India Wikipedia is not a free, editorial intervention-free encyclopaedia which relies on the voluntary work of thousands of unpaid, passionate volunteers across the globe, as it claims. +

First commercial flight lands at Navi Mumbai Airport Dec 29, the Navi Mumbai International Airport, on which construction had started in 2021, had its first commercial flight, an Indigo A320, land successfully on its runway. +

Maoist-affected area less than halves this decade The area under Left-Wing Extremist influence, largely the forested tracts of south Chhattisgarh and a few pockets of neighbouring states has shrunk from 18,000 sqkm to 8,500 sqkm in 10 years. +

3 Khalistani terrorists killed in UP's Pilibhit Accused of launching a grenade attack at a police checkpoint in Punjab's Gurdaspur the three were gunned down in an Uttar Pradesh police encounter. AK-47 rifles and Glock pistols have been recovered.+

Pakistan Taliban kill 16 soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In an overnight attack that lasted over two hours, 30 terrorists raided an army outpost killing 16 Pakistani soldiers and seriously injuring five. The Taliban claim they are avenging earlier army attacks. +

SC: Illegal buildings can't be regularized, raze them In a landmark judgment strengthening the hand of the executive to demolish, the SC ruled that illegal construction cannot be legitimized on grounds of age, investment or inaction of authorities. +

Sweden decides to stop funding the UN agency UNRWA Sweden's decision comes in the wake of Israel's finding that Hamas was entrenched within UNRWA's infrastructure in Gaza and the involvement of some of UNRWA staff members in terrorism. +

Assam government bans beef in public places, restaurants The Assam government has banned the serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places under the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021. +

Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen; paralyzes 3 ports The Israeli military carried out a series of intense airstrikes that shook Yemen’s Houthi-held capital and devastated the Sana'a, Hodeidah and Ras Isa Ports. +

ED freezes ₹18 crore more in lottery scam case After pan-India raids to probe money laundering, lottery scam and corruption charges against Santiago Martin's companies, ED impounds cash stash. + +

Israel pounds Syria 480 times, destroys 80% of military Post Assad's ouster Israel has launched airstrikes and deployed ground troops in Syria beyond the demilitarised buffer zone for the first time in 50 years, targeting weapons depots, military structures and launchers.+ +

Amit Shah: What were wanted terrorists doing on Canadian soil? India dismisses Trudeau's allegations that Shah was behind the killing of Khalistani terrorists in Canada as absurd and motivated.+

Myanmar: Arakan Army seizes 270 km next to Bangladesh The Arakan Army has wrested control of a stretch of land 270 km long, dividing Myanmar from Bangladesh from Myanmar's military junta after a bloody seige. +

BJP dominates by-polls across 15 states The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies emerged victorious in by-elections across 15 states, securing 28 of the 48 Assembly seats contested. Yogi Adityanath’s slogan 'Bantenge Toh Katenge' delivered a 7-2 win in UP. +

'Har Ghar Jal' gives tap water to 12 crore households in 5 yrs Launched in 2019, the total rural households that get water supply on tap has jumped from 3.2 crore to nearly 15.2 crores in 5 years. 79% of the 19.3 crore rural households have water on tap now. +

Yogi: 10,000 acres of land being readied for Mahakumbh UP CM Yogi Adityanath announced that arrangements to accommodate upto 100 crore people over 10,000 acres of land being made for the 45-day Prayagraj Mahakumbh from Jan 13 to Feb 26, 2025. 12 km of ghats will also be developed.+

Sanjeev Khanna is the next Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India. He succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud who retired on Nov 10th. He is likely to have a term of 6 months before retirement. +

US delays engine supply for Tejas Mark 1A' US-based General Electric (GE) further delayed delivery of Tejas Mark-1A jet engines to Mar 2025, two years behind schedule. HAL unlikely to meet 16 aircraft target for 2024-2025. +

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Trump loses his cool on Zelenskyy at the US White House Feb 28, US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukraine President Zelenskyy sparred on live camera in a heated meeting at the White House on how to end the Russia-Ukraine War.

A record shattering 66-crore faithful attend Mahakumbh Feb 27, PM Narendra Modi authored an evocative blog expressing his delight and gratitude at the successful conclusion of the Ekta ka Mahakumbh, a grand celebration of faith. +

US, Russia hold Ukraine peace talks sans the EU, Kiev Feb 18, the US & Russia held direct talks on ending the Ukraine war that centred on recognition of Russian-occupied territories, denial of NATO membership and more. + +

Trump: $21 million aid to India to elect someone else? Feb 20, US President Donald Trump asked why USAID spent $21 million on voter turnout in India. Was it to get someone else elected? The disclosure has fuelled outrage in India. + +

Waqf (Amendment) Bill report tabled in the Parliament Feb 13, in the run up to the vote on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament to make it an Act, the government tabled the Joint Parliamentary Committee's (JPC) Report on the Bill in both Houses. +

President's Rule in Manipur after Biren Singh resigns Feb 10, President's Rule was imposed in Manipur after CM, Biren Singh, who enjoyed the support of the Meitei community, stepped down ahead of an upcoming no-confidence motion. +

Jan 23, a tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, celebrated as Parakram Divas. +

Trump and Musk set to shut down USAID, employees on leave Feb 5, Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump are in the process of shutting down USAID. All employees of its 10,000 strong global workforce have been put on leave. + + +

31 Naxals gunned down by Security Forces in Bastar Feb 9, 31 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of the Indravati National Park, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. Search operations are underway. + + +

Mizoram: Indian Air Force to control Lengpui Airport Jan 21, the Mizoram government will transfer control of Lengpui Airport to the Indian Air Force. The move is a setback for certain NGOs allegedly backed by missionary groups and China. + + I

Uttarakhand: Nod for UCC regulations; to kick in Jan 26? Jan 20, the Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved the Uniform Civil Code regulations. Sources suggest that the UCC could be implemented in the state starting Jan 26, to coincide with the Republic Day. + +

First passenger train crosses world's highest rail bridge Jan 5, the first passenger train ran across the Chenab Rail Bridge on the Katra-Banihal sector. The world's highest, it stands 359 metres above the river, taller than the Eiffel Tower, and is 1.3 km long. +

Mahakumbh sees record attendance of 70 million in 6 days Jan 17, more than seven crore, or 70 million, pilgrims have taken a dip at the Prayagraj Sangam, or confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the legendary Saraswati rivers between Jan 11th and 16th. + +

Kangana’s film Emergency opens to a strong start Jan 18, Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency opened to a strong start marking her best release in recent years. It recorded a collection of over ₹ 2.35 crores on the first day. + +

UP imposes ₹ 24 crore tax on AMU, ₹ 11 crore in Sambhal Jan 17, the Yogi government has imposed a ₹ 24 crore tax notice to Aligarh Muslim University and a ₹ 11 crore fine for power theft on Sambhal's' MP, mosques and madrasas. +

Musk beams a light of probity on the rot in UK and EU politics Jan 4, he demanded fresh elections in Britain, promoted Germany’s far-right, blasted the European Commission - and that’s just the start. Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, is demanding probity. +

Delhi cops identify 16,000 suspected Bangladeshis Jan 6, during one month, police from 15 districts of Delhi compiled a list of 16,000 suspected Bangladeshis. They are being questioned in stages and their paperwork is being reviewed. +

19 Pakistani soldiers killed in border clash with Afghanistan Dec 28, days after Pakistani aerial bombings in Paktika, Afghanistan, the Taliban forces retaliated targeting multiple locations in Pakistan killing 19 of the southern neighbour's soldiers. +

ISRO launches rocket to test spacecraft docking Dec 31, ISRO successfully launched a SpaDeX mission PSLV rocket to test docking capabilities of two spacecrafts in orbit; uses include satellite servicing, formation flying and infrastructure creation. + +

Sambhal MP, Barq, fined ₹1.9 crores for electricity theft Ziaur Rahman Barq, Samajwadi Party MP, booked for violence during the Shahi Masjid survey stands warned that his property will be attached if he does not pay up the ₹ 1.91-crore fine for power theft in 15 days. +

Centre deploys swarm of drones on Bangladesh border India has deployed a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including the Heron TP along the Bangladesh border, after the neighbour deployed Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones flanking India.+ +

CM Yogi: Why can't Hindu processions pass Muslim areas? UP CM Yogi tore into the opposition questioning why Hindu processions can't be held in Muslim areas if Muslim processions are allowed in Hindu areas. + +

Manipur: 19,135 acres of poppy fields destroyed in 7 years Under CM Biren Singh's watch, as part of the 'war on drugs' Manipur destroyed poppy plantations of over 19,135 acres in the seven years between 2017 and 2024... +

22 Bangladeshi infiltrators held in Assam, for deporting CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that 22 Bangladeshi nationals have been held by Assam Police and will be deported. More than 192 people have so far been pushed back since August. +

Centre restricts foreigner entry into 3 states in northeast To counter the geopolitical flux in neighbouring countries and inflow of foreigners, India has imposed a Protected Area Regime in the 3 northeastern states of Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland. +

99% of the mobile phones used in India are made locally India has reported staggering growth in mobile handset production. About 99% of the handsets being used in India are domestically manufactured now. This is up from 26% in 2014-15. + I

OpIndia exposes US deep-state reporters on India's poverty Reporters’ Collective, an American deep state-funded group of journalists, makes unfounded claims that the government’s assertion of pulling 25 crore people out of poverty in 10 years is false. + +

Naval surveillance ship, INS Nirdeshak, commissioned The naval surveillance vessel commissioned from Visakhapatnam has a 3,400-tonne displacement, 110-meter length, a beam of 16 meters and 80% indigenous content. + +

Army and J&K Police neutralize five terrorists in Kulgam Five terrorists neutralised by the joint action of the Indian Army and J-K Police in Kader, Kulgam. This includes the longest surviving Hizbul commander Farooq Bhat. + +

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina accuses Muhammad Yunus of genocide Speaking online in her first public address after seeking refuge in India, Sheikh Hasina lambasted the Yunus accusing him of genocide + I

Russia and India finalize largest oil deal in history worth $13 billion Russia's Rosneft has signed a $13 billion deal with India's Reliance Industries to supply 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day for ten years. ++

Commemorating the valour of our soldiers, celebrating Dec 16, Vijay Diwas, anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war

Modi Government's digitization catches 5.8 crore fake Ration Cards through e-KYC In a move that will revolutionalise India's public distribution system the Union government eliminated 5.8 crore phony ration cards. India has 80.6 crore beneficiaries. +

No FCRA for NGOs linked to conversion, radical groups: MHA The MHA under Amit Shah has ennunciated grounds for denying foreign funding to NGOs including religious conversions, anti-development activities, malicious protests or ties with extremist organisations. +

Akshay Kumar speaks about giving up Candadian citizenship “I am an Indian from my mind, from my heart and from my soul. That will always be", he says on returning to Indian citizenship. +

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