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February 20, 2026 10:21 AM
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning at isolated places over Kerala and Mahe for the next two to three days. In the Northwest and Central parts of the country, there will be a gradual rise in maximum temperature by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius over...
February 20, 2026 8:35 AM
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The World Day of Social Justice is being observed today. The day is dedicated to tackling critical global issues like poverty, exclusion, gender inequality, and unemployment. The United Nations designated the day in 2007 to promote the values of fairness, human rights, and social protection for all....
February 19, 2026 6:50 AM
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Election Commission of India has decided to issue show-cause notices to the concerned Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) for failing to upload a large number of voters’ documents online under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process curr...
February 18, 2026 8:07 AM
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Ash Wednesday is being observed today. It signifies the beginning of the 40 day lent by Christians all around the world. Devotional services will be held every day from today and they will end on Easter Sunday when the resurrection of Christ is celebrated. Churchgoers will receive ashes on their for...
February 18, 2026 7:55 AM
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Jesse Jackson, the civil rights activist and two-time US presidential candidate, has died. He was 84. Jackson, a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. had been hospitalised in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy. He died last morning, his son said. According to ...
February 5, 2026 8:39 AM
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The India Meteorological Department has forecast dense fog over Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya today. It said that isolated to scattered rainfall or snowfall is also expected over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakha...
February 5, 2026 7:28 AM
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The unique confluence of literature and culture, 'Goa Book Festival 2026', has commenced in the state capital, Panaji. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the five-day festival at the D.B. Bandodkar Ground. Following the inauguration, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant toured the stalls and inter...
February 4, 2026 11:22 AM
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Today is World Cancer Day. The day is observed on the 4th of February every year to raise cancer awareness and encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda today said that the day serves as a reminder to support cancer survivors and encou...
February 3, 2026 2:44 PM
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Principal Scientific Adviser Professor Ajay Sood today said that incubation centres must pivot towards supporting deep-tech startups to help India emerge as a product-driven economy. He said this while addressing the Atal Innovation Mission programme in New Delhi. Professor Sood noted that incubatio...
February 3, 2026 7:37 AM
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Indian mountaineer Kabak Yano has successfully summited Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest peak in South America, as part of her ambitious 7-Summit Mountaineering Expedition. Kabak Yano hails from Arunachal Pradesh. Mount Aconcagua is towered at 22,831 feet above sea level and it is the highe...
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