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February 19, 2026 2:01 PM
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The Supreme Court today said, freebies culture is hampering the country's economic development. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said, most of the states in the country are revenue deficit and yet they are offering such freebies overlooking develo...
February 19, 2026 1:32 PM
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Union Minister of Coal and Petroleum G. Kishan Reddy today highlighted the growing importance of critical minerals in shaping the global economy. He said critical minerals form the backbone of emerging sectors such as solar energy, lithium, and copper-based technologies. The Minister made these rema...
February 19, 2026 1:28 PM
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South Korea's Defence Ministry today said that it will push for reinstating a no-fly zone under the suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact in a way that does not affect a military readiness posture. The ministry spokesperson Chung Binna said this during a regular briefing. She said the country is...
February 19, 2026 12:34 PM
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has said that a proposal to carve out Shillong Agglomerate from the East Khasi Hills district would be examined and scrutinised in detail in order to arrive at an informed decision for better governance and citizen-centric administration. The Chief Minister ...
February 19, 2026 12:28 PM
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US President Donald Trump will chair the Board of Peace meeting today and will make an announcement regarding the 5 billion dollar pledged for Gaza by 20 member states attending the meeting, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Addressing the media, Leavitt said that the Board of Peace...
February 19, 2026 12:25 PM
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In Tamil Nadu, the DMDK Party, founded by late actor-politician Vijaykant, has joined an alliance with the Democratic Progressive Alliance headed by DMK ahead of the State Assembly elections. In an interaction with the media today, General Secretary of DMDK, Premalatha Vijaykant, said that this is t...
February 19, 2026 1:22 PM
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In Pakistan, 13 people died after a suspected gas explosion triggered a residential building collapse in Karachi today. The blast took place at a house in Soldier Bazar area. So far, 11 people have been pulled out from the debris and shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. Authorities sa...
February 19, 2026 12:37 PM
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Eleven fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and released from Srilankan Prison reached Chennai. Of the eleven fishermen, four hailed from Ramanathapuram, and the other seven fishermen belonged to Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts. They were arrested in July last year and were c...
February 19, 2026 12:09 PM
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In Jammu and Kashmir, at least five suspected persons have been detained for questioning amid an intensified search for a gangster who remained at large after escaping a juvenile home, along with two Pakistani inmates in Jammu. Five people, who were in regular contact with the gangster inside the ju...
February 19, 2026 11:34 AM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa on his birth anniversary. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that the way Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamasa established spirituality and meditation as life-giving forces, it will continue to benefit humanity in every ag...
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