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IED recovered behind police post in Amritsar

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 20:47
Police said the improvised explosive device (IED) was later defused, and an FIR was registered at the Beas police station. An investigation is underway, they added.
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St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata confers D.Litt on Shashi Tharoor at seventh convocation

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 20:33
Authorities of St Xavier’s University announced a number of new academic programmes including B. Tech degree course from 2026. The convocation ceremony saw degrees being awarded to 1052 postgraduate and undergraduate students and 25 Ph.D scholars
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Akhilesh questions removal of NSG cover, accuses BJP government of 'playing' with his security

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 20:05
"The BJP government is playing with my security. I had NSG security, but it was withdrawn. The government should have disclosed why," Akhilesh Yadav said, alleging that security decisions were being politicised.
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Actor Mammootty meets landslide survivor

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 19:42
Sandhya, who sustained injuries in the landslide, recently underwent a surgery at the hospital to fit the artificial limb
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Five school teachers held in Odisha for 'raping' 13-year-old girl

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 19:29
The arrests were made after the father of the class 7 student and the district child welfare committee lodged separate complaints at the Rajkanika police station, alleging that the accused teachers had raped the minor, a senior officer said.
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Estranged CPI(M) leader Pratikur Rahaman joins Trinamool Congress

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 19:16
Pratikur Rahaman alleged that he was being sidelined within the party and pointed fingers at CPI(M) State Secretary Md. Salim
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Farm politics intensifies in west U.P. over India-U.S. deal

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 19:04
BKU’s Tikait faction seeks clarity from the govt. on the impact of the trade deal on farmers, takes on Jayant Chaudhary; concerns unfounded: RLD; khaps discuss direct and indirect impact of deal
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Omar Abdullah pleads with Delhi to keep beating ordinary Kashmiri youth: J&K LoP Sunil Sharma

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 18:48
The LoP said around 23,000 jobs were outsourced in J&K. “This decision has shattered the dreams of thousands of unemployed youth and amounts to a betrayal,” he added. 
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Nearly 8% of voters removed from final electoral lists across six States and three U.T.s in SIR second phase

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 18:37
Combined number of voters in nine States and U.T.s fell from 21,45,62,215 to 19,75,33,701 after the SIR, with net deletions of 1,70,28,514 or 7.93%. Final lists of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu are yet to be published
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G. Kumar Naik chairs DISHA meeting in Raichur

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 18:34
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Election Commission to deploy central forces in West Bengal from March 1

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 18:34
Sources at the Commission said that the early deployment of CAPF was a confidence-building measure for the electors of West Bengal
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Why has eastern Nagaland got autonomy? | Explained

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 18:24
What does the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority offer to six ‘backward’ districts of the State?
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How SimpleGov initiative is simplifying processes for government services

Sat, 02/21/2026 - 18:20
These simplification efforts, however, were far from simple as several Acts and government orders had to be amended accordingly to facilitate the process
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