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Ex-Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Borah Joins BJP in Guwahati

Bhupen Kumar Borah, former president of Assam's Congress unit, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday in Guwahati. More than a dozen Congress workers switched sides with him at the BJP's state headquarters.

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Asia Pacific

Modi Blasts Congress for Shirtless Protest at AI Summit in Meerut Speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned Congress leaders Sunday for staging a shirtless protest at India's largest global AI summit, calling it indecent politics that shamed the nation before foreign guests. Speaking at a rally in Meerut, he accused the opposition party of turning a proud international event into a spectacle of nudity.

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American Football

Ex-NFL WR Rondale Moore Dies at 25 from Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot

Rondale Moore, a 25-year-old former NFL wide receiver who last played for the Minnesota Vikings, died Friday from what investigators believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Indiana native was found in a garage, according to local reports.

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Markets

InvestingPro Fair Value Warned of W.S. Industries Drop Before 51% Fall

InvestingPro's Fair Value models pegged W.S. Industries as overvalued at ₹152.4 per share in June 2024, with an intrinsic worth of just ₹82.98. The Indian industrials stock then plunged 51% to ₹73.76 by February 2026, closely matching the predicted downside.

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Leaders

DK Shivakumar Urges Supporters to Drop Leadership Talk

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday asked his supporters to stop discussing leadership changes in the state Congress. He specifically named leaders like Iqbal Hussein, Ravi Ganiga and Shivaganga Basavaraju, urging them to stay silent.

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Asia Pacific

Delhi Police File FIR Over Racial Abuse of Arunachal Women in Malviya Nagar

Three women from Arunachal Pradesh reported racial slurs and intimidation from neighbors in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar after dust from apartment repairs fell on the floor below. Police registered an FIR against Harsh Singh and his wife under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for insulting women's modesty, criminal intimidation and promoting enmity.

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Asia Pacific

India’s NHRC Opens Probe into Infant’s Death in Temple Caste Attack

India's National Human Rights Commission registered a case Thursday into the death of a two-month-old infant kicked during a caste-based assault at a temple in Nagarkurnool district. The panel took up a complaint alleging police and state authorities failed to act after the February 21 incident.

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Elections

J&K Panchayat, ULB Elections Face Delay as ECI Schedules SIR from April 2026

Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will likely be pushed back further. The Election Commission of India has ordered a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls starting April 2026 in the union territory and 21 other regions.

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Asia Pacific

Imam Rashidi demands strict action against Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO case

Maulana Sajid Rashidi, chief of the All India Imam Organisation, demanded strict legal action against Swami Avimukteshwaranand after a Prayagraj court ordered an FIR under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse of minors. He insisted no revered religious leader stands above the law.

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Unternehmen

Betrug bei IDFC First Bank in Chandigarh um 590 Millionen Rupien

IDFC First Bank hat Betrug durch Mitarbeiter einer Filiale in Chandigarh entdeckt. Betroffen sind Konten der Regierung von Haryana mit einem Umfang von rund 590 Millionen Rupien.

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Corporativo

Fraude de 590 millones de euros por empleados de IDFC First Bank en Chandigarh

IDFC First Bank detectó un fraude de 590 millones de euros cometido por empleados de su sucursal de Chandigarh en cuentas del gobierno de Haryana. El banco informó a la Bolsa de Bombay el 21 de febrero tras una revisión interna iniciada por un departamento estatal.

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Unternehmen

Indische Landwirte warten auf 22. PM-Kisan-Rate von 2000 Rupien

Millionen indischer Landwirte warten auf die 22. Rate von 2000 Rupien im Rahmen der PM-Kisan-Samman-Nidhi-Yojana. Medienberichte deuten auf eine Gutschrift am 24. Februar hin, das Landwirtschaftsministerium bestätigte dies nicht.

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Corporativo

PM Kisan 2026: ¿Cuándo se acreditarán los 2000 rupias?

Millones de agricultores indios esperan la 22ª cuota de 2000 rupias del esquema PM Kisan Samman Nidhi sin fecha oficial. Medios apuntan al 24 de febrero, aunque el Ministerio de Agricultura no confirma.

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Mercados

Cinco factores clave que moverán bolsas indias esta semana

Las bolsas indias afrontan una semana volátil por anuncios arancelarios de Donald Trump, datos del PIB del tercer trimestre de India y vencimiento mensual de F&O. Los inversores se preparan para oscilaciones tras la recuperación de pérdidas superiores al 1% la semana pasada.

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Wirtschaft

Indiens RBI erwartet Exportanstieg durch Handelsabkommen

Die indische Zentralbank RBI erwartet durch neue Handelsabkommen wie das Freihandelsabkommen mit der EU einen Anstieg der Exporte. Das Wachstum bleibe stabil, teilte die RBI in ihrem Monatsbulletin für Februar 2026 mit.

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