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Bettiah: For three decades, Lakshmi Khatri, 46, has worked along the India-Nepal border to prevent human trafficking, rescuing more than 700 girls and young women from networks operating across the region. A resident of Bagaha in West Champaran, she has built an informal vigilance system linking villagers with the police, RPF, SSB, child welfare committees and social organisations.Khatri began her work in 1994 in Nepal after noticing a pattern of girls disappearing from villages in the Terai belt. Many were lured with promises of employment or marriage.She said, “I am originally from Nepal’s Nawalparasi district, but I was married in…

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JAIPUR: Five people, including a woman, were killed in a road accident in Rajasthan’s Chaksu on Saturday morning after a car rammed into a trailer truck on the Kota-Jaipur National Highway (NH-52), police said.The accident took place near Tigariya turn in Chaksu when the car, which was travelling from Madhya Pradesh to Jaipur, collided with a trailer truck moving ahead. The crash allegedly occurred after the driver fell asleep at the wheel, Chaksu SHO Manohar Lal Meghwal said, according to news agency PTI.The collision was so intense that four occupants of the car, including a woman, died on the spot.…

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Nagpur: While at least 90 of 114 Rafales in the pipeline may be made in India, Dassault — the French aircraft giant — has already been manufacturing spares for the fighter plane at Nagpur’s Mihan-SEZ soon after the first deal to buy 36 fighter planes in 2016. The facility owned by Dassault Reliance Aviation Limited (DRAL) is a joint venture with Anil Ambani run conglomerate.Starting off with nose-cones for Dassault’s Falcon 2000 business jet, DRAL has eventually expanded into manufacturing spares for Rafale too. Currently, Nagpur is one of the major manufacturing facilities of Dassault in India. However, there’s no…

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Representatives of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Aam Aadmi Party, Lok Insaaf Party and other parties attended the meeting. Ranchi: A BJP delegation, led by party president and Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu, on Friday submitted a memorandum to state election commissioner Alka Tiwari demanding deployment of central police forces for civic body elections in Jharkhand due on Feb 23. The results will be out on Feb 27.“The election is being held through ballot papers instead of EVMs, in which there is a possibility of extensive misuse of state govt machinery. Even in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, most polling centres…

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A river is not merely a lifeline for a civilisation — it is also a cradle of culture. In India, rivers have shaped not only settlements and economies but also inspired generations of artists, giving birth to diverse art movements rooted in faith, folklore, ritual and everyday life. Celebrating this enduring legacy, the “Nadi Utsav: An Exhibition of Rare Photographs and Paintings” has been well received at Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH), and plans are underway to take the festival to other parts of the country.A senior official from the Ministry of Culture said the enthusiastic turnout in Kolkata has encouraged…

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Gisèle Pelicot has told BBC Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire that her strength comes from her “DNA”. Ms Pelicot was at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history. For almost a decade, she had been drugged unconscious by her husband Dominique Pelicot and raped by dozens of men he had recruited on internet chat rooms.She made the remarkable decision to let the world know who she was, waiving her legal right to anonymity, before the trial began.In this interview, she reveals she found it “inconceivable” that the man she shared her life with “could have committed these horrors” and…

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Kelly: Let’s discuss your time with Belgium, because what an incredible group of players you had there – the ‘golden generation’, they said. What challenges did that job bring with it and what did you get from that period?Roberto: First and foremost was to cope with that tag of ‘golden generation’. It wasn’t a pressure that the players were not used to because obviously you’re talking about the players that were in the most demanding dressing rooms. From Eden Hazard to Kevin de Bruyne, Dries Mertens, Romelu Lukaku, Axel Witsel, Jan Vertonghen, Thomas Vermaelen, Vincent Kompany, Thibaut Courtois, Yannick Carrasco……

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Last Updated:February 14, 2026, 07:45 ISTDaily Love Horoscope Today, February 14, 2026: Check romantic predictions, relationship advice and emotional insights for Aries, Taurus, Gemini and other signs.Love Horoscope Today, February 14, 2026, Know daily relationship horoscope for zodiac signs. (Image: Shutterstock)Daily Love Horoscope Today, February 14, 2026: Today, love and relationships are highlighted for all signs, emphasizing open communication, empathy, and heartfelt expression. Aries, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, and Pisces are likely to experience joy, romance, and meaningful connections, while Taurus and Capricorn can strengthen bonds through honesty and shared experiences.Signs like Gemini, Cancer, Libra, and Sagittarius are advised to be patient,…

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Meet the slow worm slithering across the garden like a tiny liquid shadow. A legless lizard, experts say, that somehow manages to fool everyone. Kids scream, gardeners blink, and people step over it thinking it’s a harmless snake. It’s long, smooth, scaly, and might sniff the air with its little tongue. It eats slugs, worms, and bugs. And, strangely enough, it can shed its tail if trouble comes calling.Found across most of Europe, creeping into western Asia, slow worms prefer damp places. Heathland edges, woodland fringes. Gardens too. Compost heaps are reportedly their favourite hunting grounds. They’re nocturnal, shy, and…

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