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Nagpur: The first day of Advantage Vidarbha business conclave witnessed MoUs and investment commitments worth ₹27,500 crore. The three-day conclave was inaugurated by Union minister Nitin Gadkari and CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday. Gadchiroli’s steel potential and Vidarbha’s job-creation push emerged as the central themes of the event.MoUs and investment commitments included Mahindra & Mahindra’s ₹15,000 crore integrated automobile and tractor investment plan with a plant in Nagpur, a supplier hub in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and expansion in Nashik; ₹10,000 crore Smelters investment MoU, and a ₹2,500 crore MoU with N Motive, Germany, to bring giga casting technology for EV 3-wheelers…
Koderma: Police on Friday formed a special investigation team (SIT) after formally lodging a case to trace 10 Birhor children, aged between six and 12, who had gone missing on Feb 1. All kids hailed from the Gadiyai Birhor hamlet, which is home to around 50 families, under the Jainagar police station limits. Police also visited the hamlet on Friday to take stock of the situation.Notably, Birhors are a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) and among Jharkhand’s most vulnerable population.According to officials, the children had gone with their families to attend a feast in Parsabad, approximately 3km away from their…
A Kolkata histopathologist has amassed over 350 Indian TB seals, non-postage stamps aiding tuberculosis awareness and fundraising since 1940 KOLKATA: A histopathologist who began collecting stamps when he was in school in 1990 has built a collection of over 350 TB seals — non-postage stamps that are released annually to raise funds for Tuberculosis and create awareness on the diseases.Bhaskar Mitra, a senior consultant with Drs Trivedi & Roy Diagnostic Laboratory, has in his collection nearly every TB seal that has been issued in India since 1940. Each year, around four seals are released on Oct 2 by the President…
In a meeting with a psychologist the following day, Epstein said that he had “no interest in killing myself” and that it “would be crazy” to take his life, the document states. On 25 July he stated he was “too vested in my case to fight it, I have a life and I want to go back to living my life”, according to the psychologist report. Source link
Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis. Source link
Many Labour insiders say Sir Keir may not be the man to take them to the next election, writes Laura Kuenssberg. Source link
Pakistan’s Faheem Ashraf shakes hands with Netherlands player after their win in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup match in Colombo on February 7, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP All-rounder Faheem Ashraf admitted his heart rate was fluctuating during the fag end of Pakistan’s nervy yet successful run chase against the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup opener in Colombo on Saturday (February 7, 2026), but said he was confident he “could take down whatever runs in one over”. Ashraf emerged as Pakistan’s hero, hammering an unbeaten 29 off just 11 balls, including two fours and three sixes, in a stunning…
Rosan scores his second to double India’s lead. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU India demolished Chile 7-0 in its opening Pool-B contest of the FIH junior men’s hockey World Cup at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Friday.A brace each from Rosan Kujur and Dilraj Singh set up the host’s win.But it was Rosan’s two quick goals in the second quarter that opened the floodgates.Two-time champion Argentina made its intentions clear with a 4-1 victory over Japan in a Pool-C match.Argentina’s Nicolas Rodriquez showed his prowess in penalty corners by scoring a brace. It was a thoroughly commanding performance by…
Naomi Osaka of Japan walks onto Rod Laver Arena for her first round match against Antonia Ruzic of Croatia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: AP Twice Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka floated onto Rod Laver Arena in a jellyfish-inspired outfit and claimed a see-sawing 6-3 3-6 6-4 win over Croatian battler Antonia Ruzic to reach the second round at Melbourne Park on Tuesday (January 20, 2026).Turning centre court into a catwalk, the former world number one raised gasps in the crowd as she entered in a riot of colour, toting a…
India’s P.V. Sindhu. | Photo Credit: PTI P. V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen suffered straight-game losses to their respective opponents in the women’s and men’s singles quarterfinals, marking the end of Indian challenge in the $500,000 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament in Jakarta on Friday (January 23, 2026).Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost to top seed and world number four Chen Yu Fei of China 13-21 17-21 in the quarterfinal contest that lasted 42 minutes to bow out of the Super 500 event.With Friday’s (January 23) loss, Sindhu trails Fei 6-8 in head-to-head record. The Indian’s last win over Fei was…