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Bhagalpur: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) team under the Malda railway division of Eastern Railway (ER) arrested two bootleggers and seized illicit liquor bottles from their possession at Bhagalpur railway station on Monday.The arrested duo, travelling in the Dumka–Bhagalpur Express, was supposed to deliver the illicit liquor to middlemen at the station. The joint raid was conducted under the supervision of Malda DRM Manish Kumar Gupta and other officials.Speaking to TNN on Monday, the DRM said railway officials, along with the RPF, had intensified surveillance and regular checking drives across the Malda division to curb crime and ensure passenger safety.Multiple…

Rajkot: A 35-year-old man from Upleta in Rajkot district was arrested for repeated rape — based on a complaint filed by his ex-girlfriend after his wedding to another woman got fixed — secured interim bail to get married, and days later had to go back to jail after being denied regular bail.Kishansinh Solanki, 35, was booked for rape under Section 64(2)(m) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (repeated rape) and for offences under the Atrocities Act at Upleta police station on Jan 29 and arrested, as his 34-year-old former lover is from a scheduled caste.The complainant stated she had been…

Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Monday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to draft a proposal of an alternate roadmap to bypass the wildlife sanctuary in Koderma.A division bench of Chief Justice MS Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar were hearing a public interest litigation for the four-lane extension program of the NHAI in Koderma.PM Inaugurates AI Impact Expo, India’s Wholesale Inflation, Rajasthan Factory Blaze And MoreThe NHAI project of four laning the highway from Koderma to Medha Tari passes through the wildlife sanctuary in Koderma. The extension work would result in large number of trees being felled…

Surat: A deputy medical officer, A P Bhatt, posted in the central zone of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), was suspended on Monday for remaining absent during a sanitation drive supervised by municipal commissioner, Nagrajan M.During the commissioner’s early morning inspection in the Bhagal vegetable market area, Bhatt was found absent despite prior intimation about the drive. He was suspended pending an inquiry for alleged negligence.As part of a month-long cleanliness campaign ordered by Nagrajan, specific spots across all zones — including public gardens, vegetable markets and busy commercial areas — were identified for focused action by the health and…

Vadodara: Students from Vadodara and Anand delivered an impressive performance in JEE (Main) 2026 – Session 1, with at least 46 candidates scoring above the 99 percentile. Of these, six students crossed the 99.90 percentile mark. The results were declared on Monday evening.Topping the Vadodara list is Dev Prajapati with 99.967 percentile, followed by Khushee Tewar (99.941), Manav Gujjar (99.932), Aditya Bhattacharya (99.928), Yug S Patel (99.91) and Trayaksh (99.91). Tewar, the city’s second topper, is likely the highest-scoring girl from Gujarat in Session 1. Yug Patel emerged as the Anand city topper.Close behind were Harsh Saxena (99.904), Jagrut (99.89),…

T’puram: An internal police probe has found no lapse in invoking a non-bailable charge against civil police officer Mithun Roy following a counter-complaint by SFI activists in connection with the assault incident at a mall in Thiruvananthapuram.Fort assistant commissioner has submitted a report stating that the charge was based on statements and video evidence indicating that Mithun struck SFI workers with a bangle during the incident.Mithun was allegedly assaulted by a group of SFI activists on Saturday while he was on leave and visiting the mall with his sister. Police suspect the attack was in retaliation for the New Year’s…

Kolkata: Two people died around 11.10 pm on Sunday near the Joka Metro Station gate, about 150 m from ESI Hospital, when a vehicle rammed into the bike that they were riding on. The victims, Anjan Sadukhan (30) and Priya Das (35), were travelling on a motorcycle from Joka towards Thakurpukur when the crash occurred on the Behala-bound flank. Sadukhan, the rider, was a resident of Bakrahat Road in Thakurpukur. Das, a resident of Haridevpur area, was riding pillion. Both sustained serious injuries.Kolkata Yuva Sathi Rush, BJP Prep, Didi Tarique Call, South Demand, Walkathon AwarenessPolice said, this was the third…

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Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan during a practice session on the eve of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, cricket match between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on February 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan became the first player to achieve 700 T20 wickets during Afghanistan’s group-stage match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday (February 16, 2026).He got one wicket in the match, conceding 24 runs in his four overs as Afghanistan halted the UAE to 160/9…

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