POLITICS
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Feb- 2025 -12 February
Israel discusses Donald Trump’s “revolutionary, creative vision” on Gaza Strip
US President Donald Trump ‘determined’ to implement ‘revolutionary’ Gaza takeover plan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Jerusalem: Israel is discussing US President Donald Trump’s “revolutionary, creative vision” on the Gaza Strip, the one that Trump is “very determined to implement,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Trump’s plan “opens up many possibilities for us,” Netanyahu said in a cabinet meeting after his return from Washington to Israel, according to a statement released by Netanyahu’s office. “For an entire year, we have been told that the ‘day after’ (in Gaza) must involve the PLO (the Palestine Liberation Organization), the Palestinian Authority … President Trump has presented a completely different vision, one that is much better for the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said.…
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12 February
Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, one person killed
A midsize business jet collided with another midsize business jet that was parked on private property, according to Kelli Kuester, aviation planning and outreach coordinator at the Scottsdale Airport Scottsdale: At least one person was killed and others were injured when private jets collided on Monday afternoon at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, authorities said. A midsize business jet collided with another midsize business jet that was parked on private property, according to Kelli Kuester, aviation planning and outreach coordinator at the Scottsdale Airport. One jet veered off the runway and collided with the Gulfstream 200 jet that was parked, according to Kuester. It appeared that the primary landing gear of the arriving jet, which had come from Austin, Texas, had…
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12 February
Editorial: End AI duopoly
There is a need for equitable access to AI to avoid perpetuating a digital divide that is already existing across the world Unless Europe and other countries pull up their socks, simplify and reform their regulatory systems and facilitate innovation in a big way, the artificial intelligence (AI) sector will continue to be in the grip of duopoly — domination by the United States and China. The Paris AI Summit, now underway, faces the urgent task of formulating strategies and action plans to harness the technology for larger public good and ensure digital equality. The summit, being co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, coincides with massive tremors being felt by the AI industry following the entry of the Chinese…
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12 February
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Marseille, hails freedom fighter V D Savarkar
Prime Minister Modi is in Marseille to inaugurate a new Consulate General of India with French President Emmanuel Macron Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Marseille in southern France and paid homage to the memory of freedom fighter V D Savarkar, who attempted a “courageous escape” at the port city. “Landed in Marseille. In India’s quest for freedom, this city holds special significance. It was here that the great Veer Savarkar attempted a courageous escape,” Modi said in a post on X after arriving there Tuesday night (local time). He added, “I also want to thank the people of Marseille and the French activists of that time who demanded that he not be handed over to British custody. The bravery…
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12 February
After Google, Microsoft, now Apple gives in to Trump
Gulf of Mexico is now Gulf of America on Apple’s maps following order from US President Donald Trump San Francisco: Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the US Geographic Names Information System. The move follows Google, which announced last month that it would make the change once the official listing was updated and wrote in a blog post on Feb 9 that it had begun rolling out the change. In Google’s case, the company said people in the US will see Gulf of America and people in Mexico will see Gulf of Mexico. Everyone else will see both names. After taking office, Trump ordered that…
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11 February
Bomb threat letter found onboard international flight in Ahmedabad
Official said nothing suspicious has been found so far on the Jeddah-Ahmedabad flight that landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Ahmedabad: A bomb threat letter was found on board an international flight that landed here on Monday morning, prompting the authorities to search the aircraft, an official said. The official said nothing suspicious has been found so far on the Jeddah–Ahmedabad flight that landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Local police, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and security agencies searched the aircraft after the threat letter was found under a seat, said Sharad Singhal, joint commissioner of police, crime branch. He said, “A flight carrying passengers from Jeddah landed at the Ahmedabad airport in the morning. After all the passengers alighted,…
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11 February
300 km of traffic to Maha Kumbh, devotees stressed
“There is ‘BJP government’ on both sides (Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh). One says come to Maha Kumbh, the other says don’t cross over,” SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said. Thousands of devotees have been stranded for hours in massive traffic congestion reported extending for nearly 300 kilometers on the routes to the Maha Kumbh Mela, forcing many to remain in their vehicles, some even hundreds of kilometres away from the fair site on Monday, February 10. MP stops vehicles travelling to Maha Kumbh A day earlier, heavy traffic heading toward Prayagraj had already led to police stopping hundreds of vehicles in different areas of Madhya Pradesh to prevent overcrowding. The situation prompted the state police to halt traffic across multiple…
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11 February
Video: Right-wing group harasses women at fair in UP, sparks outrage
That the police team had raided his house but he escaped. “We will update with full information once the culprit is under arrest,” the senior police officer said. In a disturbing incident, a group of young Muslim women was targeted by right-wing Hindutva men at a fair in Uttar Pradesh’s Milikhan Jahanpur village of Firozabad city. The incident came to light on Saturday, February 9 when a video of the intimidation surfaced on social media, igniting widespread condemnation and outrage. The widely circulated video footage shows a man standing behind the Muslim women in black burqas aggressively chanting “Jai Shri Ram” in an apparent act of intimidation. He makes inappropriate gestures towards them singing, “Palat, tera dyan kidar hai, yai tera hero idar…
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11 February
Delhi HC grants 2-day custody parole to Engineer Rashid
Engineer Rashid has petitioned the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the trial court judge to expedite a decision on his pending regular bail application or decide the matter itself. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted two-day custody parole to Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid to attend the ongoing Parliament session. Engineer Rashid, who won the Lok Sabha election from J&K’s Baramulla constituency by defeating National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah (now Chief Minister) by over two lakh votes while staying in Tihar Jail, is accused in a terror funding case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan granted custody parole to Engineer Rashid for February 11 and 13 while…
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11 February
Over 1.44 cr devotees take dip in Sangam daily over one month of Maha Kumbh
A remarkable surge in the number of devotees was witnessed on special festival days. Mahakumbh Nagar: Prayagraj is witnessing an unparalleled spectacle of faith as Maha Kumbh 2025 continues to set new records in religious and cultural gatherings with each passing day. For 30 days, an unbroken stream of devotees has thronged the sacred Triveni Sangam—where the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the invisible Saraswati converge. The Triveni Sangam, marking the confluence of three rivers has seen an average of 1.44 crore pilgrims taking a holy dip daily. A remarkable surge in the number of devotees was witnessed on special festival days. On Mauni Amavasya (January 29), a record-breaking 7.64 crore pilgrims took a holy dip, while the previous day (January 28)…
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