US, Israel poised for major military operation against Iran very soon: Report

Washington DC, 19/2: The United States and Israel are reportedly edging closer to launching what could be a large-scale military operation against Iran, with plans said to be taking shape for an intervention that may begin “very soon”. The development, first reported by Axios, suggests an operation far more extensive than last year’s 12-day confrontation,…

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Former UK royal Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over links to Epstein

London, 19/2: United Kingdom police arrested ex-Prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct on Thursday, according to AFP. The UK police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, on suspicion of misconduct in public office following damaging allegations over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Poisonous creation’: CM Pinarayi Vijayan raises caution against ‘The Kerala Story 2’

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the move to bring out the second part of the controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’ needs to be seen with caution as it could be yet another attempt to spread hatred through blatant lies. Vijayan’s statement came in the backdrop of the online release of the…

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Galgotias University apologises for Robodog row, blames enthusiasm of being on camera’ for ‘factual error

New Delhi, 18/2: Galgotias University has released an official statement addressing the controversy regarding their ‘robodog’ at the India Impact AI Summit. The representatives reportedly presented a China-made robot dog as their own creation, and were subsequently asked to vacate their stall at the Summit after authorities discovered it.    

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlights India’s AI potential, announces US-India connectivity initiative

New Delhi, 18/2: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday said India is poised for an “extraordinary trajectory” in artificial intelligence and emphasised the company’s commitment to partnering in the country’s AI transformation. AI is the biggest platform shift of our lifetime,” Pichai said, highlighting its potential to address challenges at scale, from improving healthcare diagnostics…

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Maharashtra govt revokes 5% reservation for Muslims in education, jobs citing lapsed 2014 ordinance

Mumbai, 18/2: In what snowballed into a major political issue in Maharashtra, the BJP-led Maha Yuti revoked the decision of granting 5 per cent reservations to Muslims. In 2014 when the Congress-NCP Democratic Front government was in power, the Muslim community, under the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) category, was given reservation in educational…

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US deploys over 50 fighter jets, including F-22s, F-35s, F-16s, to Middle East in military buildup against Iran

Washington DC, 18/2: United States has increased its military presence in the Middle East by deploying more than 50 fighter jets in the last 24 hours. This comes even as the US pushes ahead with fresh diplomatic engagement with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme. While an US official said both nations “made progress” in the…

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