Pune police arrested Dattatray Ramdas Gade, accused of raping a woman inside a bus at Swargate bus station. A ligature mark was found on his neck, suggesting a suicide attempt. Gade, with prior criminal records, was traced and caught in a paddy field after a massive manhunt involving drones and canine units.

Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi, emphasizing expedited handling of 2020 riots cases, deportation of illegal immigrants, and boosting police accountability. He announced that construction approvals won't require police permission and directed actions against narcotics, interstate gangs, and support networks for illegal immigration. Safety measures for women, children, and traffic issues were also prioritized.

​Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said he wants chief minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar to join politics as soon as possible for the sake of the future of the JD(U). «He is our brother. I want him to join politics as soon as possible. Otherwise, the BJP will finish the JD(U), the party that was formed by Sharad Yadav,» Tejashwi said.

A massive avalanche struck a BRO labour camp between Mana and Badrinath at 7.15 am on Friday, trapping 42 workers under snow. A PTI video shows rescuers braving extreme weather, carrying victims to safety as a crane clears the path. The Garhwal 9th Brigade, BRO, SDRF, NDRF, ITBP, and district officials are leading rescue efforts. The Indian Army’s Ibex Brigade has deployed over 100 personnel, including doctors and ambulances.

AAP leader Raghav Chadha credited the launch of the 'Udaan Yatri Cafe' at Chennai airport, following its initial launch in Kolkata, aimed at providing affordable food to passengers. He raised concerns about high prices and poor management at airports and emphasized continuing efforts to address public interests.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- More than a million doses of vaccine were allocated so far for emergency use against the infectious mpox virus disease, which has killed hundreds of people in the region and afflicted tens of thousands more, the Africa Centers for Disease Control has announced. Speaking at a weekly online briefing, the head of the Incident Management Team in DR Congo, Ngashi Ngongo, said that of the eight countries that received vaccine doses, five have already begun to inoculate people against the disease. About 200,000

As the nation celebrates its 60th birthday, Singaporean babies born in 2025 will receive a gift package and a congratulatory letter from Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Sharing details of the SG60 Baby Gift in Parliament on Friday (Feb 28), Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah said: «It is a symbol of our hopes and aspirations for our future generations.»   The gift package features a specially designed trolley bag containing items intended to support the child's initial growth and development as well as encourage family bonding. Some of the 10 items include wooden building blocks, two storybooks, a straw cup set and a limited edition SG60 plushie. «We encourage parents to bond with their babies over these books and inspire a love of reading through them,» said Indranee.

«Special attention was paid to a Kosovo settlement and the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina,» the statement reads

On February 27, the US president confirmed his intention to sign an agreement with Vladimir Zelensky regarding the mining of rare earth elements and other minerals in Ukraine

The consulate was outraged by the ruling of the French court, which sentenced the attackers to eight months in prison, to be served at home under electronic monitoring

The FSFR was told that it could not put more than one entrant on its list of candidates for each figure skating discipline, most notably the men's and women's individual events, pairs and ice dancing

Dmitry Chernyshenko said that it marks a 7% increase compared to 2023

TEHRAN –Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Sattar Hashemi, and his Serbian counterpart, Dejan Ristic, have signed a memorandum of understanding to foster cooperation in the information and communication technology sector.

TEHRAN –Mahmood Kolnegari, an environmental conservationist, has discovered a new praying mantis species, named Sinaiella azadi sp. Nov., in Shazand, Markazi province, in central Iran.

TEHRAN –Farhad Yazdandoost, an official with the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and Dmitry Koltsov, the Belarusian ambassador to Iran, have agreed on establishing a joint scientific committee in the upcoming spring.

TEHRAN – A total of 133 earthquakes were recorded across the country from February 15 to 21, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

NBC previously reported that some supporters of US President Donald Trump were studying the possibility of amending the Constitution to allow him to run for another term

Oleg Artemyev backs India’s space program, and hopes that the country can send astronauts into the cosmos soon

Supporters of Russian conservatism «are ready to maintain a meaningful international dialogue and discuss common goals and actions not only with conservative political forces,» Yury Shuvalov said

«The American side has been asked to consider the possibility of restoring direct air links,» the ministry said

«Without a key external player like Washington, no practical steps to proactively distribute nuclear capabilities among the European members of the alliance are foreseeable,» Alexander Stepanov stated

The meeting between Russian and US officials, which took place in Istanbul on Thursday, lasted six and a half hours

Steffen Hebestreit said a peace agreement should be reached first, and only then can talk begin about making military arrangements

Darul Uloom Haqqania Madrasa, where the incident took place, is one of the largest Islamic schools in Pakistan

Political tensions have opened up space to talk more favourably about new pipelines in Canada. But does building new oil infrastructure make sense as the world transitions to clean energy?

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we get some tips to buy less and save money (and the climate), look at the impacts of PFAS exposure, find out how fossil fuel companies are influencing climate change education in schools.

Marketplace investigates the murky world of home heating deals to reveal how consumers who sign up for savings are getting surprises instead, locked into onerous loans that come with broken promises of rebates, energy savings and free service — as calls grow for better consumer protection.

Donald Trump plans to shrink the State Department, cutting diplomats and embassies to focus on transactional policies, Politico has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

BRICS is committed to cutting its reliance on the dollar despite the US president’s tariff threats, Brazil’s Lula da Silva has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has reflected on challenges posed by Donald Trump’s presidency for European nations Read Full Article at RT.com

A deadly outbreak in the DR Congo has left dozens dead, with the health authorities testing for malaria and other diseases Read Full Article at RT.com

The US-Ukraine rare-earths deal will rob Ukraine of its resources and turn it into a colony, a jailed Ukrainian MP has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Dmitry Peskov did not agree that it makes sense to build cooperation only from the perspective of truth, which is different for everyone

Earlier, the FSB reported preventing an attack on one of Russia's religious leaders