India's tourism landscape is rapidly evolving beyond beaches and hills. A new generation is flocking to spiritual and heritage sites like Ayodhya and Varanasi, driven by religious revival, infrastructure growth, and social media influence. These destinations are now vibrant, year-round hubs attracting diverse travellers seeking cultural immersion and authentic experiences.

Seven Naxals, including top leader Prabhakar with a Rs 25 lakh bounty, were killed in an encounter with Maharashtra police in Gadchiroli. The operation, launched three days ago, also resulted in the death of a special force jawan, Deepak Chinna Madavi, while another jawan is out of danger. The anti-Naxal operation is ongoing.

Bhardwaj described the incident as a reflection of the government's and police's «shamelessness.»

Oyem, le 6 février 2026- Louise Pierrette Mvono, ministre de la Planification et de la Prospective s'est entretenu avec les responsables du Recensement Général de la Population et des Logements(RGPL) de la province du Woleu-Ntem. Les échanges entre les responsables du RGPL de la province du Woleu-Ntem et la ministre de la Planification et de la Prospective étaient de rassurer les uns et les autres quant au bon déroulement de l'opération du dénombrement. La membre du gouvernement a (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Amour Békalé Nzé, ancien candidat indépendant aux élections législatives et acteur engagé de la société civile, originaire de la province du Moyen-Ogooué, tire la sonnette d'alarme sur l'ampleur du phénomène migratoire au Gabon. Son inquiétude repose notamment sur les données issues des rapports de l'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) et des estimations du Système des Nations Unies. Selon les standards internationaux, la proportion moyenne de migrants dans la (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Experts from language learning platform Babbel quizzed 2,000 singletons about the accents they find the most and least attractive.

Steve Wright snatched the A-level student off the street in Felixstowe as she walked home from a nightclub, before raping her and dumping her body in a ditch.

Paedophile Jon Ruben, 76, from Ruddington, Nottingham, injected sweets with a tranquilliser he had sourced from the dark web.

Scotland Yard began a full criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson on Tuesday after damning revelations about the ex-Labour grandee's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Family and friends of a young British man critically injured while travelling in Thailand are urgently appealing to raise funds to help save his life and fly him home.

Scores of claims are expected to arise out of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Experts say suing the government will be tough.

Officials announce the arrest of a man they called “a key participant” in the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed a U.S. ambassador and three others.

Tim Scott, the sole Black Republican in the Senate, called it ‘the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.’

According to information from tour operators affiliated with RUTI, the situation is now under control

The purpose of the manipulation is obvious - to create the impression that Russia is nervous and making excuses, Maria Zakharova said

Natural gas production lost 3.1% in annual terms to 561 bln cubic meters last year

The ministry stressed that the project remains one of the most important symbols of Russian-Hungarian economic cooperation

There is no alternative, reliable mechanism for ensuring security in the region, Sergey Kopyrkin said

Almost 350 fresh graduates have successfully landed roles under the Graduate Industry Traineeships (GRIT) and GRIT@Gov, the government-funded traineeship scheme launched in October 2025.In its first update on GRIT on Friday (Feb 6), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) said that over 50 companies such as Thales Solutions Asia and DBS Bank have come on board as GRIT host organisations. MOM and WSG also said that the traineeships encompass both niche technical roles and wider, cross-functional roles, reflecting the wide spectrum of skills in demand. At the same time, 60 public sector agencies have joined the GRIT@Gov initiative.Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng had said that the programme would initially offer up to 800 structured traineeships when he introduced the programme targeted at ITE, polytechnic and university graduates in August last year.

While money must never be the incentive for Singaporeans to join politics, «any rational individual» will have to consider the «financial opportunity cost» of being a minister, said Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Friday (Feb 6). He was speaking at the launch of Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam's book titled Policy, Fairness and Compassion, which comprises a collection of speeches and interviews throughout the latter's 38-year political career. ESM Goh's remarks come as the Government announced last month that a committee is reviewing the salaries of political office holders. ESM Goh recalled how Shanmugam was fielded in the 1988 General Election — then a 29-year-old lawyer in private practice —  as the People’s Action Party’s youngest candidate.Shanmugam was part of a three-member PAP slate that contested and won in Sembawang GRC. He is now the anchor minister for Nee Soon GRC. 

After Amos Yee, another Singaporean — Lim Seok Pheng — was on Friday (Feb 6), added to the US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) list of «worst of the worst» criminal aliens. Lim, 47, was arrested in May 2018 on suspicion of money laundering. She was reportedly a New York-based member of a money laundering ring, who became a cooperating witness for the US government. Lim was alleged to have collected vast sums of cash — of between US$150,000 and US$1 million (S$1.28 million) — from contacts in the drug cartels in New York and Chicago using burner phones. She would then work with US-based Chinese merchants to convert the money to yuan in banks in China. Following her arrest at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Lim agreed to wear a recording device to gather evidence against a Chinese businessman named Gan Xianbing, who was suspected of money laundering and unlicenced money-transfer offences. 

One city in bloom, and another freezing under a blanket of snow. Canada's extreme winters bring all kinds of surprises along the country's vast and varied landscape, and this year those contrasts are especially sharp between two of its biggest cities, Vancouver and Toronto.

Toronto Blue Jays announcer Buck Martinez has announced his retirement, ending a career that saw the former big-league catcher call over 4,000 Blue Jays games over four-plus decades in the booth.

A family physician in St. John’s is facing a dozen charges, including allegations he harassed his ex-partner and falsified a medical report to have his ex-father-in-law suspended from driving.

Sipi Flamand, Chief of the Atikamekw Council of Manawan, was denied access to public consultations into Quebec's proposed constitution at the National Assembly on Thursday, because he was carrying an Eagle Staff.

A man who fled B.C. in 2015 with the threat of multimillion-dollar court judgments and a sentence for civil contempt hanging over his head, has been linked to the discovery of two suspected biolabs in California and Las Vegas, Nev.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Islamist terrorists responsible for extreme violence in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado claim to have murdered at least nine members of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) in Macomia district.

[RFI] Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday - including 13 sportspeople from eight African countries. Though the continent isn't associated with winter sports, Africa has been a constant and growing presence at the Games since 1960.

[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- «US pressure has forced the M23 to withdraw from Uvira,» local sources in the second largest city in South Kivu, which has been contested in recent weeks between Congolese armed forces and pro-Rwandan rebels, told Fides (see Fides, 29/12/2025).

Sergey Rybakov also said that AI models assess future climate change and the likelihood of extreme weather events

«The EU and the US won’t even lift a finger for Poland, all this talk is empty posturing,» member of the Federation Council’s Committee on Defense and Security Alexander Yaroshuk opined

David Van Weel recalled that the Netherlands annually provided approximately €7 billion in aid to Ukraine over the past three years

The president reiterated Russia’s readiness to expand cooperation between the two countries in fighting terrorism

According to the preliminary estimate, revenues of the federal budget totaled $30.7 bln in January 2026

Press Cane Limited, a subsidiary of the country’s conglomerate company, Press Corporation, is in the final stages of commissioning fertilizer manufacturing plant in Chikwawa as its contribution to assist Malawian farmers access affordable farm inputs. In an interview, PressCane’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bryson Mkhomaanthu, indicated that the company has built a multi-billion Kwacha Bio-digester […] The post PressCane to convert sludge waste into compost as fertiliser plant nears completion appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.