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BNP Heading for Landslide Victory in Bangladesh, Demands Sheikh Hasina’s Extradition

February 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 13: Mr Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was heading for a landslide victory in the Bangladesh general elections after it zoomed past the simple majority mark following the voting held on Thursday. Though the final official results were yet to be declared for some of the seats, the BNP […]

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Class 11 Student Repeatedly Raped in Cars, Blackmailed, Tried for Forced Conversion

February 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 13: Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping a Class 11 student in Bhopal in four cars allegedly extorting money from her and trying to force her to convert to Islam. Police said the girl, who studies at a prestigious school in the Shahpura area, became acquainted with a man named […]

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Congress’ Good Show in Telangana Civic Elections

February 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 13: Amidst the BJP blitzkrieg in various elections across the nation, the ruling Congress demonstrated remarkable performance in the elections to the local self-government bodies, including municipalities and municipal corporations, in Telangana leaving its principal rival Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) far behind. Out of the 2,689 seats whose results were […]

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Surprise Move by Stalin: Rs 5,000 Transferred to Bank Accounts of 1.31 Crores Women  

February 13, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 13: Even before many of them may have woken up in the morning, Rs 5,000 landed in the bank accounts of over 1.31 crores women family heads in poll-bound Tamil Nadu before 6 AM on Friday against the state government’s right grants in advance outsmarting the critics. The announcement about […]

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Nepal: Ahead of March 5 polls, Gyanendra ‘returns’; supporters demand monarchy back

February 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With thousands of his supporters chanting slogans for the restoration of monarchy, Nepal’s former King Gyanendra landed at the Kathmandu airport on Friday, ahead of the March 5 parliamentary election in the Himalayan country. “We want King Gyanendra back to save our nation,” the loyalists chanted, carrying placards as the […]

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Roving Periscope: After 3 years, India to export 3 mt of wheat, wheat products, plus 0.5 mt of sugar

February 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Lifting a three-year-long ban, India on Friday approved the export of 2.5 million tonnes (mt) of wheat along with an additional 0.5 mt of wheat products, and 0.5 mt of sugar, the media, quoting officials, reported. The ban on wheat product exports was lifted a few months ago. The government […]

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Whither Ukraine?—Russia may sign trade deal with the US!

February 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: It won’t come as music to Ukraine, or to Europe, and many other countries. According to media reports on Friday, the Kremlin has signalled a possible US–Russia trade deal under the Trump administration, after any settlement in the ongoing war in Ukraine. For this, Russia has identified potential areas for […]

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Markets: Fears of AI’s impact drag IT stocks down; Sensex, Nifty lose over 1.25%

February 13, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The likely impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of information technology (IT) sector dragged equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 down by over 1.25 percent on Friday, the media reported. While Sensex lost 1,048.16 points (1.25 percent) and closed at 82,626.76, Nifty fell by 336.10 (1.30 percent) to close […]

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Bought for Just Rs 300, Sold at Rs 634 Crores, the Story of AI.com

February 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 12: Call it smiling of lady luck or his visionary power, in a remarkable display of long-term digital asset investment, Malaysian tech entrepreneur Arsyan Ismail sold the premium domain ai.com for a whopping $70 million (approximately Rs 634 crore). He originally registered the domain in 1993 for just $100 (roughly Rs 300 […]

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AAIB Rejects Italian Media Report of “Intentional Act” behind Ahmedabad Air Crash

February 12, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 12: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday dismissed as “incorrect and speculative” reports claiming that the investigation into the Air India Flight AI-171 crash has been finalised. The central agency said that the investigation into the Air India crash was still in progress and no final conclusions have been reached, […]

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