At BMC's Pise Water Pumping Station, a fire broke out on Monday evening, February 26, 2024. This incident has affected the water supply from the city's reservoirs at Golanji, Fosbery, Raoli, and Bhandarwada, as well as the eastern portion of the suburbs.
Fire Breaks Out at BMC’s Pise Water Pumping Station
Four children were trapped following the collapse of a dam near Dhootum village near Uran in Maharashtra on Monday, February 26, 2024. Out of them, two have been evacuated and admitted to the hospital for treatment, while two children have died after being buried under the debris of the dam, according to Satish Nikam, Senior Police Inspector, Uran.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the non-executive chairman and board member of Paytm's payments bank, announced his resignation on Monday, February 26. The troubled digital payments startup is reorganising its board in response to a central bank crackdown.
A massive fire broke out in a tin shed warehouse in the Teliwara area of Sadar Bazar on Monday, February 26, 2024. Several fire tenders are present on spot and efforts are being made to douse the fire. Further details are awaited.
Delhi Fire
A massive fire broke out in a tin shed warehouse in the Teliwara area of Sadar Bazar on Monday, February 26, 2024. Several fire tenders are present on spot and efforts are being made to douse the fire. Further details are awaited.
Delhi Fire
Union Minister Amit Shah addressed a public rally in Gujarat’s Silvassa on Monday, February 26, 2024. “Today, when we are standing on the threshold of elections, you have two options - on one side is Narendra Modi's leadership and on the other side is the INDI alliance of seven dynastic parties. Sonia Gandhi's aim is to make Rahul Gandhi the PM, Lalu Yadav aims to make his son the CM, Uddhav Thackeray & Stalin also have the same aim, and Mamata ji wants to make her nephew the CM. Only Narendra Modi and BJP can do good for the country.”
Amit Shah Addresses Public Rally in Gujarat’s Silvassa
A massive fire broke out in a godown in Sadar Bazar area in Delhi on Monday, February 26, 2024. According to reports, a total of ten fire tenders are present at the spot. Firefighting operations are underway. Further details are awaited.
Fire Breaks Out in Godown in Delhi
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) President JP Nadda met with the Norwegian parliamentary delegation at the party headquarters in Delhi on Monday, February 26, 2024. The meeting was held as part of the “Know BJP” initiative.
BJP President JP Nadda Meets With Norwegian Parliamentary Delegation
The Communist Party of India (CPI) announced candidates in Kerala for Lok Sabha 2024. The list of the four candidates include - Pannian Raveendran from Thiruvananthapuram, Annie Raja from Wayanad, VS Sunil Kumar from Thrissur and Arun Kumar from Mavelikara.
CPI Announces Candidates in Kerala for Lok Sabha 2024
Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas passed away at the age of 73 due to a prolonged illness on Monday, February 26, as confirmed by his family.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday announced the resignation of his government which rules parts of the occupied West Bank.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar has claimed that his ‘working style’ is similar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in different ways, and shirked off uncle Sharad Pawar’s contribution to his political progress, here on Monday.
The Kolkata Police have denied permission to the West Bengal unit of BJP to organise a marathon sit-in demonstration in Kolkata from February 27 to February 29 to protest against the alleged sexual harassment and violence against women in Sandeshkhali by some local Trinamool Congress leaders. The BJP leadership had plans to bring a section of the women protesting in Sandeshkhali to the sit-in demonstration dais which was to be set up at the base of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in central Kolkata.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Bharat Tex 2024, one of the largest-ever global textile events to be organised in the country, at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari, on Monday, February 26, said that the BJP is trying to see that he (Arvind Kejriwal) doesn't join the alliance. "BJP is scared, their internal survey says that they won't get even 200 seats. They must have received feedback from Uttar Pradesh too. INDIA is strengthening and BJP's despair is deepening and it is misusing government machinery," he said.
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The Allahabad High Court, on Monday, February 26, dismissed a plea challenging an order permitting Hindu parties to offer puja in the "Vyas tehkhana" of the Gyanvapi complex. Advocate Prabhash Pandey said, "The judge dismissed the pleas that the Muslim side had filed against the District Judge's order. It means that the puja will continue as it is."
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday, February 26, said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not appear before ED. "Agency should wait for court order instead of issuing summonses repeatedly," AAP said. AAP also said that they will not leave the INDIA alliance. "Modi government should not create pressure like this," it added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation around 2,000 railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 41,000 crore today, February 26. The event will be held at 12:30 p.m. via video conferencing. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Today is a historic day for our Railways! At 12:30 PM, 2000 railway infrastructure projects worth over Rs. 41,000 crores will be dedicated to the nation.
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The first-ever case of bird flu has been reported in Antarctica. According to BNO News, bird flu has been found in mainland Antarctica for the first time. The report of bird flu in Antarctica has led scientists to fear ecological disaster.
Congress MLAs Ninong Ering, and Wanglin Lowangdong along with National People's Party's (NPP) Mutchu Mithi and Gokar Basar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, February 25. The news was confirmed by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister M Pema Khandu who in a tweet said, "Warmly welcomed Hon Congress MLAs -Ninong Ering & Wanglin Lowangdong; and 2 NPP MLAs Mutchu Mithi & Gokar Basar in the BJP."
Mumbai, February 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for redeveloping 553 railway stations under the Amrit Bharat scheme, which includes improving facilities by developing rooftop plazas and city centres at stations today. The prime minister will also lay the foundation stone of nearly 1,500 road overbridges and underbridges across different states during a function that will be conducted virtually at more than 2,000 railway stations and function sites, officials said.
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav joined the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra days after Congress and the Samajwadi Party finalised their seat-sharing deal for the upcoming Lok Sabha general elections. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who joined Rahul Gandhi in UP on Saturday, welcomed the Samajwadi Party chief to the yatra earlier today.
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday said he would march to Mumbai and protest outside the residence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, whom he accused of trying to kill him. A fact-finding team, composed of a former judge, a bureaucrat and members of civil society, was stopped on Sunday by the West Bengal police after they were prevented from going to Sandeshkhali, where a massive protest against "sexual abuse and land grab" by a Trinamool Congress strongman is underway.
American and British forces carried out a fresh wave of strikes Saturday against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen, following weeks of unrelenting attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed rebels. Amid the international call for long-standing peace in Gaza and the execution of the two-state solution, Israel’s Heritage Minister, Amichai Eliyahu, asserted that the establishment of a Palestinian state next to Israel "would lead to a holocaust". Former US President Donald Trump has defeated Nikki Haley, his last remaining challenger in the 2024 Republican race to the White House, in the crucial party primary in her home state of South Carolina, according to Edison Research projections.
The Syrian army on Sunday destroyed seven weaponised drones in the governorates of Hama and Idlib, the Syrian Defence Ministry said in a statement. The drones operated by terrorists were dispatched to destroy military positions as well as villages and towns in both Idlib and Hama, it added as quoted by Xinhua news agency report. At least 29,692 Palestinians have been killed and 69,879 injured during the war in Gaza, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Sunday in a statement.
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