Breaking highlights: One militant killed in police, ULFA- I firing in Assam

A special court Mizoram's capital Aizawl on Wednesday sentenced six people, including younger brother of chief minister Zoramthanga, to one year in jail in a corruption case.

The court on February 7 found them guilty under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code. They were convicted on February 8.

Seven school children were killed and one injured in an accident when a truck collided with an auto-rickshaw in Bastar’s Kanker district on Thursday.

A suspected cadre of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) was killed in Assam’s Tinsukia district during a gun battle between police and militants in the wee hours of Thursday, officials said.

Avalanche with low danger level has been predicted by the Jammu Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) over Anantnag, Bandipore, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Kulgam, Doda, Kistwar & Poonch in the next 24 hours, ANI reported.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren was admitted to Ranchi’s Medanta hospital on Thursday, ANI reported. 

Minister of state (MoS) for external affairs V Muraleedharan’s house in Thiruvananthapuram was attacked by unidentified miscreants on Wednesday night, police said.

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Thursday addressed the European Parliament as he seeks more military aid, saying Ukraine and the European Union are fighting together against Russia, which is “the most anti-European force” in the world.

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin and agreed to continue work towards implementing the India-Russia strategic partnership.

Doval, who is in Moscow at present for the fifth Multilateral Meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils and National Security Advisers on Afghanistan also held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral and regional issues with Putin, according to the Indian Embassy in Moscow.

The European Union will deliver more military support to Ukraine, the EU'S foreign policy chief Josep Borrell reaffirmed to reporters on Thursday, as EU leaders arrived for a summit.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai condoled the death of his friend and former MLA Shivananda Ambadagatti, who passed away on Thursday after suffering from cardiac arrest.

Taking to Twitter Karanatak CM Bommai tweeted, "I am deeply saddened to learn that former MLA and my dear friend Mr Shivananda Ambadagatti passed away due to a heart attack.He was an MLA from Dharwad Rural Constituency and was a very simple gentleman." (ANI)

SC agrees to hear on Friday two PILs seeking investigations into Hindenburg Research report on Adani firms. PILs have been filed by advocates ML Sharma and Vishal Tiwari. Both PILs claim Hindenburg hatched a conspiracy by short-selling Adani stocks, causing monumental loss to investors.

Delhi HC grants bail to former NSE chairman Chitra Ramakrishna in connection to money laundering scam.

Opposition leaders hold a protest march from MLA Hostel to Kerala Assembly protesting against the State budget in Thiruvananthapuram. (ANI)

Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank.

The search engine giant is rushing into the space after the bot ChatGPT caught the imagination of web users around the world with its ability to generate essays, speeches and even exam papers in seconds, reported AFP.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy takes his mini-tour of European capitals to Brussels on Thursday, aiming to push EU leaders for more weapons in the fight against Russia's invasion and for a quick start to EU membership talks.

Having visited London and Paris on Wednesday, Zelenskiy is expected to attend a summit of EU leaders and address the European Parliament during his trip to the Belgian capital. (Reuters)