Drugs worth Rs 2,416 cr to be destroyed today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a regional conference on ‘Drugs Smuggling and National Security’ here on Monday, an event during which over 1.44 lakh kg of drugs worth Rs 2,416 crore would be destroyed in various parts of the country. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaRussia claims it destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia claimed that it destroyed 11 Ukrainian aerial vehicles overnight by air defence systems on duty. One of the drones dropped 2 explosives on a sub-station. | World News Key Points
Hindustan TimesNaseeruddin Shah: 'Painting all Muslims in one colour and to claim that they looted us has become convenient'-Entertainment News , Firstpost
The veteran actor, who was seen recently in Taj: Divided By Blood, also said, 'Mughals came here to make this their homeland. They did not come here to loot and scoot.' Key Points
FirstpostNaseeruddin Shah: 'Painting all Muslims in one colour and to claim that they looted us has become convinient'-Entertainment News , Firstpost
The veteran actor, who was seen recently in Taj: Divided By Blood, also said, 'Mughals came here to make this their homeland. They did not come here to loot and scoot.' Key Points
FirstpostRare tornado near Myanmar capital kills 8, over 200 houses destroyed. Video
The tornado hit Aung Myin Kone and Tadau villages on Naypyitaw’s southern outskirts at around 6:10 p.m. on Friday. | World News Key Points
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Everything burnt to ashes: Fire at Rohingya refugees camp in Bangladesh destroys homes
The refugee camps in Cox's Bazar are prone to such blazes. A massive fire in March 2021 killed at least 15 refugees and destroyed over 10,000 homes. Key Points
India TodayEarthquake in Papua New Guinea kills 4, hundreds of houses destroyed
The quake struck at a depth of 80km (49.71 miles) early on Monday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). | World News Key Points
Hindustan TimesIndia intensified crackdown on drugs with cannabis, opium cultivation destroyed, drugs seized
89,000 football fields size of cannabis, opium cultivation was burnt in the last year by the Indian government. Read the full story on The Hindu. Key Points
The HinduCyclone Remal weakens into depression, Bengal counts the cost
The weakened Cyclone Remal is expected to move further east and lose strength within the next 12 hours. However, heavy rains will continue to lash parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, until tomorrow. Key Points
India TodayCustoms dept destroys 40.86 lakh illegally imported cigarette sticks
New Delhi, Feb 28 (PTI) In a drive against illegal import of foreign origin cigarettes and other contrabands, the Customs Commissionerate, Indore, destroyed 40.86 lakh cigarette sticks at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, a finance ministry release said. Along with cigarettes, 2,000 foreign origin cigars and 557 boxes of rolling paper were also destroyed. The […] Key Points
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Russia says it intercepted 35 Ukrainian drones
Air defences downed 33 drones overnight in Russia's Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd regions, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on its Telegram channel. It later reported that two drones had been destroyed in the Volgograd region on Sunday morning. Russian news services cited governors of the Lipetsk and Volgograd regions as saying there were no casualties or damage. Key Points
Economic Times120 dead, around 1,000 injured following earthquakes in Afghanistan
According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, two earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Afghanistan on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. Earlier, a statement from the country's National Disaster Management Authority said 15 people were dead and 40 were injured, but locals believe the number of casualties could be higher. Key Points
Economic TimesNaseeruddin Shah says running Mughals down convenient for ‘present dispensation’: ‘To paint all Muslims in one colour…’
Naseeruddin Shah also took a dig at changing school syllabuses, which are rooted in political ideology more than reality. "Theory of evolution is knocked out, next, Einstein will be knocked out off the science textbooks." Key Points
The Indian Express‘Should anyone’s educational degree be a political issue’, asks Sharad Pawar
"Crops have been destroyed due to unseasonal rains in Maharashtra. Discussions are necessary on these issues," Sharad Pawar said. Key Points
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