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BRS MLA Lasya Nanditha's niece had a providential escape from the ORR accident. The accident occurred after Nanditha shifted her niece to another car at Kukatpally 'Y' junction. Nanditha died instantly in the crash, while her personal assistant-cum-driver suffered multiple injuries.

Farmer leaders, who are spearheading the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, had alleged that a few farmers were beaten up and taken away by Haryana security personnel on February 21

Prakash Gupta, office in charge of the Ram temple trust, said the amount of ₹25 crore include cheques, drafts and cash deposited in the temple trust’s office along with those deposited in the donation boxes

A woman lost Rs 48,000 trying to buy eggs for Rs 49. Cybercriminals target online shoppers with discounts on household products. Investigation underway to freeze money from fraudsters' account.

Google launched a new image generation capability in its Gemini AI chatbot. The feature generated 'historically inaccurate' images of US Founding Fathers and Nazi-era German soldiers by excluding 'white people'. Prabhakar Raghavan explained the problems with Gemini's image creation feature and mentioned the AI model Imagen 2. Google is working on an improved version.

Here is a select list of stories to start the day

Former US president Donald Trump emerged as the winner of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, defeating his last GOP rival, Nikki Haley, the former governor of the state. The Associated Press declared Trump's victory as soon as the polls closed. Despite Trump's recent success in the primary, Nikki Haley, the former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, remains committed to continuing her campaign until Super Tuesday on March 5th.

The former Congress Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh has ended speculations, for now, saying he has no plan to leave the party

Delhi Police partially opens Singhu and Tikri borders, gateway to Haryana and Punjab. One lane opened in Tikri border. Barricades removed. Haryana police and paramilitary units deployed at Singhu border.

Several lesser-known facts have emerged over the translation of a book on the legendary institution as it completes 200 years

How are forests protected under the Act? What were the changes proposed by the Union government?

The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, an autonomous body under the Union Culture Ministry, proposes to conduct a linguistic survey across the country to create a ‘Language Atlas’ of India

Last year, custom department officials had recovered 22 packets of cocaine worth ₹220 crore in international market from Panama registered ship

Taking suo motu cognisance of bulk waste disposal issues in the State, based on a report published in The Hindu, the Tribunal has sought to details on separate rules for BWGs, if any, and if the are being adhered to

With PM Narendra Modi setting a target of winning 370 seats for the BJP, sources said the party leadership stressed the need for an intensive drive to connect with voters at the booth level

A laser beam intruded the cockpit of IndiGo flight 6E 223 from Bengaluru to Kolkata, blinding pilots. Airlines urged Bidhannagar Police to take action against laser users endangering flight safety near Kaikhali. Ban on lasers and drones extended to prevent pilot complaints in Rajarhat.

Uttarakhand HC struck down rule preventing pregnant women from govt jobs. Misha Upadhyay denied nursing officer position at B D Pandey Hospital due to pregnancy. HC directed hospital to ensure she joins immediately. The ruling may set a precedent against discrimination of pregnant women.

LAP has emerged as the focal point of a shift in the development paradigm proposed by the civic body which aims at a transit-oriented development by leveraging public transport for which the Kochi Corporation has made an initial allocation of ₹2 crore in its Budget

The MP says the government’s approach to Parliament has completely changed, with the space for Opposition, respect for its creative ideas and views, great debates, incorporation of suggestions all absent, while members are suspended en masse and controversial Bills are passed without prior notice

India's defence production expected to reach Rs 3 lakh crore by 2028-29, with arms exports of Rs 50,000 crore. Prime Minister Modi government focuses on 'long-term gains' for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. India emerged as a top-25 weapons exporter, strengthening domestic defence-industrial base. Defence ministry allocated highest budget.