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Ministry: Allegation detainee 'beaten and burned' investigated for minor hurt, handed to AGC

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27 -- Investigation papers concerning the alleged torture of a detainee at the Bandar Kinrara police station and the fatal police shooting of three men in Melaka have been formally ... Read More


America's dangerous pursuit of critical-mineral dominance

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- IN 1973 a club of Arab petrostates held the world to ransom by halting crude-oil exports to countries they accused of supporting Israel. Petrol prices soared; Western economies b... Read More


MP: 17-year-old student delivers baby in school washroom during Class 10 board exam in Dhar

Dhar, Feb. 27 -- A 17-year-old student gave birth to a premature baby boy in a school washroom during a Class 10 board examination in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, officials said on Friday. The inc... Read More


Ex-RBI governor Raghuram Rajan says AI will disrupt India's services sector, but large-scale displacement unlikely

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Artificial intelligence will disrupt India's services sector, particularly the software companies, but fears of a doomsday scenario are exaggerated, former Reserve Bank of India ... Read More


After public outcry, BMC proposes transplanting Baobab instead of cutting it

India, Feb. 27 -- In a partial climbdown following public opposition, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to recommend transplanting a Baobab tree at its hydraulic department offi... Read More


'Podi Lassie' brought to Sri Lanka from India

Sri Lanka, Feb. 27 -- Organized criminal and alleged drug trafficker Arumahandi Janith Madhusankha de Silva, alias "Podi Lassie", has been brought back to Sri Lanka from India by a special police team... Read More


AI always opts for nuclear war as Pentagon forces its militarization

Bangladesh, Feb. 27 -- The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to humanity is relatively new. It has been present in ethical debates, media and public discourse for around half a cen... Read More


HC upholds tribunal order refusing to declare 193 acres in Thane 'private forest'

India, Feb. 27 -- In a setback to the state forest department, the Bombay High Court has upheld a 2017 order of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal (MRT) which had refused to declare over 193 acres of la... Read More


Hillary Clintons testimony in Epstein inquiry halts after photo leak, raising legal and political tensions

Bangladesh, Feb. 27 -- On February 26, 2026, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected appearance before the House Oversight Committee as part of a congressional inquiry into her... Read More


Ukraine says Russia launched a major aerial attack before Kyiv's talks with US

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, hours before U.S. and Ukrainian envoys held m... Read More