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Court's rare bail condition for accused in drug case

January 16, 2025

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The New Indian Express Kochi

IN A rare move, a court in Kasaragod granted bail to a man nabbed for MDMA possession on the condition that he display a placard against drug abuse in public for five days.

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The Kasaragod District Sessions Court set what would be its rarest bail condition yet, granting bail to Abdul Safvan, 29, a resident of Kurunthoor in Kanhangad village. He was arrested by the Hosdurg police on May 18 last year with 3.06g of MDMA at Myyath

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18 posts vacant in SC welfare monitoring body

Gujarat’s Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Pradyuman Vaja has said in the Assembly that a specialised civic unit set up under the director of the SC Welfare Department to monitor atrocities against the community is understaffed, with 58 out of the 76 sanctioned posts being filled.

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The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

Zadran and Nabi the standouts as Afghanistan end campaign on a high

AFGHANISTAN opener Ibrahim’s Zadran’s unbeaten 56-ball 95 and Mohammed Nabi (4/7) helped Afghanistan to a 82-run victory over Canada in Group D of the T20 World Cup at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Thursday.

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February 20, 2026

The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

Umpire dies, many players injured in bee attack during cricket match in UP

WHAT began as a routine under-13 cricket league fixture on a winter morning in Unnao, barely 70 kilometres from the state capital Lucknow, ended in shock and mourning on Wednesday evening after a swarm of honeybees attacked players and officials, killing a 65-year-old umpire, Manik Gupta.

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February 20, 2026

The New Indian Express Kochi

Filmmaker granted bail in cheating case

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in an alleged ₹33 crore cheating case.

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February 20, 2026

The New Indian Express Kochi

AI sovereignty takes centre stage at India summit

Al sovereignty is emerging as acentral theme at the India AI Summit, as the government pushes for greater control over AI infrastructure, data, and compute capacity, while promoting affordable access, open-source development, and international cooperation.

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February 20, 2026

The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

Lighting up the WC from stands

WHEN the United States of America took on the Netherlands at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Friday, it was the first evening game at the venue.

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February 20, 2026

The New Indian Express Kochi

Tata, OpenAI to build data centre infra in India

TATA GROUP on Thursday announced a partnership with OpenAI to drive Al-powered innovation across enterprise, consumer, and social sectors.

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February 20, 2026

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Indian-origin Canadian trucker held, 266 kg of methamphetamine seized

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February 20, 2026

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Not an ‘iota of evidence' against thantri: Court

IN A big blow to the special investigation team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold theft case, the Kollam Vigilance Court has ruled that investigators failed to produce “an iota of evidence” to establish a prima facie case against thantri Kandararu Rajeevaru.

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February 20, 2026

The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

Gates skips summit after 'careful consideration'

BILLIONAIRE philanthropist Bill Gates cancelled his keynote speech at India's AI Impact Summit on Thursday, just hours before he was scheduled to speak at Bharat Mandapam.

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February 20, 2026

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