Breaking News, February 11 | HIGHLIGHTS

Higher reaches in Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur and Shimla districts experienced another spell of snowfall in the past 24 hours while light rains lashed mid and low hills of Himachal Pradesh. According to the meteorological (MeT) department, Kothi received 20 cm of snow, followed by Kalpa 17.5 cm, Gondla 13.5 cm, Keylong, Kukumseri and Khadrala 5 cm each, Manali 2 cm while Kufri in the suburbs of state capital Shimla received traces of snow.

A 26-year-old man found injured in north Delhi's Bonta Park alleged he was hit by a woman he was reportedly in a relationship with some time ago when he went to meet her, police said on Saturday. According to the man, a native of Darbhanga in Bihar, he was attacked by the woman with a sharp-edged weapon on Friday when he went to meet her in the park in the north Delhi, police said.

On her two-day visit to Odisha, President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is having sinus surgery at a Tokyo hospital on Saturday to treat chronic sinusitis that has caused him to have a stuffy nose since last year. Kishida, wearing a suit and escorted by security guards and aides, was seen entering the hospital on Saturday morning. He has had nasal congestion since last year and was diagnosed as having chronic sinusitis with polyps, he told reporters Friday. He has since been treated with medicine but decided to undergo surgery “in order to be in perfect health,” Kishida said.

A bag containing jewellery worth Rs 23.55 lakh that was stolen inside an express train has been recovered, a Thane police official said. The bag was stolen when the complainant was travelling from Hyderabad in Telangana, said Kalyan railway police senior inspector Mukesh Dhage.

Union Home minister Amit Shah attended the passing out parade of the 74 RR IPS batch at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad. "NIA is expanding across the country now, NIA & NCB expansion has helped in controlling criminals involved in Narcotics & terrorism. Crimes related to terrorism, narcotics & economic offences being monitored on National database," Shah said. 

A fire broke out at the Punjab National Bank in Karol Bagh area at around 5 am today in New Delhi. According to reports, at least  16 fire tenders reached the spot & controlled the fire. No casualties were reported and the reason behind the fire is being ascertained. 

Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has said his party would demolish the domes of the state's new Secretariat building if it gets elected to power, and make changes to it to reflect the culture of Telangana along with that of the country.

Food lovers will get the chance to relish delicacies from around the country and the world under one roof at the two-day G20 International Food Festival beginning Saturday at Talkatora Stadium. The theme of the festival, being organised by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), is "Taste the World".

Goa will develop four fishing villages under a Central government-funded scheme with the state government providing all the infrastructure, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Sawant, who was addressing the inaugural function of the Goa Mega Aqua Fish Festival on Friday, asked people to join the sector in large numbers and reap the benefits of various schemes introduced by the state fisheries department.

Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari has said air power will play a critical role in deciding the outcome of any conflict in future and stressed the need for maintaining a high state of readiness. Speaking at the Commanders' Conference of South Western Air Command (SWAC) at the Jaisalmer Air Force Station, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief apprised commanders of the current security scenario and the likely roles of the force, according to a release.

US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt will visit India next week to strengthen cooperation on clean energy transition, energy security and increased energy access across South Asia. Pyatt will travel to Mumbai, Pune, and New Delhi between February 13 and 17.

A Nicaraguan judge sentenced Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 years in prison Friday, one day after he refused to get on a flight to the United States with 222 other prisoners. The sentence handed down by Octavio Ernesto Rothschuh, chief magistrate of the Managua appeals court, is the longest given to any of the opposition figures and critics of the government of President Daniel Ortega over the last couple of years. 

A 15-year-old male student was fatally stabbed at a high school in St. Paul on Friday, and a 16-year-old boy was arrested, police said. The victim and suspect were both students at Harding High School, police Sgt. Mike Ernster said. Investigators were working to determine what led up to the stabbing. Ernster said the preliminary investigation indicates that no one else was involved.

Assam police intercepted two vehicles on Friday including a truck and a car and seized 350 bags of Burmese Supari from the truck. In addition, they also seized 37 cartoons of IMFL from the car and arrested 3 people. 

Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Aravind Kumar will take oath as Supreme Court judges on February 13. According to a circular issued by the administration branch of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will administer the oath to Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar at 10.30 am on Monday.