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Valorant gears up for the second Act of Episode 8, players are buzzing with excitement over the imminent arrival of Agent 25. With the game's tradition of introducing new agents and maps with each new Episode and Act, the community is eagerly awaiting the latest addition to the roster. Here's everything we know so far about Agent 25, as per a report by Dexerto.

Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. In the list, the BJP announced its candidates for 11 Lok Sabha seats in Assam. Of them, six candidates are sitting MPs while the other five are new faces. The party has fielded Parimal Suklabaidhya from Silchar Lok Sabha constituency, won by Rajdeep Roy in the 2019 general elections. From the Autonomous District (ST) seat, currently held by BBJP MP Horen Singh Bey, party nominee Amar Singh Tisso will contest.

Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation as excessive are seeking a record legal fee worth $6 billion, payable in the electric car maker's stock, according to a Friday court filing. «We recognise that the requested fee is unprecedented in terms of absolute size,» said the filing with the Court of Chancery in Delaware by the three law firms. The fee works out to an hourly rate of $288,888, according to the court filing. The fee will be paid by Tesla to attorneys who represented Richard Tornetta, a Tesla shareholder who sued Musk in 2018 over the pay package, which a Delaware judge nixed in January. The electric vehicle maker is being asked to pay the fee because it benefited from the return of Musk's pay package, which the legal team said will result in the return to the carmaker of 266 million shares.

Security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port intercepted and seized the consignment of a Karachi-bound ship from China after it was found carrying a dual-use consignment with implications for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, officials said on Saturday. Customs officials, acting on intelligence, halted the Malta-flagged merchant ship — CMA CGM Attila — en route to Karachi on January 23 and, during its inspection, found that the consignment had a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine, manufactured by an Italian company, known for its precision and efficiency controlled by a computer system. A Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) team examined the consignment and confirmed its potential usage in Pakistan's nuclear initiatives, notably in manufacturing crucial components for missile development, the officials said.

OpenAI «categorically disagrees» with the lawsuit Elon Musk filed against the company, according to an internal memo sent to employees of the artificial intelligence startup. Musk, a cofounder of OpenAI who is no longer involved in the company, sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman late on Thursday, alleging the company's close relationship with Microsoft Corp has undermined its original mission of creating open-source technology that wouldn't be subject to corporate priorities.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday sought to allay fears pertaining to the EVMs and asserted that political parties and candidates are informed about the specific EVM which has gone to a particular polling station. «Information is given in writing to the political parties, candidates and its agents about which EVM has gone to which specific polling centre. They are also informed about which EVM has gone for training,» Kumar told reporters here. He said that no warehouse can open without their permission and added there are no procedures, which can be done without the presence of the political parties.

Union Minister Shripad Naik will contest from North Goa Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket for the sixth time in a row. Naik, who is Union Minister of State for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has been MP since 1999 from the seat, formerly called Panaji Lok Sabha between 1971 and 2004.

Scindia who lost the Guna seat in Madhya Pradesh back in 2019 has been granted another chance by the BJP as his name was listed in the first list of the party for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In a significant shift from its historical loyalty, the Guna Lok Sabha seat, which has been traditionally represented by the Scindias since 1957, saw Jyotiraditya Scindia being defeated by BJP's KP Yadav in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. This loss had a profound impact on Scindia, as it marked a departure from the long-standing support of the people of Guna towards the Scindia family. Speaking on being given a chance to contest for BJP from Guna, the Minister said «It is a great privilege for me that the top leadership of @BJP4India has given me the opportunity to serve the sisters and brothers of Guna. For this trust, I heartily thank the Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, Home Minister Shri @AmitShah ji and National President Shri @JPNadda ji. I hope and believe that my God-like people of Guna will give me their blessings. I will do my best to live up to their expectations in every way. Once again Modi government!»

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paper leak, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled the preliminary exam conducted on February 11 for the recruitment of Review Officers and Assistant Review Officers. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that the exam be conducted again within six months. The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police has been tasked to investigate the matter of the paper leak. According to a press statement issued by the government, Adityanath has directed to cancel the exam of Review Officers (RO) and Assistant Review Officers (ARO) held by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) on February 11.

driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided leading to death of 14 passengers on October 29, 2023 were watching a cricket match on phone, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday while highlighting the cause of the accident. The Rayagada Passenger train hit the Visakhapatnam Palasa train from behind at 7 pm that day on the Howrah-Chennai line in Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. Over 50 passengers were injured. Vaishnaw referred to the Andhra train accident while talking about new safety measures that Indian Railways has been working on. «The recent case in Andhra Pradesh happened because both the loco pilot and co-pilot were distracted by the cricket match which was going on. Now we are installing systems which can detect any such distraction and make sure that the pilots and the assistant pilots are fully focussed on running the train,» Vaishnaw told Videos.

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Bansuri Swaraj who was appointed as the co-convenor of the BJP Delhi's legal cell last year is all set to make her Lok Sabha poll debut after her name was included in the first list of BJP with other top leaders such as Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani and others. Read More: BJP's first list of candidates for 2024 Lok Sabha Polls out; PM Modi to contest from Varanasi. Check full list here «I feel grateful. I express gratitude towards PM Modi, HM Amit Shah ji, JP Nadda ji and every BJP worker for giving me this opportunity. With the resolution of 'ab ki baar 400 paar', every BJP worker will work to make Narendra Modi the 'PradhanSewak' for the third time,» said Bansuri Swaraj. Apart from expressing gratitude to the BJP central figures, she thanked Sangathan Mahamantri Pawan Rana, Jay Panda, her elder sister Alka Gujjar for getting the opportunity to fight in the upcoming polls.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a «speed breaker» for the «rapidly-growing» economy under the UPA. In a post on X, he also claimed that while the Congress gave a boost to development by empowering the poor, the prime minister is «hollowing out» the country for the benefit of his «few friends». «Narendra Modi has become a 'speed breaker' for the rapidly growing Indian economy under the UPA government,» Gandhi said in his post in Hindi.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the first list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections, hinting at the party's readiness for the big polls. The BJP, as anticipated, unveiled its initial roster of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, comprising more than 195 names. Notable figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 34 Union Ministers and Minister of States feature prominently in this list. It also includes the name of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with two former Chief Ministers. PM Modi will contest from his stronghold, Varanasi, and Union Minister Amit Shah will fight from Gandhinagar, said party's general secretary Vinod Tawde. Ravi Kishan and Smriti Irani have been fielded from Gorakhpur and Amethi respectively, again.

Indian Navy will commission Naval Detachment Minicoy as INS Jatayu on March 6, a move that seeks to «incrementally augment» security infrastructure at the strategically important Lakshadweep Islands, according to officials. The commissioning will take place in the presence of Navy Chief Adm R Hari Kumar, they said on Saturday. «The event marks an important milestone in the Navy's resolve to incrementally augment security infrastructure at the strategically important Lakshadweep Islands,» a senior official said. Naval Detachment Minicoy was setup in early 1980s under the operational command of Naval Officer-in-Charge (Lakshadweep).

Lok Sabha polls which mentioned top leaders of the saffron party such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and others. Announcing the list, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said the party is confident that it would form the government for the third term under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a much bigger mandate. Here are BJP's top contenders and their seats from the first list:

Congress on Saturday accused the Modi government of helping the rich industrialists and waiving off bad loans of corporates and alleged that it has upgraded facilities at the Jamnagar airport using the tax-payer's money only to facilitate the guests of a rich industrialist. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Jamnagar airport in Gujarat is near the Pakistan border and is sensitive to defence concerns. He also alleged that even while the government is seen standing with the rich, it is demolishing houses of the poor and farmers seeking a minimum support price (MSP) for their produce have to face bullets. «When it comes to helping out his rich industrialist friends, Prime Minister Modi is willing to do anything,» he alleged, claiming that he «has declared the Jamnagar airport an international airport for 10 days».

Trinamool Congress on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticisms on corruption «sound hollow» as he shared the stage with leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari who is an accused in the Narada case. Senior TMC leader Shashi Panja, who is the state's Women and Child Development Minister, also claimed that the PM visits West Bengal only before elections. «Bengal gets to see the PM only when elections are around the corner. He came in 2021 and he is again coming back before the ensuing general elections,» Panja told PTI-Video. Responding to the prime minister's attack on the TMC over allegations of corruption, Panja said, «May we ask why he shared the stage with Narada-tainted BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari?»

Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he would remain with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forever. Speaking on the occasion of unveiling function of the projects worth Rs 21,400 crore in Aurangabad district by Modi, Kumar said, «I am confident that the NDA coalition will win more than 400 seats in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at the opposition, saying that «dynasts» were scared to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha and were seeking the Rajya Sabha route to enter Parliament. He launched a veiled attack on the Congress-RJD alliance in Bihar, claiming the NDA has «pushed to the margins» those who «indulged in dynastic rule and created terror in the minds of the people». Addressing a rally in Aurangabad district, Modi said it was his «guarantee» to ensure that Bihar witnessed development, the rule of law and that its women lived free from fear. «Bihar now again has a double-engine government. The NDA has pushed to the margins political dynasts in Bihar,» he said, in an obvious reference to the recent return to the BJP-led coalition of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who was present on the dais.