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Shivaji, known as the creator of the Maratha empire, was born on February 19 in 1630 at Shivneri Fort in Pune.

"Anyone who has picked up the gun in Kashmir will be eliminated, unless they surrender," the army said today after three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama yesterday.

One of the largest diamonds in the world, the Jacob diamond weighing 184.75 carats, will be among the 173 precious jewels and jewellery items from the collection of the Nizams of Hyderabad that will be on display at the National Museum.

Ravidas Jayanti: Guru Ravidas was of the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century and his hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

A day after three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama in which four soldiers and a Kashmir police constable were also killed, a senior army officer said that the entire Jaish leadership in Kashmir Valley has been eliminated.

CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla on Tuesday convened a review meeting of all branches of the agency, a first after taking over charge earlier this month, the officials said

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday ended his sit-in protest at midnight after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, saying "partial success" was achieved on various demands. The temporary truce followed a five-hour meeting on the sixth day of the chief minister's protest outside the Raj Niwas demanding the governor's recall. He accuses Kiran Bedi of acting as a "BJP agent" and blocking his government's welfare schemes.

In a shocking incident, two girls were expelled from a government school in Andhra Pradesh for reportedly being drunk in class. The Class 9 students had reportedly carried soft drinks mixed with alcohol in the class room and were sipping from the bottle while the teacher was in the class.

Security forces on Monday claimed a victory with the killing of a top terrorist of Jaish-e-Mohammad, the Pakistan-based group that carried out the suicide bombing in Pulwama on February 14, killing over 40 soldiers. Today, security forces will brief media on the Pulwama killings.

Describing the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Kerala as "extremely unfortunate," chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said strict action will be taken against those found guilty.

Pulwama terror attack: Pakistan nationals in Rajasthan's Bikaner have been asked to leave the city within 48 hours, the District Magistrate said in an order on Monday.

A single emergency helpline number "112" will be launched in India today that would provide immediate assistance to services like police (100), fire (101), health (108) and women (1090).

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief AkhileshYadav on Monday said that the priority of the country's leadership should be to ensure that bulletproof jackets are provided to its soldiers, rather than focussing on bullet trains.

Trinamool Congress councillor Mithun Tikadar was shot at by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday. The attackers also reportedly threw a locally-made crude bomb at Mr Tikadar, which missed him. The incident happened in the district's Budge Budge area.

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday ended his sit-in in after a meeting with Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, saying "partial success" was achieved on various demands.