1) PM Modi upset over complaints regarding customs, excise sector; directs strict action against officials

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took strong exception to people's complaints and grievances related to the customs and excise sector and directed strict action against the officials responsible.

He also asked all Secretaries, whose departments have extensive public dealing, to set up a system for top-level monitoring of grievances immediately, a PMO statement said. Read more here

2) Trump steps up attacks with 'bimbo' tweet before Fox News debate

US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated a fight with Fox News, using the word "bimbo" in a derogatory tweet about anchorwoman Megyn Kelly after pulling out of a debate only days before the first nominating contest of the 2016 campaign.

Trump on Tuesday withdrew from the televised encounter, scheduled for Thursday night in Des Moines, Iowa, in irritation at host Fox News <FOXA.O> for allowing Kelly to moderate after her questioning angered him in a debate last year. Read more here

3) Five suspected terrorists who fled from Odisha detained in Andhra Pradesh

Five suspected terrorists who fled from a hotel in Bhubaneswar after being asked to produce identity proofs on Republic Day eve were detained in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.

After being alerted by Odisha, its Andhra Pradesh counterpart intercepted a vehicle with Delhi registration number and nabbed the five persons, including two women. Read more here

4) 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing: Inderjit Singh Reyat released from Canadian prison

Inderjit Singh Reyat, the lone person convicted for the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing that killed all 329 people on board, was on Wednesday released from prison in Canada after serving two decades behind bars.

Reyat was convicted of perjury in 2010 for lying to the court in 2003 during the trial of Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, who were acquitted in the terrorist attack. Read more here

5) I am Ayushmann’s guy buddy: Bhumi Pednekar

Bhumi has swept all the Best Newcomer Female awards this year and is enjoying every bit of her success. The actress is now all set to step into the role of a Punjabi girl for her next film Manmarziyan, again with Ayushmann Khurrana. She opens up with the chemistry and equation she shares with her Dum Laga Ke Haisha co-star and more.. Read the interview here

6) Asia Cup schedule announced, India to play Pakistan on February 27

India and Pakistan are set to play each other on February 27, in the 2016 Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament.

The Asia Cup will be held in Bangladesh from February 24 to March 5, 2016. The schedule for the series has been announced, and India's first game happens to be against Pakistan. Read more here