Top News Headlines of February 22, 2026 | After 32 years with Congress, former Assam party chief Bhupen Borah joins BJP

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Top News Headlines of February 22, 2026 | A day after the United States Supreme Court struck down his sweeping tariffs, President Donald Trump slammed the ruling, calling it “ridiculous, poorly written and extraordinarily anti-American”, and announced a blanket 15 per cent levy for 150 days on goods imported into the US from around the world. He raised it to 15 per cent Saturday after announcing a 10 per cent levy following the verdict Friday.

From a charter on “democratic diffusion” of artificial intelligence (AI) to pool shared resources, to a voluntary network of scientific institutions to connect those researching on AI around the world, 88 countries and international organisations, including the United States, China, France, Australia and the UK, signed the ‘New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact’ — the key outcome document of the five-day India AI Impact Summit — on Friday.

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Pakistan said early Sunday it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of Pakistani militants it blames for recent attacks inside the country. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote on X that the military conducted what he described as “intelligence-based, selective operations” against seven camps belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, and its affiliates.

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Feb 22, 2026 10:38 PM IST

India News Live Updates | After 32 years with Congress, former Assam party chief Bhupen Borah joins BJP

Borah, who had been with the Congress for 32 years and was the president of the Assam Congress unit until Gaurav Gogoi took charge in June last year, submitted his resignation to the party’s central leadership on February 16.
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Feb 22, 2026 10:34 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | HSC chemistry exam | Not a paper leak, no re-exam’: Board clarifies after 2 held over paper circulation

Two individuals have been arrested by the Nagpur Police in connection with alleged circulation of the HSC Chemistry question paper on a WhatsApp group shortly before the examination.
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Feb 22, 2026 10:18 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Farmers, trade union members protest outside offices of AAP MLA, BJP in Mohali

Protesters alleged that the government “is attempting to hand over the agriculture and dairy sectors to foreign and corporate houses through free trade agreements, while decisions are being taken to sell off land belonging to government departments”.
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Feb 22, 2026 10:00 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Congress turned AI Summit into a stage for its ‘gandi aur nangi’ politics: PM Modi

“Opp party eager to defame country … I am satisfied that its allies showed courage to criticise it,” says PM
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Feb 22, 2026 09:59 PM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | Akhilesh hits out at BJP govt over POCSO FIR against Swami Saraswati: ‘To what extent will you now go now’

A day after a special POCSO court in Prayagraj ordered the police to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and others on charges of sexual assault on minor disciples during the Magh Mela last month, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the BJP government in the state for “getting such a cheap allegation levelled” against the seer. “Differences cause conflicts, but allegations too base”: Akhilesh Speaking to mediapersons in Lucknow on Sunday, the SP chief said, “Sometimes, conflict happens due to differences of views. But will you now go to such an extent that you will […]
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Feb 22, 2026 09:19 PM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Protest at AI Impact Summit: Congress alleges workers being detained, questioned illegally

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devender Yadav has alleged that the police have picked up workers from their homes who were not even involved in the incident.
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Feb 22, 2026 09:09 PM IST

India News Live Updates | After Uttarakhand Education official accuses BJP MLA of assault, a counter-complaint

The complaint by a police officer posted as part of Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma Kau’s security alleged that the legislator was obstructed and had a phone thrown at him at the Education dept office.
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Feb 22, 2026 09:05 PM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan to become multi-modal transport hub; 3 new RRTS corridors planned

Sarai Kale Khan will become a multi-modal transport hub, with plans for three new RRTS corridors to boost Delhi-NCR regional connectivity.
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Feb 22, 2026 08:50 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | NCP-SP skips Opposition meet as merger buzz clouds MVA unity

The press conference, addressed by leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Indian National Congress, was meant to project Opposition unity ahead of the session beginning Monday. The absence of NCP SP leaders has raised questions over the cohesion of the three party alliance.
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Feb 22, 2026 08:09 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram News Live Updates | ‘Bengaluru or Japan?’: Pink trumpet trees – a ‘refreshing delight’ for Kochi residents

Pink trumpet trees were planted in Kochi about nine years ago, but this is the first year they have bloomed on such a massive scale.
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Feb 22, 2026 07:50 PM IST

Bangalore News Live Updates | Karnataka to announce AI policy in the next budget

The proposed framework will include measures to incentivise AI use in critical sectors while restricting its deployment in areas where human employment could be affected.
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Feb 22, 2026 07:38 PM IST

World News Live Updates | New York City gets first blizzard warning in 9 years as storm heads to US’ East Coast. What you need to know

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, during a press conference on Saturday, cautioned that snowfall in the city could go up to 20 inches.
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Feb 22, 2026 07:01 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Muncipal hospitals and account for 9.8 % of BMC’s electrical consumption

Announced by the state government during the Mumbai Climate Week, the action plan seeks to implement technical, financial and governance interventions to reduce emissions across existing and new municipal buildings by 2050.
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Feb 22, 2026 06:51 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Meerut South to Modipuram: India’s fastest metro train begins commercial run – check travel time, stops, fare

Meerut Metro project: Meerut South–Modipuram metro train begins commercial run as India’s fastest metro service. Check travel time, stops, fare and route details.
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Feb 22, 2026 06:30 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | Former Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar sends defamation notice to BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar, latter calls him ‘CM’s disciple’

It has emerged that Rajeev Kumar’s counsel sent the legal notice to Sukanta Majumdar on January 30, alleging that the minister made objectionable statements against the former DGP while addressing several public meetings across West Bengal.
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Feb 22, 2026 06:16 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | IDFC FIRST Bank probes Rs 590-crore ‘discrepancies’ in Haryana govt accounts

IDFC FIRST Bank has suspended four employees and filed a police complaint.
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Feb 22, 2026 06:10 PM IST

World News Live Updates | US Homeland Security suspends TSA prechecks and Global Entry airport program amid partial shutdown. How does it impact travellers

The DHS has said that temporary suspension of TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs will come into effect from 6am ET (local time) on Sunday, following the partial shutdown of the agency which began last week.
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Feb 22, 2026 06:08 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Clubbing at college, with govt nod: DU welcomes bhajan initiative

They are a bit confused by the term ‘Bhajan Clubbing’, and nonplussed by the sermon in the middle, but students embrace Delhi govt idea as a return to roots.
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Feb 22, 2026 05:42 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | ‘Depression in Bay of Bengal’: Rain in Kolkata on Monday, Tuesday; here’s a list of districts

A separate Western Disturbance is expected to bring scattered showers to the hilly areas of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Jalpaiguri and the foothills.
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Feb 22, 2026 05:33 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Panvel-Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express to start on Feb 23 – check train number, travel time, stops, ticket price

Panvel-Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express starts February 23, connecting Maharashtra and West Bengal. Check train number, timings, stoppages and fare details.
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Feb 22, 2026 04:53 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Mumbai Coastal Road’s 70 hectares of open space to get bird trails, micro forests and pickleball courts

BMC unveils Rs 400 crore CSR backed plan for green amenities along reclaimed stretch; botanical garden and sports arena also proposed at Mahalaxmi Racecourse, officials promise no commercial use
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Feb 22, 2026 04:40 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Congress turned AI summit into arena for its ‘gandi aur nangi’ politics: PM Modi on ‘shirtless’ protest

Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating development projects, including the Namo Bharat rail and the Meerut Metro Rail extension in Meerut, the prime minister said the Congress' conduct showed how "ideologically bankrupt and impoverished" the party had become.
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Feb 22, 2026 04:34 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Mumbai suburban rail network: Central Railway executes mega block at Thane for 15-coach EMU train expansion

Mumbai suburban railway: The Mumbai Division of Central Railway carried out a mega block on Sunday between Mulund railway station and Thane railway station to facilitate the expansion of 15-coach EMU train operations at Thane.
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Feb 22, 2026 04:02 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Corridors of power | The wheels of karma, cold shoulders and clever foxes

From poaching plots to hospital hush and Congress whispers, Punjab’s political grapevine stays busier than the Assembly.
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Feb 22, 2026 03:29 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | Against All Odds | ‘You can find an oasis even in chaos’: a life built sentence by sentence

The decision to learn German was practical at first, but it quietly altered the course of Medha Bhaskaran’s life.
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Feb 22, 2026 03:20 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | How Ramzan turns eateries in Pune’s Kausar Baugh into meeting points of faith, flavour, and fellowship

A short drive away, the lanes of Azam Campus in Pune Cantonment carry their own Ramzan charm.
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Feb 22, 2026 02:33 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Jaish terrorist killed in encounter after 2 hiding in mud house open fire at security forces in Kishtwar

Over the past two months, there have been nearly half a dozen encounters between security forces and terrorists.
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Feb 22, 2026 02:25 PM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Sarai Kale Khan-Modipuram Namo Bharat train starts today: Check fare, stops, timings, parking spaces

Sarai Kale Khan–Modipuram Namo Bharat: Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat train services between Sarai Kale Khan and Modipuram commence today, offering faster regional connectivity. Here are fare details, travel time, route stops and timings.
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Feb 22, 2026 02:23 PM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | BHU students protest at Varanasi as assailants open fire at Birla Hostel inmate

The police suspect that the firing incident occurred due to a clash for supremacy within the Banaras Hindu University.
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Feb 22, 2026 01:59 PM IST

World News Live Updates | NASA delays Artemis II Moon mission ahead of March launch. Here’s why

The Artemis II mission is set to take astronauts on a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon and back to Earth. It will be the first time people travel that far into space since the Apollo era and is seen as a key step toward a future lunar landing.
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Feb 22, 2026 01:54 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | ‘Crude bombs hurled’ on TMC MLA Saokat Molla’s convoy in Bhangar; 2 ISF men held

TMC MLA Saokat Molla, who is the observer for the Bhangar Assembly constituency, represented by the ISF’s Naushad Siddiqui, called it a ‘premeditated, life-threatening attack’ by the Opposition party.
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Feb 22, 2026 01:34 PM IST

Hyderabad News Live Updates | Highest-ranking Maoist leader Devuji surrenders in Telangana

A top official said, “He is with us. We will record his surrender in a day or two.”
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Feb 22, 2026 01:24 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Punjab sarpanch murder case: 2 suspects nabbed after gunfire exchange with police, admitted to hospital

Sarpanch Harbindar Singh was murdered during his cousin’s wedding at Sidhu Farm House on the outskirts of Tarn Taran city on Wednesday.
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Feb 22, 2026 01:08 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | From Gallipoli to 2026: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi’s Australia visit reaffirms century-old bond between nations

The first significant instance of Australian and Indian troops fighting together occurred during the Gallipoli Campaign, one of the defining operations of the First World War.
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Feb 22, 2026 12:45 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Iran-US tensions rise as Trump weighs possible strike on Khamenei while ‘token nuclear enrichment’ deal remains under consideration

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said an Iranian proposal would be finalised within the next two or three days.
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Feb 22, 2026 12:35 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar suffers mild dehydration, admitted to Pune’s Ruby Hall Clinic

NCP (SP) Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, who accompanied her father Sharad Pawar to the hospital, did not comment on the issue.
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Feb 22, 2026 12:19 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Reader’s Corner | A winter experiment in smiles

A morning walk turns into a quiet lesson in happiness and civic sense.
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Feb 22, 2026 12:05 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Afghanistan vows retaliation after Pak kills dozens in cross-border strikes: What we know so far

The Pakistani army launched multiple airstrikes Saturday night, along the border with neighbouring Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of militants, which it said were behind recent attacks inside the country. The Afghan government, in a post on X, said that “dozens of people” were “martyred” and wounded in the attack. “Last night, they bombed our civilian compatriots in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, martyring and wounding dozens of people, including women and children,” Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a post on X. Here’s what we know so far Confirming the attack, Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote in a post on […]
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Feb 22, 2026 11:34 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | 2 Punjab cops found shot dead at a checkpoint near Pakistan border

The two officers, one an assistant sub-inspector and the other a head constable, succumbed to gunshot wounds at the checkpoint in Adiyan village under the Dorangla police station in Gurdaspur district.
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Feb 22, 2026 11:27 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Ripples from AI summit protest reach Indore: BJP, Congress workers clash, several injured

Stones and other items were thrown during the clash near the Congress office. Party workers, journalists and police personnel were among the injured.
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Feb 22, 2026 11:16 AM IST

Bangalore News Live Updates | Unsung heroes: From ₹15 to a life of service: Meet S G Susheelamma, the ‘Mother Teresa of Karnataka’ and 2026 Padma Shri awardee

In 1975, Susheelamma founded Sumangali Seva Ashrama with a capital of just Rs 15. Today it houses 100 children, 50 destitute women, and also operates an old age home for senior citizens at Cholanayakanahalli in RT Nagar.
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Feb 22, 2026 11:12 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | “We are left with nothing”: Four years after Anish Khan’s death, family’s lonely battle for justice

Anish’s brother, Sabir Khan, says the momentum that once brought crowds to their doorstep has vanished, leaving the family to navigate a legal maze that feels like a dead end. “With no court dates in three months, we fear the case has gone cold,” Sabir said.
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Feb 22, 2026 11:04 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | 6 Bangladeshis among 8 arrested after ‘Free Kashmir’ posters appear at metro stations: Delhi Police

While six of them were arrested in Tamil Nadu, where they worked in garment factories, the rest were arrested in West Bengal.
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Feb 22, 2026 10:54 AM IST

India News Live Updates | 5 policemen killed after truck crashes into PCR van in Odisha

Five Odisha Police personnel lost their lives and three others were critically injured after a speeding trailer truck rammed into a PCR van in Jharsuguda in the early hours of Sunday.
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Feb 22, 2026 09:51 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Preserving past, forging future: Grandfather, grandson turn their 4-acre land into living indigenous-seed bank

Using indigenous knowledge and modern digital outreach, Amarjit Sharma (68) and Ravi Sharma (24) have transformed rare seed preservation into a high-value enterprise, which is now reaching farmers across India and several countries abroad. With their innovation and a process that adds value, they are not only preserving agricultural heritage but also saving soil and water.
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Feb 22, 2026 09:12 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | No leaves for judicial officers, training programmes cancelled: Calcutta HC after SC directions on SIR

HC constitutes a committee in each district to ensure compliance with SC directives that remaining stages of SIR in West Bengal must be conducted under the supervision of judicial officers, former judges
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Feb 22, 2026 09:03 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | SONU SHAH MURDER CASE | ‘Allegations against Lawrence Bishnoi based on hearsay statements and suspicion, not concrete evidence’

Judgment notes that prosecution failed to bring home the guilt of Bishnoi beyond the shadow of reasonable doubt
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Feb 22, 2026 08:25 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat vs Meerut Metro trains: Check top speed, features, stoppages

Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat vs Meerut Metro Corridor: Spanning 82.15 km, the Namo Bharat corridor is India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), connecting Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Modipuram in Uttar Pradesh.
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Feb 22, 2026 08:11 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | BJP’s Ananta Maharaj shares stage with Mamata Banerjee, sparks speculation of party switch

The event, held to mark International Mother Language Day and to confer the Banga Bhushan and Banga Bibhushan awards, brought together leaders and cultural icons from across communities.
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Feb 22, 2026 08:02 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | Anandapur warehouse fire: Families receive remains of 18 workers after DNA mapping

A senior police official said the district administrations of Purba and Paschim Medinipur and South 24 Parganas had been informed by the Baruipur police district, and the local police stations coordinated with families for the process.
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Feb 22, 2026 08:00 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Over 400 custodial deaths: Jharkhand High Court seeks clarity from govt

The court directed the state govt to file a comprehensive affidavit clarifying whether mandatory judicial inquiries were conducted in each case
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Feb 22, 2026 07:07 AM IST

Thiruvananthapuram News Live Updates | Suspension, police case, protests: Row over Kerala ‘medical negligence’ case escalates

Youth Congress workers stormed into the official residence of Kerala Health Minister Veena George and laid a wreath at the door
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Feb 22, 2026 07:04 AM IST

World News Live Updates | Gisèle Pelicot says her rape trial was ‘for all women’ as she speaks at UK launch of memoir

Speaking at the Southbank Centre in London on Friday, the 73-year-old said the women who gathered outside court during the hearings “gave me an enormous amount of strength”.
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Feb 22, 2026 07:00 AM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE | Maharashtra minority status row: Dept defends decision, says 73 approvals predated Ajit Pawar’s death

Department says portal glitches stalled digital signatures for approvals that were completed before Ajit Pawar’s death on January 28; over 70 minority certificates were just delayed uploads
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Feb 22, 2026 05:48 AM IST

World News Live Updates | Pakistan strikes militant hideouts on Afghan border after surge in attacks

The blast caused part of the compound to collapse, killing 11 soldiers and a child, and authorities later said the attacker was an Afghan national.
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