Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi arrives at Mumbai airport to leave for Bhiwandi for the hearing of 2014 RSS defamation case on February 21, 2026. Photo: Special Arrangement Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reached Mumbai on Saturday (February 21, 2026). He will be appearing before...

While artificial intelligence may be moving at breakneck speed, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is already focused on the bigger question: how countries like India plan to keep up. Speaking at Express Adda in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, Altman described India as a rapidly emerging AI powerhouse powered by strong...

Did it drop from the sky? Was it born of the Earth? Or did it appear out of thin air? Nobody knows and the publisher isn’t revealing. It has been nearly three weeks since General MM Naravane’s book was mentioned in the Lok Sabha by Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and more than 16...

At least 12 people were killed and 24 wounded in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday, Lebanese authorities and security sources said, as cited by news agency AFP.Local television footage from one of the strike sites showed what appeared to be an apartment building that had been hit.Israel said it had...

Radhika Kamble, 49, seethes with anger every time someone mentions the Ladki Bahin Yojana, Maharashtra’s welfare initiative targeted at women. She feels betrayed, because two years after the scheme’s announcement, she has not yet been able to become a beneficiary. For a widow taking care of the household, the process was too overwhelming and there...

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he used tariffs to help end the conflict between India and Pakistan. He made the remarks while criticising a US Supreme Court ruling that struck down...

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to cancel five per cent reservation in education and jobs for the Muslim community. The plea, filed by advocate Syed Ejaz Abbas Naqvi, challenges the government resolution dated February 17 issued by the Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance,...

New Delhi: Commuters using national highways may not be able to pay user fees in cash and have to rely entirely on digital payment modes – FASTag and UPI – at toll plazas. NHAI said it was “contemplating” completely discontinuing cash transactions at NH fee plazas across the country from April 1. According to current...

A file image of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray. | Photo Credit: ANI Asserting that the “politics of suspicion” was detrimental to democracy, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Friday (February 20, 2026) emphasised the need for a constructive Opposition that engages with the government on matters of public interest. “Maharashtra used...

4 min readNew DelhiFeb 21, 2026 01:19 AM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the visiting President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Saturday, with an objective of strengthening ties in trade, critical minerals, defence, energy and digital tech. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO The two sides will also sign a pact between...