The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a scathing attack on the Congress Party following a protest by Indian Youth Congress workers at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Summit. The BJP described the incident as an ‘international embarrassment’ and a ‘big security breach’, noting that global dignitaries and CEOs were present at the venue....

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday passed an “extraordinary order”, directing Calcutta HC to appoint serving and former judicial officers in poll-bound West Bengal to act as Electoral Register Officers (ERO) for the adjudication of claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the State, Live Law reported.The...

EC using ‘very restrictive’ software tools unable to fathom ‘natural differences’, says Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Monday (February 9, 2026) said the Election Commission (EC) is using “very restrictive” software tools, at least in the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, with scant tolerance for “natural” differences and inconsistencies commonly found...

6 min readNew DelhiFeb 20, 2026 01:22 PM IST NGT news: Taking serious note of the alarming rise in the deaths of Olive Ridley turtles along the Tamil Nadu coast, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed state and central government authorities to “strictly” implement conservation measures mandated by the Supreme Court. A bench comprising...

An artery forceps was found inside the abdomen of a Punnapra native, five years after she underwent surgery at Alappuzha Medical College in Vandanam, relatives said on Friday. Usha Joseph was shifted to a private hospital in Kochi on Friday to undergo a procedure to remove the surgical instrument. According to relatives, Joseph underwent surgery...

India entered the US-led Pax Silica strategic alliance on Friday, as the two sides signed Pax Silica Declaration in presence of Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and US under secretary of state for economic affairs, Jacob Helberg. This comes after US envoy Sergio Gor invited India to enter the bloc last month continuing efforts to finalise...

The accused allegedly stopped a boy and a girl, belonging to different communities, while they were returning from school on a bike, and questioned them. | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi Chikkamagaluru police took three people into custody on February 19 on the charge of moral policing. The accused allegedly stopped a boy and...

3 min readNew DelhiFeb 20, 2026 09:30 AM IST On Instagram, Ariya recently shared an informative video on baggage tags issued by airlines, saying, “The tags that you get to put on suitcases, you should not just take them off and throw them away. Here’s why. You see, these bar codes contain all of your...

French President Emmanuel Macron signed off from India with a digital hug. As he concluded his visit that blended diplomacy with digital ambition, Macron posted a video of his favourite moments from the trip on X with a simple message: “Thank You India!” He said he deeply appreciated the warm welcome he received. The visit...

New Delhi: More than six years after its enactment sparked riots in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday scheduled a four-day final hearing from May 5 on 243 petitions challenging the validity of Citizenship (Amendment) Act that provides a pathway for citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and Christians who may reach India after fleeing...