Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ambassador Sergio Gor to discuss ways to expand the trade relationship between India and the United States.Goyal confirmed the talks in a statement on X, confirming discussions on trade expansion. “Hosted US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick & US...

In this screenshot image from a video posted on February 26, 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a gathering during the inauguration of Border Out Posts ‘Leti’ and ‘Indarwa’ and e-unveiling and e-foundation laying of various works of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), in Araria, Bihar. Phot Credit: X/@AmitShah via PTI Union Home Minister...

5 min readChandigarhFeb 26, 2026 12:33 PM IST The Rs 590-crore fraud surfaced after three officials of Haryana’s Development and Panchayat Department initiated a probe when IDFC First Bank transferred only Rs 1.27 crore against the Rs 50 crore deposited by the department. Their inquiry revealed “forged” signatures of an IAS officer, transfers of funds...

The Centre on Thursday apologised before the Supreme Court over the controversial chapter on judiciary corruption in a Class 8 NCERT Social Sciences textbook. On its part, the court warned of possible contempt proceedings against the council chief over the incriminating content. “We would like to have a deeper probe. As head of the judiciary,...

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday slammed Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council, saying Islamabad must be “hallucinating” or living in “La-La land” if the nation finds it hard to believe that Jammu and Kashmir’s development budget is more than double the recent bailout package it sought from the IMF.India also rejected allegations made by...

YSRCP President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy participating in a ritual at Sri Nandeeswara Swamy temple at Nandipalli in Pulivendula constituency on February 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement YSRCP leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday (February 25, 2026) visited Sri Nandeeswara Swamy temple at Nandipalli in Vempalle mandal, on the second day of...

2 min readFeb 26, 2026 08:30 AM IST India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup 2026 Match Playing 11: Suryakumar Yadav’s India will take on Sikandar Raza’s Zimbabwe on Thursday in Chennai. For the hosts, it is a must-win game. They have played some pretty decent cricket through the tournament, but their first game against South...

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has apologised for what it described as a “purely unintentional” inclusion of ‘inappropriate material” in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, after the Supreme Court sharply criticised a chapter referring to judicial corruption and ordered the book’s distribution to be halted. In a statement issued on...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday became the first world leader and politician to cross 100 million followers on Instagram, marking a new milestone in his global digital presence.PM Modi, who joined the Meta-owned platform in 2014, now has more than twice the followers of US President Donald Trump, who stands second with...

IVF centres were inaugurated at Gandhi Hospital and the Modern Government Maternity Hospital (MGHM) Petlaburj in late 2024 with services ranging from infertility evaluation to assisted reproductive technologies.  | Photo Credit: File Photo After multiple failed infertility treatments at private hospitals, a 30-year-old woman from Alwal here has delivered a healthy baby girl following in...