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...

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is contemplating discontinuing cash transactions at National Highway fee plazas across the country from April 1, 2026, as part of its plan to create a fully digital tolling ecosystem. If implemented, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes such as...

NEW DELHI: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif found himself in an awkward moment at Donald Trump’s self-styled inaugural Board of Peace meeting on Thursday as the US President publicly asked him to stand up as he claimed credit for halting military tensions between India and Pakistan. He further remarked that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “is...

The Vuyyuru Town police prevented an online fraud involving a digital arrest of a retired teacher and his wife. A fraudster, who introduced himself as Mumbai Crime Branch SP, made a video call to a retired teacher and his wife on Thursday. The impersonator told them that ₹25 lakh had been laundered using the senior...

3 min readBengaluruFeb 20, 2026 09:35 PM IST The Hennur police in Bengaluru recently registered a cheating case after a private college trust in northeast Bengaluru alleged that it was duped of Rs 35 lakh by a group of persons who promised to secure Rs 100 crore in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for the...

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced a significant hike in the honorarium of Shiksha Mitras and instructors in Uttar Pradesh, while outlining major allocations for strengthening education infrastructure, digital learning and emerging technologies in the state Budget for 2026-27. Replying to the discussion on the Budget in the Legislative Assembly, the chief minister said...