These initiatives reflect a decisive shift towards a secure, networked, and AI-empowered ecosystem, strengthening defence preparedness while enhancing disaster resilience, cybersecurity, and national development. Photo: X/@adgpi The Indian Army on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) unveiled a suite of indigenous Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions at the India AI Summit, underlining its ongoing transformation into a data-centric...

2 min readNew DelhiFeb 18, 2026 01:08 AM IST With the country gearing up for the 16th Census next year, the Delhi government has kicked off preparations for the houselisting exercise, which is scheduled to start from April 15. Over 40,000 employees will be trained in the coming days to conduct the survey on ground,...

A 25-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar was arrested on Tuesday for killing her four-year-old niece and attempting to murder her sister-in-law. According to the police, to carry out the act, the accused, identified as Mana, drugged her entire family by mixing sleeping pills into their tea. Investigation has revealed that she was angered by...

Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India cruised into the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage with a commanding win over Pakistan in their Group A clash at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.With this third consecutive victory, India confirmed their place in Group 1 of the Super 8s, even...

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Emandi Ravi, accused of operating an illegal online movie piracy website iBomma. Ravi is also facing charges of online cheating and data theft. Justice K. Sujana of the High Court, allowing the criminal petition filed by the accused, said the petitioner was in judicial custody for...

6 min readAhmedabadFeb 17, 2026 09:03 PM IST The gaze and mind of the motley audience in the Narendra Modi Stadium shrinking on him, Abhishek Sharma stoutly defended the first ball from an intrepid net bowler. A collective gasp blew in the stands, where a few overzealous fans were waving the tricolour and hoping for...

Food safety standards have once again come under scrutiny after customers raised concerns at a Haldiram’s sweets outlet in Hyderabad. Customers alleged that a store of the popular brand in Attapur was selling food items beyond their expiry dates and without mandatory labeling, triggering worries over consumer safety and regulatory compliance. Customers alleged that food...

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday met Bangladesh’s newly sworn-in prime minister Tarique Rahman and handed over a personal congratulatory letter by PM Narendra Modi.In a post on X, Bangladesh high commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah said, “PM Tarique Rahman, conveyed his greetings to India and PM Narendra Modi, at a courtesy meet following...

The confusion surrounding a possible reunification of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions appears to be taking a toll on the party’s grassroots presence in Kerala. In a significant development, the entire district committee of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) [NCP(SP)] in Pathanamthitta has disbanded and joined the Kerala Congress led by P.J. Joseph....

The Telangana High Court Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by a man against his 80-year-old father, and upheld the constitutional validity of rules that empower district collectors to order the eviction of children from the property of their elderly parents who complain of harassment, intimidation or unlawful occupation. While observing that the case was...