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PM Modi condoles demise of ex-union minister Mukul Roy

New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of former Union minister Mukul Roy, and said he will...

‘Tried to destabilise India’—Kolkata court convicts 4, including Pakistani, in ISI-linked espionage case

The men were accused of collecting & transmitting sensitive information related to defence establishment & circulation of fake Indian currency notes. Fifth accused died during trial.

War of words in Kerala assembly over Sabarimala gold row; UDF announces non-cooperation

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 (PTI) The ruling LDF and the opposition UDF engaged in an intense war of words in the Kerala Assembly over the...

‘Profoundly regrettable, ill-conceived’: Top academicians slam Youth Cong protest at AI Summit

New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) As many as 160 academicians have termed the Congress youth wing's protest at the AI Impact Summit last week...

Manipuri film ‘Boong’ wins BAFTA for Best Children & Family Film

Boong is the 1st Indian film to win in the category. It is directed by Lakshmipriya Devi & produced by Farhan Akhtar, Vikesh Bhutani, Ritesh Sidhwani & others.

Former railway minister Mukul Roy dies of cardiac arrest at 71

Roy, a former Rajya Sabha MP and minister, was among the founding members of the Trinamool Congress. He later switched sides to BJP in 2017.

21 states advance in power transition but pace uneven—SET 2026 report. Karnataka tops decarbonisation

Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam, Punjab, HP seen as strong overall performers. Delhi leads in distributed solar, Andhra in policy push. WB, Telangana, Jharkhand slow movers.

Drains to dividends: How Ghaziabad showed the way to cash in on green bonds, rewrite civic finance

A push to conserve groundwater has evolved into test case for climate finance, fiscal discipline & market credibility in urban local bodies—now more are betting on 'green' money to clean up their act.

Delhi braces for warmer days ahead

New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 11.8 degrees Celsius on Monday morning, with the weather office predicting warmer days...

Army Public School in Delhi receives bomb threat mail, search underway

New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) The Army Public School in Delhi Cantonment received a bomb threat email on Monday, prompting security agencies to launch...

On Camera

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.