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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicAjay Kumar Bhalla

Topic: Ajay Kumar Bhalla

What’s behind Centre’s decision to send ex-home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla to Manipur as governor

The Retd IAS officer has 'extensive crisis management experience'. Officers believe he may be able to 'find solution' to Manipur crisis, bring warring factions to the table for dialogue.

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Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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.