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Monday, February 16, 2026
TopicEmergency evacuation

Topic: emergency evacuation

Operation Sindhu: India evacuates 110 students from Iran amid escalating conflict with Israel

The students, evacuated through Yerevan, are expected to land in New Delhi on Thursday morning. The evacuation was supervised by Indian missions in Armenia and Iran.

Nine dead in Indonesia’s Laki-laki volcano eruption on Flores Island

The authorities have raised the status of the volcano to level IV or the highest and recommended a seven-kilometre radius must be cleared.

Taiwan holds annual evacuation drill amid rising military threats from China

China has been staging regular exercises around Taiwan for the past three years, to pressure Taipei to accept Beijing's claim of sovereignty despite the island's strong rejections.

Over 75,000 people evacuated from Gujarat coast as cyclone Biparjoy changes direction

The change in the direction of the cyclone is set to make a landfall in the Indian west-coast on Thursday. IMD has predicted major damage to standing crops, plantations, and roads.

Over 45,000 evacuated, disaster teams on high alert as Cyclone Biparjoy closes in

The very severe storm is expected to make landfall in Gujarat on Thursday evening.

Japan govt says evacuation warning for North Korea missile was ‘appropriate and not an error’

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a news conference that the North Korean missile disappeared from Japan's radar immediately after detection.

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The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

New world reordering tests New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, balancing ties without succumbing to exclusive dominance zones.

Andhra proposes Rs 100-cr wealth fund, eyes Norway-style sovereign fund model to drive growth

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presented a Rs 3.32 lakh crore budget for 2026–27 in the assembly Saturday.

Top US military commander applauds ‘India’s tactical execution’ during Op Sindoor; adds ‘there’s lessons too’

On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.