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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicMass hysteria

Topic: mass hysteria

Sleepless in western UP. Everybody is panicking about drones

Drones are the new Kala Bandar in western UP villages. They are thieves, spies, kidnappers. CM Yogi Adityanath has now threatened Gangster Act against ‘drone chors’.

Kashmir psychiatrists say braid chopping is nothing but mass hysteria

Valley psychiatrists say that the government and police have allowed the situation to get out of hand after incidents of braid chopping.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

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.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

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.