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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Topic: New Delhi

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, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

Firm wouldn’t exist without you—HC snub to Marion Biotech directors in Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths

Marion Biotech is the Noida-based manufacturer of DOK-I Max cough syrup, which was linked to the deaths of at least 18 children in Uzbekistan in 2022.

A midnight demolition at Delhi’s Turkman Gate turned to chaos. Locals have one version, police another

On Tuesday, Delhi HC while hearing its plea noted that masjid committee did not have “grievance” over removal of encroachments, but in respect of graveyard part of mosque complex.

EAM Jaishankar set to visit Dhaka to attend Khaleda Zia’s funeral amidst diplomatic chill

Jaishankar will also likely meet with Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, the incumbent leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and senior officials in the interim government.

A Dubai-bound shipment & a ‘bribe for arranging MEA approval’—CBI’s case against Lt Col & his wife

Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma, who was posted in Dept of Defence Production, is currently in CBI custody. His wife, also a colonel, has been booked but not directly linked to alleged bribe.

US team plans to visit India next week for trade talks

News comes at a time Russian President Vladimir Putin is in India for a two-day visit that showcases the countries’ energy and security ties that have drawn Trump’s ire.

Why won’t Modi fix Delhi’s airpocalypse?

The Prime Minister has never been shy about centralising authority. Surely, he should treat this problem the way that the leadership in Beijing treated China’s smog crisis over a decade ago?

Taliban’s welcome is justified by pragmatism. It’s also full of moral fault lines

The reverence and applause for the Taliban, a regime that denies Afghan women education, their freedom, and the very right to exist with dignity, was chilling.

On Camera

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.