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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicPolitical betrayal

Topic: political betrayal

Maharashtra election body gets ready for pending local polls days, after Ajit Pawar switch

To the media, the SEC said this was a “routine exercise” they do before every election, adding that no dates had been announced yet.

Jyotiraditya Scindia not first. Brutus, Vibhishan, Mir Jafar known for political betrayal

Betrayal has been intrinsic part of politics and when it comes to power, a lot of things go out the window, the first invariably being the ideology.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.