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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicPrasar Bharti

Topic: Prasar Bharti

When Robin Hood economics runs up against King John’s fiscal policy & now screaming on ‘Sanskariflix’

ThePrint Team -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Maa Tujhe Salam’ — Congress now dedicates slogan to Indira, after using it for Sonia in May

ThePrint Team -
Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

AIR’s Urdu service, popular in both India and Pakistan, truncated to 3 hours from 18

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The AIR Urdu service has a wide listener base in both countries, and it also airs programmes to counter propaganda from Pakistan.

Prasar Bharati CEO declines BBC invite, says its Delhi riots coverage was ‘one-sided’  

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
In a letter, CEO Shashi Vempati says he won’t attend BBC awards night as broadcaster’s coverage of Delhi riots ‘insinuated communal behavior’.

DD and AIR set to launch news channels, digital platform ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
From a 24x7 radio news stream to a revamped global English news channel, the Prasar Bharati-run public broadcasters are set for a fresh direction.

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Opinion

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

Stela Dey -
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.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

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

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

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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