- India
India not just a part of AI revolution, but leading it: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, February 19, said artificial intelligence must be democratised and become a tool for inclusion and empowerment, particularly for the Global South. Addressing the India…
- India
Bill Gates skips India AI Summit keynote address amid Epstein references
New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will not deliver the keynote address he was previously scheduled for at the India AI Impact Summit, his foundation said on Thursday, February 19. While the…
- News
Software outage disrupts airline check-ins nationwide
New Delhi: Airlines faced issues in checking in passengers at various airports on Thursday, February 19, morning due to a software problem that lasted for more than 40 minutes, according to sources.…
- Hate Crime
UP: 15-year-old Dalit gang-raped by two youths, minor at hotel
Banda: A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a hotel in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police…
- Middle East
IIT-Madras to launch Applied AI Innovation Centre in Dubai
Chennai: IIT-Madras’s Global Research Foundation will establish its “first Applied AI Innovation Centre” at Dubai CommerCity to boost technology-led economic growth, officials said on Wednesday. In its initial phase, the centre will…
- Entertainment
Kerala CM Vijayan flags ‘The Kerala Story 2’ as ‘threat to secularism’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday expressed concern over the upcoming release of the second part of ‘The Kerala Story’, claiming that its first installment was made with the “intent…
- India
J-K Man held near Red Fort for impersonating NIA officer to scam job-seekers
New Delhi: A man from Jammu and Kashmir was apprehended by Delhi Police near Red Fort for allegedly posing as an officer of a central agency and cheating economically vulnerable families on…
- India
Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar’s son Jay seeks probe into Baramati plane crash
Pune: Jay Pawar, the younger son of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash last month, on Wednesday, February 18, sought a thorough probe into the “possible…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Man held for travelling in burqa in women’s coach of local train
Mumbai: A 57-year-old man was apprehended from Nashik for allegedly travelling in the women’s compartment of a suburban train in Mumbai while wearing a burqa earlier this month, officials said on Wednesday.…
- Sports
T20 World Cup 2026: India end league stage with 17-run win over Netherlands
Ahmedabad: Shivam Dube played a momentum-changing knock before Varun Chakravarthy produced another incisive spell to set up India’s convincing 17-run victory over the Netherlands in their final league fixture of the T20…
- Technology
Modi, Sanchez stress AI partnership for inclusive progress
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish President Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday hailed artificial intelligence (AI) as a transformative force and underlined the need for closer India-Spain cooperation to leverage its…
- Technology
Sundar Pichai backs AI spending, calls it economic foundation
New Delhi: Amid global fears of an AI bubble, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended the massive spending around Artificial Intelligence, likening tech infrastructure being built to the historical expansion of railroads and…
- World
BNP-Led regime vows action over targeting of minorities in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s new BNP-led government on Wednesday, February 18, warned that “mob culture” will not be tolerated, amid a rise in mob violence, extrajudicial killings and attacks on minority communities. Mirza Fakhrul…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad software employee killed by ex-husband over domestic violence case
Hyderabad: A 29-year-old woman software employee was allegedly killed by her former husband at her house here on Wednesday, February 18, police said. The victim’s husband in a complaint stated that his…
- Delhi
Delhi police books Blinkit after criminals buy knives online
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered a case against instant delivery platform, Blinkit, for allegedly selling knives that violate government-prescribed specifications after it was found that people involved in crimes had got…
