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SIM-Binding Rule Set To Change How WhatsApp, Telegram Work In India From March 1
- Feb 28, 2026 14:14 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
The directive, part of updated telecom cybersecurity regulations, aims to reduce fraud and misuse while also mandating regular logout for web sessions.
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BJP Leaders To Address Parivartan Yatra Rallies Across Bengal On March 1-2
- Feb 28, 2026 11:57 am IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
The BJP has planned a busy two-day schedule of public meetings across West Bengal on March 1 and 2 as part of its Parivartan Yatra.
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Harvard University Apologises Over 'Insensitive' Image On Sanskrit Program
- Feb 28, 2026 11:39 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Harvard's Department of South Asian Studies has said it 'deeply regrets the posting of an insensitive image'.
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'Bad Weather' Delays Bengaluru-Nepal Flight, Fliers Raise Slogans At Airport
- Feb 28, 2026 11:10 am IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
Videos from the airport showed the fliers - many of whom were travelling from Karnataka on a planned 10-day Nepal tour - gathering near the immigration area at Terminal 2 and raising slogans against the airline.
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IAS Officer Suspended After Skipping Meeting Called By Maharashtra Minister
- Feb 28, 2026 11:04 am IST
- Reported by: Sujata Kanhaiya Dwivedi
The Maharashtra government has suspended an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and the joint director of the state's pollution control body for not attending important meetings to brief a state minister on critical matters.
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Planning To Visit Canada? Check Updated Visa Timelines For Indians
- Feb 28, 2026 10:55 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
For Indian travellers, the processing time for visitor visas was reduced from 78 to 71 days.
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Cooperative Bank Case Closure Report Accepted, Ajit Pawar, Others Cleared
- Feb 28, 2026 10:23 am IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Gupta
A court in Mumbai has accepted the closure report given by the police in a case linked to an alleged scam worth Rs 25,000 crore in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB).
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Menaka Guruswamy: Trinamool's Rajya Sabha Pick Likely To Be India's 1st LGBTQ MP
- Feb 28, 2026 09:59 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
If elected, Menaka Guruswamy would make history as the country's first LGBTQ Member of Parliament.
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Opinion | What's Driving Pakistan-Afghanistan War? Islamabad's Never-Ending Cycle Of Insecurity
- Feb 28, 2026 09:54 am IST
- Harsh V. Pant
Islamabad has accused Kabul of drifting into an "India colony", a charge that was further sharpened following Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's visit to New Delhi last year
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Lamborghini Seized In Kanpur Crash Case To Be Released On 8.30 Crores Bond
- Feb 28, 2026 09:43 am IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
The court had examined a mechanical report from the police and technical experts, following which it ordered the release of the luxury vehicle with conditions.
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Alliances Involving BJP Likely To Be Finalised By March 10 In Assam
- Feb 28, 2026 09:30 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
In an important political development, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hinted that the AGP and BJP alliance is likely to be finalised on March 10 for the assembly election.
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Fino Payments Bank MD Rishi Gupta Arrested For GST Act Violation
- Feb 28, 2026 09:10 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Fino Payments Bank said that tax authorities have arrested its managing director and CEO Rishi Gupta for violating the law related to the Goods and Services Tax.
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DMK, Congress Seat-Sharing Talks Begin Amid Alliance Speculation
- Feb 28, 2026 09:00 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Ending days of speculation over the future of their alliance, the DMK and the Congress formally began seat-sharing negotiations on Saturday for the upcoming AprilMay Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
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Youth Congress Chief Uday Bhanu Chib Granted Bail In AI Summit Protest Case
- Feb 28, 2026 08:50 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib was granted bail in the case relating to the shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit that was held in the national Capital.
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Indore University Expels Student From Hostel Over Objectionable Acts In Public
- Feb 28, 2026 08:31 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A first-year student of Devi Ahilya University in Indore has been expelled from the hostel for allegedly engaging in objectionable activities in front of other girls, an official said.
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India, EU To Grant Each Other 'Most Favoured Nation' Status. What It Means
- Feb 28, 2026 07:52 am IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
Neither India nor the EU can extend more favourable tariff concessions to other WTO members without offering the same to each other during the five-year window.
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Menaka Guruswamy To Babul Supriyo, Who Are Trinamool's Rajya Sabha Picks
- Feb 28, 2026 07:28 am IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
The Trinamool's Rajya Sabha picks will be replacing the party's president, Subrata Bakshi, and leaders Ritabrata Bhattacharya and Saket Gokhle - both first-time MPs.
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India Carries Out Successful Flight Trials Of Short-Range Air Defence Missile System
- Feb 28, 2026 00:41 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The defence ministry on Friday said three flight-trials of a very short-range air defence missile system were conducted successfully from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
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Salon For Dalits Opened In Karnataka Village After Barbers Deny Them Haircuts
- Feb 28, 2026 00:16 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Karnataka government has facilitated the opening of a salon at Shingatalur village in Gadag district after Dalits were allegedly denied hair-cutting services by upper-caste residents, sources in the Social Welfare Department said.