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'Thakur, Not Swami': Mamata Banerjee Flags PM's Post On Mystic Ramakrishna
- Feb 19, 2026 15:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post on X on the occasion of mystic Ramakrishna Paramhansa's birth anniversary has sparked a massive row, with the Trinamool Congress taking a dig at the BJP.
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Biryani Chains-Linked Tax Case Leads To Alleged 70,000 Crore Billing Scam
- Feb 19, 2026 15:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
Three popular Hyderabad biryani chains are the focus of a major tax fraud inquiry that could lead authorities to widespread manipulation of restaurant billing systems and massive undeclared revenue.
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Sam Altman, At Delhi Summit, Shares One Thing He Agrees With Others On AI
- Feb 19, 2026 14:59 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
If there is one consensus from the massively successful India AI Impact Summit 2026 held in Delhi, it would be the call for regulation of artificial intelligence. The latest to endorse this view is ChatGPT-maker OpenAI's chief Sam Altman.
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Supriya Sule's Security Request For Nephew After Ajit Pawar's Death In Plane Crash
- Feb 19, 2026 14:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Supriya Sule on Thursday demanded that the Maharashtra government provide security to her party MLA Rohit Pawar, noting that he has been raising concerns and questions in the wake of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's death in an air crash.
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Maharashtra Woman Appears For Class 12 Exam With Her 10-Day-Old Baby
- Feb 19, 2026 14:54 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A woman carried her 10-day-old baby while appearing for her Class 12 Maharashtra board examination in Nanded city, prompting authorities to set up a special mother-friendly facility at the exam centre, officials said.
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Give Perks To Women Marrying Farmers: Karnataka MLA Writes To Siddaramaiah
- Feb 19, 2026 14:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
Farmer groups in Karnataka in the past have alleged that many young men engaged in agriculture are struggling to find brides.
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Check-In Disruptions At Delhi, Other Airports Due To Software Glitch
- Feb 19, 2026 14:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Tanushka Dutta
Airlines, including IndiGo, Air India Express, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air experienced temporary check-in disruptions at multiple airports, including Delhi and Mumbai, on Thursday morning following a technical issue.
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What Is Navitaire, And Why A Glitch Grounded Flights Across India?
- Feb 19, 2026 14:32 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
During the outage, airlines such as IndiGo, Akasa Air, and Air India Express had to process passenger details manually.
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Adani Group Announces Scholarships For Young Talent At India's Top Business Schools
- Feb 19, 2026 14:11 pm IST
- Asian News International
The Adani Group has announced 24 fully-funded scholarships for students at India's leading business schools under the 2025-27 cohort of the Adani Accelerated Leadership Programme (AALP).
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Water Tragedy Rocks Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Minister Admits 22 Deaths, Opposition Disagrees
- Feb 19, 2026 13:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The deaths linked to contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura area sparked intense uproar in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly after discrepancies emerged between the government's written reply and statements made during the debate.
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J&K Man Arrested From Near Red Fort, Found Guilty Of Jobs-For-Money Fraud
- Feb 19, 2026 13:40 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
A man from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested near Delhi's Red Fort for allegedly posing as a NIA officer and defrauding vulnerable people on the pretext of providing jobs.
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RSS Chief Asked PM To "Saffronise" Army? Centre Calls Out Fake Video
- Feb 19, 2026 13:02 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
A video of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, in which he is purportedly heard saying that he has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "saffronise" the Indian Army, is fake and has been digitally altered to mislead the public
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Galgotias Rep Neha Singh's "Open To Work" LinkedIn Pic Viral After Robot Row
- Feb 19, 2026 12:57 pm IST
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
Galgotias University's Neha Singh is under fire for showcasing a Chinese robotic dog at the India AI Impact Summit, claiming it was developed by her educational institution.
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AI Must Not Replace Human Potential, But Augment It: UN Chief
- Feb 19, 2026 12:56 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Warning about the challenges of Artificial Intelligence, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that AI must not replace human potential, but supplement it.
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"Not A Penny Left For Development": Top Court Slams Pre-Election 'Freebies'
- Feb 19, 2026 12:55 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Supreme Court came down hard on state governments' practice of pre-election handouts, or 'freebies', in a series of strong statements Thursday morning, and demanded to know how they planned to fund actual development if they continued offering "f
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Don't Want Flying Ban? See New Definitions Of "Unruly Behaviour" On Flight
- Feb 19, 2026 12:30 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The civil aviation regulator DGCA has added six new categories of what can be defined as "unruly behaviour" in a flight.
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AI Cold War On Stage: OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs' Awkward Moment At Delhi Summit
- Feb 19, 2026 12:18 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A light-hearted yet widely noticed awkward moment unfolded during the group photograph at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi today, as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei chose raised fists instead of holding hands.
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J&K's Crackdown On 'Unauthorised' Ramadan Donations To Block Terror Funding
- Feb 19, 2026 12:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
In Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, directives have been issued to prevent diversion of Ramadan donations to unlawful and subversive activities.