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"For Everyone, Everywhere": Sundar Pichai's Big Push For AI accessibility
- Feb 20, 2026 13:21 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The US-India partnership has a critical role to play in making the benefits of AI available to everyone and everywhere, said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc Sundar Pichai on Friday.
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Planning To Marry In Gujarat? Your Parents Will Now Be Notified
- Feb 20, 2026 13:19 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
The landscape of marriage registration in Gujarat is set for a major transformation. The state government has introduced a proposal that brings the "family unit" directly into the legal documentation of a marriage.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea That Sought Ban On Naming Mosques After Babur
- Feb 20, 2026 12:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea that sought a ban on the construction or naming of any mosque or religious structure in the name of Mughal emperor Babur or Babri Masjid.
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Man Accidentally Throws Away Gold Worth Rs 15 Lakh. Scrap Dealer Returns It
- Feb 20, 2026 12:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Haji Akhtar Khan, a scrap dealer from Faridabad, was going through junk at his shop when he found 100 grams of gold jewellery valued at over Rs 15 lakh. It was like a lottery ticket he had never purchased but still won.
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Received An Emergency Text Alert On Your Smartphone Today? Here's What It Means
- Feb 20, 2026 12:19 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
NDMA and DoT conducted a live test of India's emergency alert system using cell broadcast on February 20 to verify public safety technology.
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UP Man Wakes Up Brother To Get Him Tea, Kills Him With Axe As He Argues
- Feb 20, 2026 12:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
A few days later, in an effort to hide the crime, the accused filed a missing person report at a nearby police station for his brother.
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Opinion | 12 More Questions Opposition Asked In Parliament To Hold Centre Accountable
- Feb 20, 2026 12:00 pm IST
- Derek O’Brien
Last week, your columnist chose 12 questions from among the 4500 questions asked in the first half of the Budget Session. 2750 questions in Lok Sabha, 1760 questions in Rajya Sabha, were balloted to be asked during Question Hour.
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"King Experienced But...": BJP's Maithili Thakur's 'Dhritarashtra' Jibe At Lalu Yadav
- Feb 20, 2026 11:50 am IST
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
In a fiery speech inside the Bihar assembly, Maithili Thakur also compared Lalu Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav to 'Duryodhana'.
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Uninterrupted Solar Power, Free Cooling: India's Data Centres May Soon Go Orbital
- Feb 20, 2026 11:46 am IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
This year, Indian start-ups are preparing to try. On a rocket that has never reached orbit before, Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos is attempting a radical first, transforming the last stage of its Agnibaan rocket into a functioning data centre in space.
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Almost Half Of Antibiotic Prescribing For Surgery Is Inappropriate, New Report Shows
- Feb 20, 2026 11:26 am IST
- The Conversation
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing around the time of surgery and long-term prescribing in aged care are among a mixed bag of findings of a recent report into antibiotic use and resistance in Australia.
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Watch: Burj Khalifa Lights Up In Tricolour For India AI Impact Summit 2026
- Feb 20, 2026 11:16 am IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi is marked by the Burj Khalifa light show, highlighting the UAE's support and growing India-UAE partnership.
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What Is Pax Silica, The US-Led AI And Supply Chain Strategic Alliance India Joined
- Feb 20, 2026 11:16 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
India's decision to join Pax Silica comes days after a trade deal with the US following a period of tensions over tariffs put in place by Donald Trump.
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36 km In 8 Minutes, No Runway, No Fuel: India To Get First Air Taxi Soon
- Feb 20, 2026 11:01 am IST
- Reported by: Ravish Ranjan Shukla
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Developed by The E Plane Company in collaboration with IIT Madras, the electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (e-VTOL) aircraft is designed to cut travel time in congested cities.
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Brazil President Visits India With Largest Business Delegation To Boost Trade
- Feb 20, 2026 10:54 am IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in India on a high-profile state visit this week, bringing with him the largest-ever Brazilian business delegation to travel abroad, underscoring trade and economic cooperation
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Hike In Himachal Toll From April 1. Cars To Pay Rs 170 Instead Of Rs 70
- Feb 20, 2026 10:45 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Come April 1, visitors to Himachal Pradesh would have to shell out more at toll barriers located at its entry points as the state's amended toll policy takes effect from the next fiscal -- drastically hiking fees for private vehicles from other state
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India AI Impact Summit 2026 Day 5 Live Updates: Pax Silica Ensures Supply Chains Are Safe, Secure: Sundar Pichai At AI Summit
- Feb 20, 2026 10:41 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
AI Impact Summit 2026 LIVE Updates: The day is headlined by the GPAI Council Meeting, where member nations of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence review progress on responsible and inclusive technology.
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15 Arrested After Durga Temple Vandalised In Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur
- Feb 20, 2026 10:20 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
A Durga temple was vandalised in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district Thursday night leading to violent protests, including stone-throwing, as members of two religious communities faced-off.
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"Extremely Well": Tharoor Praises AI Summit Amid Congress' Criticism
- Feb 20, 2026 10:13 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday praised the AI Impact Summit, saying the first couple of days had gone "extremely well" and "some glitches" can happen at any "large event".