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World's Data Centres Are Guzzling Power, Water. Does India Have Solutions?
- Feb 21, 2026 11:37 am IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
As artificial intelligence fuels a data centre explosion, electricity and water demand are surging. Can India bridge the widening gap between digital ambition and climate action, or is low-carbon nuclear power the only way out?
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BJP Workers Wave Black Flags At Rahul Gandhi After Congress' Shirtless Protests
- Feb 21, 2026 11:37 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
BJP workers, supporters and its youth wing members have come out in large numbers in several locations across the country in protest against the Youth Congress for disrupting the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi.
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Bengaluru To Goa In 13 Hours, New Vande Bharat To Be Announced Soon
- Feb 21, 2026 10:58 am IST
- Reported by: Pallav Mishra
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The proposed Vande Bharat is expected to leave Yesvantpur at 6:05 am and reach Madgaon at 7:15 pm.
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Highways Authority NHAI Plans To End Cash Toll Payments From April 1
- Feb 21, 2026 10:49 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Highways authority NHAI is considering discontinuing cash payments at highway toll plazas from April 1, requiring commuters to use only digital modes such as FASTag or UPI for toll payments.
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Pak's Lashkar Planning Blast Near Delhi's Red Fort, Other Cities: Sources
- Feb 21, 2026 10:04 am IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
The possible blast is being planned to avenge the February 6 blast in a mosque in Pakistan's Islamabad, sources said.
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PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Meet At AI Summit, Deepen Connectivity Push
- Feb 21, 2026 09:38 am IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake was in India to participate in the India-hosted AI Impact Summit, marking his second visit to the country since assuming office.
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JNU Vice Chancellor Sparks Row Over Casteist Remarks On UGC Rules, Students' Union Seeks Resignation
- Feb 21, 2026 09:38 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union on Friday condemned what it described as "blatantly casteist statements" made allegedly by Vice Chancellor Shantisree Dhulipudi Pandit during a podcast about UGC regulations
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"Shameful": BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal Hits Out At IndiGo Over Lost Luggage
- Feb 21, 2026 09:16 am IST
- Press Trust of India
BJP's Lok Sabha member Praveen Khandelwal criticised IndiGo on Friday, referring to the airline's baggage mishandling as "shameful" during his recent flight, and highlighted the increasing concerns about passenger experience
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"Love His Vision On AI": OpenAI's Sam Altman After Meeting PM Modi
- Feb 21, 2026 08:26 am IST
- Asian News International
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision on Artificial Intelligence, while noting the excitement regarding the technology in India.
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5 Months After Love Marriage, UP Couple Dies By Suicide Hours Apart
- Feb 21, 2026 08:09 am IST
- Press Trust of India
An inter-caste couple who had married out of love around five months ago were found hanging at their residence in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, with police suspecting they died by suicide within hours of each other, an official said on Friday.
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"Some People Think...": Tejashwi Yadav Hits Back At BJP's Maithili Thakur
- Feb 21, 2026 07:14 am IST
- Press Trust of India
RJD working president Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed singer-turned-politician Maithili Thakur for her remarks about his party's rule in Bihar.
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RSS Not Seeking Power, Focused On Uniting Hindu Society: Mohan Bhagwat
- Feb 21, 2026 06:26 am IST
- Press Trust of India
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is not driven by any desire for political power and is solely committed to organising the entire Hindu society and fostering character-building among individuals.
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Forces Of Hate Behind Recent Attacks On Kashmiris: Rahul Gandhi
- Feb 21, 2026 00:22 am IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
Rahul Gandhi has expressed deep concern over the recent spate of attacks on Kashmiris in various parts of the country. The Congress leader blamed the "politics of hate" for these incidents.
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Iranian Tanker Seized By India Spent Days In Pak Waters, Went Dark For Hours
- Feb 20, 2026 23:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
India seized three oil tankers suspected of links to Iran's sanctioned oil trade after a dramatic mid-sea operation, which revealed a deliberate 11-hour blackout of tracking systems and illegal fuel transfers in Indian waters involving one of them.
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From Assam Village Bordering Bangladesh, Amit Shah Unveils Infrastructure Plan
- Feb 20, 2026 23:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
With the Election Commission expected to announce the Assam Assembly elections within the next few weeks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accelerated its campaign.
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India, US Unveil Ambitious AI Pact to Shape Global Tech Order
- Feb 20, 2026 23:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
India and the United States have announced a sweeping new partnership on artificial intelligence, signalling a decisive shift toward pro-innovation cooperation as the two democracies seek to shape the technological and economic contours of the 21st
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"Part Of The Prestige": AI Summit Attendee Whose Dinner Post Went Viral
- Feb 20, 2026 22:58 pm IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
Hooker, who was in Delhi to attend the summit and participate in high-level discussions, shared on X that she had been invited to the gala dinner.
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'More Congress Leaders Will Join': Assam's Bhupen Borah After Meeting Amit Shah
- Feb 20, 2026 22:35 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah, who recently announced he'd join the ruling BJP in the poll-bound state, met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah this evening.