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Jaishankar on Russia ties: Firmly wedded to strategic autonomyInternational Relations India aims to reset AI debate with 1st Global South summitScience & Technology To drive startup eco system, Cabinet gives nod to set up Rs 10,000crore fundEconomics Generative AI ups demand for skilled workers: StudyScience & Technology US, Russia among 72 nations to take part in fleet reviewInternational Relations PM Modi lands on North-East's 1st highway airstrip in AssamEconomics Cabinet OKs India’s 1st underwater road-cum-rail tunnel in AssamEconomics Absconders can't get anticipatory bail: SCPolity & Governance 25-year wait in high court, SC for finality in corruption casePolity & Governance Srinagar’s heritage renaissance: Inside Rs 210 crore plan to transform walled cityArt & Culture Over 300 endangered turtles found hidden in AC First-Class coach of Patna-Indore ExpressEnvironment & Ecology ‘I only see losses’: Omar warns of threat to Kashmir’s fruit growers from new Indo-US trade dealInternational Relations Centre wants Kerala to scrap paddy bonus. The rice-loving state’s shrinking output makes that toughEconomics As US reportedly weighs scaling back steel and aluminium tariffs, a look at who really foots the billInternational Relations Gobar Times: India’s environmental heroesEnvironment & Ecology Gobar Times: The fascinating world of orchidsEnvironment & Ecology Why traceability trumps yield in modern farmingEconomics What has government laid down on AI labelling? | ExplainedScience & Technology After the landslide: Can India reset ties with a BNP-led Bangladesh?International Relations Trump, Netanyahu agreed U.S. should press Iran to cut oil sales to China: ReportsInternational Relations Ensure zero human death in elephant attacks: Jharkhand CM asks officialsEnvironment & Ecology U.S. Military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operationsInternational Relations Mint Interview: MoSPI chief confident new GDP series will resolve data concernsEconomics At least 6,000 killed over three days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, UN saysInternational Relations SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission enters International Space StationScience & Technology RBI curbs loans extended to brokers in blow to proprietary trading volumesEconomics How industry–government collaboration can unlock India’s $100 billion agri-export potentialEconomics PM Modi receives invite to attend Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in ceremony in Bangladesh on February 17International Relations NABARD-NCDEX price protection scheme helps growers harvest benefitsEconomics Neurobehavioural therapy can reshape brain networks in functional neuro disorders, says expertScience & Technology ‘National interest’ will guide BNP on Ganga Water Treaty renewal: BNP chair’s foreign affairs adviserInternational Relations Jaishankar denies India has lost ‘strategic autonomy’International Relations India ‘very successful’ emerging economy; right place to host AI summit: UN Chief GuterresInternational Relations How is U.S.-India trade deal being tweaked? | ExplainedInternational Relations What’s in store for garment exporters to the U.S.? | ExplainedEconomics Rs 1.5 lakh crore infra push: Cabinet clears road, rail & urban projects, launches Urban Challenge FundEconomics India at a ‘defining moment’: Tech and trade to drive next growth phase, says Jitin PrasadaEconomics Three militants, including two women, arrested in ManipurInternal Security

72 countries, 60 warships, including of US & Russia, to participate in international fleet review, MILAN exerciseInternal Security Plane carrying PM Modi makes history, lands on Highway in Assam | Northeast Infra growth storyInternal Security Cabinet approves Rs 1 lakh crore for Urban Challenge Fund: Know what it isEconomics India’s first underwater twin-tube Road-cum-Rail tunnel in Assam: Here’s how this project could transform Northeast connectivityGeography PM Modi lands on Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility in Assam. Here’s why it is importantInternal Security In BNP’s return, an opportunity for Tarique Rahman to repair Bangladesh and a chance for Delhi-Dhaka resetInternational Relations Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty: How the US drew links between Pannun plot and Nijjar’s killingInternational Relations The four unsung stanzas of Vande Mataram: Why govt directive on singing full National Song has kicked up a stormPolity & Governance India, Japan, Indonesia conduct trilateral naval exercise in Andaman SeaInternational Relations What does the Union Budget have for agriculture?Economics ​A decisive mandate: On Tarique Rahman, the BNP, the Bangladesh resultInternational Relations The ‘health capital’ variable: A structural reform for India’s agrarian economyEconomics Separate talks on Iran and Ukraine-Russia set for Tuesday in Geneva, source saysInternational Relations From soil to sustainability: How ethanol is rewriting India’s rural growth storyEconomics AI Impact Summit to yield minimum 15 deliverables, says IT Ministry officialScience & Technology Indian man admits plot to kill US-based Sikh separatist leaderInternational Relations India tested, from U.S. sanctions to one-sided trade dealInternational Relations The labour codes redefine wages, empower the workerEconomics Cabinet approves three multi-tracking railway projectsGeography Bangladesh elections: Tarique Rahman dedicates win to those who ‘sacrified for democracy’International Relations Can Bangladesh's new leader bring change after election landslide?International Relations Union Cabinet approves converting North and South Blocks into museumPolity & Governance Water, salt and sugar packs must contain warning on presence of micro or nano plastics: Madras High CourtEnvironment & Ecology Judicial leadership suffers when we pretend judges are perfect: CJI Surya KantPolity & Governance U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.N. playing ‘no role’ in resolving conflictsInternational Relations The road ahead for Indian dairy in global tradeEconomics NISAR to deliver 100m soil moisture data every 13 days across India: ISROScience & Technology SEBI proposes to review base price and price band for ETFEconomics Human deaths in encounter with elephants in Odisha, a cause of concern, says WSOEnvironment & Ecology PM Modi witnesses IAF aerial show at emergency landing facility in AssamInternal Security India relaxes wheat export restrictions to appease farmersEconomics Gen Ziaur, Khaleda Zia & now Tarique Rahman: tracing India-Bangladesh ties during BNP yearsInternational Relations Cabinet approves ₹10,000 crore fund for startups to mobilise venture capital, support deep-tech entitiesEconomics Bangladesh election results 2026 updates: Tarique Rahman poised to be PM as Jamaat-e-Islami concedesInternational Relations Trump theatre diplomacy, T20 & mother of all trade deals—Sergio Gor’s 1st month as US envoyInternational Relations India's AI Moment: Global South needs to set rules, not just host summitScience & Technology NABARD projects ₹4.88 lakh crore priority sector credit for RajasthanEconomics Cabinet approves ₹10,000-crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to support deep tech, early-growth stage startupsEconomics Railways on a green track—eyes 3GW renewable energy for ₹18k croreEconomics Reza Pahlavi calls on Trump to ‘help’ Iranian peopleInternational Relations Kerala writes to Centre to undertake feasibility study for RRTSGeography Watch: Bangladesh elections: a decisive mandate | The Hindu EditorialInternational Relations Consumers get a raw deal as global oil price fall benefit remains ‘frozen’Economics India inflation, GDP data resets may have RBI holding rates in AprilEconomics PM Modi to witness ELF aerial display in Assam; preparations underwayInternal Security Why does India need more energy suppliers? Union Minister Piyush Goyal explainsEconomics India must shift from growth at scale to productivity for Viksit Bharat 2047: KPMG reportEconomics Saudi Arabia India’s top oil supplier in Feb as Russian flows recede after US trade dealEconomics Global trade tensions raise strategic value of African minerals, report saysInternational Relations Watch: Modi makes historic landing at Emergency Landing Facility in AssamInternal Security 'Shared commitment to peace, stability': Bangladesh's BNP thanks PM Modi for wishes after victory in electionsInternational Relations 'Cannot pretend judges are perfect': CJI Surya Kant calls for humility and reform in judicial educationPolity & Governance Trade deals a game changer for India's progress, says Piyush Goyal on India's 9 FTAsEconomics AI Impact Summit: SC says advocates can appear through video conferencing from Feb 16-20Science & Technology Opposition plans impeachment move against CEC Gyanesh Kumar; Tensions rise with NDAPolity & Governance In Dhaka, a new dawn and a gathering stormInternational Relations Cabinet clears Rs 1 lakh crore for India's big urban reset; aims to unlock Rs 4 lakh crore investmentEconomics MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan: AI can create many more jobs than it takes awayScience & Technology Centre’s nod for country’s first underwater road-cum-rail tunnel in Assam historic milestone: CMGeography US, European Union deals open door to nearly $55-60 trillion market, says Piyush GoyalEconomics India-US ITA to cover energy needs, ensure competitive crude prices: GoyalEconomics

SC to courts: Show courage, drop cases before trial if proof not strongPolity & Governance Ex-CJI Gavai says ONOE bill does not violate constitution's basic structurePolity & Governance Vikram Misri meets Sergio Gor as India says joint statement is bedrock of US trade dealInternational Relations Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum project’s budget, timeline ‘currently being determined’: Govt to Rajya SabhaArt & Culture What the Tamils wrote in ancient EgyptArt & Culture WHO needs a financial model less vulnerable to political volatilityInternational Relations New inflation series is a welcome update, will improve policy responseEconomics Experts Explain | India AI applications stack: What the country can bring to the tableScience & Technology How Supreme Court stance on Aravalli definition stalls Haryana’s ambitious Jungle Safari projectEnvironment & Ecology Explained: How the trifurcation of urban Hyderabad’s municipal body will workPolity & Governance Refurbished medical devices: Why India is set to see a slugfest between global and domestic manufacturersEconomics ​Farmers’ pulse: On India and its demand for pulsesEconomics Aiming for 50 more airports in 5 years, will provide huge real estate opportunities: Aviation Minister NaiduEconomics Delhi at 66%, but only 22% deaths nationwide have certified causeSocial Issues SEBI to take measures to cut regulation cost: PandeyEconomics Bangladesh poll results 2026 LIVE UPDATES: Results announced for 297 seats, BNP sweeps electionInternational Relations After Pakistan protests, US Trade Representative quietly removes map showing J&K as part of IndiaInternational Relations Shorter all-oral TB regimens cost-effective in India: ICMR studyScience & Technology UNSC panel notes Pak-based terror group JeM’s reported link to Red Fort attackInternal Security UN approves 40-member scientific panel on impact of artificial intelligenceInternational Relations PM Modi congratulates Tarique Rahman; BNP hopes for stronger bilateral tiesInternational Relations Passenger vehicles up 12.6% with sale of 4.5 lakh vehicles: SIAMEconomics Parliament Budget Session Day 12 Highlights: Both Housed adjourned, to resume on March 9Polity & Governance High Courts cannot order conduct of counselling beyond admission deadline even if medical seats go vacant: Madras HCPolity & Governance T.N. CM Stalin’s surprise bonanza: ₹5,000 credited to bank accounts of 1.31 crore women todayPolity & Governance What is a Substantive Motion, under which BJP MP is seeking Rahul Gandhi’s disqualificationPolity & Governance Bangladesh election results LIVE: BNP thanks India, hopes for stronger bilateral tiesInternational Relations Netanyahu seeks to strip Palestinian citizens convicted of violent crimes of Israeli nationalityInternational Relations Supreme Court asks Himachal Pradesh govt, SEC to hold local body polls by May 31Polity & Governance Mint Explainer: New basket, same inflation story? The math behind India’s CPI resetEconomics BNP: Back in power after 20 yearsInternational Relations EU leaders ready countermeasures to pressure from Russia, China and TrumpInternational Relations Minister’s adverse remarks in Rajasthan Assembly on right to health spark controversyPolity & Governance Trump revokes basis of U.S. climate regulation, ends vehicle emission standardsEnvironment & Ecology With 33 donors, January 2026 sets a record in deceased organ donations in Tamil NaduSocial Issues India's taxpayer base doubled to 12 cr in 11 yrs, middle class expands: FMEconomics "Homebuyers disappointed": Supreme Court questions RERA effectivenessPolity & Governance CPI’s new method skewed; UP and Maharashtra account for nearly half of newly added markets, says SBIEconomics A case against the SHANTI Act | ExplainedPolity & Governance Second U.S. aircraft carrier reportedly heading to West Asia as Iran tensions run highInternational Relations Maharashtra govt to hold Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and Investment Summit on Feb 22Science & Technology Trump administration to make U-turn on steel, aluminium tariffs, claims report — Here's what could changeEconomics Workers join Bharat bandh in Maharashtra, demand to scrap new labour codesPolity & Governance India’s freight emissions could rise 400% by 2047 without urgent reform: SFC–TERI reportEnvironment & Ecology Scientists capture clearest evidence yet of star collapsing into black holeScience & Technology As multilateralism erodes, India must reframe its foreign policyInternational Relations US, Taiwan finalize deal to cut tariffs, boost purchases of American goodsInternational Relations Air pollution, lifestyle factors why Indians suffer heart attacks 10 years earlier than Westerners, say cardiologistsSocial Issues Govt approves Rs 4703.81 crore for 82 infrastructure projects in North East under NESIDSPolity & Governance Assam gets a bridge to better days with Rs 747 crore connectivity pushEconomics Rs 3,000-cr new bridge over Brahmaputra river to boost urban mobility in AssamEconomics FOGSI seeks rollback of NEET-PG percentile cuts, flags ‘pay-to-enter’ riskSocial Issues Nomura drops April India rate‑cut call on firmer inflation, RBI 'stealth easing'Economics Rahul meets leaders of farm unions, launching of movement against India-US trade deal discussedEconomics Union Budget charts a resilient, outward-looking path for Atmanirbhar Bharat: ExpertsEconomics Commerce ministry set to roll out 8 export push steps next weekEconomics Exports grow 8.5% in Q2, trade momentum builds: Niti AayogEconomics CPI Revamp: Inflation at 2.75% in JanuaryEconomics New labour codes unlikely to hit salary hikes, but IT sector may see softer incrementsEconomics Bangladesh election results: PM Modi congratulates BNP’s Tarique Rahman on 'decisive victory'International Relations Why Nehru recognised Tibet as a part of China — CDS Anil Chauhan explainsInternational Relations BJP MPs raise issues of voting rights for undertrials, water crisis, healthcare in Rajya SabhaPolity & Governance ‘Excessive secrecy’: Congress' Manickam Tagore calls for transparency in defence book guidelinesPolity & Governance Capacity building of small growers, BLF key to increasing productivity in tea sector: ExpertsEconomics Maharashtra govt to procure AI infrastructure for higher, technical education departmentScience & Technology VB-G RAM G: when a policy shift meets rural realitiesPolity & Governance India's Q1 edible oil imports fall 2% on lower soybean, sunflower purchasesEconomics RBI invites public comments on the Draft Circular on Lead Bank Scheme (LBS)Economics