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Manmohan Singh's calm amid din in Parliament

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Last Thursday, when Rahul Gandhi was railing against the government, I was reminded of Manmohan Singh. Though the Lok Sabha chair scuttled Rahul's allegations, let me elaborate o... Read More


India cracks down on professional blood donor rackets with tougher new rules

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The government has framed stringent new regulations and raised the entry barrier for setting up new blood banks and centres to curb the culture of replacement donation and 'profe... Read More


In a shift, lenders begin to dominate initiation of bankruptcy cases

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Financial creditors are now leading the charge at bankruptcy tribunals, overtaking the vendors and service providers who once dominated filings under the Insolvency and Bankruptc... Read More


The region Mughals saw as separate country: Inside the Deccan's cultural core

Hyderabad, Feb. 16 -- The Deccan has always drawn people with an inexplicable pull - a sense of belonging that runs deeper here than elsewhere. Whatever it is, it drew history enthusiasts to the Qutub... Read More


AI Summit 2026 - The new knowledge world: Seven signals from the artificial intelligence seismograph

India, Feb. 16 -- Fifty-four people in a Boston lab, wired to EEG monitors, writing essays over four months. Three groups: one using ChatGPT, one using a search engine, and one using nothing but their... Read More


Weekly Love Horoscope for February 16-22, 2026: Chemistry builds, boundaries blur, and emotions demand clarity

India, Feb. 16 -- justify;">Aries: Take your time building trust this week. Look for small actions, such as a kind note or keeping a promise, over grand gestures. Your heart needs to see things over t... Read More


Malaysia cracks down on e-cigarette

Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 16 -- A total of 33 people were arrested while over 1.72 million MYR (400,000 USD) worth of electronic cigarette devices and merchandise were seized in a joint operation carried out... Read More


Tripura: Assam Rifles, DRI seize Yaba tablets worth Rs 45 crore, one arrested

Agartala, Feb. 16 -- In a major anti-narcotics operation at Gen A. Mungiakami, the Assam Rifles, working alongside the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), confiscated a large consignment of Yab... Read More


Blitz is not just a newspaper; it is a global opinion-maker

Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- There are newspapers, and then there are institutions. The former report events; the latter shape how those events are understood. Blitz belongs to the second category. To call... Read More


Inc42 And Oracle Host Tech Leaders To Discuss AI Workloads And Cloud Economics

India, Feb. 16 -- As India advances from experimenting with AI to production of AI, technology chiefs across India's startup ecosystem are working on solutions to scale the business without breaking t... Read More