807 persons missing in Delhi: NHRC takes suo moto cognizance, seeks report | India News
NEW DELHI: The national human rights commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of reports…
Ladakh returned to normalcy after Sonam Wangchuk detention, govt tells SC | India News
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday told Supreme Court that normalcy returned in the UT of Ladakh after the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and the decision to take him into custody proved to be right and justified. Additional solicitor general (ASG) K M Nataraj told a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P…
FM Sitharaman: No cut in funds to states, release now tied to delivery | India News
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday that the Centre’s fund is not a “free pool of cash that can be used at will”, asserting that every rupee of the taxpayer is accounted for and that there is no denial or stoppage of funds to any state or any scheme. Dismissing opposition charges…
Retail inflation at 2.75% in January; what’s new in new CPI series
Retail inflation stood at 2.75 per cent in January 2026 under the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with base year 2024=100, the government said. Year-on-year inflation based on the All India CPI (Base 2024) for January 2026 stood at 2.75 per cent (provisional) compared with January 2025. The corresponding inflation rates were 2.73 per…
‘You can’t just go and think’: Rohit Sharma warns Team India ahead of T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan | Cricket News
Rohit Sharma warns Team India ahead of T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan (Photo by PTI and AP) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rohit Sharma has warned Team India not to take their high-profile T20 World Cup 2026 clash against Pakistan lightly, even though they are favourites on paper. India face Pakistan on February 15…
CBSE CTET answer key 2026 expected to be released soon: Check details here
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release the CTET answer key 2026 shortly on the official website. Candidates who appeared for the national-level examination will be able to access the provisional key on the official website, ctet.nic.in. The CBSE conducted the CTET examination on February 7 and 8, 2026, at multiple…
Deepen ties with masses, PM Modi tells Kerala BJP | India News
NEW DELHI: Ahead of assembly elections in Kerala, PM Narendra Modi delivered a pep talk to party members recently elected to the state’s local bodies and asked them to build up its agenda of good governance and deepen its connect with the masses, asserting that voters are fed up with the ruling LDF and main…
Stakeholders discuss use of AI aligned with NEP 2020 | India News
NEW DELHI: The two-day Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave opened here Thursday, bringing policymakers, academics and industry leaders together to chart how AI can be deployed at scale across India’s education system. The conclave follows a closed-door AI roundtable chaired a day earlier by education minister Dharmendra Pradhan with founders of 10 Indian edtech startups.Pradhan said…
India to get Bangladesh-like US garment duty benefits under trade pact, says Piyush Goyal
India will receive concessional duty access for garments made using American yarn and cotton under the proposed trade agreement with the United States, similar to benefits currently available to Bangladesh, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.The US has reduced reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi goods to 19%, though garments attract zero duty only…
NID DAT 2026 Prelims result declared for M.Des; rechecking open till February 14: Check direct link
The National Institute of Design (NID) has declared the NID DAT 2026 Prelims result for the Master of Design (M.Des) programme. Candidates who appeared for the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims can now check their scorecards on the official website — admissions.nid.edu. The result was released on February 12, 2026. Candidates must log in using…
Defence council clears procurement of 114 Rafales; mega contract set to become ‘mother of all defence deals’
NEW DELHI: Paving the way for the ‘mother of all defence deals’, defence minister Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday approved the acquisition of 114 Rafale fighter jets from France, just five days ahead of the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron in India.Though the defence ministry did not provide the exact cost…