Narendra Modi to inaugurate India AI Impact Expo 2026 tomorrow. What's on agenda?
Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India AI Impact Expo 2026 on February 16, 2026, at 5 PM at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
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Big Defence boost! India, France set to renew 10-year pact at high-stakes Bengaluru meet
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will co-chair the 6th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine Vautrin in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on February 17, when the two leaders are expected to renew the defence cooperation agreement for another 10 years.
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
After BNP’s big victory in Bangladesh, Mamata Banerjee sends sweets, flowers to Tarique Rahman
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent flowers and sweets to BNP chief Tarique Rahman over his political outfit's strong victory in the general polls, a democratic step taken by the country for the first time since former PM Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power on August 5, 2024.
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
Big political shift in Dhaka: Indian Speaker Om Birla to attend Tarique Rahman’s oath ceremony
Indian Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of Tarique Rahman, who is set to take charge as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh following his party’s landmark victory in the general elections.
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
India goes for Guinness World Records with 24-hour AI pledge drive at India AI Impact Summit 2026
As India gears up to inaugurate the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, under the IndiaAI Mission and in collaboration with Intel India, will launch a nationwide campaign titled “Most pledges received for an AI Responsibility campaign in 24 hours.”
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
Valentine’s Day horror: Noida couple found shot dead, family alleges murder
A young couple was found dead inside a car in Noida on Valentine’s Day, in what police initially believe to be a suicide, though the man’s family has raised doubts over the circumstances, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
India to get first underwater road-rail tunnel under Brahmaputra in ₹18,662-crore project
The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹18,662-crore project to build a four-lane, access-controlled greenfield corridor between Gohpur and Numaligarh, featuring India’s first combined road-and-rail tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra in Assam.
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
Indian student, missing for six days, found dead in California, consulate offers assistance to family
A 22-year-old Indian student who went missing in California earlier this month has been found dead, the Indian Consulate in San Francisco confirmed on Friday.
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
PM Modi invited to Dhaka as BNP’s Tarique Rahman set to take oath on Feb 17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been formally invited to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman, who is set to be sworn in as the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh on February 17, a development being closely watched in New Delhi and across South Asia, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 15, 2026
Seven years after Pulwama attack: How India rewrote its counter-terror playbook and cracked the case
Seven years after the Pulwama terror attack, the incident continues to define a decisive shift in India’s response to terrorism.
IBNS•Feb 14, 2026
Cabinet clears 3 mega Railway projects worth ₹18,509 crore — Major infra upgrade ahead
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Three (3) projects of Ministry of Railways with total cost of Rs. 18,509 crore.
IBNS•Feb 14, 2026
Borderline power shift: Why Jamaat’s frontier wins in Bangladesh are ringing alarm bells in New Delhi
The spotlight after Bangladesh’s general election did not rest solely on the sweeping national victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman.
IBNS•Feb 14, 2026
First Pulwama anniversary after Operation Sindoor: Modi, Shah lead tributes
India on Saturday marked the anniversary of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack — the first observance since the launch of Operation Sindoor in May 2025, which was carried out in retaliation for the killing of 26 tourists in the Pahalgam region of Jammu and Kashmir last year.
IBNS•Feb 14, 2026
PM Modi creates history with landing at Strategic Emergency Facility in Assam
Dispur/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his visit to poll-bound Assam with a historic landing at the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) aboard a C-130J aircraft in Moran, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 14, 2026
‘Can’t compete with US corporate farming’: Rahul Gandhi hears farmers’ trade deal fears
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday met farmer leaders at his Parliament office and heard their concerns over the India-US interim trade deal, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 14, 2026
MBA student found dead in Indore classmate’s house; boyfriend missing
The body of a 24-year-old MBA student was found at a rented house in Indore on Friday, days after she was reported missing. Police said preliminary findings suggest she was strangled, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 13, 2026
India climbs 10 spots in Henley Passport Index despite fewer visa-free destinations
The latest edition of the Henley & Partners Passport Index presents a curious development for India. While the country has climbed 10 places in the global rankings, Indian passport holders now technically have access to fewer destinations without prior paperwork than they did last year.
IBNS•Feb 13, 2026
Bhopal horror! 2 held for alleged gangrape, blackmail, forced conversion attempt of minor
Police have arrested two men in connection with the repeated sexual assault, extortion, and attempted forced religious conversion of a Class 11 student, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 13, 2026
Seva Teerth: PM Modi inaugurates new PMO, announces these key decisions on first day
In its very first set of decisions after shifting to Seva Teerth, his office in New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi on Friday signed important files relating to decisions that reflect the spirit of 'Seva'.
IBNS•Feb 13, 2026
Rs 5,000 to women ahead of Tamil Nadu polls! Vijay slams Stalin, says: ‘take the money, blow the whistle’
Chennai/IBNS: Actor-turned-politician Vijay has slammed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin for crediting Rs 5,000 — including an advance payment of Rs 3,000 — under a state-sponsored scheme for women just weeks ahead of the Assembly elections, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 13, 2026
Modi congratulates Tarique Rahman as BNP clinches majority in Bangladesh polls
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after the party, led by Tarique Rahman, claimed a decisive victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections.
IBNS•Feb 13, 2026
Jharkhand YouTuber sets home studio on fire; family rescued, equipment worth over Rs. 10 lakh destroyed
A 27-year-old YouTuber in Garhwa district, Jharkhand, set fire to his home-based video editing studio on Saturday night, leaving his family trapped inside, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
Gujarat couple rescued from alleged kidnapping in Azerbaijan after diplomatic intervention
Two residents of Gujarat’s Anand district who attempted to reach the United States through an illegal migration route have returned from what their family described as captivity in Azerbaijan, following diplomatic intervention by the Indian government, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
Nearly Rs. 2 crore cash seized in Lokayukta raids on Karnataka engineer
In a major anti-corruption crackdown, the Karnataka Lokayukta Police have seized nearly Rs. 2 crore in unaccounted cash during raids on properties linked to a senior government official in Bengaluru, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
India clears Rs 3.25 lakh crore deal for 114 Rafale jets, largest-ever defence acquisition
India has approved a proposal worth Rs 3.25 lakh crore to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF), marking the country’s largest defence acquisition, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
Fuel cutoff mystery: Italian report claims Air India crash may have been 'intentional'
A new international media report has introduced a controversial angle to the ongoing investigation into the deadly Air India Flight AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad, suggesting that the disaster may not have been caused by a technical malfunction but by a possible “intentional act.”
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
Anger over startup funds, US-returned techie kills parents in Bengaluru
Bengaluru/IBNS: Bengaluru has been shaken by a gruesome double murder in which a 33-year-old US-returned software professional was arrested for allegedly stabbing his parents to death inside their upscale villa in Vignan Nagar, near the HAL township.
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
BJP MP files notice to cancel Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership, seeks life-long ban
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey has filed a substantive motion seeking the termination of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s membership, according to media reports.
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
Arrested in the morning, out by evening: Tycoon’s son walks free in Lamborghini crash case
Kanpur/IBNS: Shivam Mishra, son of tobacco businessman K.K. Mishra was granted bail within hours of his arrest in connection with a car crash in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
‘Why should you denigrate a section of society?’: Supreme Court pulls up ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ makers
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the makers of the Netflix film Ghooskhor Pandat to withdraw the title and announce a new name after it triggered backlash from members of the Brahmin community, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 12, 2026
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