February 16, 2026

Jalandhar: In a glittering ceremony, one of  the leading media houses of Punjab ,  daily Aaj Tak Aamne Saamne  organised  its annual State Star Awards function, at city's prominent School of  Eminence  Saturday evening. The state level…

New Delhi : India's emphatic victory over Pakistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup sparked strong reactions from members of the cricket fraternity, who hailed the team's dominant display against the arch-rivals. Former India all-rounder…

New Delhi : Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar praised India's commanding win against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Group A match at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, highlighting the impact of the powerplay and the team's all-round execution.…

Mumbai As the highly-anticipated ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ kicked off in New Delhi on Monday, senior policymakers and leaders called for urgent action to use artificial intelligence (AI) to promote inclusive growth. Chief Economic…

Mumbai: Currency in circulation (CiC) in India reached an all‑time high of about Rs 40 lakh crore by January 2026 end, with year‑on‑year growth accelerating to 11.1 per cent from 5.3 per cent last year, a report said on Monday. The report…

Mumbai; The Indian equity markets opened the week almost flat with a mild negative bias on Monday, due to a weaker-than-expected earnings season and AI-led pressure on technology stocks. As of 9.25 am, Sensex lost 22 points, or 0.02 per…

New Delhi : Andrea Wojnar Resident Representative for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India has raised concerns about what she described as a widening "accountability gap" in the age of artificial intelligence, warning that unequal…

Taipei : Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of three Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around its territory as of 6 am (local time) on Monday. Nine of eleven sorties crossed the median line…

Kyiv : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday (local time) thanked the United States and Germany for support to Kyiv's air defence system amid the war against Russia. After returning from the Munich Security Conference, in a…

Dhaka : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer (party leader) Shafiqur Rahman said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman has assured them of taking action to curb the post-poll violence in the country. Following BNP's…

Munich : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference where the leaders underlined strengthening of ties and discussed diversifying trade, an official…

New Delhi : As India gears up to host the AI Impact Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed all world leaders, industry experts and other dignitaries who have arrived to…

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Mumbai on Tuesday where he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders will inaugurate the India-France Year of Innovation 2026 as per an official statement from the…

New Delhi : The tech leaders of the World are in India today as the mega AI-India Impact summit gets underway in the capital. The AI India Expo will be inaugurated later in the day by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister on…

New Delhi : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday extended his heartiest wishes to Team India for emerging victorious against Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at Colombo. The Home Minister expressed pride in India's "consistent"…

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) President M K Faizi. He was in custody on money-laundering charges. The trial court dismissed his earlier bail plea on August 28, 2025. It…

Bhaderwah : Dozens of vehicles were stranded on the Bhaderwah-Pathankot inter-state road on Sunday evening after a small avalanche struck the strategic highway on Guldanda. Executive Magistrate of Bhaderwah, Kamal Preet Singh, confirmed…

Bathinda : Bathinda Police arrested two drug traffickers and recovered 6.5 kilograms of opium smuggled from Rajasthan, officials said. SP City Narinder Singh said, "Bathinda Police achieved success in the Punjab government's ongoing…

Chandigarh- As the decisive ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched under the directions of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann enters its 26th day, Punjab Police on Sunday conducted 571 raids at the at identified and mapped locations linked to associates…