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'Mann Ki Baat': PM Modi praises Indian-origin cricketers in foreign teams, highlights 'speciality of Bhartiyata'

IANS | February 22, 2026 11:46 AM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Indian-origin cricketers playing in foreign teams and emphasised the significance of 'Bhartiyata' and noted that wherever Indians travel, they maintain a strong connection to their roots in their 'matrabhoomi' (motherland) while also contributing to the development of their 'karmabhoomi' (place of duty).

World witnessed Bharat's remarkable capabilities at AI Summit, says PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'

IANS | February 22, 2026 11:21 AM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the recently concluded AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam and said that through this, the world witnessed "Bharat's remarkable capabilities" in the field of artificial intelligence.

Red Fort, Temple targets on radar: ISI-backed module busted in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

Vicky Nanjappa | February 22, 2026 11:13 AM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The security agencies have busted a major ISI-backed terror plot, following the arrest of eight persons from West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

Eleven members of Baloch family forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces

IANS | February 22, 2026 10:52 AM

Quetta, Feb 22 (IANS) At least eleven members of the same family were forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani forces in Balochistan amid a growing wave of enforced disappearances across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Sunday.

Pakistan providing terror groups with operational space: Report

IANS | February 22, 2026 10:21 AM

Kabul, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s military establishment is providing radical Islamist groups like Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood operational space, enabling support for local terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and seeking backing from Islamic nations on Gaza and Kashmir.

Trump to deliver first SOTU of second term on Feb 24

IANS | February 22, 2026 8:35 AM

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address of his second term on February 24, returning to Congress at a politically charged moment in Washington.

Pakistani strikes Afghan border areas, dozens of civilians killed

IANS | February 22, 2026 8:33 AM

Islamabad/Kabul, Feb 22 (IANS) Several Afghan civilians were killed and many others injured after Pakistan carried out airstrikes targeting civilian areas along the volatile border between the two countries.

US, India bet big on AI, reject fear politics

IANS | February 22, 2026 8:22 AM

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) In a decisive signal to the world, the United States and India have unveiled a new AI partnership that rejects what they call the “paralysis of fear” and instead backs a pro-growth, pro-entrepreneurship model to lead the artificial intelligence race.

Blizzard warnings issued across US East Coast

IANS | February 22, 2026 8:09 AM

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) A rapidly intensifying winter storm is set to unleash heavy snow, powerful winds, and coastal flooding across the US Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, prompting blizzard warnings in major cities including New York and Boston, resulting in the cancellation of over 1500 flights, according to US media reports and federal forecasters.

Trump invokes 1974 Trade Act to lift global tariffs to 15 per cent: US media (Ld)

IANS | February 22, 2026 7:50 AM

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump raised a newly imposed global tariff to 15 per cent, invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 as reported by The Wall Street Journal, a move that escalates his trade offensive a day after the US Supreme Court struck down much of his earlier tariff regime.

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'Mann Ki Baat': PM Modi praises Indian-origin cricketers in foreign teams, highlights 'speciality of Bhartiyata'

World witnessed Bharat's remarkable capabilities at AI Summit, says PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'

Red Fort, Temple targets on radar: ISI-backed module busted in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

Eleven members of Baloch family forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces

Pakistan providing terror groups with operational space: Report

Trump to deliver first SOTU of second term on Feb 24

Pakistani strikes Afghan border areas, dozens of civilians killed

US, India bet big on AI, reject fear politics

Blizzard warnings issued across US East Coast

Trump invokes 1974 Trade Act to lift global tariffs to 15 per cent: US media (Ld)

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