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Canadian PM Mark Carney to skip Punjab during India visit
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is set to visit India starting Friday, will significantly skip a visit to Punjab, in a break from past such visits by Canadian PMs, and in what is being seen as a move to distance his government from pro-Khalistani elements that had created fissures in ties with India in the past.
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26 Feb 2026
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Russia expelled 72,000 illegal immigrants in 2025
Russia deported 72,000 foreign nationals for staying in the country illegally in 2025, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday.
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26 Feb 2026
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Radisson Hotel Group, MBD Group Announce Strategic Master Franchise Partnership
To Expand Radisson Collection and Radisson RED in India
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26 Feb 2026
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Projects Today Launches New AI-Powered Business Opportunity Platform to Strengthen India’s Project Ecosystem
Projects Today has launched a new Al-powered businessopportunityplatform aimed at strengthening India’s project ecosystem by providing comprehensive, real-time project intelligence inasingleintegrated interface.
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26 Feb 2026
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“A Support to Many, A Builder of Roads and Progress” - Engineer Rajendra Rahane
Engineer Rajendra Rahane, currently serving as Chief Engineer in the Pune Regional Division of the Maharashtra Government's Public Works Department, is a widely respected figure in Maharashtra’s administrative, social, and public spheres.
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26 Feb 2026
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Tourism in India has moved from margins of policy to centre of national development Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Wednesday that Tourism, a sector which has been lurking on the margins of national policy making for decades, has moved into the centre of national development under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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26 Feb 2026
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MLA Rohit Pawar raises concerns over Police refusal to file FIR in Ajit Pawar plane crash case
NCP MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday warned of legal action and public protest after the Marine Lines Police allegedly refused to register an FIR against the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and a private firm, VSR Company, in connection with the Ajit Pawar plane crash case.
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26 Feb 2026
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Sri Lanka arrests former intelligence chief over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka’s criminal investigators on Wednesday arrested the country’s former intelligence chief in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners.
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26 Feb 2026
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Iranian FM dismisses US claims of Tehran's weaponization of N-plan
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on Wednesday dismissed US statements on Iran's ballistic missiles, nuclear programme, and the massive casualties in the wake of the nationwide civil unrest against the regime as totally fabricated, terming it one lie after another.
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26 Feb 2026
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Air India targets 93 pc flights with new and uniform cabin experience by end of 2026
With 85 per cent of the narrow-body aircraft retrofitting completed and retrofitting of the legacy wide-body fleet already underway and poised to get completed later this year, Air India hopes to ensure that nearly 93 per cent of its fleet offer completely new cabin experiences by end of this year.
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26 Feb 2026
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Congress spokesperson claims assault in Pune, questions police action
Congress spokesperson Hanumant Pawar was allegedly attacked at Mitra Mandal Chowk in Pune, triggering a political controversy.
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26 Feb 2026
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BJP Faces Setback in Solapur
Petition Filed Seeking Cancellation of District President’s ZP Membership
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26 Feb 2026
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Ex Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns NATO
Nuclear level response if it tries to give Ukraine nukes
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26 Feb 2026
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India’s D2C e-comm to grow 3x faster, hit USD 60 billion by 2030: Report
India’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce channel is projected to grow nearly three times faster than traditional online marketplaces, reaching up to USD 60 billion by 2030, according to a McKinsey & Company report released in February 2026.
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26 Feb 2026
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Expanding the Boundaries of the Mind
Discrimination against people from Northeast India based on their physical features, culture, or language is unfortunately not new.
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26 Feb 2026
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Sharad Pawar's Rajya Sabha plan unclear as Parth Pawar's name does the rounds
The BJP held an important meeting of the party's core committee at the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday to decide its Rajya Sabha candidate, sources said.
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26 Feb 2026
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Focus on pollution control and Mumbai Climate Action Plan
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has set aside Rs 159.82 crore for its Environment and Climate Change Department in the 2026-27 civic budget, which has a total outlay of Rs 80,952 crore.
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26 Feb 2026
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Fidel Acquires majority stake in Japan-based IM Corporation Strengthening its global AI & technology consulting capabilities
Fidel, a global Al-led enterprise B2B digital transformation services company, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of a majority stake in IM Corporation, a Japan-based technology consulting and DX services firm with over 30 years of industry experience.
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26 Feb 2026
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From Waiter to Alleged Trafficking Kingpin: Pune Police Bust Major Human Trafficking Racket in Budhwar Peth
Pune Police have uncovered a major human trafficking and illegal prostitution racket operating in the crowded lanes of Budhwar Peth, exposing the alleged role of aman known as “Babu Bhaiyya,” alias Papa Sheikh, who is believed to have run the network for nearly two decades.
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26 Feb 2026
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Resolve Industry-Related Issues Promptly: Resident Deputy Collector Jyoti Kadam
Resident Deputy Collector Jyoti Kadam has directed concerned departments to resolve industry-related issues within the stipulated time frame.
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26 Feb 2026
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Satej Patil likely to be appointed Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council
The appointment of the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Councilis likely to take place during the ongoing Budget Session.
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26 Feb 2026
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Man booked for illegal hunting of rare fish
The Karvir Forest department today registered a case against a man for illegally hunting a rare 'Shortfin Devil Ray Mobula Kubhlii’ fish and exhibited for sale at a fish company in Phulewadi, a suburb of the city.
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26 Feb 2026
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Criminalising Grief: Gendered Mourning and the Silencing of Dissent in India
Public mourning after sexual violence, caste-based violence, and communal riots has repeatedly been met with surveillance, police brutality, and criminal charges, revealing how grief, particularly when articulated by women and marginalised communities, is criminalised and how the act of mourning is deeply gendered in itself.
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26 Feb 2026
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MVA to urge consensus on Sharad Pawar's Rajya Sabha nomination: Supriya Sule
Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday said that if there is unanimous support, Sharad Pawar can be sent to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra.
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26 Feb 2026
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Trump delivers first union address with excessive chest thumping, reiterates claims of ending eight wars
Delivering his first State of the union address of his second term, President Donald Trump pushed forth a message of economic strength and global leadership in his speech, blending nationalist campaign rhetoric with presidential chest thumping, in a bid to rally voters ahead of the November midterm elections in the country.
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26 Feb 2026
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Iran close to finalising deal with China for purchase of anti-ship CM-302 cruise missile
Iran is reportedly close to finalising a major weapons deal with China, as it is moving closer to the purchase of Beijing's advanced anti-ship CM-302 cruise missiles, in an attempt to modernise its ageing defence capabilities amid the massive US naval buildup near its waters.
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26 Feb 2026
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Parth Pawar tipped for Rajya Sabha; Sunetra Pawar to contest bypoll from Baramati Assembly seat
The top leadership of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP has decided to send the late Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar to the Rajya Sabha, party sources said here on Wednesday.
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26 Feb 2026
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Trump's Defiance Persists
Even repeated judicial rebukes— from lower courts to the Supreme Court—appear to have made little difference to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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26 Feb 2026
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IIM Nagpur students boycott mid-term exams in support of 40 students facing disciplinary action
A wave of protest swept through Indian Institute of Management Nagpur (IIM Nagpur) after close to 60 students chose to skip their midterm examinations in solidarity with 40 first-year students who were barred from appearing for the tests over an alleged violation of campus rules, sources said.
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26 Feb 2026
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Airtel Moves to Build Premium NBFC Platform with Major Investment in Airtel Money
Telecom major Bharti Airtel has announced significant plans to build a high-quality non-banking financial company (NBFC) platform through its subsidiary Airtel Money Limited, marking a major step toward creating one of India’s most trusted and large-scale digital financial ecosystems.
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