Congress leaders, economists and activists met in Ranchi to discuss concerns over a proposed new rural employment scheme that may replace MGNREGA. Participants stressed protecting the 100-day job guarantee, timely wage payments and safeguarding the programme’s rights-based framework
14 February,2026 02:57 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2.86-km Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu over the Brahmaputra, connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati and cutting travel time to 7 minutes. He also opened the Northeast’s first highway Emergency Landing Facility in Moran, Dibrugarh
14 February,2026 02:47 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentDonald Trump has ordered a second US aircraft carrier to the Middle East as he presses Iran to reach a deal over its nuclear programme. The USS Gerald R. Ford will join the USS Abraham Lincoln and other American warships already deployed in the region
14 February,2026 12:55 PM IST | APPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rs 3,030 crore Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu over the Brahmaputra, cutting Guwahati–North Guwahati travel time to 7 minutes. He will also launch the Northeast National Data Centre, IIM Guwahati campus and flag off 225 e-buses
14 February,2026 12:32 PM IST | AgenciesSecurity forces arrested three militants linked to banned outfits KCP (Apunba) and PREPAK in Manipur’s Imphal West, Imphal East and Bishnupur districts. During a separate operation in Tengnoupal, personnel recovered firearms, pistols and eight improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
14 February,2026 12:30 PM IST | PTIA girl student reportedly died after falling from the fourth floor of a coaching centre near AIIMS Patna, triggering outrage and fresh political reactions over law and order in Bihar. Independent MP Pappu Yadav slams state government
14 February,2026 12:29 PM IST | ANIA new US strike on a suspected narcotics vessel has pushed the death toll to 133 across at least 38 attacks since September in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific
14 February,2026 12:25 PM IST | APThe Trump administration has urged countries to pressure Vanuatu to withdraw a UN General Assembly draft resolution calling for stronger climate action and reparations for nations failing to curb emissions
14 February,2026 12:23 PM IST | APScientists have created an advanced light-based sensor capable of identifying extremely small amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood. The sensor combines nanostructures made of DNA with quantum dots and CRISPR gene editing technology to detect biomarkers
14 February,2026 09:30 AM IST | AgenciesCongress MPs on Friday also held a protest in Parliament House complex demanding the resignation of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri after his name figured in the ‘Epstein Files’ released in the United States
14 February,2026 09:29 AM IST | AgenciesThe tumultuous first leg of the Budget session, which saw heated exchanges over the India-US interim trade deal and unpublished memoir of former army chief M M Naravane, concluded Friday
14 February,2026 09:27 AM IST | AgenciesKathryn Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs since 2020 and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, has resigned, after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship
14 February,2026 09:25 AM IST | AgenciesM. K. Stalin said Rs 5,000 each has been credited to 1.31 crore beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Women’s Entitlement Scheme. The move comes months before Assembly polls, drawing criticism from opposition parties
14 February,2026 09:18 AM IST | Chennai | AgenciesThe Delhi High Court observed that posts of chairperson and members in the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions cannot be left vacant for years, even if no timeline is prescribed under law
14 February,2026 09:15 AM IST | New Delhi | AgenciesThe government is also planning to introduce standardised annual exams for Std V and VIII in which students from various schools will be required to answer uniform questions, the official said
14 February,2026 09:13 AM IST | Aizawl | AgenciesProposals for animal husbandry colleges at Baramati and Parli Vaijnath had been approved earlier with the initiative of Ajit Pawar, who would have appreciated the scale of the exhibition, Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Minister Pankaja Munde said on Friday
13 February,2026 09:08 PM IST | Beed | PTIShe had arrived in Kota around two-and-a-half months ago on her own volition and had been self-studying for NEET-UG and taking offline mock tests while living in a rented room in Basant Vihar area of the city, Dadabari Station House Officer Baldevram said
13 February,2026 08:53 PM IST | Kota | PTIECI has ordered five-year preservation of Bengal voter revision records and warned officials of strict action if foreign nationals are found in the final voters’ list
13 February,2026 07:49 PM IST | Kolkata | IANSUnion Textile Minister Giriraj Singh accused Rahul Gandhi of misleading the public on farmers and the India–US trade deal. BJP leaders, including Nishikant Dubey and Kiren Rijiju, sought action against him, while Gandhi challenged the government led by Narendra Modi to move a privilege motion
13 February,2026 07:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentED arrested Dr Athuturi Namratha in an alleged illegal surrogacy and money laundering racket, accusing her of sourcing newborns from vulnerable parents and cheating childless couples
13 February,2026 07:21 PM IST | Hyderabad | IANSThe move coincided with February 13, marking 95 years since the formal inauguration of New Delhi as India’s modern capital in 1931. PM Modi arrived at the Seva Teerth complex in a motorcade along with Union ministers Manohar Lal and Jitendra Singh and senior PMO officials
13 February,2026 05:04 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
A massive political storm has erupted after opposition MPs demanded the resignation of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over alleged past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. The minister says the meetings were professional and limited, while the Modi government calls the controversy politically motivated.
The United States Navy is deploying the USS Gerald R Ford and its escort ships to West Asia as President Donald Trump weighs military options against Iran over its nuclear programme
14 February,2026 09:22 AM IST | Washington | AgenciesHypersonix Launch Systems has successfully completed vibration testing of its DART AE hypersonic technology demonstrator, validating the vehicle’s structural integrity ahead of upcoming flight trials.
Bangladesh elections: As vote counting continues in Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary elections, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is leading with a strong margin. Preliminary reports indicate BNP and its allies have secured 177 of 299 seats, signalling a major political shift
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Amit Shah made the remarks via video link while inaugurating the Shri Motibhai R Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School and Sagar Organic Plant at Boriyavi village in Mehsana district, Gujarat
13 November,2025 09:36 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondentMove to ease traffic congestion near Pune University, along Ganeshkhind Road
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