Videos of Rohit Sharma running at the MCA Ground in BKC, Mumbai, have gone viral on social media, showcasing his intense preparation for the season ahead. Rohit Sharma, the former India captain and Mumbai Indians stalwart, is gearing up for a big comeback in the upcoming IPL 2026 season. According to reports, Rohit Sharma has made it clear that he wants to play full matches in IPL 2026, rather than being used as an impact player. The IPL 2026 season is expected to be Rohit Sharma's final appearance in the tournament before he bids adieu to the league. Having played for Mumbai Indians since 2011, Rohit has been an integral part of the team, leading them to multiple titles.

Pop band Katseye has landed in the crosshairs of the internet after one of its members, Manon Bannerman, announced a break from group activities, prompting backlash over what many described as mistreatment and racial discrimination. ADVERTISEMENT“After open and thoughtful conversations together, we are sharing that Manon will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and well-being. An X user wrote, “Katseye has six members, and all of them are under a freaking contract. Though not essentially a Korean band, Katseye is inspired by K-pop training systems but with a diverse, multicultural lineup. The members of the band are: Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung.

Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, the Canadian government has initiated proceedings to revoke the citizenship of Pakistan-born businessman Tahawwur Rana Hussain, accused of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Rana, 64, a Pakistan-born Canadian national, is a close associate of one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, David Coleman Headley, alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen. ADVERTISEMENTDocuments obtained by Global News show that immigration officials have informed Rana of their intent to strip him of the Canadian citizenship he acquired in 2001. According to the report, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said the move to revoke his citizenship was not based on terrorism charges but on alleged misrepresentation during his application process. The revocation decision accused him of “a serious and deliberate deception,” adding that his “lack of respect for the citizenship laws of Canada” resulted in immigration officials granting him citizenship in error.

Supreme court flagged the trend among high courts of reducing the sentences awarded to the accused persons. (Image generated using AI)Supreme Court news: Slamming the practice of enhancing the compensation payable to the victim and reducing the sentence of convicts, the Supreme Court recently set aside a Madras High Court’s order that reduced the sentence of two men convicted of attempt to murder from three years’ imprisonment to the period already undergone. A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi cautioned that the practice of enhancing the compensation payable to the victim and reducing the sentence is dangerous as it may send a wrong message to society that the offenders/accused persons can absolve themselves from their liability by paying a monetary consideration.

The results of the 2026 Telangana municipal elections mark another milestone in the Congress’s steady political consolidation in Telangana. However, a comparison between 2020 and 2026 also highlights why the present Congress victory carries deeper political meaning. This gap is striking when viewed against the backdrop of the 2023 Assembly elections, where the difference between the two parties was just 2%. The scale of the Congress victory is evident in seat distribution too. Transforming the present momentum into a second Assembly victory will depend on whether the Congress is able to address its weaknesses.

Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said that IBM is planning investments in quantum computing and cloud infrastructure across India, which is expected to create new opportunities for the country's growing technology talent pool.The Minister shared the update after holding a meeting with senior officials of IBM, highlighting the company's continued commitment to expanding its presence in India's advanced technology sectors.In a social media post, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "IBM is planning investments in quantum computing and cloud infrastructure across India. It is further strengthening its design teams in India, especially in advanced semiconductor nodes. "Quantum computing is a new and advanced form of computing that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to process information. Unlike traditional computers, which use bits that are either 0 or 1, quantum computers use quantum bits or "qubits," which can be both 0 and 1 at the same time.This allows quantum computers to solve very complex problems much faster than traditional computers.

The Maoist insurrection in the country appears to be at a terminal stage. Security forces have been going hammer and tongs to decimate Maoists by March 2026, the target date given by the Home Minister. In the last year, at least 15 central committee members have been killed and another six have surrendered. A day later, former Maoist leader Mallojula Venugopal Rao released a video urging the Maoists to surrender their weapons and join the mainstream. AdvertisementThe Maoist movement is in shambles.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) congratulated Rob Jetten on assuming charge as Prime Minister of the Netherlands and said he was looking forward to working closely with him to add further momentum to the growing ties between the two countries. Mr. Jetten, the youngest Prime Minister of the Netherlands, assumed office on Monday (February 23, 2026). Rob Jetten on assuming office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. India and the Netherlands share an extensive relationship across diverse sectors. I look forward to working closely with you to add further momentum to the growing ties between our two countries and people," PM Modi wrote on X.Mr. Jetten, 38, heads a three-party administration made up of his centrist D66, the centre-right Christian Democrats and the centre-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

AI SummitIndia hosted a Five-Day India AI Impact Summit (February 16-20, 2026. During his address at the AI Summit, PM Modi while pointing to the growing importance of AI said that the “technological revolution”was shaping the world, but there was need to ensure that it is democratised. India joins Pax SilicaOn the sidelines of the AI Summit, India also joined the United States-led high-technology and supply chain initiative, Pax Silica. Lula was in India for a state visit (February 18-22, 2026) and attended the India AI Impact Summit. Fourth, the growing importance of AI and India’s potential as an important AI player on the global stage – especially as an important voice of the Global South.

Shares of International Business Machines recorded their steepest daily drop in more than 25 years on Monday, after AI startup Anthropic said its Claude Code tool could be used to modernize a programming language run on IBM systems. ADVERTISEMENTCOBOL is a programming language widely used on IBM mainframes across banking, insurance and government systems. Tools like Claude Code can automate the exploration and analysis phases that consume most of the effort in COBOL modernization," Anthropic said in a blog post on Monday. "With AI, teams can modernize their COBOL codebase in quarters instead of years," it added. Shares of cybersecurity companies including CrowdStrike and Datadog also slumped on Monday, as investors weighed the potential impact of Anthropic's new security tool on the industry.

In a horrific incident from Lucknow, a 21-year-old man shot identified as Akshat shot his father, Manvendra Singh, dead and chopped off the body parts. He later hid the body parts inside a blue drum to conceal the murder. In a horrific incident from Lucknow, a 21-year-old man shot identified as Akshat shot his father, Manvendra Singh, dead and chopped off the body parts. At the day of murder, an altercation broke out between father and son, where Singh asked his son to focus on studies. Later, Akshat shot his father dead and allegedly chopped the body in front of his sister.

The National Weather Service (NWS) predicted more snowfall on Tuesday over parts of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Lower Great Lakes, and Central Appalachians. A major winter storm swept across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, causing travel disruption and power outages. DoorDash suspends operations Due to adverse weather conditions, the food-delivery app DoorDash extended its blizzard-related shutdown in New York City until Monday afternoon. DoorDash resumed services at around 4:30 pm on 23 February, the New York Post reported. New York schools reopen After Monday’s closure, New York City schools will resume classes on Tuesday following the historic winter storm.

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Overnight Russian drone strikes on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia wounded five people, including a child, authorities said on Tuesday (February 24, 2026). The Ukrainian State Emergency Service (DSNS) said the attacks, which occurred late on Monday (February 23), targeted multiple sites across the regional centre. "Five people, including one child, were injured as a result of the attacks," the DSNS said. Zaporizhzhia, a major city near the southern frontline, faces near-daily Russian drone and missile attacks as Moscow continues to target urban areas and industrial facilities across Ukraine. The drone attacks come on the heels of Russian strikes that killed three people in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa on Monday (February 23).

Last year, television actor Dipika Kakar revealed that she had been diagnosed with a tennis ball-sized cancerous tumour in her liver. In his latest YouTube vlog, her husband Shoaib Ibrahim shared that doctors have discovered a new cyst. In the vlog, the couple were seen attending a birthday party on Friday, but later that night, her health worsened. So the doctor has decided to treat it; there won’t be a major surgery, but the cyst will be burned. “When doctors say that a liver lesion will be ‘burned,’ they are referring to minimally invasive ablative treatments.