Author: Nupur Rohila

Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda celebrated their long-awaited wedding on February 26, 2026, at ITC Mementos in Udaipur, combining a traditional Telugu ceremony with a Kodava wedding in the evening. Keeping their eight-year romance largely private, the couple chose an intimate setting away from media attention, sharing select glimpses of their special day with fans. A standout image from their wedding album evoked their iconic scene from the 2018 film Geetha Govindam. In the original still, Vijay leans toward Rashmika to tie a pustelu, the Telugu equivalent of a mangalsutra, around her neck. In their real-life wedding, Vijay mirrored this…

Slovakia’s President Peter Pellegrini described his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “historic milestone” for India-Slovakia relations and congratulated India for hosting the well-organized India AI Impact Summit 2026. The bilateral discussions, held at Hyderabad House during the summit, covered trade, investment, digital technologies, defence, space, energy, culture, and people-to-people exchanges. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) noted that both leaders welcomed the momentum created by the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and the India-EU Joint Comprehensive Strategic Agenda 2030, agreeing to deepen cooperation, particularly in the digital sector. Pellegrini highlighted that this visit marked the first-ever reception of…

India and France have elevated their bilateral relationship to a “Special Global Strategic Partnership,” marking a significant milestone in cooperation across defence, critical minerals, and innovation. The move reflects the growing alignment of both nations’ strategic interests in technology, security, and sustainable development. Under the agreement, India and France will enhance collaboration in defence manufacturing, focusing on co-development and co-production to bolster India’s domestic capabilities. Both countries also plan to strengthen resilience in global supply chains for critical minerals, essential for advanced manufacturing and clean energy technologies. The partnership emphasizes innovation and research cooperation in emerging fields, including digital technologies,…

US President Donald Trump marked Black History Month with a White House reception, highlighting his administration’s efforts in criminal justice reform, economic growth, and public safety, while acknowledging Indian American civil rights leader Harmeet Kaur Dhillon. Opening the event, Trump celebrated the 100th observance of Black History Month, calling it “a big deal” and paid tribute to the late civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson. Trump praised Dhillon, who serves as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, referencing her work on legal battles involving institutions such as Harvard. Dhillon, born in 1969, previously served as vice chair of…

On February 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Seva Teerth’, a state-of-the-art government complex that will host the Prime Minister’s Office, the Cabinet Secretariat, and the National Security Council Secretariat. The launch also included the opening of Kartavya Bhavan 1 and 2, marking a major overhaul in India’s administrative infrastructure and reinforcing the government’s focus on modern, efficient, and citizen-centric governance. The Prime Minister’s Office has now been relocated from South Block to the Seva Teerth complex on Dara Shikoh Road. Modi described this move as a key step toward modernizing India’s governance architecture. The Seva Teerth plaque bears…

 Sachin Jain, CEO of SCAN Group, recently shared the remarkable story of his mother’s determination and entrepreneurial spirit after moving to the United States in the 1970s. Balancing life in a new country while her husband completed his anesthesiology residency, she found a small opportunity that would change their family’s future. She came across an advertisement seeking a babysitter in their apartment building and decided to take up the role. Starting with just one child, her small home gradually became a local daycare as word spread. Children enjoyed her cooking, especially the puffed-up rotis, earning her the affectionate nickname “magic”…

India and Seychelles have significantly strengthened their bilateral partnership with the signing of multiple agreements spanning development cooperation, maritime security, renewable energy, health, infrastructure and people-to-people engagement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Patrick Herminie held wide-ranging discussions, reviewing the full spectrum of relations and identifying new growth opportunities across strategic and economic sectors. The talks underscored the shared vision of both nations as maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean region. A major outcome of the meeting was the adoption of the Joint Vision for Sustainability, Economic Growth and Security through Enhanced Linkages (SESEL), which sets a long-term roadmap…

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have developed a simpler and more efficient method to recover immune cells grown in laboratories, a breakthrough that could significantly improve T-cell-based cancer therapies. T-cell immunotherapies, including CAR T-cell treatment, involve extracting T-cells from a patient’s blood, modifying and multiplying them in controlled laboratory conditions, and then infusing them back into the body to fight cancer. One of the most critical challenges in this process is recovering these cells without damaging their viability or function. The research team, led by Professor Prakriti Tayalia from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, focused on…

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has achieved a record milestone, reaching Rs. 230 lakh crore (US$ 2.56 trillion) in transactions between April 2025 and December 2025, according to a government briefing in the Rajya Sabha. This marks a sharp rise from the previous year’s Rs. 139 lakh crore (US$ 1.54 trillion) in FY24-25, highlighting the accelerating adoption of digital payments across the country. The surge in UPI usage is attributed to increased digital literacy among consumers, wider acceptance by merchants, and seamless interoperability across multiple payment apps and banking partners. These factors have established UPI as a central component of…

India has set an ambitious target to attract US$ 100 billion in investments for its oil and gas sector by 2030, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India Energy Week 2026 summit. The initiative underscores the government’s plan to accelerate energy infrastructure development while reducing dependence on imported energy. As one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, India aims to enhance domestic exploration, covering nearly 1 million square kilometers and allocating over 170 hydrocarbon blocks to energy companies. The Andaman and Nicobar basin has been highlighted as a promising new hydrocarbon region, with ongoing reforms in exploration and production…