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.

लेखक के बारे में अभिजात शेखर आजाद अभिजात शेखर आजाद नवभारत टाइम्स डिजिटल में असिस्टेंट न्यूज़ एडिटर हैं, जिन्हें पत्रकारिता में 16 वर्षों से अधिक का गहन अनुभव है। वे अंतरराष्ट्रीय राजनीति (International Politics), वैश्विक कूटनीति (Global Diplomacy) और रक्षा रणनीति (Defense Strategy) के विशेषज्ञ माने जाते हैं।अभिजात ने अपने करियर में अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति चुनाव, रूस-यूक्रेन युद्ध और मध्य पूर्व (Middle East) के भू-राजनीतिक संकटों का सूक्ष्म विश्लेषण किया है। उनकी विशेषज्ञता केवल समाचार रिपोर्टिंग तक सीमित नहीं है, बल्कि वे जटिल अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंधों को भारतीय दर्शकों के लिए सरल और प्रभावी ढंग से समझाने के लिए जाने जाते हैं।प्रमुख उपलब्धियां और विशेषज्ञता:रक्षा और सैन्य विश्लेषण: राफेल डील से लेकर अत्याधुनिक मिसाइल टेक्नोलॉजी और वैश्विक शक्ति संतुलन पर सैकड़ों विश्लेषणात्मक लेख।चुनाव कवरेज: कई भारतीय लोकसभा चुनावों और प्रमुख वैश्विक चुनावों की ग्राउंड और संपादकीय रिपोर्टिंग।पुरस्कार: पत्रकारिता में उत्कृष्टता के लिए दो बार प्रतिष्ठित ENBA अवार्ड से सम्मानित।इंटरव्यू: वैश्विक नीति निर्माताओं, पूर्व राजनयिकों और रक्षा विशेषज्ञों के साथ विशेष संवाद।अभिजात का लक्ष्य वैश्विक घटनाओं के पीछे छिपे 'असली कारणों' को उजागर करना है, ताकि पाठक केवल खबर न पढ़ें, बल्कि उसके दूरगामी प्रभावों को भी समझ सकें।... और पढ़ें

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.

A tip about drug lord Nemesio Oseguera's romantic liaisons led Mexican authorities to the cartel leader's hideout in a small town of Jalisco state where he was killed, Mexican authorities said on Monday in the first account of the ambush that spawned violence across much of Mexico. Oseguera, Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader, was the mastermind of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, rival to the also infamous Sinaloa Cartel. The U.S. provided intelligence to help pinpoint the exact location of the compound in the town of Tapalpa where Mexican authorities found the cartel boss, but Mexican officials underscored that they spearheaded the operation. Garcia added that authorities were closely monitoring for a reaction or restructuring within the cartel that could unleash further violence. Mexican conglomerate Femsa, which operates Mexico's ubiquitous Oxxo convenience stores, reported over 200 incidents at its stores and gas stations.

जागरण संवाददाता, नई दिल्ली। भारत मंडपम में चल रहे एआई इंपैक्ट समिट के दौरान केंद्र सरकार के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन करने के मामले में नई दिल्ली जिला पुलिस ने भारतीय युवा कांग्रेस के अध्यक्ष उदय भानु को गिरफ्तार कर लिया है।उसे सोमवार सुबह 11 बजे पूछताछ के लिए बुलाया गया था। कल से उससे लंबी पूछताछ के बाद अंततः गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया। उसे पटियाला हाउस कोर्ट में पेश करने के बाद पूछताछ के पुलिस रिमांड ले सकती है। जांच में पता चला कि प्रदर्शन की आपराधिक साजिश रचने में उदय भानु भी शामिल था इसलिए उसे गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया। अब तक इस मामले में 8 कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ताओं को दिल्ली पुलिस गिरफ्तार कर चुकी है। तीन चार अन्य को गिरफ्तार किया जाना बाकी है।

It has now returned to India, marking a full artistic circle. The presentation of the tapestry forms part of a solo exhibition by Henriot that includes a dozen of his other works depicting palaces of India. By presenting Palais d’Or, Alliance Francaise is “connecting artistic practices, textile heritage and technological advancement between France and India,” says Loison. The foundation works to give artists in India and globally opportunities to show their work and connect with the wider creative community. Known for his long ink drawings on Japanese paper, Henriot works outdoors, seated cross-legged.

Panamanian authorities have taken control of two ports on the Panama Canal from CK Hutchison after the Hong Kong-based conglomerate's concession was annulled amid a row between the United States and China. In January, the country's supreme court declared as "unconstitutional" the contract which had allowed Hutchison's subsidiary Panama Ports Company (PPC) to manage the ports of Balboa on the Pacific and Cristobal on the Atlantic since 1997. Publication of the court ruling in the official gazette Monday (February 23, 2026) effectively ended the legal process. Following the court's January ruling, the Panama Maritime Authority had said a division of Maersk Group would temporarily take over operation of the facilities. The Panama Canal was built by the United States, which operated it for a century before ceding control to Panama in 1999.

Vicky Kaushal praised Katrina Kaif for handling pregnancy and motherhood like a 'warrior' in an interview with Hindustan Times. The couple recently welcomed their son, Vihaan Kaushal and Vicky said fatherhood has made him more responsible and grounded. Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal recently opened up about his journey into fatherhood and praised his wife, Katrina Kaif, for her strength during pregnancy and motherhood. Praises Katrina’s strength:Vicky described Katrina as a warrior who showed exceptional strength during her pregnancy in his interview with Hindustan Times. He described Katrina as a 'superhero' because she handles all her responsibilities with love and care.