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India gets its 100th Chess GM

ICC board and committee meeting begins in Bali with focus on WTC cycles

India, Norway discuss joint tech to turn industrial waste into construction resources

Mutual fund rebounds strongly; October inflows surge to Rs 1.74 lakh crore

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PM Modi inaugurates emergency landing facility in Assam

February 14, 2026

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on February 14, inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the national...

Tendulkar hails Zimbabwe’s huge upset win over Australia

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar hailed Zimbabwe’s big upset win over Australia by 23 runs in...

India’s electronics exports outpace global growth

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India’s share in global electronics demand has expanded at a rapid compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...

From Seva Teerth, PM Modi clears big ticket welfare push for women, farmers

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Service to the citizens, particularly the vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of people, formed the core of...

Govt announces first national call for Rs 2,000cr BIRAC–RDI Fund

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Government on February 13 approved the first national call for the Rs 2,000 crore BIRAC–RDI...

Atletico Madrid stun Barcelona

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Atletico Madrid stunned Copa del Rey holder and La Liga leader Barcelona in the first leg...

Apple to open its sixth India store on Feb 26

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: US tech giant Apple unveiled the barricade for Apple Borivali, its sixth store in India and...

IRCTC’s Q3 net profit rises 15.5 pc to Rs 395 crore

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Navratna public sector company, reported a 15.51 per...

India’s tech services sector will scale to $750b by 2035

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India’s $265 billion technology services sector can scale to $750 billion by 2035, while strengthening global...

Tarique Rahman to become first male Bangladesh PM in 35 years