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Agarkar seeks extension as selection committee chair

Centre launches RELIEF scheme to help exporters

India emerges as leading force in AI applications

Gas prices in Europe surge 30 pc after escalation of war

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Former Railway minister Mukul Roy passes away

February 23, 2026

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Senior politician Mukul Roy, a former Railway Minister from West Bengal, died early February 23 morning...

Alcaraz sinks Fils to lift Qatar Open

NEW DELHI: Carlos Alcaraz swept past resurgent Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-1 in just 50 minutes to secure the Qatar...

Pharma exports register 9.4 pc growth

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India’s pharmaceutical exports grew by 9.4 per cent in 2024–25 to reach $30.47 billion, and the...

India to make clean energy transition faster: Joshi

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said on February 22 that India remains...

Trump invokes 1974 Trade Act to lift global tariffs to 15 pc

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump raised a newly imposed global tariff to 15 per cent, invoking Section...

Jemimah completes 2500 runs in T20

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India batter Jemimah Rodrigues completed 2500 runs in the T20 Internationals, achieving the feat during the...

Govt scrapped 2,000 obsolete rules: Jitendra

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Government removed nearly 2,000 outdated rules in a decade that outlived their relevance, Union Minister...

Nadda launches indigenous tetanus, diphtheria vaccine

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda on February 21 launched the indigenously manufactured...

India-Brazil to take trade beyond $20 billion

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 21 held a joint news conference with Brazilian President Lula...

Alcaraz brushes past Rublev