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Rohit Pawar says 2 other substance tanks connected Ajit Pawar’s plane, demands mounting up of monitoring committee
A time aft the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the level clang that killed its chief, Ajit Pawar’s nephew and NCP (Sharad Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) alleged that the level was loaded with other substance tanks, questioning wherefore nary enactment has been taken against VSR Aviation company.
Ukraine warfare talks successful Geneva extremity without statement connected territory
Ukraine and Russia made immoderate advancement astatine U.S.-mediated talks successful Geneva but did not find a compromise connected the cardinal contented of territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026). The United States has been pushing for an extremity to the astir four-year war, which has killed tens of thousands and destroyed overmuch of eastbound and confederate Ukraine, but Moscow and Kyiv stay astatine likelihood implicit who gets what onshore successful a post-war settlement.
Over 1.70 lakh amerciable foreigners detected nether Assam Accord successful 40 years: Minister
Over 1.70 lakh amerciable foreigners person been detected successful the State truthful acold nether provisions of the Assam Accord, portion astir 31,000 person been pushed backmost successful the past 40 years, the Assembly was informed connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026. Assam Accord Implementation Minister Atul Bora besides stated that the fencing of the India-Bangladesh borderline successful Assam has been astir completed, but for a 4.35 km agelong objected to by the borderline guarding unit of the adjoining country.
India AI Summit 2026: Galgotias University ousted for showing disconnected imported robotic canine astatine expo
The India AI Impact Summit’s organisers removed a stall enactment up by Galgotias University astatine the summit’s expo, authorities officials said connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026), aft representatives exhibited a robodog (robotic dog) that was imported from China arsenic though it were an archetypal creation.
Can’t accidental erstwhile I’ll instrumentality to India; legally barred from leaving U.K.: Mallya to Bombay HC
Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, facing aggregate cases of fraud and wealth laundering, told the Bombay High Court connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) that he cannot accidental erstwhile helium volition instrumentality to India arsenic helium is legally barred from leaving the U.K. In a connection submitted done his counsel Amit Desai to the High Court, Mr. Mallya said helium did not person an progressive passport aft it was revoked and hence, helium cannot springiness a definite day of instrumentality to India.
ECI officials flouting Supreme Court directives, issuing instructions connected WhatsApp, alleges TMC’s Abhishek
Hitting retired astatine the Election Commission, elder TMC person Abhishek Banerjee connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) alleged that poll officials were continuing to flout Supreme Court directives by issuing directions to their subordinates done WhatsApp during the SIR workout successful West Bengal.
I-PAC raids case: Supreme Court to determine if ED is ‘weaponised’ oregon ‘terrorised’
The West Bengal authorities successful the Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) said the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is being “weaponised” by the Centre to tackle governmental rivals successful Opposition-ruled States, portion the Central bureau retorted that it is really being “terrorised” by the Mamata Banerjee government.
Two men killed successful Gujarat car crash; 677 liquor bottles recovered from vehicle
Two men were killed aft their Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) carrying 677 bottles of liquor crashed into a histrion adjacent Vav-Tharad territory successful Gujarat connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026), constabulary said. A lawsuit has been registered against the operator nether the Prohibition Act, and for utilizing a duplicate fig plate, they said.
I’m not a ‘Rahulian’ arsenic he’s acold excessively distant from maine successful life: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Congress seasoned Mani Shankar Aiyar connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) said helium is simply a “Gandhian”, a “Nehruvian” and a “Rajivian”, but not a “Rahulian” due to the fact that Rahul Gandhi “is acold excessively overmuch younger than me and acold excessively distant from maine successful his governmental life”.
ED attaches plus linked to Malayalam histrion Jayasurya successful wealth laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached an immovable plus worthy ₹39 lakh of fashionable Malayalam histrion Jayasurya arsenic portion of a wealth laundering investigation, authoritative sources said connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026). The histrion and his woman were questioned by the national probe bureau successful December 2025 successful a lawsuit of alleged cheating of immoderate persons done an ‘online bidding’ exertion called ‘Save Box’.
Kremlin says neither China nor Russia person carried retired concealed atomic tests
The Kremlin said connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) that neither China nor Russia person carried out concealed atomic tests, noting Beijing had denied U.S. accusations that it had done so. The United States this period accused China of conducting a concealed atomic trial successful 2020 arsenic it called for a new, broader arms power treaty that would bring successful China arsenic good arsenic Russia.
Japan reappoints Sanae Takaichi arsenic Prime Minister pursuing election
Japan’s little location formally reappointed Sanae Takaichi arsenic Prime Minister connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026), 10 days aft her historical landslide predetermination victory. Ms. Takaichi, 64, became Japan’s archetypal pistillate premier successful October and won a two-thirds bulk for her enactment successful the drawback little location elections connected February 8.
