At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large blade-shaped head crest and jaws bearing interlocking teeth for snaring slippery fish.

It prowled a forested inland environment and strode into rivers to catch sizable fish like a modern-day wading bird - a "hell heron," as one of the researchers put it, considering it was about 40 feet (12 meters) long and weighed 5-7 tons.

The dinosaur presented a striking profile on the Cretaceous Period landscape of Africa some 95 million years ago as it hunted large fish like coelacanths in the region's waterways. Its bony cranial crest, about 20 inches (50 cm) tall, resembled a curved sword called a scimitar, and it had a large sail-like structure on its back and an elongated crocodile-like snout.

India joined the Pax Silica group on on Friday (February 20, 2026), teaming up with the United States and other countries that have sought to build a common supply chain for electronics and critical minerals.

At an event during the AI Impact Summit, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw signed a document formally including India in the group, along with U.S. Undersecretary of State for economic growth, energy, and the environment Jacob Helberg.

Mr. Helberg has been a major force in creating the group, which had its inaugural summit at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. last December. In a brief impassioned address on Friday, Mr. Helberg asserted that “we have allowed the foundations of our economic security to drift,” adding that it was important for countries like India and the U.S., who had both rejected “a king oceans away”, to reclaim sovereignty over their supply chains.

The AI Impact Summit 2026 being hosted by New Delhi has been making headlines every day for different reasons, but one highlight that is intriguing and even motivating for many is that the youngest keynote speaker at the AI summit is an eight-year-old boy Ranvir Sachdeva, who is being hailed as a child prodigy. Ranvir is infact the youngest keynote speaker at this year's AI summit, where he will be speaking about his own case of an Indian AI model.

Ranvir said he will also addressing how his actions are contributing to India's GDP. "I'm here as the youngest keynote speaker at the India AI Impact Summit. I'm talking about how I'm linking ancient Indian philosophies to modern-day technologies. I'm also covering the different approaches which the rest of the nations are building AI,” he told new agency, ANI. "I'm talking about how India is building AI with. I'm sharing my own use case of an Indian AI model just released and how I'm contributing to India's GDP and driving AI literacy with it."

Lumina Datamatics, a strategic partner to global publishers and eCommerce retailers, is delighted to announce that Sameer Kanodia, Managing Director & CEO, Lumina Datamatics, and Vice Chairman & CEO, TNQTech, has been conferred the prestigious CEO of the Year® Award for the second year in a row.

The honor was presented on 16th February 2026 at a distinguished ceremony held at Taj Lands' End, Mumbai, recognizing exceptional leadership, business excellence, and sustained impact. The award underscores Sameer's consistent contribution to driving organizational growth, fostering innovation, and upholding strong values across the organization.

Assam, February 20: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Thursday launched the ₹6,839 crore Vibrant Villages Programme–II (VVP–II) from Nathunpur village in Assam, describing it as a transformative step toward strengthening border infrastructure and national security.

The programme aims to ensure that villages located along India’s international borders receive the same level of infrastructure and welfare benefits as other parts of the country.

Addressing the gathering, which was attended by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and senior officials, Shah said the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the narrative around border regions.

“Earlier, border villages were referred to as the last villages of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that every border village is the first village of India,” he said.

Veteran Bengali author Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay, popularly known as Shankar, passed away on Friday (February 20, 2026) at the age of 92. He had been undergoing treatment at a Kolkata hospital for the past 15 days for multiple age-related ailments. His family announces his demise on Friday (Frbruary 20) afternoon.

A towering figure in Bengali literature, Shankar authored several celebrated novels, including Chowringhee, Jana Aranya, and Seemabaddha. All three were made into films, with Chowringhee becoming particularly iconic. Jana Aranya and Seemabaddha were adapted for the screen by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.

In a significant boost to India’s global contribution to peace and disarmament efforts, the Indian Army is hosting the inaugural United Nations Fellowship Training Programme on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Control for the first time in Asia for the Asia-Pacific region.

The program is being held under the aegis of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) from February 16 to March 6, 2026, at the Military College of Materials Management in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, according to an official press release.

The prestigious three-week fellowship is being organised by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD). The programme brings together delegates from 13 nations across the Asia-Pacific region.

Larsen & Toubro announced a partnership with NVIDIA on Wednesday at the India AI Summit in Mumbai to develop gigawatt-scale AI factory infrastructure in India, under the country’s IndiaAI Mission.

The venture will combine L&T’s engineering and infrastructure capabilities with NVIDIA’s hardware and software stack; including GPUs, CPUs, networking, storage platforms, and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite.

The immediate plan involves scaling NVIDIA GPU cluster deployments at L&T’s Chennai data center to 30 MW capacity within its 300-acre campus, and at a new 40 MW data center in Mumbai currently under construction.

Mr. Subodh Gupta, CEO of Lord's Mark Microbiotech Pvt. Ltd., has been honoured with the prestigious 'CEO of the Year' award at the 24th edition of Business Leader of the Year, held on February 16, 2026 at Taj Lands End. The award was presented by Dr. Rajiv Bhatia, Founder & CEO, Fun and Joy at Work, in respect of his trademarks, namely the "Business Leader Of The Year," adding further distinction to the recognition.

Selected by an independent jury, the programme recognises leaders who combine business excellence with strong corporate governance, CSR commitment, and tangible contribution to national growth and welfare.

Air India and the Lufthansa Group recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint business partnership. This agreement establishes a framework for cooperation between Air India, its subsidiaries like Air India Express, and Lufthansa Group carriers, including Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, Lufthansa, and SWISS.

With this agreement, the two companies aim to improve flight connections and travel experiences between India and Europe on a single ticket.

The partnership follows the recent completion of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement. The airlines plan to work together on route planning, flight schedules, and marketing to make travel more convenient. They also intend to coordinate frequent flyer programs and IT systems.