A 22-year-old Sikh nurse was assaulted at a gym in Australia in what police are treating as a suspected racist attack. According to reports, the victim faced verbal abuse before being physically beaten. Witnesses said the attacker shouted “Indian dog, go back” during the incident. The nurse suffered a broken nose and other injuries and is receiving medical care. A complaint has been filed and an investigation is under way. Community groups have raised concern over rising racial abuse cases. The incident comes months after anti-immigration protests were reported in parts of Australia. Authorities have not released details of the suspect so far. (PC: India Today)

Jammu and Kashmir reached their first-ever Ranji Trophy final after a six-wicket win over Bengal in the semifinal at Kalyani. Chasing a small target, the team lost early wickets before Abdul Samad and Vanshaj Sharma steadied the innings. Samad scored quick runs and attacked the main bowlers to ease pressure. Vanshaj sealed the win with a straight six. Samad also made 82 in the first innings and added a key partnership earlier in the match. Bowler Auqib Nabi took nine wickets across the game. “We deserved it,” he said after the win. Captain Paras Dogra said the team stayed positive despite losing the first-innings lead. (PC: X)

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said India is a global model for making AI accessible to more people. He spoke at a press conference in New Delhi before the India AI Impact Summit. Pichai said India’s digital systems and language diversity create a strong base for AI growth. He said the country is set for an “extraordinary trajectory” in AI. Google announced new India-focused steps. These include subsea cable links, AI tools for 10,000 schools, and support for 2 crore public servants. A new AI certificate course will be offered in English and Hindi. “AI must work across languages and local contexts,” he said.

Galgotias University was asked to vacate its stall at the India AI Impact Summit after a dispute over a robotic dog display. A viral video showed staff saying the robot was built by the university’s Centre of Excellence. Social media users identified the machine as a Chinese-made Unitree Go2 sold online. The robot was presented at the expo under the name “Orion.” The university later said it only purchased the robot for training and never claimed to have built it. “It is a classroom in motion,” the university said in a statement on X. A community note said earlier on-camera claims showed otherwise. 

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi said Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake played the key role in Pakistan reversing its decision to boycott the India match at the T20 World Cup. Pakistan had earlier planned to skip the game in support of Bangladesh. Naqvi said the U-turn came after talks between cricket boards and ICC officials. He said the Sri Lankan president personally called Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to request participation. “You were the actual hero because 2 billion people were entertained because of you,” Naqvi told him. Pakistan later played the match in Colombo but lost to India. Their next game became a must-win. (PC: India Today)

Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States on ending the war concluded in Geneva without a deal after two days of meetings. Negotiators met late Tuesday and again on Wednesday, but reported no breakthrough. Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said the talks were “difficult” but “businesslike” and added that another meeting would happen soon. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the discussions “not easy” due to major gaps between both sides. Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said the talks were “substantive and intensive” but gave no details. Key disputes remain over territory, a ceasefire plan, and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. A future prisoner swap is being discussed. (PC: BBC)

New CCTV footage shows a 17-year-old driving an SUV at high speed just before a crash that killed 23-year-old Sahil Dhaneshra in West Delhi. The accident took place near Dwarka on February 3. The video shows the SUV narrowly missing a bus and moving out of its lane before hitting the victim’s bike. Another clip recorded from inside the car also shows the vehicle speeding on a road without a divider. The teen driver is on interim bail due to Class 10 board exams. Police records show the SUV had 13 challans earlier, including nine for speeding. The teen allegedly had no licence. 

The Election Commission of India has announced biennial Rajya Sabha elections for 37 seats across 10 states. Voting will be held on March 16 from 9 am to 4 pm. Counting will take place at 5 pm the same day. The seats are spread across Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Telangana, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh. Notifications will be issued on February 26. The last date for nominations is March 5. The poll body said, “Only integrated violet colour sketch pen(s)… shall be used for marking preferences.” Observers will monitor the process. The election process will end by March 20. (PC: HT)

Galgotias University vacated its stall at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi after a controversy over a robotic dog displayed at its booth, sources said. The device shown as part of a campus AI project was identified online as a Chinese-made Unitree Go2 robot. A professor had described it as developed under the university’s AI initiative. The university later said it never claimed it built the robodog and called it a teaching tool. An X community note disputed this clarification. Professor Neha Singh said, “We cannot claim that we manufactured it.” Registrar Nitin Kumar Gaur called the issue a communication mix-up. (PC: India Today)

Delhi Police have registered an FIR against online grocery delivery platform Blinkit after button knives allegedly used in stabbing incidents in West Delhi's Khyala area were traced to purchases made through the platform. The action follows a murder case in which minor victim Sohail died after being stabbed in the stomach near a community centre in C Block, Khyala. Two juvenile accused disclosed during questioning that the knives were ordered via Blinkit. Police conducted a decoy operation, successfully ordering button knives themselves to verify the claim. Raids on multiple Blinkit dark stores across Delhi recovered over a dozen such knives. A notice will soon be issued to the company seeking its response. (PC: X)