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)

US-Iran tensions remain volatile despite "general agreement" reached after second-round nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed both sides agreed on guiding principles toward a potential deal that would lift sanctions on Tehran. However, no date has been set for a third round, with Araghchi warning the next stage would be "more difficult." Simultaneously, the US deployed over 50 fighter jets and the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Middle East. Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz and announced joint naval drills with Russia in the Sea of Oman on Thursday. Trump reminded Tehran of the June 2025 B-2 bomber strike, urging Iran to be "reasonable."

New CCTV footage accessed by NDTV has revealed the horrifying moments before 17-year-old teen driver killed 23-year-old Sahil Dhaneshra on February 3 near Dwarka, West Delhi. The footage shows the unlicensed teen's Mahindra Scorpio overspeeding, losing lane discipline, and narrowly missing a bus before colliding head-on with Sahil's bike. The SUV had accumulated 13 challans previously, nine for speeding. Sahil's mother Inna Maakan says she screamed for 10 minutes before the nearby ambulance responded, and alleged hospital staff ignored them until she shouted. Sahil's room filled with medals, motivational posters reading "Obsession is gonna beat talent" and a ceiling note saying "2025 will be my year" paints a devastating portrait of dreams cut tragically short.

Galgotias University's troubles at the India AI Impact Summit deepened after reports emerged that the government asked them to vacate. "We have not been informed yet that we have to vacate," a Galgotias professor told ANI. The controversy expanded beyond the Chinese Unitree robodog "Orion" when netizens exposed a second misrepresentation in which a drone the university claimed to have built from scratch, later identified as a commercially available Striker V3 ARF retailing at Rs 20,000–30,000. The university had also claimed Rs 350-crore investment in AI infrastructure during its presentation. Social media users accused the institution of deliberate fraud, with one writing: "Who are you trying to hoodwink with this statement?"

Pakistan hockey captain Ammad Shakeel Butt has admitted lying about the team's conditions during Australia's FIH Hockey Pro League tour after videos went viral in India. The Pakistan Hockey Federation's failure to clear hotel payments left players stranded near Sydney's Opera Street for 12–15 hours without food or accommodation. Eventually housed in a local facility, players washed dishes, cleaned toilets, and prepared their own meals even on matchdays. Butt revealed team management pressured him to release a false "everything is fine" video fearing India's reaction. Pakistan lost all four matches and returned to Lahore on Wednesday with no PHF official present. Butt directly blamed team management officials Sheikh Usman and Shehzaman for repeatedly lying. (PC: Ammad Butt Instagram)

Google CEO Sundar Pichai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The two discussed Google's ongoing and future collaborations in AI research, innovation, and applied sciences. PM Modi announced India will "more than double" its GPU capacity within six months. The five-day summit, running February 16–20, brings together global policymakers, tech CEOs, and researchers. Key highlights include the launch of India's homegrown AI wearable glasses, Sarvam Kaze, TCS committing $2 billion to AI research, and a $540 million Bridgewater Associates investment into AI startup Edgelingo. Modi is scheduled to meet over a dozen world leaders on the summit's sidelines.

French President Emmanuel Macron has departed Mumbai and is headed to New Delhi to attend the AI Impact Summit, marking the next leg of his India visit. Posting on X after leaving the city, Macron wrote, "Thank you, Mumbai, for your welcome. Delhi, we're on our way!" The French President's appearance at the AI Impact Summit in the capital is among the most high-profile attendances at the event, which has already seen several global and Indian tech leaders converge. Macron's Delhi visit follows his Mumbai engagements and is expected to further cement India-France ties, particularly around artificial intelligence, defence, and strategic technology cooperation between the two nations.

An unlicensed 17-year-old Delhi teen's Mahindra Scorpio SUV accident has sparked outrage after viral video shows his sister was filming a reel when the crash occurred. Inna Makan, the single mother of 23-year-old victim Sahil Dhaneshra, killed on February 3 in Delhi's Dwarka, said the "fun reel" has crushed her world. The accused teen's father, who runs a commercial vehicles business and was out of town, told NDTV: "It was a mistake. I am very, very sorry." He confirmed his 17-year-old son had no driving licence and was unaware he had taken the SUV. Though Victim's mother has firmly rejected the teen's father's public apology, "Sorry for not accepting his sorry," she told NDTV. Sahil, who was preparing to leave for the UK for a postgraduate course, died on the spot. His father had passed away in 2018. Inna, who built her entire life around her son, now plans to shut her real estate business to pursue justice. The 17-year-old was sent to a correctional home but later released for his Class 10 board exams. (PC: NDTV)

Anthropic's India revenue run-rate has doubled in just four months, CEO Dario Amodei announced Monday in Bengaluru, where the AI firm officially opened its second Asian office. India is now Anthropic's largest market after the United States. Former Microsoft India Managing Director Irina Ghose will lead India operations. Nearly half of Claude's Indian usage involves coding and mathematical tasks, with Air India, CRED, and Cognizant deploying Claude to 350,000 employees globally among key enterprise adopters. Anthropic is improving performance across 10 Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil. The Amazon and Alphabet-backed firm, recently valued at $380 billion after raising $30 billion, announced sector partnerships across legal, education, healthcare, and agriculture. (PC: X)