{"id":66944,"date":"2026-02-18T10:47:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=66944"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:09:28","slug":"18-feb-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/18-02-2026\/18-feb-2026","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 18-February-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headline<\/strong><\/th>Source<\/strong><\/th>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Politicians, officials must foster fraternity: SC<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/a><\/strong>
<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>

<\/td><\/tr>
India-France partnership is a force for stability in the world, says PM<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/a><\/strong>





<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Need global cooperation to tackle AI bias, risks; tech must remain human-centric: Modi<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page1)<\/a><\/strong>
<\/td>		GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India, France renew defence cooperation for 10 years, call to boost military partnership<\/strong>



<\/td>		The Hindu(Page4)<\/a><\/strong>

<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong>

<\/td><\/tr>
Indian Army puts up a show with homegrown dual-use AI systems<\/strong>


<\/td>		The Hindu (Page5)<\/a><\/strong>
<\/td>		GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong>



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Two digital initiatives to boost health AI ecosystem launched<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page5)<\/a><\/strong>
<\/td>		GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
Taxes prove futile to burn out cigarette use in India<\/strong>




<\/td>		The Hindu(Page7)<\/a><\/strong>
<\/td>		GS2(Health)<\/strong>


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The new world disorder, from rules to might<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page8)<\/a><\/strong>

<\/td>		GS2(Governance\/IR)<\/strong>

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India\u2019s aviation is in need of data-driven oversight<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page8)<\/a><\/strong>

<\/td>		GS3(Economy)<\/strong>
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Lower beedi taxes are short-term gain but long-term pain<\/strong>




<\/td>		The Hindu(Page9)<\/a><\/strong>


<\/td>		GS2(Health)\/GS3(Economy)<\/strong>
<\/td><\/tr>
On the importance of satire<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page10)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>GS2(Governance)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The 1946 Royal Navy revolt: solidarity amid sharpening polarisation<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page11)<\/a><\/strong>


<\/td>		GS1(History)<\/strong>


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\u2018AI Mission 2.0 will have more GPUs for common compute\u2019<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page12)<\/a><\/strong>
<\/td>		GS3(Science and Tech)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India gets first private sector helicopter final assembly line in Kolar<\/strong>


<\/td>		The Hindu(Page12)<\/a><\/strong>

<\/td>		GS3(Economy)<\/strong>

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Iran shut Hormuz Strait<\/strong>

<\/td>		Indian Express<\/strong>

<\/td>		GS1(Places)\/GS2(IR)<\/strong>

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Why the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act faces a constitutional challenge in the Supreme Court<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express<\/a><\/strong>


<\/td>		GS2(Governance)<\/strong>

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Who are the architects of AI, and what are the ties that bind them?<\/strong>


<\/td>		Indian Express<\/a><\/strong>

<\/td>		GS3(Science and Tech )<\/strong>
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How the black boxes may help reconstruct events leading to Baramati air crash<\/strong>


<\/td>		Indian Express<\/a><\/strong>

<\/td>		GS3(Science and Tech )<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
As Myanmar\u2019s military-backed party wins \u2018tainted\u2019 polls, an Expert Explains the state of play and India\u2019s stakes<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express<\/a><\/strong><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
With Emmanuel Macron\u2019s visit, Delhi and Paris chart a \u2018third way\u2019, across traditional divides<\/strong>
<\/td>		Indian Express(Page8)<\/a><\/strong>

<\/td>		GS2(IR)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
As Naxalite movement stares at its end, focus must be on rehabilitation<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page9)<\/a><\/strong>
<\/td>		GS3(Internal Security)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India and Ireland Hold Bilateral Meeting to Deepen Cooperation in Telecom and Emerging Digital Technologies in New Delhi<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/td>GS2(IR)<\/strong>
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