India

Startups

Nishant Singhal Scales Healthians Revenues 12-Fold as CEO

Nishant Singhal boosted Healthians' monthly revenues from ₹2 crore to ₹25 crore in 18 months as COO before taking CEO reins at the Indian at-home diagnostics firm. The company, backed by his early angel investment, has raised over $100 million from investors including Westbridge Capital.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

AI

Galgotias University Apologizes for Robotic Dog Misrepresentation at AI Summit

Galgotias University apologized on February 18, 2026, for confusion at the India AI Impact Summit, where a representative falsely claimed a Chinese-made robotic dog was an institutional innovation. The university stressed no intent to deceive and confirmed it vacated the premises.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

AI

Tiger Analytics, Bihar Govt Sign MoU for Mega AI Center

Tiger Analytics signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Bihar to create one of India's largest Artificial Intelligence Centres of Excellence. The agreement, inked at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 in Chennai, positions the state as a hub for AI research and upskilling.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

Art

6 Events Spice Up Mumbai Weekend: Comedy, Food, Theater

Mumbai offers a lineup of six diverse events this weekend, from Beatles vinyl sessions to Sri Lankan pop-ups and ghost story walks. Highlights include comedy at The J Spot and theater in Versova.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

Heritage

Five Hanuman Slokas Boost Hindu Devotees’ Courage

Devotees turn to five powerful Hanuman slokas for courage and inner strength during tough times. The sacred verses from Hindu tradition honor Lord Hanuman, the deity embodying fearlessness and power.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

Wirtschaft

Hindustan Unilever führt Perpetual Capital Hurun India Impact 50 an

Hindustan Unilever führt die Perpetual Capital Hurun India Impact 50 Liste für 2026 mit 53,9 Punkten an. HCL Technologies folgt mit 53,8 Punkten. Die Rangliste umfasst 50 börsennotierte Unternehmen zu den 17 UN-Nachhaltigkeitszielen.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

Negocios

Hindustan Unilever lidera lista Impacto 50 de Hurun India con puntuación 53,9

Hindustan Unilever encabeza la lista Perpetual Capital Hurun India Impact 50 para 2026 con 53,9 puntos. Supera por poco a HCL Technologies, con 53,8, según el informe sobre 50 empresas alineadas con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la ONU.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

Diplomacy & Trade

Delhi High Court Gives Centre 3-4 Weeks on Vikrant Jaitly UAE Detention

The Delhi High Court granted the Indian government and its embassy in Abu Dhabi three to four weeks to seek UAE cooperation on the detention of retired Major Vikrant Jaitly, brother of actress Celina Jaitly. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav deferred the hearing after government lawyers outlined diplomatic efforts already underway.

WH News Feb 20, 2026

AI

Odisha’s $240M AI Hub to Create 5,000 Jobs, Shift Economy from Mining

Odisha's government announced a sovereign AI hub backed by a 20,000 crore rupee ($240 million) investment from Sarvam AI that will create 5,000 high-skilled jobs and reshape the state's economy away from mining over the next five years. Additional Chief Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev revealed the plans Wednesday at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

World Headlines Feb 20, 2026

Mercados

Oro Comex sube 84 dólares/onza a 4.989 antes de minutas Fed

Los futuros de oro Comex para abril subieron 84 dólares por onza troy hasta un máximo diario de 4.989 dólares este miércoles. La plata ganó 3,40 dólares por onza ante la expectativa por las minutas de la Reserva Federal de EE.UU.

World Headlines Feb 20, 2026

Basketball

Caitlin Clark Jokes She’d Retire Over LeBron’s Cookie Sacrifice

WNBA star Caitlin Clark quipped she'd rather retire than give up chocolate chip cookies after LeBron James detailed his dietary sacrifices on a podcast. The comment came under an ESPN Instagram post highlighting James' decision to ditch wine and dessert during his sciatica recovery.

World Headlines Feb 20, 2026

Olympics & More

T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Schedule Set After Pakistan Beats Namibia

The ICC announced the full Super 8 schedule for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup on Sunday after Pakistan defeated Namibia. The eight qualified teams split into two groups of four will compete with clean slates, top two from each advancing to semifinals on March 4 and 5.

World Headlines Feb 20, 2026

Olympics & More

Sahibzada Farhan hits unbeaten T20 World Cup ton vs Namibia

Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan smashed an unbeaten 100 off 58 balls against Namibia at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground on Wednesday. The knock propelled him into an elite club as just the second Pakistani to score a century in men's T20 World Cups.

World Headlines Feb 20, 2026