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India sugar output seen lower than forecast, curbing exports

KOLHAPUR, India, Feb 18 (Reuters) – India is likely to produce less sugar than initially estimated, as excessive rainfall across major producing states is resulting in lower cane yields, farmers and trade officials told Reuters, capping exports from the world’s second-largest producer. Traders said India may struggle to ship even half of its allocated export quota, lending support to global sugar prices that are hovering near five-year lows while also lifting domestic prices. India is expected to produce between 28.5 million and 29 million metric tons of sugar in the 2025/26 marketing year ending in September, according to internal estimates

India tells university to leave AI summit after presenting Chinese robot as its own, sources say

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (Reuters) – An Indian university has been asked to vacate its stall at the country’s flagship AI summit after a staff member was caught presenting a commercially available robotic dog made in China as its own creation, two government sources said. “You need to meet Orion. This has been developed by the Centre of Excellence at Galgotias University,” Neha Singh, a professor of communications, told state-run broadcaster DD News this week in remarks that have since gone viral. But social media users quickly identified the robot as the Unitree Go2, sold by China’s Unitree Robotics for

Billionaire Les Wexner to be deposed in congressional probe of Epstein files

COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 18, 2026 (AP) — Les Wexner’s long-time friendship with Jeffrey Epstein will be the subject of a closed-door congressional deposition in Ohio on Wednesday, where the billionaire retail magnate is expected to face questions about new revelations contained in the latest release of Justice Department documents related to the late sexual predator. Wexner, 88, the retired founder of L Brands, has said he plans to cooperate with a subpoena from Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. As one of Epstein’s most prominent former friends, Wexner has already spent years answering for their decades-long association.

Chinese products showcased at AI summit; irreparable damage caused to image of country: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dubbed the AI Summit a “disorganised PR spectacle” and alleged that Chinese products are being showcased there. “Instead of leveraging India’s talent and data, the AI summit is a disorganised PR spectacle – Indian data up for sale, Chinese products showcased,” Gandhi said in a post on X. Instead of leveraging India’s talent and data, the AI summit is a disorganised PR spectacle – Indian data up for sale, Chinese products showcased. https://t.co/5liaoX0XXp — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 18, 2026 The former Congress president’s remarks came amid a controversy

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