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20 Feb 2026 8:23 pm
Balasubrahmanyam takes over as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of APSRTC

He emphasises the need to strengthen public transport and enhance the quality of services provided to passengers

20 Feb 2026 8:20 pm
1.32 million lives may be saved yearly by 2040 under ambitious climate action: Study

The study also projected that the balance of pollution flowing across borders may shift, even when total global air pollution declines

20 Feb 2026 8:18 pm
People in Samanthampettai fisher village live amid squalor, stagnant sewage water

Home to more than 1,500 families, the coastal settlement under Nagapattinam Municipality lacks proper drains with wastewater accumulating in the open

20 Feb 2026 8:18 pm
India takes over IONS chair after 16 years at Naval Chiefs conclave

Assuming leadership from Thailand, India will lead IONS for two years with a focus on maritime cooperation, security and stronger naval coordination in the region

20 Feb 2026 8:17 pm
CM Pinarayi to inaugurate Akkulam-Chettuva Waterway phase 1 on Feb. 26

The 280-km Akkulam-Chettuva waterway is a major component of the Kerala governments flagship West Coast Canal Renovation project

20 Feb 2026 8:17 pm
Ambati Rambabu alleges planned attack on his house by TDP cadre in Guntur

Blaming Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan for the recent violent incidents, he vows to pursue legal remedies and continue his political fight

20 Feb 2026 8:14 pm
Observations by Aditya-L1 help decode unusual dawn-time geomagnetic disturbances during strong solar storms

Geomagnetic storms are large disturbances in Earths magnetic field caused by changes in the solar wind- a continuous flow of charged particles released from the Sun

20 Feb 2026 8:13 pm
Group clash over temple issue in Haveri

At least 10 persons injured

20 Feb 2026 8:12 pm
Kerala government ignored doctors demand to implement surgical safety guidelines, says KGMCTA

Response on incident in which an artery forceps was found in the abdomen of a woman who underwent surgery in the Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, in 2021

20 Feb 2026 8:11 pm
Farmers facing uncertainty need budget support: KRRS

They demand a ban on safaris in Bandipur and Nagarahole and seek the State and Centres support for tobacco growers

20 Feb 2026 8:10 pm
A. Padmakumar granted statutory bail in Sabarimala gold theft case

The former president of the TDB gets bail in the door frame case, but he will remain in custody since he is still under remand for gold theft from the temples Dwarapalaka

20 Feb 2026 8:10 pm
Legislative Council issues notices to four MLCs who defected to TDP

Council Chairman issues notices to Balli Kalyan Chakravarthy, Jaya Mangala Venkata Ramana, Marri Rajasekhar and Padma Sri Sunitha, directing them to appear for an inquiry on February 25 and 26

20 Feb 2026 8:03 pm
Trinamool hails Supreme Court order to engage judicial officers for SIR in Bengal

Attacking the Chief Election Commissioner, the Trinamool Congress said that the Supreme Court just delivered the knockout punch, adding that the poll body has been dragged back to reality

20 Feb 2026 8:01 pm
Commuters upset as congestion, delays plague Chennai BeachTambaram train service on day 1 of revised schedule

To facilitate the redevelopment works to be carried out at the Egmore railway station, Southern Railway had announced the reduction of suburban train services and also the switching of platforms for 45 days starting from February 20

20 Feb 2026 7:58 pm
Plea to release Nagarjuna Sagar water to save crops under left canal

Though Krishna River Management Board has issued release orders from January, only 3 TMC of the allotted 14 TMC of water has reached the third zone, say farmers

20 Feb 2026 7:58 pm
Over 81,000 to attend Intermediate exams in Visakhapatnam district from February 23

Joint Collector reviews arrangements with officials of various departments

20 Feb 2026 7:56 pm
Private hospital nurses call Statewide strike on Feb. 21 demanding pay revision

United Nurses Association says wages have remained stagnant for seven years despite rising living costs and legal mandate for periodic revision. It wants the basic salary of private hospital nurses to be raised to 40,000

20 Feb 2026 7:55 pm
BJP chief Nitin Nabin targets part-time politicians, calls for preparedness ahead of 2027, 2029 polls

During his visit to Gujarat, Nitin Nabin accuses certain forces of being indifferent to national security and the concerns of common citizens while seeking to re-emerge ahead of upcoming elections

20 Feb 2026 7:55 pm
BMRCL sets up inquiry panel to probe train derailment on Yellow Line at Hebbagodi depot

Though designed for fully automated, driverless (GoA-4) operations, the corridor is currently functioning in semi-automated GoA-2 mode, with drivers present onboard

20 Feb 2026 7:52 pm
India updates base year for merchandise trade indices to 202223

These trade indices are compiled and published by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), an arm of the Commerce Ministry

20 Feb 2026 7:50 pm
Odisha Budget 2026-27: Mohan Majhi presents 3.10 lakh crore plan with focus on capital outlay

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi allocates 72,100 crore capital outlay, announces major road and economic region projects

20 Feb 2026 7:49 pm
BJP objects to Congress party activists conduct at AI summit

Their actions are detrimental to Indias global image and appear intended to undermine the countrys reputation on an international platform, says BJP State president Madhav

20 Feb 2026 7:49 pm
Clarify polling data discrepancies, CPI(M) tells A.P. Eelection Commission

Referring to a report published by The Wire, the party says that the data have raised doubts over the polling process

20 Feb 2026 7:48 pm