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T20 World Cup | Nepal vs. Scotland: meaningless on paper, meaningful in message

Both teams are keen to remind crickets power-brokers of the need for greater engagement between Associate and Test-playing sides

16 Feb 2026 9:26 pm
A. Suresh likely to be UDF candidate in Malampuzha

The former personal assistant to V.S. Achuthanandan has reportedly been invited to join the front. Suresh says he has shared his views with UDF leaders and it is now up to them to decide. Govindan says CPI(M) will not reconsider decision to expel Suresh

16 Feb 2026 9:24 pm
Karnataka notifies 1% welfare fee to be collected from aggregators for social security of gig workers

While theKarnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 mandatesa welfare feeof1-5% of the payout for each transaction, the government has decided to stick to the lower end ofthe range,fixing 1% of every transaction for all the services

16 Feb 2026 9:22 pm
T20 World Cup | New Zealand back at its happy hunting ground

The Kiwis perfect record at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium should give them the confidence to get the job done against Canada; a win will take them into the Super Eight stage

16 Feb 2026 9:22 pm
Religious public trusts, public charitable trusts exempted from provisions of TN Tenants Act

An order in this regard was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department recently

16 Feb 2026 9:22 pm
Two-year-old among three killed in separate road accidents

Angry passersby protested, demanding immediate repairs to the damaged roads, as well as measures to alleviate traffic congestion in that area

16 Feb 2026 9:22 pm
Madras High Court to hear Ponmudys petition against I-T assessment order after two weeks

Justice C. Saravanan directs the High Court Registry to list the case after two weeks since there had been a change in the counsel representing the I-T department

16 Feb 2026 9:19 pm
Death of student at coaching centre: parents seek justice

Parents Association of Andhra Pradesh seek the intervention of Education Minister and Commissioner of School Education in the matter

16 Feb 2026 9:15 pm
Camp to address health concerns among migrant community in Perumbavoor

As many as 15 people tested HIV-positive in the area over the past few months

16 Feb 2026 9:15 pm
Climate justice must centre on social inequality, say experts

Speakers at the webinar Covering Heat: What Gets Missed call for rethinking how heat impacts communities, and urge journalists and policymakers to examine the working conditions of those exposed to extreme temperatures and to design solutions grounded in lived realities

16 Feb 2026 9:14 pm
Minor girls death: police plan awareness drive on K-Pop influence

District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) suggested the need for an awareness drive as a preventive measure in the wake of the Chottanikkara incident, as well as the recent death of three sisters in Ghaziabad who were allegedly obsessed with Korean culture

16 Feb 2026 9:14 pm
SCDCC Bank to launch UPI and IMPS services on February 17

Bank president M.N. Rajendra Kumar tells reporters that the bank started offering IMPS to customers from September 2025 and UPI from January 21; the services will be officially launched on February 17

16 Feb 2026 9:13 pm
Defence personnel attend private event in uniform, spark row

The presence of defence personnel in uniform at the private awards ceremony attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh drew the ire of retired military personnel

16 Feb 2026 9:11 pm
Home Minister to lay foundation stone for new police quarters in Mangaluru

The new flats will house 24 personnel from Mangaluru city police and 12 personnel from Dakshina Kannada district police.

16 Feb 2026 9:05 pm
X outage: thousands worldwide report issues with login, feed

The outages spiked across the United States at 7 p.m. with 41,369 reports

16 Feb 2026 9:01 pm
Debasish Panda to deliver Karnataka Banks Founders Day lecture

A release here said Founders Day will be celebrated at Banks headquarters on February 18 from 4 p.m.

16 Feb 2026 8:59 pm
India in demand by both developed countries and global south economies: Priyam Gandhi-Mody

The FECC is organising a three-day Global Economic Cooperation (GEC) summit in Mumbai on February 17-19, which will bring together delegations from both developed and developing countries.

16 Feb 2026 8:59 pm
Domestic tourism in Kerala soars, foreign arrivals remain tepid

Domestic tourism in Kerala reached a record 2.58 crore visitors in 2025, with local travelers accounting for 2.5 crore, marking a 12.46% increase from the previous year. In contrast, foreign tourist arrivals remain sluggish at 8.2 lakh, still below pre-pandemic levels.

16 Feb 2026 8:55 pm
Industry leaders, MP react sharply over Priyank Kharges communal branding of coastal region

Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, reacts to Mr. Kharges statement on X, saying that if Congress had not been so insecure about the coast, we would have been driving the economy of Karnataka for decades.

16 Feb 2026 8:54 pm
Watch: Akhilesh Yadav alleges targeted theft of PDA votes during SIR

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged large-scale irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, claiming that names of SP supporters, particularly from PDA communities, are being selectively deleted.

16 Feb 2026 8:52 pm
Extend land reforms to plantation sector: Prabhat Patnaik

Prof. Patnaik, former vice-chairperson of the State Planning Board, was addressing a seminar held as part of the three-day Vision 2031: An International Conference on Development and Democracy

16 Feb 2026 8:52 pm
10-year Left rule failed to ensure development of Kerala, alleges Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The project to set up an AIIMS failed to become a reality in the State as the government did not acquire the land in Kozhikode, alleges Rajeev Chandrasekhar

16 Feb 2026 8:51 pm
Court takes cognisance of EDs prosecution complaint in Videocon Mozambique oil deal case

The agency has identified proceeds of alleged crime amounting to 1,136.49 crore

16 Feb 2026 8:50 pm
President to visit Vsakhapatnam on February 17 on a two-day visit

Droupadi Murmu to take part in International Fleet Review on February 18

16 Feb 2026 8:49 pm
Ramanathapuram farmers demand market-rate compensation for highway land acquisition

Farmers aregreatly affectedbecause compensation for land and houses is being provided with discrepancies and at reduced rates, without following the guidelines set by the Supreme Court, says president of RamanathapuramBig TankIrrigation Farmers Association

16 Feb 2026 8:43 pm
Rare February system likely to bring heavy rain to parts of south T.N. on February 21 and 22

According to experts, the Bay of Bengal has witnessed only five weather systems that intensified into a depression in February since 1891; they add that such systems largely impacted Sri Lanka in the past

16 Feb 2026 8:42 pm
Forests in Kerala dry up early raising wildfire threats

Climate change and lack of rainfall in February the main causes. Proliferation of invasive plant species another major factor

16 Feb 2026 8:41 pm