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Macabre dispute keeps body of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu unburied for months

A grave in Lusaka tells a chilling story. Zambias former President lies unburied as politics and rivalry continue beyond death. Read on...

20 Feb 2026 2:57 pm
How Villivakkam has evolved from a quiet village to a thriving urban locality

The bustling Villivakkam locality today, with its busy railway station and the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), was once a quiet village with hardly any civic amenities

20 Feb 2026 2:56 pm
Anurag Kashyaps Bandar gets release date

Headlined by Bobby Deol, the movie is said to be inspired by real-life events and follows the story of a fading star accused of rape

20 Feb 2026 2:53 pm
Sabarimala gold theft: Former TDB president A. Padmakumar gets statutory bail in one case

But Padmakumar will not be released from jail as he is yet to obtain bail in case related to alleged loss of gold from Dwarapalaka plates

20 Feb 2026 2:26 pm
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Silchar on two-day Assam visit

On February 21, Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone for the new campus of the 10th Assam Police Battalion at Kasutoli in Sonapur near Guwahati

20 Feb 2026 2:11 pm
Govt. announces seven measures to help boost exports

These measures are part of the 25,060-crore export promotion mission. Out of 10 components of the mission, three have already been rolled out in January

20 Feb 2026 2:08 pm
Watch: Election Commission asks 17 States, 5 UTs to prepare for next phase of SIR

The Election Commission has indicated that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in the remaining 22 States and Union Territories is expected to begin from April 2026.

20 Feb 2026 2:06 pm
Watch: Trump directs Pentagon to release files on UFOs

Are we alone in the universe? The question is back in the spotlight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he has directed the Pentagon to release files related to UFOs and extraterrestrials, citing tremendous public interest.

20 Feb 2026 1:56 pm
How folk ballads preserved Tamil Nadus history

Prof. Aru Ramanathans new compilation traces the evolution of these oral storytelling traditions and how they recorded social, cultural and political past long before print.

20 Feb 2026 1:53 pm
Toy Story 5 trailer: Woody and Buzz back to battle kids screen obsession

The film follows the events of Toy Story 4, which saw Woody step away from Bonnies toy box in search of independence, leaving open questions about how that separation will shape the groups future

20 Feb 2026 1:53 pm
Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi opposes acquisition of Keralas Ambukuthi forest land for government medical college

WPSS alleges that govt order handing over 8.97 hectares at Puthoor in Sulthan Bathery and 2.34 hectares at Kappad for compensatory afforestation in lieu of the land to be acquired is deception

20 Feb 2026 1:48 pm
Rajasthan High Court receives hoax bomb threat for second consecutive day

Nothing suspicious was found, but the court proceedings were delayed due to the security exercise, says officials

20 Feb 2026 1:46 pm
India-U.S. interim trade pact likely to be operationalised in April, says Commerce Minister

He also said that India's free trade agreements (FTAs) with the U.K. and Oman are likely to be implemented in April. With New Zealand, the pact is expected to be implemented in September

20 Feb 2026 1:34 pm
Officials of India and U.S. to begin three-day meet on February 23 to finalise legal text for interim trade pact

Indian team will be headed by chief negotiator Darpan Jain, who is a joint secretary in the Commerce Ministry

20 Feb 2026 1:28 pm
Endings, and beginnings | Interview with British writer Geoff Dyer

Dyer reflects on his genre-fluid oeuvre and what John Berger helped him to see

20 Feb 2026 1:24 pm
Delhi HC asks Jaideep Sengar to surrender in Unnao custodial death case

Jaideep Sengar, 50, souht the bail extension on the grounds that he is suffering from oral cancer

20 Feb 2026 1:24 pm
19-year-old student beaten up by live-in partner admitted to AIIMS in critical condition

Police have arrested the accused partner, identified as Shivam (19), a resident of Delhi. The victim, a native of North Tripura, was a biotechnology student at GD Goenka University in Gurugram

20 Feb 2026 1:21 pm
Journalists protest restrictions at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru

Media personnel expressed objection to the circular that mandates journalists to obtain official video statements only at a designated location near the western gate of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru

20 Feb 2026 1:20 pm
9 patients' eyes removed, 9 others lose vision after cataract surgery in Gorakhpur; hospital sealed

They said that within 24 hours of the surgeries, several patients began complaining of severe pain and discharge from the operated eye

20 Feb 2026 1:19 pm
In Pictures: Global Navies gather in Visakhapatnam for MILAN 2026

Visakhapatnam hosts a slate of major maritime events in February, bringing global navies to Indias east coast

20 Feb 2026 1:13 pm
Ailing30-year-oldfemale elephantundergoes treatment at Thalavadi

Farmers noticed the elephant lying in the field and alerted the Thalavadi Range Office under the Hasanur Forest Division

20 Feb 2026 1:10 pm
Qualcomm, Tata Electronics to manufacture Qualcomm Automotive Modules in India

Qualcomm Technologies and Tata Electronics have signed a pact under which Tata Electronics will manufacture Qualcomm Automotive Modules in Assam

20 Feb 2026 1:05 pm
IIT-M researchers develop technique to accurately measure blood clotting time; of use to manufacturers making implants

The team is also looking at deploying the technique for other real-world applications, primarily to guage purity of water

20 Feb 2026 1:02 pm
Mumbai Climate Week 2026: Bela Gram emerges as Maharashtras first net-zero village through panchayat leadership

Climate action begins at home, when the Panchayat guides, people participate, and change starts, say Sarpanch of Bela Gram

20 Feb 2026 12:54 pm
Arundhathi Subramaniams book of poetry launched by Prakriti Foundation in Chennai

The Gallery Of Upside Down Women, a poetry book by Arundhathi Subramaniam chronicles complex women through history

20 Feb 2026 12:53 pm
57-year-old Sikh man kidnapped in U.S.

The victim appears to have entered the car against his will, police said

20 Feb 2026 12:52 pm
Environmentalists oppose construction of stadium on KSIC filature factory premises in T. Narasipura in Karnataka

Parisarakkagi Naavu, an environment protection organization, pointed out that the land in T. Narsipura earmarked for construction of a stadium contains more than 500 trees of various species, many of which are over a hundred years old

20 Feb 2026 12:48 pm
Chhatrasal Stadium murder case: Delhi HC seeks police's stand on wrestler Sushil Kumar's bail plea

The court issued notice to Delhi Police and the kin of the deceased, and asked them to file a status report and a reply, respectively.

20 Feb 2026 12:48 pm
Bengalurus Indian Cartoon Gallery and its role in documenting this art form

As the Indian Cartoon Gallery enters into its 20th year, we take a look at how it began and its workings

20 Feb 2026 12:40 pm
Watch: Privacy and transparency: On the RTI Act amendment, petitions

There must be no information asymmetry between state and citizens

20 Feb 2026 12:38 pm
J.SivashanmugamPillai: a tall leader of Tamil Nadu belonging to what was once known Depressed Classes

J.SivashanmugamPillaiwas the first Scheduled Caste member to become the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker in 1946.He was known for impartiality, with former CM Kamarajsaying, Though a Congressman, he held the scales even. He demitted the office in 1955 to become Member of theUPSCand was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1962

20 Feb 2026 12:34 pm
ReassessingPeriyarE.V.Ramasamystake on Tamil, which he called a barbarian language

TheDravidarKazhagamfounder believed that Tamil lacked sufficient literature that would pave the way for human development and cultivation of scientific temper. It is my anguish that Tamil could not become a language of science and rationalism like English, he wrote while defending his characterisation of the language

20 Feb 2026 12:29 pm
New terminal of Guwahati airport to begin operations from Feb. 22, says Assam CM

Domestic and international flights are likely to operate from the new terminal by March, while the old terminal will be converted into a cargo hub

20 Feb 2026 12:28 pm
Watch: Trump claims he prevented India-Pakistan conflict by threatening 200% tariffs

Donald Trump has yet again claimed he stopped the IndiaPakistan military skirmish by threatening 200% tariffs on both countries. Addressing the Board of Peace event in Washington D.C., he said the conflict could have turned nuclear.

20 Feb 2026 12:27 pm
Supreme Court rejects plea for ban on naming mosques after Babur

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta rejected a plea by Devki Nandan Pandey, who sought a blanket judicial restraint on naming mosques after Babur or using the nomenclature Babri Masjid

20 Feb 2026 12:14 pm
Kerala SIR: State has a little over 2.69 crore voters in final list

Keralas final electoral roll to be formally published on February 21

20 Feb 2026 12:12 pm
Radha Yadav's all-round brilliance takes India A to Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup final

In the final, India will face the winner of the other semifinal between Bangladesh and Pakistan which will be played later in the day

20 Feb 2026 12:05 pm
Meta cuts stock awards by 5% for most employees: Report

Meta reduced its annual distribution of stock options by about 5% for most of its staff, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg ploughs billions of dollars into AI, the Financial Times reported

20 Feb 2026 11:55 am
Two-month exhibition to show how foreign artists saw India between 1857 and 1947

A two-month long exhibition at the Alipore Museum in Kolkata will bring back to life that India by showcasing works of close to 40 foreign artists who spent time in India

20 Feb 2026 11:51 am