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Delhi HC restrains unauthorised use of Ramdevs name, image

The court observed that the deepfake videos and unauthorised social media pages amounted to misappropriation and commercial exploitation of his goodwill

26 Feb 2026 12:10 am
Chepauk and its colourful legacy of delivering classics

The Indian team would hope to have another memorable outing at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium when it squares off against Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup Super Eight encounter; a win will bring the Suryakumar-led side back on track in the global tournament

26 Feb 2026 12:09 am
305 kg of banned gutka seized; two arrested in Avadi

The police also searched a godown in Ayanambakkam and recovered 215.85 kg of gutka stored for sale

25 Feb 2026 11:53 pm
Preparations underway to conduct Assembly polls in Puducherry, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar

CEC says Puducherry now has a clean electoral roll with no eligible voter being left out and no ineligible elector finding place in the roll after SIR exercise

25 Feb 2026 11:47 pm
T20 World Cup 2026 | New Zealand sends Sri Lanka packing

The host never really recovered from the morale-crushing fall of its in-form batter and eventually crashed out of the T20 World Cup with a 61-run loss to New Zealand, its second straight defeat in the Super Eight.

25 Feb 2026 11:43 pm
Congress links Modis Israeloutreachto Epstein Files claims

Rahul Gandhi questions PMs trip amid Indo-U.S. trade deal row while Congress leader Pawan Khera cites Epstein Files emails, alleging foundation of India-Israel ties was laid by late American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

25 Feb 2026 11:41 pm
Food Safety officers launch State-wide milk safety inspections after deaths

Samples of milk and other dairy products are being collected from vendors to check if there is any urea or starch adulteration, says State IPM Director

25 Feb 2026 11:40 pm
Real-estate promoter shot dead in Howrah, journalist assaulted after questioning Trinamool MLA over links to the crime

Videos of the accused in the murder riding pillion on local Trinamool CongressMLA Gautam Chowdhurys motorbike surfaced on social media

25 Feb 2026 11:36 pm
Officials to monitor census data collection real time

Around 32 lakh field functionaries will be deployed for census operations; satellite imagery will be used for clear identification of habitations and settlements

25 Feb 2026 11:34 pm
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, S26+ and Galaxy S26 launched: Features and price

The South Korean electronics major has scaled heavily on Galaxy AI and is now moving towards the Agentic AI era with the Galaxy S26 series where phones will provide more contextual information to the users

25 Feb 2026 11:27 pm
NIA arrests two more accused in Delhi car bomb blast case

The federal agency says the two are over ground workers of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) terror outfit and allegedly supplied weapons to the prime accused in the case, Umar Un Nabi, who was also killed in the explosion

25 Feb 2026 11:25 pm
U.K. legislation on Chagos deal paused for discussions with U.S.: U.K. Minister

Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage claimed that the Maldives would, in a few days, lodge a counter-claim to sovereignty over the Chagos Islands in the International Court of Justice and urged the government to pause the progress of executing the treaty.

25 Feb 2026 11:24 pm
Amit Shah on three-day visit to Bihars Seemanchal

In three-day visit, the Home Minister will participate in various initiatives, including the inauguration of border outposts, and the e-inauguration and foundation laying of several works of the Sashastra Seema Bal

25 Feb 2026 11:20 pm
SRMIST, The Hindu to organise panel discussion series on future careers

The series is aimed at benefiting undergraduate aspirants, postgraduate candidates, and working professionals in various fields such as humanities and sciences, entrepreneurship, law, public health, pharmacology, allied health sciences and nursing, medical and dental sciences, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, engineering, and agriculture.

25 Feb 2026 11:20 pm
Tamil Nadu plans to set up six shelters for abandoned and injured animals

The shelters will function under the Department of Animal Husbandry Medical care and emergency treatment will be overseen by veterinarians deputed by the Regional Joint Director of the department; each shelter will have four animal handlers and one cook

25 Feb 2026 11:18 pm
629 cow smuggling cases registered in Gujarat in two years

Minister of State for Law and Justice Kaushik Vekariya said 50 people were externed and 39 properties linked to the accused, collectively valued at around 6 crore, were demolished

25 Feb 2026 11:18 pm
Hearing of cases affected as judicial officers busy with SIR in West Bengal

Former Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar, who had served as Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, said that involving judicial officers in SIR appeared to be a knee-jerk reaction

25 Feb 2026 11:13 pm
Budgeting and the social contract in urban India

What is the government doing to live up to the urban social contract?

25 Feb 2026 11:11 pm
Samsung workers plan to intensify stir for reinstatement of removed employees

A large number of employees of the trade union, which is affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, decided to undertake a protest march to the Secretariat in the coming days

25 Feb 2026 11:11 pm
No change in SIM-binding directions to platforms: Scindia

The November 2025 order, due for compliance this month, will not be extended, says Communications Minister. He says national security and fraud were considered in issuing this order, which WhatsApp parent Meta has pushed back on through industry associations.

25 Feb 2026 11:07 pm
T.N. revises qualifying marks for Persons with Disabilities in TET

The order further stated that these minimum qualifying marks must be followed for TET already conducted in the State

25 Feb 2026 11:03 pm
Shirtless protest: Three more Congress workers held in Shimla; total arrests rise to 11

Saurabh, Siddharth and Arbaz were apprehended by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from a hotel in Rohru subdivision of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh

25 Feb 2026 11:01 pm
Bill meant to replace UGC, AICTE circulated among 39 Ministries, departments for discussions, says government

31-member JPC, which was set up to examine Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, will hold its first meeting today Bill

25 Feb 2026 11:00 pm
In State of the Union speech, Trump highlights economy, Iran threat and repeats India-Pakistan claim

U.S. President Donald Trump, in his February 25 State of the Union address, reiterated his claim that he ended the IndiaPakistan conflict, defended his tariff policies despite a Supreme Court setback, and doubled down on immigration crackdowns.

25 Feb 2026 10:55 pm
Centre rejects RTI seeking details of pre-legislative consultations on VB-G RAM G Act

In its response, the Rural Development Ministry said the information could not be shared because the scheme has not yet been formally notified by the States/UTs and has not become operational in any State/U.T.

25 Feb 2026 10:52 pm
Bangladeshs new government re-equips President with press wing

The President's press wing was abolished by immediate past regime of Interim chief Muhammad Yunus

25 Feb 2026 10:46 pm
PM Modi conferred with Israels Speaker of the Knesset Medal

The medal was conferred in recognition of the Prime Ministers exceptional contribution through his personal leadership to strengthen strategic relations between India and Israel

25 Feb 2026 10:44 pm
Loose connection prevented NVS-02 satellite from landing in intended orbit, says panel

The committee, which probed the failure, says the signal meant to activate a key valve in the engines oxidiser line never reached it; this valve is crucial for firing the engine to raise the spacecrafts orbit

25 Feb 2026 10:44 pm
Palaniswami hits back at Stalin, calls the DMK a slave of the Congress

We have never been slaves of anyone. We believe in our constructive work. By implementing [welfare] projects, we had secured the support [of the Centre]. But your party is not like us. The Congress had secured seats by intimidating theDMK, the AIADMK leader says at a meeting at Vanagaram near Chennai

25 Feb 2026 10:41 pm
Ahead of Assembly election, DMK womens grassroots push blends politics with AR outreach

Vellum Tamil Pengal campaign deploys booth-level women cadres armed with booklets, QR codes and augmented reality to deepen voter connect while opening new space for women in party politics.

25 Feb 2026 10:38 pm
Nepals leader says post-uprising polls on track

Nepal holds elections on March 5, less than six months after youth-led anti-corruption protests toppled the previous government

25 Feb 2026 10:37 pm
Manipur BJP MLAs family refuses burial till demands are met

Kin seek separate district for Zomi tribe and an NIA probe into Valtes death

25 Feb 2026 10:32 pm
Ukrainian attack on Russian fertiliser plant kills seven: officials

The plant, just outside the Russian town of Dorogobuzh, lies around 290 kilometres (180 miles) from the Ukrainian border

25 Feb 2026 10:26 pm
ECI proposes synergy with SECs to align electoral processes nationwide

Commission moots sharing of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), electoral rolls and the ECINET digital platform.

25 Feb 2026 10:25 pm