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AI Summit protest: Dramatic standoff between Delhi, Shimla police ends after 24 hours

The Himachal Pradesh Police registered a kidnapping case against the Delhi Police personnel and detained their vehicles at the Shogi border near Shimla on February 25, 2026

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 6:56 am

Craig the elephant, and the promise and problem of wildlife icons

When a famous animal suffers, people call for it to be saved, sometimes followed by demanding its lifelong care. Such interventions rarely hold any conservation value. Unless a species is critically endangered, where every individual matters, saving an individual rarely changes the trends that matter to itspopulation as a whole

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 6:45 am

Bill Gates addressed Epstein ties candidly at foundation meeting

Bill spoke candidly, addressing several questions in detail, a Gates Foundation spokesperson said in a statement.

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 5:28 am

Haryana, Delhi, UP and TN continue strong run in Senior Mens Kabaddi

NEW DELHI, Feb 25: Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu recorded big wins on the second day of the Senior National Mens Kabaddi Championship here on Wednesday. In Pool A, Haryana hammered Telangana 49-18 with Neeraj Narwal leading the team with 11 points. He was assisted by Nitin Kumar, who amassed nine points, along []

The Shillong Times 26 Feb 2026 4:40 am

Cuba coast guard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat

The Interior Ministry said the coast guard encountered the illegal Florida-registered vessel one nautical mile from Falcones Cay in Villa Clara province.

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 3:43 am

Iran negotiators arrive in Geneva for high-stakes U.S. talks

Piling on the pressure, the U.S. announced fresh sanctions targeting Iran on Wednesday as Vice President J.D. Vance warned Tehran to take Washington's threats of military action seriously.

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 2:16 am

Balancing faith, dignity and constitutional rights

The Sabarimala reviews final arguments will also centre on the broader architecture of Indias religious freedom jurisprudence

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 1:32 am

Unpackaging the myth of safe bottled water in India

Policy and regulatory authorities need to acknowledge the public health and environmental risks

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 1:16 am

Maharashtra mute spectator to repressive tactics of Karnataka in border areas: MES

Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti leader says the Maharashtra government is wilfully ignoring the interests of the Marathi-speaking population in border areas

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 1:12 am

A jab well done: On Indias Human Papillomavirus vaccination programme

Following up of adverse events after immunisation is a must

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 1:07 am

Delhi court grants bail to six accused in Turkman Gate violence

A total of 21 arrests have been made in the case so far, on different occasions, the police said. Among the arrested persons, 12 got bail on February 17 while 6 got relief on Wednesday.

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 1:03 am

Decolonising and de-Nobelising science

National Science Day should not just reproduce a story about genius and external validation.

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 12:57 am

NCERT apologises, says distribution of book with section on corruption in judiciary stopped

After the Supreme court registers suo motu case over the matter, the NCERT apologises for the inappropriate textual material and error in judgement that had inadvertently crept into the chapter.

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 12:52 am

Pakistan and the Board of Peace

Its initial support and verbal commitment to reconstruction efforts can be seen as a move to be on the right side of the Trump administration, but when faced with concrete demand for troops, Islamabad has opted for caution

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 12:50 am

APRCET 2024-25 rank cards released

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 12:50 am

Political criticism that ruling party may even give a wife to everyone is not misogynistic: Madras High Court

Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira quashes proceedings initiated by Tamil Nadu Commission for Women against AIADMK MP C.Ve. Shanmugam for making such a statement

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 12:40 am

Tamil Nadu must be ruled from Fort St George, not Delhi: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin declared the upcoming assembly election a contest between Tamil Nadu and the NDA. He stressed that the state should be governed from Chennai, not Delhi. Stalin characterized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits as politically motivated. He stated that the more the PM visits, the greater the NDA's electoral loss will be.

The Economic Times 26 Feb 2026 12:35 am

The BJPs West Bengal gamble

The partys strategy hinges on polarisation and support from the Left Front

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 12:35 am

Cash row: Lok Sabha Speaker reconstitutes panel probing charges against Justice Yashwant Varma

The Speaker had constituted the committee on August 12 last year after admitting a multi-party notice for the removal of the Allahabad High Court judge, setting in motion the process of his impeachment.

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 12:34 am

Fishing in Rameswaram Suspended for Katchatheevu Festival

The annual festival begins Friday, with flag-hoisting. In all, 3,589 people are travelling from Tamil Nadu in 92 ferries and 307 people in 26 foreign boats to participate in the festival.

Deccan Chronicle 26 Feb 2026 12:20 am

CBI arrests three in digital arrest fraud case after searches in six States

Through meticulous digital forensics and financial trail analysis, investigators uncovered a complex network spanning multiple States, with indications of international linkages, the CBI says

The Hindu 26 Feb 2026 12:15 am

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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 11:53 pm

21.013 kg of ganja seized, three arrested

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 11:52 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

The Hindu 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.

The Hindu 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.

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 11:40 pm

SCR launches Rail Parcel App in seven locations

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 11:37 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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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.

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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.

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 11:18 pm

Budgeting and the social contract in urban India

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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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.

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 11:03 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.

The Hindu 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.

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 10:52 pm

Southern Railway to run 15-car local trains, special buses between Chennai Beach and Tambaram

These bus services will have stoppages at MTC bus stops at Tambaram Sanitorium, Chromepet, Pallavaram, Tirusulam, Guindy, Ezhilagam, Secretariat and Parrys Corner. Some of these buses would be operated via T Nagar, said Southern Railway officials.

The Times of India 25 Feb 2026 10:50 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

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 10:46 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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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.

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 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

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 10:26 pm

T20 World Cup: Pressure does funny things to teams, saysZimbabwes Burl

Ryan Burl confirmed that skipper Sikandar Raza, who had an injury scare during the match against West Indies, is fit to play

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 10:18 pm

Cusat to host State-level Kutti Slam

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 9:50 pm

1.2 crore names may be deleted after SIR in Bengal, says Mamata

Will pray for the people who will find their names deleted from the final electoral rolls on February 28, says Trinamool Congress chairperson

The Hindu 25 Feb 2026 9:48 pm