“The communal statements of Mr. Sarma are a matter of urgent public interest, and legal action is a must by the courts,” Congress said. File | Photo Credit: PTI Some leaders of the Uttar Pradesh Congress on Thursday (February 19, 2026) alleged that police in many parts of the State are not accepting their complaint against...

Arsenal dropped two more points in the Premier League on Wednesday as the title charge is starting to appear increasingly shaky for the North London club, who have finished second in the last three seasons. Arsenal have had one hand on the Premier League title; it is, after all, still in their hands. If they...

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman on Thursday acknowledged an awkward onstage moment with rival AI firm Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei during a group photograph with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. “I was sort of confused and didn’t know what I was supposed to do,” Altman said hours...

Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: At the end of the first innings, Zimbabwe leg-spinner Graeme Cremer voiced confidence about chasing down Sri Lanka’s 178 in their final group match at the...

Proposals for a traditional knowledge docketing system (TKDS) and a mission-mode intellectual property rights (IPR) initiative and facilitation of ‘IP commercialisation’ in Kerala are among the highlights of the draft Kerala IPR Policy, 2026, which is now out for public feedback. The policy is being revised after 18 years. While the 2008 IPR policy sought...

2 min readFeb 19, 2026 05:04 PM IST The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a special cow-based natural farming programme across 23,500 hectares covering all districts of the Bundelkhand region, marking a significant push to promote low-cost and sustainable agriculture in the state. Under the initiative led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, natural farming is...

A horrific case of child sexual assault has emerged from the Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh, where a cleric, identified as Maulana Islam, has been arrested for the repeated rape of a 14-year-old girl. The crime came to light only after the minor experienced severe pain and subsequently gave birth to a child at home....

Canada’s immigration minister – Lena Metlege Diab, last night announced new Express Entry immigration categories for 2026. The writing on the wall is clear: the focus is on ‘bringing in the right people to help build a stronger future’. In this backdrop, immigration experts expect that Express Entry draws (the point-based pathway to enable skilled...

K. Babu | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat K. Babu, senior Congress leader and MLA representing the Thripunithura Assembly constituency in Kerala, announced his retirement from active politics on Thursday. “I thank my party, the United Democratic Front and the people of Thripunithura for always supporting me,” he told mediapersons at the Ernakulam District Congress Committee...

3 min readChennaiFeb 19, 2026 01:00 PM IST After securing interim bail in the decade-old Rs 9 crore cheque bounce case, Rajpal Yadav has been speaking to the media and sharing his side of the story. Recently, the actor opened up about the time he spent in jail and revealed that he ate the same...