DK Shivakumar (left) and Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: A foreign tour by a bloc of Congress legislators aligned with CM Siddaramaiah has injected volatility into Karnataka politics, sharpening a power struggle with deputy CM DK Shivakumar over a long-speculated transition.About 27 Congress MLAs and MLCs are set to leave for Australia and NZ Tuesday, party insiders said....

A file image of senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday (February 16, 2026) said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin stood the best chance of consolidating the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parties in the INDIA bloc to “help Rahul Gandhi assume the...

Pradeep Nishantha couldn’t find the house. He’d heard about the batting talent of Pathum Nissanka, wanted to draft him for a Colombo school, but the small government-built home—one of many constructed for tsunami victims—was impossible to locate. Eventually, Nishantha made a call. Come to Kalutara Bodiya, the famous temple in the region. That’s where they...

Actor and Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha has moved the Bombay High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights, alleging widespread online misuse of his name, image and the iconic dialogue ‘Khamosh’ (silence) from the film Kalicharan. The suit, filed through his son Luv Sinha, named unidentified parties as well as global technology...

NEW DELHI: Pathum Nissanka produced a sensational unbeaten century to power Sri Lanka to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Australia in their Group B clash at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The commanding win sealed Sri Lanka’s place in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup and left Australia staring at...

The Bench granted one week to the UPSC to file the compliance affidavit in terms of its December 3 order, and posted the matter for hearing on February 23. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (February 16, 2026) granted a week to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to file...

4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 16, 2026 08:40 PM IST At a time when India has supported the Gaza peace plan but has stayed away from the Board of Peace led by US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Israel around February 25, sources have told The Indian Express. Announcing...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Israel on February 25 and 26, sources told India Today TV on Monday, marking his second trip to the country. The announcement was first made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his address to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Sunday. “Parliament...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Monday announced that a delegation of Indian officials will travel to the United States next week to finalise the legal terms of an interim India-US trade agreement that is expected to be signed and implemented in March.Joint Secretary in the commerce...

Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy Several key areas in Tamil Nadu’s agricultural sector require immediate attention to ensure sustainable growth and resilience. This was categorically stated by the State Planning Commission (SPC) in the State’s Economic Survey 2025-26, which was released on Monday (February 16, 2026). Stating that since...