5 min readColomboUpdated: Feb 16, 2026 08:21 AM IST Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson has defended their decision to bowl first on a challenging Premadasa deck and instead attributed the batting of Ishan Kishan and India’s bowling in the powerplay for their 61-run defeat. In what turned out to be a one-sided contest again between...

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to begin a four-day visit to India on Monday to give a fresh push for bilateral defence cooperation. Key discussions will focus on joint manufacturing of helicopters and HAMMER precision-guided missiles. Ahead of the visit, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will co-chair the 6th India–France Annual Defence Dialogue with his...

PATHANAMTHITTA: Ten-month-old Aalin Sherin Abraham, the youngest organ donor in the state, was laid to rest with full state honours in the presence of a large gathering at Nedungadappally St Thomas CSI Church on Sunday evening.Declared brain-dead last Friday, Aalin gifted life to four children. Her liver, kidneys, corneas and heart valves were donated, turning...

A White-bellied Sea Eagle at its nesting site in Kannur. | Photo Credit: special arrangement The annual nest monitoring survey of the White-bellied Sea Eagle recorded 17 active nesting sites in Kannur and Kasaragod districts during this season, indicating a modest increase from the 13 sites documented in 2024. The survey, conducted jointly by the...

2 min readAhmedabadFeb 16, 2026 04:22 AM IST Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of “spreading lies and misleading farmers” over India’s trade deals with the European Union, United Kingdom and the United States, asserting that the Narendra Modi government has fully...

Bill Gates, founder-chairman of the Gates Foundation, will visit Andhra Pradesh on Monday to explore deeper collaboration with the state government across health, education, agriculture and artificial intelligence. According to official sources, Gates will hold detailed discussions with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and IT Minister Nara Lokesh on scaling...

NEW DELHI: US commander of Indo-Pacific Command Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, during his India visit on Sunday, “applauded the tactical execution” of the Indian military operations against Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and said “there is always a lesson to learn from every conflict in the world”.He said the US-India defence relationship is on a “steeply...

A file image of NC leader and legislator Tanvir Sadiq. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The ruling National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday (February 15, 2026) slammed Gulam Ali Khatana, BJP’s Rajya Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmir, for spending 94% of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Division (MPLAD) funds...

It did not rain in Colombo as was feared. But it rained sixes and fours from the mighty willow of Ishan Kishan, it rained wickets for the excellent seam-pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, and later the guileful spin pack, ending in a comfortable 61-run victory for India over Pakistan. Not even rain, it...

Shout-filled cries were heard in Ludhiana’s busiest area, Bharat Chowk, as people observed wheat sacks weighing around 50 kilograms starting to fall from an under-construction bridge after a truck was overturned. The sacks hit two cars and damaged them badly. However, no injuries were reported as the occupants safely escaped from the car.  As per...