Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Lucknow unit of the Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a man in connection with the illegal storage and smuggling of codeine-laced cough syrup for intoxicating purposes, STF officials said on Sunday (February 15, 2026). The accused was identified as Amit Yadav, a resident...

There is a story of a monk who was deeply devoted to Lord Shiva. He loved silence, stillness, and solitude. He felt the world was nothing but disturbance. He believed that any good or bad that happened in the world would create trouble. So he decided to renounce everything and live only for Shiva. He...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday sent flowers and sweets to Tarique Rahman after his party’s sweeping victory in Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election. The floral greetings and sweets were received at the BNP chairperson’s political office in Gulshan by party media cell member Atiqur Rahman Ruman. Mehedul Islam Mehedi, special officer at...

BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (AP) Bangladesh is set for a change in leadership as the newly elected government of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by chairperson Tarique Rahman, prepares to take oath on Tuesday.Ahead of the swearing-in, chief adviser of the interim government Muhammad Yunus has invited leaders from 13 countries to attend the ceremony,...

Security personnel accord a guard of honour to the ambulance transporting organs of 10-month-old Aalin Sherin Abraham in Kochi. | Photo Credit: PTI The funeral of 10-month-old Aalin Sherin Abraham, the State’s youngest organ donor, will be held at 3 p.m. at St.Thomas CSI Church, Nedungadappally, Kottayam, with State honours on Sunday. In donating the...

2 min readPatnaFeb 15, 2026 07:45 AM IST The Bihar government has cleared the appointment of 17,000 retired paramilitary personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces and ex-Army men in the state police as Special Auxiliary Police (SAP), marking the first time ex-paramilitary personnel will be inducted by the state police. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO...

As Washington tightens the screws on Moscow’s energy revenues, India has sent a firm signal from the global stage: energy purchases will be guided by “costs, risks and availability”, not political pressure. The message came amid fresh US sanctions on Russian oil and claims by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio that...

NEW DELHI: More than 75% of state real estate regulators, Reras, have either never published annual reports, discontinued their publication or not updated them despite statutory obligation and directions from the housing and urban affairs ministry, claimed homebuyers’ body FPCE on Friday. It released status report of 21 Reras as of Feb 13.The availability of...

A file image of West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Samik Bhattacharya. | Photo Credit: ANI Extending an olive branch to the minorities of the State, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday said that Muslims are the highest number of victims of political violence during the regime of the Trinamool Congress....

4 min readNew DelhiFeb 15, 2026 01:28 AM IST Any end-of-life vehicle (ELV) found plying on road or parked in public places in the Capital will now be seized and scrapped, the Transport department warned on Saturday. The Transport department, officials said, is set to intensify its enforcement drive against overage petrol and diesel vehicles...