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The team of people who manage the stall with Vijaya Bhaskar at Numaish | Photo Credit: Prabalika M Borah A visit to Numaish, Hyderabad’s popular industrial exhibition that lasts for over a month, is driven by nostalgia and curiosity. Curiosity over what is new at the stalls selling pickles, kitchenware, food and more. Then there is the fun of going on the giant wheel or witnessing the daredevils in action at the maut-ka-kuwa (well of death) on two-wheelers and four-wheelers.For septuagenarian like Neeta Bhogle, a homemaker who rarely eats outside, Numaish is a culmination all the above and a meal…

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s commanding electoral victory reassures the India–Japan partnership. Expected to carry forward the legacy of her mentor, the late Shinzo Abe, she inherits a relationship already anchored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s November meeting with her in South Africa, where both leaders pledged to advance India-Japan friendship and strengthen the Special Strategic and Global Partnership.Amid global uncertainty, the priority is reinvigorating economic ties. Bilateral trade has hovered around $23 billion, with India ranking 18th among Japan’s trade partners and Japan 17th for India. As of December 2024, Japanese investment in India stood at $43.28 billion, making Japan…

India’s Ishan Kishan plays with UNICEF Children during the practice session ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup match between India and the USA at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on February 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The UNICEF-ICC partnership on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) highlighted children’s empowerment and their right to play, at the ongoing men’s T20 World Cup.Soledad Herrero, chief of field services, UNICEF India, along with two young athletes from Ahmedabad, did a “trophy walkout” at the start of the India-Netherlands match at the Narendra Modi Stadium.”Cricket is a powerful unifier for equity and inclusion.…

The six Democrats who urged military servicemembers in a video not to comply with illegal orders notched a significant legal win when federal prosecutors failed to criminally indict them. Now they’re looking to gain political momentum and build their campaign war chests. “We are not done,” said Pennsylvania Rep. Chrissy Houlahan at a press conference alongside fellow House members. “We will continue to push back. The tide is turning and accountability is coming,” Colorado Rep. Jason Crow said in a video posted to social media. Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin said in a fundraising email: “They tried to indict me.” The…

Delhi has been particularly difficult to live in, of late. We are now in the thick of winter and the air still moves past your face with an insidious something it shouldn’t be carrying. Each morning, the same grey insistence of pulverising smoke pressed against my throat made the privileged indulgence of an exit feel practical. The urge to escape to somewhere close, somewhere uncomplicated and somewhere my lungs could remember why they exist, had never been stronger.The mountains were the obvious thought, and go-to getaways like Nainital, Bhimtal and the like, felt like the natural detour for city-dwellers who…

French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in India for his official visit from February 17 to 19. During the visit, Macron and PM Narendra Modi will hold discussions on strengthening bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas as enshrined in the Horizon 2047 Roadmap. In addition, the leaders will discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. The two leaders will also be in Mumbai to jointly inaugurate the India-France Year of Innovation, which will be celebrated throughout 2026 in both countries. On February 19, President Macron will participate in the AI Impact Summit…

Surprise package Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka will battle for bragging rights when they clash in a compelling T20 World Cup fixture here on Thursday (February 19, 2026), with both teams having already secured their spots in the Super 8s. The outcome of this match will determine the group topper. Sri Lanka has emerged as a strong contender, leveraging their knowledge of local conditions to defeat Oman and Ireland, while crushing Australia by eight wickets to establish themselves as a well-rounded side with the potential to go all the way. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, claimed their spot in the Super…

Virginia Democrats are moving forward with plans to gerrymander their way to four more congressional seats — but they need help from the state’s top court. After a lower court blocked Democrats’ efforts to amend the state Constitution and redraw federal congressional lines ahead of this fall’s midterm elections, the Virginia Court of Appeals requested the Virginia Supreme Court weigh in. That puts the fate of the map — and potentially congressional control after the 2026 midterms — in the hands of a group of justices that observers say can be hard to predict. Political and legal experts in Virginia…

In Vinland Saga, they speak of a faraway place, “a warm and fertile land, untouched by slave-raiders nor the flame of war” — where even the weary might find peace. Tolkien wrote of a similar “far, green country,” glimpsed on the edge of the world. As the plane slipped below the clouds, I thought of both. Sri Lanka stretched out in shades of green that seemed to multiply the longer I looked. A beautiful unbroken sweep of deep, restless, and endless green, cut only by the blue breath of the Indian Ocean and clouds brushing the horizon. From up here,…