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India’s Axar Patel plays a shot during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Pakistan, at R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI All-rounder Axar Patel conceded that there is an extra layer of pressure around a cricket match between India and arch-foes Pakistan, but said the players try to remain steady-minded by staying away from outside talks about the intensity of the age-old rivalry. In the latest episode of the showdown between the two teams, India trounced Pakistan by 61 runs at the Premadasa Stadium here…

As monsoon clouds darken Kolkata, towards late evening, something magical happens. The skies turn inky blue, and iconic, British-era buildings are swathed in mellow, yellow LED lights. After sleeping through years of soot, rain and crumbling plaster, the clock tower of Magen David Synagogue, domes and minarets of Burhani Masjid, and the wind-whirled angel of victory atop Victoria Memorial, amongst several other buildings, are learning to speak again. Their language being the madeleine-soft yellow luminescence.  The Angel of Victory is a 4.9-meter tall, 3.5-tonne bronze statue at the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The notion of draping the…

Pakistan appears to be entering yet another phase of intensified internal violence—one that bears the familiar markers of past cycles but unfolds under far less forgiving regional and economic conditions. Over the last 48 hours alone, clashes involving Baloch insurgents and Islamist militants have resulted in heavy militant casualties, losses to security forces, and civilian deaths. The pace, coordination, and geographic spread suggest not isolated incidents, but a coordinated escalation.What is striking is the simultaneity of threats. On one axis, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has reasserted its insurgent momentum in Baluchistan through direct engagements with the Pakistan Army, targeting…

Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on wildlife, nature conservation, environmental issues, sustainability, and all things green. Published – February 12, 2026 04:55 pm IST Source link

Forest Department officers rescue children from a landslide-affected area of Wayanad district. | Photo Credit: PTI More than a 1,000 government employees are currently engaged in the disaster management and relief operations in the landslide-ravaged regions in Wayanad district, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office said on August 4. The 24×7 activities are being coordinated by the Civil Station at Kalpetta and the temporary control room opened at Chooralmala. Also Read: How can Wayanad reduce landslide risks?Mobilised under 15 teams, the government staff are handling the coordination of the search and rescue effort, collection and distribution of relief materials, food and medicines,…

At the end of February 10’s trading session, the rupee was quoted at 90.57 (provisional), registering a gain of 9 paise over its previous close. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee pared initial losses and settled on a positive note on Tuesday (February 10, 2026), higher by 9 paise at 90.57 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, supported by positive cues from domestic equities and weakening of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said the rupee is witnessing sideways price action as the support from positive domestic equities and foreign fund inflows was negated by geopolitical tensions…

India’s Ishan Kishan celebrates his half century with Tilak Varma during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Pakistan, at R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 15, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The Colombo detour proved to be a fruitful endeavour for the Men in Blue. With a clinical triumph against Pakistan, India enhanced its defending champion’s halo in the ICC T20 World Cup.A Super Eight berth has been sealed, and while sterner battles await, Suryakumar Yadav’s men can be proud about their initial campaign. Any clash against Pakistan, with its historical…

Dakshindari Youth Durga Puja in South Dum Dum — dedicated to acid attack survivors Kolkata’s streets and the pursuit of love during Durga Puja are cut from the same cloth, a fabric of chance and inevitability. Every wrong turn might open like a trapdoor — into an ornate, never-seen-before pandal, or into the orbit of a stranger whose glance lingers a heartbeat too long in the bhog (offering) queue. The newness of the season feels conspiratorial: the thrill of a first encounter or a perfectly timed meet cute. Or on Navami, when the smoke of Sandhi Puja coils around the…

One way to read Budget 2026 is as a conventional fiscal document: restrained on stimulus, cautious on taxes, and focused on consolidation. A more analytically useful reading is to treat it as a trade-institution reform package, designed for an era in which export competitiveness is shaped less by tariff preferences and more by regulatory precision, logistics reliability, and legal certainty under geopolitical stress.There is a continuity in India’s trade agenda over the last couple of years. India is renegotiating legacy regional trade agreements, negotiating new ones that are narrower but rule-intensive, and operating in a global trading system marked by…

Science Quiz: On Charles DarwinJulia Margaret Camero, a pioneer of close-up photography who also captured the famous 1862 image of Charles Darwin with a big beard. Photo: Public DomainSTART THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Charles Darwin originally went to the University of Edinburgh to study ________, but he disliked the experience so much that he left, but not before he learnt taxidermy from the British taxidermist John Edmonstone. In his second year, Darwin began to focus on natural history. Fill in the blank. 2 / 5 | The voyage that shaped Darwin’s science was the second expedition of the…