Top News Headlines of February 16, 2026 | Deleted all social media apps on his smartphone, sacrificed time with friends: JEE Main topper’s single-minded focus on exam goal

Feb 16, 2026 11:26 PM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Deleted all social media apps on his smartphone, sacrificed time with friends: JEE Main topper’s single-minded focus on exam goal

17-year-old Delhi boy Shreyas Mishra, student of Kulachi Hansraj DAV School, Rohini, is one of 12 candidates who have scored a perfect 100 percentile.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:42 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | NCP corporator opposes shift from Good Luck chowk: ‘Causing heavy traffic’: BJP corporators demand shifting Kalakar katta

BJP corporator Punit Joshi said Kalakar Katta has a beautiful mural which should be retained and a safe sitting facility should be provided to artists.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:32 PM IST

Ahmedabad News Live Updates | Ramesh Shukla, photographer who chronicled UAE’s birth, dies

Shukla, 87, who passed away at a hospital in Dubai, was known as the Royal Photographer of the United Arab Emirates and is known for documenting the formation of the UAE following the exit of the British in 1971, chronicling the union of six gulf kingdoms that eventually formed the country.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:22 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | ‘A dent to Pune’s cultural identity’: Artists, residents resist proposal to relocate Kalakar Katta

The controversy began when newly elected BJP corporators Sunil Pande and Manjushree Khardekar, along with other ward members, submitted a letter to the commissioner seeking Katta’s removal, citing traffic congestion as the primary concern.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:19 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | ‘A dent to Pune’s cultural identity’: Artists, residents oppose proposal to relocate Kalakar Katta

Siddharth Pitekar, popularly known as the statue man of Maharashtra, also raised concerns over artists’ livelihoods.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:16 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | 14 days of Moderate air: Feb AQI of Mumbai raises concern

Deonar, Ghatkopar among worst-hit; experts cite rising emission levels.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:14 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Drones to deliver emergency medicine in Nandurbar from end of this month

Nandurbar becomes the first district to operationalise Maharashtra’s ₹228 crore drone mission, flying vaccines, blood products and emergency medicines to remote tribal hamlets, while other districts await connectivity for rollout.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:09 PM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Shops sealed, FIR against dealer, says DM

More than 70 taken ill in Greater Noida after eating kuttu ka atta on Shivratri, adulteration suspected.
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Feb 16, 2026 09:54 PM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | How a body on a railway track uncovered a chilling double murder in Kanpur

On Monday, police received news of a body lying on a railway track. They established the man's identity and headed to his home to tell his family — only to find something shocking.
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Feb 16, 2026 09:15 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Tripura student murder case: Prime accused ‘still in Nepal’, Dehradun police file chargesheet against 6

The 659-page document submitted details the fatal dispute at a liquor store in Dehradun. Police have issued a blue corner notice for the absconding main accused.
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Feb 16, 2026 08:53 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Terrorist posters in Kathua and new 5 km border restrictions: Why security forces are on high alert in Jammu

The posters, later removed by police, come a day after Doda police used a similar strategy to seek information on Pakistani terrorist Saifullah.
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Feb 16, 2026 08:50 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Aura Avenue Society residents say sewage overflow worsens conditions, demand permanent solution

Matter brought to notice of Kharar MC Executive Officer, Sub-Divisional Officer, local MLA Anmol Gagan Mann, and Punjab Health Minister’s office, but no concrete action was taken: RWA chief
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Feb 16, 2026 08:44 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Nitish govt transfers Rs 10,000 each to 25 lakh women; total number of beneficiaries now 1.81 crore

This is the fifth time since September 2025 that the state government has transferred the amount.
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Feb 16, 2026 08:39 PM IST

India News Live Updates | PM Modi likely to visit Israel on Feb 25, hold talks with Netanyahu

PM Narendra Modi’s visit comes months after the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. While India has supported the Gaza peace plan, it has stayed away from joining the Board of Peace, led by US President Donald Trump. India’s approach has been to move forward in the relationship with Israel, given that both nations share deep ties in defence and security.
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Feb 16, 2026 08:07 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Inside Kim Jong Un’s new Pyongyang district: A gift for families of ‘young martyrs’ killed in Russia’s war

North Korea unveils new Pyongyang housing for families of soldiers killed in Ukraine; learn more about Kim Jong Un's latest move.
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Feb 16, 2026 08:00 PM IST

India News Live Updates | From Yousmarg to Peer Ki Gali: Shut after Pahalgam attack, 14 tourists spots in J-K reopened to public

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had recently advocated “aggressive marketing” of Jammu and Kashmir’s tourist destinations
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Feb 16, 2026 07:51 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Holi 2026: Central Railway announces 186 special train services – check routes, stops, timings

Central Railway Special Trains 2026: The ticket bookings for these special train services will open on February 18 at all computerized reservation centres and on the IRCTC website.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:28 PM IST

Ahmedabad News Live Updates | Finance Commission recommendations aligned with its suggestions : CEPT University arm on water & sanitation

CEPT University, Ahmedabad, has found the report of the 16th Finance Commission (XVI-FC) for 2026-31 reflecting many of the suggestions the institute made to it.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:20 PM IST

India News Live Updates | ‘Centre and states should publicly reassure that minorities are safe’: Poola Anthony, India’s first Dalit Cardinal to lead CBCI

Poola Anthony, who became president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India last week, on what the Church expects from the government
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Feb 16, 2026 07:01 PM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | After appealing to people in Gorakhpur to work for Hindu Samaj, Mohan Bhagwat on Lucknow tour from tomorrow for similar meetings

Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks urging people to rise above caste lines and work for the Hindu community come at a time when the Opposition is trying to woo different caste groups.
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Feb 16, 2026 06:42 PM IST

India News Live Updates | ‘Fact, fiction and WhatsApp forwards’: Karti Chidambaram reacts to ‘cameo’ in Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar

Karti, whose father P Chidambaram was a Union Minister during the UPA era, spoke about the scene in a lighter vein during an ANI podcast and said that he was told he has a cameo there.
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Feb 16, 2026 06:41 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | How shots fired to scare woman blew deceptive cover to obtain gun license

On the cold night of January 22, Lonavala Police Station responded to a call received through the 112 Emergency Response helpline where a caller said that around 1.20 am, a suspect who threatened and thrashed a woman, had fired two rounds in the air on the premises of Lonavala Bus Stand. As police teams checked CCTV cameras, they zeroed in on a car that had come to the location from a road towards Valvan village. The footage showed a woman being assaulted by a suspect. Investigation revealed the woman had travelled to the location in the car with the suspect. […]
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Feb 16, 2026 06:17 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Indo-Russia partnership: RVNL targets June 2026 to roll out first Vande Bharat Sleeper prototype

Vande Bharat Sleeper train: The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has targeted to roll out the first Vande Bharat Sleeper prototype by June 2026.
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Feb 16, 2026 05:49 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | ‘You can get bail from courts, but what about God’s court?’: CM Mann hits out at Majithia as he mimics Akali leader’s moustache twirl

Addressing the rally, Kejriwal said the previously ruling parties in Punjab, the SAD, BJP and Congress, had “pushed each household into drugs”.
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Feb 16, 2026 05:18 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | CPM youth leader Pratikur Rahman, who took on Abhishek Banerjee, resigns from party

CPM sources indicated that Pratikur Rahman may soon join the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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Feb 16, 2026 05:12 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | ‘Large areas in South Mumbai could be pedestrianised’: City planning academic Karen Chapple cites examples of New York, Barcelona

If greening is difficult to finance, billionaires in Mumbai could be taxed at higher rates, as in California, where the rich pay extra taxes for the city's beautification, says Karen Chapple.
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Feb 16, 2026 04:47 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | No coalition with ISF, CPI(M) or Congress; will support Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury: JUP leader Humayun Kabir

Humayun Kabir said that he was confident about an alliance with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.
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Feb 16, 2026 04:37 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | From NDA rejection to national glory: Pune’s Tanu Bhan wins best NCC Cadet award

With her grandfather having served in the Air Force and her father in the Army, the urge to don olive green runs deep in the veins of Best NCC Cadet Tanu Bhan.
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Feb 16, 2026 04:08 PM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | Temple priest killed, forest outpost surrounded: How herd of 30 elephants has sparked terror along UP-Nepal border

Following the death of a woman on Saturday, an elderly priest was killed on Sunday evening by a large herd suspected to be from Nepal’s Shuklaphanta National Park.
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Feb 16, 2026 03:52 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Bullet train: After Vande Bharat, Govt focuses on designing & manufacturing 280 kmph high-speed trains

High-Speed train in India: After the successful rollout of 164 Vande Bharat trains, the Ministry of Railways is now focusing up to manufacture a next-generation high-speed train capable of running at speeds of up to 280 kmph.
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Feb 16, 2026 03:46 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | Planning to celebrate Dol Yatra with loved ones? Here’s the full list of special trains connecting Bengal

Dol Yatra will be celebrated on March 3 this year.
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Feb 16, 2026 03:11 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | After 5 years, PM Modi to return to Brigade Parade Ground for mega rally as BJP sets eyes on Bengal polls

PM Modi's likely visit follows Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s trip to ISKCON Mayapur this week, signalling a massive push by the BJP as the 2026 Assembly polls approach.
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Feb 16, 2026 03:04 PM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | UP BJP MLA alleges caste bias after police stop folk drama at Nishad family home

Staging a dharna, the Sitapur MLA alleged that police didn’t take action when a similar performance was held at a Yadav household.
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Feb 16, 2026 03:03 PM IST

India News Live Updates | India AI Impact Summit 2026 begins: From Delhi Metro pass to parking facility – All you need to know

AI Summit 2026: The summit, which will continue till February 20, aims to strengthen global collaboration, promote responsible and ethical AI and accelerating AI adoption across priority sectors of the economy.
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Feb 16, 2026 02:34 PM IST

India News Live Updates | After 3 month boycott over Dalit cook, residents of Odisha village finally send their children to anganwadi

It took multiple rounds of meetings – the latest was on Saturday – an awareness drive and an outreach exercise by the district administration to convince the villagers
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Feb 16, 2026 02:20 PM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Election Commission to showcase its all-in-one app to State Election Commissions, with offer of developing version for them

After a gap of 27 years, ECI to host a conference for State Election Commissioners on February 24.
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Feb 16, 2026 01:49 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Main shooter in Rohit Shetty house firing arrested; 11 now in custody under MCOCA

The Mumbai police suspect Shubham Lonkar, a Lawrence Bishnoi aide, planned the operation based on his social media post claiming responsibility soon after the firing outside the house of Rohit Shetty.
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Feb 16, 2026 01:41 PM IST

Bangalore News Live Updates | ‘Unexplained delay’: Karnataka HC sets aside rape conviction as complaint was filed 8 months into pregnancy

The 32-year-old man was convicted in 2021 for offences under Section 376(2)(h)(i)(n) (rape of a minor), and under provisions of the Pocso Act in Karnataka.
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Feb 16, 2026 01:36 PM IST

India News Live Updates | 7 workers killed as fire tears through Rajasthan chemical factory

11 workers were inside the Khuskhera unit when the blaze erupted on Monday morning; a magisterial inquiry has been ordered to probe for safety lapses
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Feb 16, 2026 12:54 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Tarique Rahman to take oath as Bangladesh PM: Who all will attend swearing-in ceremony?

Around 1,200 local and foreign guests are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bangladesh led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Prothom Alo has reported. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on Tuesday at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka. President Mohammad Shahabuddin is expected […]
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Feb 16, 2026 12:48 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Portrait Politics: Shaan e Hind, the Deputy Mayor from Malegaon who triggered a statewide controversy over Tipu’s portrait

Daughter of a five time MLA and a political dynasty, Shaan e Hind defends the portrait, saying Tipu fought the British and deserves respect
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Feb 16, 2026 12:30 PM IST

India News Live Updates | ‘Question of self-respect’: Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah quits party ahead of polls

The move comes days after he was tasked with stitching up an alliance for the upcoming Assembly election
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Feb 16, 2026 12:21 PM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Six anti-drone systems, four air defence guns: How 15,000 security personnel will secure AI Summit in Delhi

The five-day mega tech meet kicked off today at the Bharat Mandapam, which successfully hosted the G20 Summit in September 2023.
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Feb 16, 2026 12:13 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ secures $5bn for Gaza: Here is the plan for the new global force and rebuilding

Trump unveiled his ‘Board of Peace’, a collective of countries from around the world to oversee the transition and reconstruction of Gaza, last month during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Feb 16, 2026 12:00 PM IST

Ahmedabad News Live Updates | 18 schools evacuated in Vadodara after coordinated bomb blast threat

According to the police, 14 schools in Vadodara city and at least four schools in the Vadodara district police jurisdiction received a facsimile email just as their sessions began.
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Feb 16, 2026 11:37 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann discharged for Moga rally with Arvind Kejriwal

The AAP's massive anti-drug rally in Moga, which is scheduled for 1 pm, is part of its ongoing ‘Yuddh Nasheyan Viruddh’ campaign.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:55 AM IST

India News Live Updates | NGT clears Nicobar Mega Project, cites ‘adequate safeguards’ in environmental nod

The counsel challenging the clearances told the National Green Tribunal that fragile “no-go” coastal areas must be excluded from the project, arguing that the law does not permit any activity in those ecologically sensitive zones
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Feb 16, 2026 10:47 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | ECI suspends 7 election officers in Bengal over SIR ‘misconduct’, asks state govt to start disciplinary action against them

The ECI had asked the Bengal Chief Secretary to initiate disciplinary action against certain officers for gross misconduct.
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Feb 16, 2026 10:30 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Bill Gates arrives in Andhra Pradesh, to hold talks with CM Naidu on health and AI

Lokesh Nara shares welcome message on X as Microsoft founder lands in Amaravati
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Feb 16, 2026 09:34 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | An eyesore, can lead to health risks: Expert on garbage dhalaos in Delhi

Though it does not directly worsen the air quality, when waste is spilled on the road, vehicles that pass through the area generate dust. The dust remains suspended in the air.
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Feb 16, 2026 09:23 AM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | A temple, a forest, and a new Gadchiroli: How Maharashtra’s red corridor is trying to reinvent itself as a tourist hub

Gadchiroli is now seeking to reframe its identity, drawing on its dense forests, riverine landscape, and cultural and ecological singularity to turn the engines of tourism. At the nucleus of this push is the Markandeshwar temple, an 8th-century protected monument in Chamorshi.
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Feb 16, 2026 09:20 AM IST

Ahmedabad News Live Updates | 14 lakh Form 7 for deletion submitted in Gujarat, only 1.8 lakh turn out ‘valid’

Of 90 lakh notices issued to ‘unmapped’ voters and those with ‘logical discrepancies’, nearly 30 pc appeared for hearing
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Feb 16, 2026 09:20 AM IST

World News Live Updates | Jeffrey Epstein gave funds to AI researcher Ben Goertzel, helping secure HK$8.9m in Hong Kong grants

Emails released by the US Department of Justice show that Epstein committed at least US$113,000 to support Goertzel’s open-source AI project over a period of five years.
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Feb 16, 2026 08:49 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | BJP state vice-president Arvind Khanna quits party, joins SAD

Two-time MLA switches sides as Sukhbir Badal meets him in Dhuri; move seen as significant for Malwa politics
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Feb 16, 2026 08:29 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Inquiries against JNU students dipped in 7 yrs, punishments remained steady

Between 2019 and 2025, JNU has initiated 687 proctorial inquiries against its students.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:59 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Udaipur-Asarva Vande Bharat train to commence inaugural run today: check stoppages, timings

Udaipur-Asarva Vande Bharat Express launch: This new semi-high-speed train is expected to further enhance connectivity between the two cities while reducing travel time.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:51 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Rs 1.5-cr embezzlement alleged in Rishi Apartments Society; probe by CBI, ED, Vigilance demanded

The complainant, Krishan Kumar Goyal (72), resident of flat no. D303, has submitted a detailed complaint requesting a thorough investigation. He also wrote a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), and Punjab Vigilance for a probe into the matter.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:12 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | To build homes for officials, Delhi govt identifies 6 sites for first GPRA project under PPP model

The key aim of this proposal is to meet the housing requirements of senior bureaucrats, officials and staff working with the Delhi government.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:10 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | ‘The smell is in our heads’: Why 500+ infamous garbage points still haunt Delhi despite a 2024 removal deadline

From Sunder Nagri to Defence Colony, thousands of tonnes of waste remain unsegregated and exposed. Here is why the MCD’s plan to make the capital ‘dhalao-free’ is missing its mark.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:06 AM IST

India News Live Updates | ‘Organised thrusting of smallness’: Amartya Sen warns of ‘weakening secularism’ in India

Addressing a Kerala govt conference, the Nobel laureate acknowledged a shift in his lifelong optimism, noting that while secularism remains strong in Kerala, it faces a ‘threat’ in other parts of India.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:06 AM IST

India News Live Updates | 13-year-old Christian boy denied burial in Odisha village over church relocation row

His family were forced to bury him in their private land after allegedly signing a declaration that they would maintain peace in the village.
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Feb 16, 2026 07:05 AM IST

India News Live Updates | MBA student said she’ll return home after birthday party. 4 days later, her father identified body by her socks in a locked flat

After her rape-murder in Indore, her classmate, the prime accused, fled to Mumbai, where he has been arrested: Police
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Feb 16, 2026 07:05 AM IST

India News Live Updates | What are ‘hornbill restaurants’? Behind Chhattisgarh’s plan to make tiger reserve a haven for rare bird

The Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve is developing clusters of fruit-bearing trees to help the growing population of the Malabar Pied Hornbill in the area
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Feb 16, 2026 07:01 AM IST

World News Live Updates | Nancy Guthrie case: DNA sample recovered from glove found near Tucson home

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing two weeks ago from her home near Tucson. Authorities believe she was taken against her will.
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Feb 16, 2026 05:40 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Bluetooth in shoes, answers on Google: How cheating ring targeted GATE exam in Raipur

Three engineering graduates from Haryana and their ‘accomplices’ were arrested in Chhattisgarh following a police surveillance operation.
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Feb 16, 2026 05:30 AM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | Samajwadi Party leader dies after streetlight pole falls on car in UP’s Pratapgarh

Alleging negligence, the deceased’s uncle said that they will get a case registered against those responsible
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Feb 16, 2026 05:30 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Wife runs pillar to post to free Indian held in Mali over firm dispute

As project manager, Gulhane was overseeing the electrification of 22 villages in Djenne, on behalf of AEEPL. The dispute arose after its partner Energy du Mali filed a complaint over the validity of certain bank guarantees provided by AEEPL.
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Feb 15, 2026 07:05 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | A new book traces how migration turned Mumbai into a culinary melting pot

Author of ‘In the Beginning There Was Bombay Duck - a Food History of Mumbai'
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Top News Headlines of February 16, 2026 | Deleted all social media apps on his smartphone, sacrificed time with friends: JEE Main topper’s single-minded focus on exam goal

Top News Headlines of February 16, 2026 | 17-year-old Delhi boy Shreyas Mishra, student of Kulachi Hansraj DAV School, Rohini, is one of 12 candidates who have scored a perfect 100 percentile.