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Image for representative purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on a negative territory on Wednesday (February 18, 2026), tracking losses in IT and Services stocks in a volatile session. After a bearish start, the 30-share BSE Sensex further declined 247.92 points, or 0.30%, to 83,203.04. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 70.25 points, or 0.27%, to 25,655.15. Among the Sensex constituents, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Adani Ports, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, Eternal, Maruti Suzuki India, Asian Paints, Trent, HDFC Bank, IndiGo, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank were the major laggards.…
Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan (AP photo) AHMEDABAD: In a massive development, 14 legendary captains from five countries – including Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev and Australian great Greg Chappell, appealed to the Pakistan government on Tuesday about ensuring proper treatment for Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan, who has been in jail for more than two years now.Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khanum spoke out against Khan’s treatment in jail and his worsening health. Treat Imran Khan Fairly: Kapil, Sunil Gavaskar Among 14 Ex- Cricketers To Send Letter To Pakistan Khan has been in jail for over 800 days…
Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) AHMEDABAD: Fresh from a morale-boosting 61-run win over Pakistan in Colombo, India will hope Abhishek Sharma rediscovers form ahead of the Super 8s when they face the Netherlands in their final World Cup league match at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday. The contest may not test the defending champions fully, but it offers a valuable opportunity to acclimatise to a venue where India will play their opening Super 8 fixture against South Africa on February 22, and potentially the final on March 8.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Despite the fixture’s one-sided…
In the mid-1950s, as independent India’s bureaucracy expanded, central govt employees began forming cooperative housing societies in Delhi, planning communities for post-retirement years. Vasant Vihar was one of them.Located near Chanakyapuri, the colony took shape in the 1970s. Suresh moved in as a 20-year-old young man with his father, who was then working in the defence ministry. “There were only singlestorey houses then — some 250 gaj, some 2,000 gaj. Beautiful parks. It was a completely different world,” he recalls. “Even now, when I say I live in Vasant Vihar, people instantly light up.”The colony’s character had been shaped by…
Bengaluru: Around 9 lakh students will appear for SSLC and 7.1 lakh for II PU exam this year, which will be held from March 18 and Feb 28, respectively. For the first time, the department of school education and literacy announced the result dates in advance. The results are likely to be announced on April 24 for SSLC and April 7 for II PU.On Tuesday, a review meeting was held with several departments involved in the process. “We are set for the exams. We request students to come for the exams confident and stress-free,” said Madhu Bangarappa, minister.Final admit cards…
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old labourer was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife in Mandamarri town of Mancherial district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammed Moin, a resident of Shanthi Nagar in Mandamarri.According to police officials, at around 5.30 am on Tuesday, neighbours heard screams from Moin’s house and rushed to the spot. They found him bleeding profusely from his neck, while his wife, Sukkala Avanthi, was standing nearby. The neighbours immediately alerted the police and shifted Moin to a nearby hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment. Hyderabad: Tragedy on Road, Election Results, Civic Probe & Crypto…
Election Commission of India (File Photo) CHENNAI: The ECI on Wednesday announced biennial elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats, with polling scheduled for March 16, as the terms of the sitting members expire in April 2026. This includes six seats from Tamil Nadu — Tiruchi Siva, N R Elango, Anthiyur P Selvarasu and Kanimozhi NVN Somu of the DMK, and M Thambidurai of the AIADMK and G K Vasan of the TMC. The timing, ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, has added a new layer to seat-sharing negotiations, with alliance partners of both Dravidian majors pressing for an Upper…
Ahmedabad: On Tuesday night, action was taken to seal an illegal paying guest facility being run from Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC’s) LIG residential scheme in the Science City area, Gota ward. The Everest Enclave scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana consists of six blocks and 336 houses.AMC’s vigilance team (estate/TDO) conducted a surprise raid based on complaints that House No. 305 in Block 2, and House No, 105 in Block 5 were being rented out for paying guests. The team found that House No.105 was being used as a PG facility while House No. 305 was registered as a…
Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board (UP Board), which conducts one of the largest public examinations in the world, is set to begin its High School and Intermediate examinations from Wednesday, with a staggering 5,337,778 students registered this year. Of these, 2,761,696 students will appear for the Class 10 exams and 2,576,082 for Class 12. Remarkably, the total number of candidates exceeds the population of 74 countries, highlighting the extraordinary scale of the examination process in Uttar Pradesh. Globally, around 195 countries are recognised by the United Nations, and the fact that the number of UP Board examinees alone…
Kendrapada: A day after a 70-year-old contractor was arrested in Jajpur district for allegedly raping his 16-year-old domestic help and apparently forcing her to undergo an abortion, police on Tuesday rescued a newborn girl from a bush near his house. Investigators are examining whether the premature baby was delivered by the survivor.The managing director of a private hospital where the girl six-month-old pregnancy was supposedly terminated was also arrested. However, the case took a new turn when locals heard a baby’s cries from a bush near the contractor’s house late on Monday night and rescued the newborn. Police rushed to…