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32 of 38 districts in TN record above national average per capita income
Don’t trust, says SC on pre-marital physical relationship
Crack whip on Tagore, Chakravarthy: DMK to Cong brass
Kodungaiyur incinerator fails to monitor mandatory parameters
Must attend 3 exams in 1st boards to be eligible for 2nd: CBSE
ED’s Rs 184-cr FEMA penalty on NewsClick, editor-in-chief
Modi’s ‘deep impact’ Israel visit on Feb 25
9-judge bench to review Sabari women entry
Defence, chip firms ink pacts for Rs 6,000 cr investment
FEAT IN FIGURES
SC junks plea on West Bengal SIR
JEE-Main: Chennai boy secures 99.999
Teen champ, her coach etch their place on India’s kabaddi map
Regular calculator for accountancy, volunteers as scribes for classes 10, 12
63% of Rs 1,341 crore set for flood mitigation
IIT-M, Finnish institute to launch ‘VAYYU’ climate research hub
Chatbot to guide overseas job-seekers, curb illegal recruitment
CBSE board exams for classes 10, 12 to begin today
Exp trains to originate, terminate from Tambaram
IN A NUTSHELL
Omnibuses flout pickup norms, officials play blame game
No ECR tender till appeal decision finalised: Govt
Activists save 10 stray dogs tied, stuffed in sacks
ETM outage on MTC buses hits digi payments
7 including 2 women get life term in 15-yr-old Tiruvanmiyur murder
Kilambakkam skywalk work disrupts traffic
HC upholds reinstatement of private firm’s staff
Elderly couple found dead at Tiruvottiyur
Man hacked hours after celebrating his b’day
Two Nigerians held with cocaine, meth
Man films women in wedding hall bathroom
Fire breaks out at city mall; none injured
Police destroy over 2,000 kg of ganja
Expedite sewage and SWD works in Adambakkam, CMWSSB urged
MP alleges Rs 422 cr fraud in NLC
Kodaikanal Int’l School turns 125, marks 50 years of IB education
No filters to trap heavy metals, says report
ASP runs jeep into GH wall after brake failure
FESTIVAL OF THE FOLKS
40 sovereigns, 5 kg silver looted from Kovai shop
Father, son among 3 killed in Kamuthi mishap
SL Navy detains 24 Karaikal fishermen
Villagers threaten poll boycott over check post
Elephant in musth damages vehicles
HM sexually harasses Class 5 student, held
Federal balance, nixing Guvs’ role key pointers
Trisha flays Nainar’s distasteful remarks
CM upgrades neurosciences in State to global standards
NDA wary of vote split as Ramadoss, Sasikala weigh solo contest
Sorry for tongue slip: BJP chief; party calls for closure
Rs 6,000 cr debt due to KMUT aid: Anbumani
Alliance or not, Premalatha blows bugle with party ticket interview from Feb 20
GALLOPING STATE
CM Stalin clears 8,700 MT supply to mosques for free rice for Ramzan porridge
EC clears whistle for Vijay in Pondy too
Govt can’t eradicate even mosquitos: EPS
Women at Sabarimala: SC hearing from April 7
AIMIM-stronghold Karimnagar Corpn’s 2 top posts in BJP kitty
Eyeing more support, Naidu details Bill Gates on Golden Andhra plan
Reply to journo’s plea challenging 2023 DPDP Act, SC tells Centre
2.58 cr cherished scenic Kerala in 2025: Min
TDB ex-secy Jayasree appears before ED
JEE-Main: All-male affair on ‘100s list’
Fire at illegal cracker unit claims 7 lives in Rajasthan
Party may differ from govt stand, says CPM
NSS, SNDP united in opposing women’s entry
Hearing on ‘industry’ definition from March 17
PM, Macron to fix roadmap to ramp up ties
‘Khelo Kashmir’ to be booster shot for J&K tourism
Resignation and return to party: Assam ex-Cong chief flip flop in a day
Unemployment increases to 5 pc in Jan, shows govt survey
Aiyar sticks to ‘Vijayan CM’ prediction despite Cong flak
Modi travels into AI world with techies at Delhi summit
Move HC first: SC on Himanta video case
READY TO RECEIVE CARNEY
7 officials suspended for shoddy SIR work in WB
Rohit Shetty case: 7 held from UP, Haryana
SC refuses to entertain Abu Salem’s relief plea
Tech-driven legal aid meet to be held in J&K
Islamist surge recasts post-revolt B’desh
Xi intensifies military purge in loyalty search
Peril behind foreign dreams
Early Mars was warm and wet, not icy: Study
POLL VAULT
HEADLINERS
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17 Feb 2026
Sanctions waiver key rider for US talks: Iran
DEVIL’S THROAT SPITS ASH UP TO 35,000 FEET
Slim chances of truce progress in Russia-Ukraine talks in Geneva
No clear path to end partial shutdown
Rubio hails ‘Golden age’ for US-Hungary ties, inks civil N-pact
China’s visa-free entry for UK, Canada after Carney, Starmer visit
Two Hindus elected to Bangladesh Parliament
Improvement in Imran’s vision, says med board
Will support Beirut even after UN exit: Berlin
Mahashivratri: Pak Hindus throng Raj Katas Temple
Aus citizens with alleged IS links head home
Exports to US dip 22% amid high tariffs
TVS SCS, Italy’s ALA Group in defence pact
Wholesale inflation up at 1.81% in January
Torrent Power to buy L&T arm’s firm at Rs 6,889 crore
Credai Fairpro 2026 looks to seal Rs 300 crore in deals
Markets rebound nearly 1% on power, banking stock buys
Drought-hit man invests Rs 214 cr in ‘AI farms’
Indian team to visit US to finalise trade pact’s text
Reliance Consumer to form JV with TGI Group
Snapdeal fined by CCPA for sale of non-BIS toys
Blackstone invests $600 mn in AI firm Neysa
SKF to invest Rs 653 cr in Pune plant
TVS Emerald expands in Bengaluru, Chennai
TONDERSTORM
Padikkal’s maiden double propels Karnataka to 689/6 on Day 2
Jacks’ all-round brilliance seals Super Eights berth for England
Omarzai’s heroics seal five-wicket win for Afghanistan
Manikandan, Kalidass hog limelight
Jorvin sparkles with ball
NZ seeks end to batting woes against Canada
Vijay takes five-wkt haul
TN storms into quarterfinals
Easy win for United CC
SK TAKES RURAL ROUTE YET AGAIN WITH SEYON
Anirudh launches own label, expands beyond film music
Kadhal Reset Repeat teaser promises a gripping love story
VD, Rashmika to tie the knot on Feb 26?
Bejoy’s Tu Yaa Main best on big screen: Mani Ratnam
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