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    Arrest of IYC chief Uday Bhanu Chib: Implications for dissent and free speech

    Neelu Vyas
    24 Feb 2026 7:41 PM IST

    Is it a crime to print T-shirts? Capital Beat panellists discuss criminal conspiracy and other charges against Chib

    Uday Bhanu Chib arrest
    India
    Sasikala makes dramatic comeback, launches new party on Jayalalithaa’s birthday
    Tamil Nadu

    Sasikala makes dramatic comeback, launches new party on Jayalalithaa’s birthday

    24 Feb 2026 10:24 PM IST
    Kerala tourism, munnar harassment
    Kerala

    Kerala to Keralam: Cabinet nod gives state’s linguistic heritage a major boost

    24 Feb 2026 7:05 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi in Bhopal
    India

    Rahul challenges PM Modi to cancel India-US trade deal after tariffs get struck down

    24 Feb 2026 6:32 PM IST
    BJP-CPM ‘understanding’ helped Kerala become Keralam; Bengal pleas ignored: Mamata

    BJP-CPM ‘understanding’ helped Kerala become Keralam; Bengal pleas ignored: Mamata

    24 Feb 2026 8:35 PM IST
    India-Israel FTA talks

    India, Israel begin first round of FTA talks ahead of PM Modi's visit

    24 Feb 2026 8:18 PM IST
    India stands with Deepak Kumar

    Is Mohammed Deepak an exception or a true reflection of India? | AI with Sanket

    24 Feb 2026 8:02 PM IST
    Special Commissioner of Police Devesh Chandra Srivastva

    ‘Deep conspiracy’ found in IYC 'shirtless protest' at AI Summit: Delhi Police

    24 Feb 2026 7:26 PM IST
    O Panneerselvam

    l will leave politics if any mistake is proven, says Panneerselvam

    24 Feb 2026 6:41 PM IST
    Narendra Modi, Khemchand Singh, Manipur deputy CMs

    Manipur CM briefs PM Modi on steps to restore harmony, invites him to visit

    24 Feb 2026 6:07 PM IST
    Three people arrested in Tamil Nadu

    Bhopal sex racket case: Three, including two sisters, arrested

    24 Feb 2026 5:51 PM IST
    Lucknow university protest

    Namaz-Hanuman Chalisa row intensifies at Lucknow University, 13 get notices

    24 Feb 2026 5:44 PM IST
    A screengrab of the viral video. Photo: rishikesav_m/Instagram

    RGV shares AI clip of Mahesh Babu fighting SS Rajamouli: 'Cinema is dead'

    24 Feb 2026 5:29 PM IST
    Anthropic accuses Chinese AI firms of using Claude data

    Why Anthropic is accusing Chinese AI companies of stealing its data

    24 Feb 2026 5:24 PM IST
    Union Cabinet clears proposal to rename Kerala as ‘Keralam’; what next?

    Union Cabinet clears proposal to rename Kerala as ‘Keralam’; what next?

    The Federal
    24 Feb 2026 5:18 PM IST

    Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approves Kerala’s request to rename the state as “Keralam”; Bill to follow constitutional process under Article 3

    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

    'Don't talk rubbish': Bihar CM loses cool at 'guns and bullets' jibe

    24 Feb 2026 5:16 PM IST
    Steve Bucknor admits wrong LBW decision against Sachin Tendulkar after 22 years

    Steve Bucknor admits wrong LBW decision against Sachin Tendulkar after 22 years

    24 Feb 2026 4:54 PM IST
    Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

    Tharoor’s witty take on Kerala being renamed 'Keralam'

    24 Feb 2026 4:41 PM IST
    Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran

    Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment deferred amid disagreements: Report

    24 Feb 2026 4:36 PM IST
    BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia

    BJP accuses Rahul of being the mastermind behind Youth Congress AI Sumit protest

    24 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Kalpetta rehabilitation township

    When hills gave way, hope did not: Wayanad township for victims opens doors

    24 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    EPS makes poll promises

    AIADMK makes poll promise of Rs 10,000 'relief' to each family in TN

    24 Feb 2026 3:51 PM IST
    air ambulance crash

    Many hopes and a family’s desperate bid to save a life crash with an air ambulance

    24 Feb 2026 3:48 PM IST
    BJP recalibrates Bengal campaign with youth outreach, professional meets and yatras

    BJP recalibrates Bengal campaign with youth outreach, professional meets and yatras

    24 Feb 2026 3:47 PM IST
    Pawan Hans Helicopter crash

    Pawan Hans helicopter crashes into sea near Mayabunder in Andaman, no casualties

    24 Feb 2026 3:05 PM IST
    Chandrababu Naidu stirs up laddu debate again

    Syndicate used adulterated ghee in Tirupati laddus, committed 'sacrilege': CM Naidu

    24 Feb 2026 2:34 PM IST
    Kerala Story 2 plea: ‘Kerala lives in total harmony’, says HC; orders removal of teaser

    Kerala Story 2 plea: ‘Kerala lives in total harmony’, says HC; orders removal of teaser

    24 Feb 2026 2:06 PM IST
    AP gang held in TN ‘digital arrest’ scam; used 542 SIM cards, posed as CBI

    AP gang held in TN ‘digital arrest’ scam; used 542 SIM cards, posed as CBI

    24 Feb 2026 2:04 PM IST
    Sabarimala gold theft case intensifies as main accused gets bail. Photo: PTI

    Sabarimala gold loss case: Opposition stalls Assembly proceedings for 3rd day in a row

    24 Feb 2026 1:57 PM IST
    India, US reschedule chief negotiators meeting on interim trade deal: Sources

    Trump says he may face assassination risk for being a 'consequential President'

    24 Feb 2026 1:17 PM IST
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