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Friday, February 20, 2026
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Topic: Easter

Easter eggs are more expensive this year and climate change could be a culprit

Chocolate eggs and bunnies cost more than ever this Easter – but the farmers who make these treats possible are in dire straits.

Faced with backlash, Manipur govt restores Easter Sunday holiday for state employees

In Thursday’s order, Deputy Secretary to the govt of Manipur said only 30 March would now be a working day for all govt offices, including PSUs and autonomous bodies.

Pope calls for peace in Ukraine, appeals dialogue between Israel & Palestine, in Easter message

Israeli-Palestinian tensions have sharply increased since Israeli police raids last week on Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which caused outrage across the Arab world.

How Easter eggs evolved from chicken to chocolate

Eggs can now be eaten during the fasting period of Lent, but in the middle ages, they were prohibited along with meat and dairy.

Easter’s chocolate bunnies can teach us to save our food supply

Although there is no shortage of chocolate confections, consumers having to spend more on them is a harbinger of growing environmental and social burdens imperilling the industry.

This is what the world looks like when everyone stops driving

Enjoy the stillness. Cities around the world have become noticeably quieter with far fewer cars out on the roads.

Donald Trump’s Easter promise and human ‘threat’ to coronavirus plans

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

At least 138 dead and hundreds injured in Sri Lanka blasts on Easter Sunday

The blasts occurred as the Easter Sunday masses were in progress in Colombo and Negombo.

On Camera

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.