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Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Boong brought Meiteis and Kukis together in Delhi, Bengaluru. ‘Best outcome,’ says director

The film has been produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment in association with Chalkboard Entertainment and Suitable Pictures.

Bela Bajaria is why you can’t stop watching Netflix. Meet the woman shaping global binge culture

Born in London, Bajaria was crowned Miss India USA & then Miss India Worldwide in 1991, & recently, Hollywood Power Player. Today, she is Netflix’s Chief Content Officer.

Upasana Konidela doubles down on freezing eggs. ‘I decide the timeline’

Upasana Konidela also took a dig at those who called her suggestion to freeze eggs a ‘scam’ by Apollo Hospitals, clarifying that hers weren't frozen at Apollo.

Inside Zubeen Garg’s last film Roi Roi Binale Delhi show—‘hard to believe he is dead’

The film began 10 minutes late, with no time wasted on trailers or advertisements. Almost everyone had their phones out, trying to get a perfect screengrab of the film’s title to share on social media.

‘I want to retire’—what Satish Shah told Sarabhai vs Sarabhai maker JD Majethia

Satish Shah's big breakthrough came with Kundan Shah’s cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, where he played the corrupt yet hilariously unforgettable Municipal Commissioner D’Mello.

Zubeen Garg’s new song Mur Mon from Roi Roi Binale drops, as Pakistanis dance to Ya Ali

Pakistani pop-rock band Khudgharz shared a clip from its Karachi concert that shows the crowd singing along as Zubeen Garg’s iconic track Ya Ali is performed.

Pawan Kalyan’s They Call Him OG is 2025’s top-grossing Telugu film, beats Sankranthiki Vasthunam

They Call Him OG, directed by Sujeeth, also marks the Telugu debut of Emraan Hashmi, who was earlier seen in a viral cameo in Aryan Khan's The Bads of Bollywood.

Actor-director Robert Redford, who founded Sundance Film Festival, dies

Redford acted in films like Barefoot in the Park (1967), The Way We Were (1973), All the President’s Men (1976), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Out of Africa (1985).

Trailer of Pakistan’s first dating reality show released

This is not the first time that the reality dating format has forayed into conservative markets. In 2024, Love Is Blind: Habibi was launched that had participants from multiple Arab nations.

Manoj Bajpayee says, ‘My idea of me is different from other actors’

Besides Bajpayee, Jugnuma, directed by Raam Reddy, also stars Deepak Dobriyal, Priyanka Bose, Tillotama Shome, Hiral Sidhu, and Awan Pookot in key roles.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

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.