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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicIdol theft

Topic: Idol theft

2 women arrested for stealing idols from temple in Hyderabad

The sisters, main suspect Swarna Latha and Pavani, consulted a ‘baba’ due to a string of deaths in their family and were advised to install and worship idols.

Why a New York-based smuggler dumped $20 million worth of Indian art

Subhash Kapoor, smuggler of Indian art, eluded Indian officials for years because he had the backing of sources who could never be identified.

On Camera

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.