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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicNikhil Kumaraswamy

Topic: Nikhil Kumaraswamy

Gowda scoreboard: Nikhil Kumaraswamy loses in grandpa Deve Gowda’s turf, dad & uncle win their constituencies

Nikhil lost to the Congress's H.A. Iqbal Hussain by 10,715 votes.. His previous poll outing — in 2019 Lok Sabha elections — had ended in defeat as well.

Many guests, few masks & CM Kejriwal — an engagement ceremony amid ‘3rd Covid wave’ in Delhi

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

UGC says India lacks ‘mechanism’ to hold online exams during Covid-19 lockdown

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

FIR against Kannada daily editor for report on ‘drunk’ son of Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy

Report in Vishwavani had claimed that Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the CM's son, got into a drunken argument with grandfather Deve Gowda after his poll loss.

Deve Gowda’s grandsons hope to make it to Lok Sabha on dynasty, bravado & not much else

Prajwal Revanna, 30, and Nikhil Kumaraswamy, 29, are making their poll debut from the JD(S) strongholds of Hassan and Mandya.

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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'.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

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.