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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicRae Bareilly

Topic: Rae Bareilly

Dalit man’s lynching in Rae Bareli kicks off political storm, Congress blames ‘Baba ke log’

Purported video of victim surrounded by group of men has surfaced on social media; police have arrested 5. Congress spokesperson says ‘criminals claimed they were supporters of Yogi’.

Polling begins for 59 seats in UP including Sonia Gandhi’s bastion Rae Bareli, Lakhimpur Kheri

Polling will continue till 6 pm. The district of Lakhimpur Kheri, where eight people were mowed down by cars allegedly carrying BJP workers last year, is also voting today.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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.