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Sunday, February 15, 2026
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Topic: Relationships

He’s an introvert, she’s a party girl. On taking Hinge relationships to the dance floor

Do ragers need another rager to live happily ever after? Sometimes a rager needs a snoozer to park them home in time for the dreadful Monday on the horizon.

People congratulated me when Taylor Swift got engaged. Welcome to parasocial life

It’s the age of Swifties and ChatGPT. No wonder ‘parasocial’ is Cambridge Word of the Year.

Young women are designing their own relationships. Love is now add-on, not operating system

This isn’t commitment phobia at play. If anything, it’s the evolution of it—with commitment curation.

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.

Nice guys, bad boys, and the dating propaganda

Every influencer is selling a course, a podcast, or a protein powder on how to upgrade from Nice Guy to Alpha. Nice is needy. All his kindness is a loan that you never signed up for.

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

Lover girls are the tragic clowns of modern dating. They are keeping romance alive

It’s not that lover girls lack self-respect — they’ve just put it on a little sale for whichever emotionally unavailable dude they’re currently fixated on.

Why the ‘long-term relationship’ label is killing your dating game

The stigma around ‘long-term’ is built on some pretty solid stereotypes.

What it takes to go from casual to committed in the modern dating world—good luck

On one side of the internet, 20-somethings are whining about how dating is low-velocity, like a traffic jam—lots of honking (swiping), barely any moving.

Kalesh in modern dating. How Gen Z is spicing up their relationships

There’s no safe answer to ‘why do you love me?’. And even if you’ve answered it 500 times, you can still falter at the 501th time.

On Camera

How Nehru defended restrictions on freedom of speech and the press

On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.

Andhra proposes Rs 100-cr wealth fund, eyes Norway-style sovereign fund model to drive growth

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presented a Rs 3.32 lakh crore budget for 2026–27 in the assembly Saturday.

Top US military commander applauds ‘India’s tactical execution’ during Op Sindoor; adds ‘there’s lessons too’

On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.

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.