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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicTehelka

Topic: Tehelka

‘Figment of imagination,’ HC says of Tehelka ‘expose’, awards Rs 2 cr to Army officer  

In Tehelka’s 2001 sting operation, 'Operation West End', Major General M.S. Ahluwalia,  then serving in the Army HQ, was alleged to be a corrupt officer.

SC refuses to accept Prashant Bhushan’s explanation in 2009 contempt case

In an interview to Tehelka in 2009, advocate Prashant Bhushan had made allegations against former CJIs. Hearing on the matter will commence on 17 August.

Operation West End — the 2001 Tehelka sting that led to Jaya Jaitly’s conviction

The operation claimed the jobs of India’s then defence minister George Fernandes, senior members of the ruling coalition, and high-ranking members of the armed forces.

The meteoric rise of Upendra Rai, a boy from Ghazipur who became a ‘tainted’ media baron

Rai has been arrested by CBI over alleged dubious transactions worth Rs 100 crore, and suspicion that he used false information to gain access to airports.

On Camera

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

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.