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    Tamil Nadu's boom is built to last, says economist

    Pramila Krishnan
    20 Feb 2026 5:13 PM IST

    Prabhakar Krishnamurthy unpacks the state's 11.2 pc economic growth, welfare spending debate and what it will take to reach a $1-trillion economy by 2031

    Prabhakar Krishnamurthy speaks about growth trends and policy challenges in Tamil Nadu during an interview on the state’s economic outlook.
    India
    Galgotias Universitys stall during the India AI Impact Summit 2026
    Education

    Five times Galgotias University was dogged by controversies

    20 Feb 2026 4:53 PM IST
    Mani Shankar Mukherjee
    Obituary

    Mani Shankar Mukherjee, Sahitya Akademi awardee author of ‘Chowringhee’, dies at 92

    20 Feb 2026 4:53 PM IST
    Toxic - A Fairytale for Grown-ups
    Entertainment

    Toxic teaser: Yash’s young avatar steals shows in action-packed promo

    20 Feb 2026 4:13 PM IST
    Indian cricket team, T20 World Cup 2026

    T20 World Cup: ‘India won’t reach semi-finals’

    20 Feb 2026 4:03 PM IST
    What Parliament’s complaints against judges answer tells us, and what it doesnt

    8,630 complaints against Indian judges in 10 years, outcomes undisclosed

    20 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Supreme Court Sabarimala review

    SC directs deployment of judicial officers for SIR in West Bengal

    20 Feb 2026 3:46 PM IST
    Government announces 7 measures to promote Indian export

    Govt unveils 7-point, Rs 25,060-crore plan to boost exports

    20 Feb 2026 3:41 PM IST
    Vijay and PM Narendra Modi

    Vijay’s TVK breaks silence to attack BJP over 'pressure tactics'

    20 Feb 2026 3:22 PM IST
    Bagalkote violence

    Bagalkote: Fresh tension after stone-pelting continues despite prohibitory orders

    20 Feb 2026 3:18 PM IST
    Youth Congress leaders protest at AI India Impact Summit

    Youth Congress stages 'shirtless protest' at AI Impact Summit

    20 Feb 2026 2:53 PM IST
    DVAC promises to probe into ED allegations against TN Minister KN Nehru

    DVAC promises to probe into ED allegations against TN Minister KN Nehru

    20 Feb 2026 2:21 PM IST
    Sergio Gor

    India is diversifying oil Imports, talks underway on Venezuelan crude: Sergio Gor

    20 Feb 2026 2:01 PM IST
    PM Modi meets AI, deeptech CEOs on use of AI in agriculture, education

    PM Modi meets AI, deeptech CEOs on use of AI in agriculture, education

    20 Feb 2026 1:38 PM IST
    Tirupati temple

    Andhra Council: Uproar over 'display of Sri Venkateswara Swamy pics' by YSRCP members

    Agencies
    20 Feb 2026 1:08 PM IST

    AP Legislative Council chairman Raju adjourns House amid opposition demand for debate on Tirupati laddu controversy and alleged links between Indapur...

    surgery

    Surgical forceps found in Kerala woman’s abdomen 5 years after surgery; probe ordered

    20 Feb 2026 12:44 PM IST
    Prof Ganesh Ramakrishnan

    India’s focus shifting from AI adoption to production: IIT Prof Ramakrishnan

    20 Feb 2026 12:16 PM IST
    Yet another allegation of gang-rape has emerged in Kolkata, which has seen a series of bone-chilling incidents of crime against women in the past several months. (Representative Image: iStock)

    Three-year-old girl raped and murdered in Gurugram, accused arrested

    20 Feb 2026 12:05 PM IST
    Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

    Priyanka Gandhi pays tribute to Zubeen Garg, slams Himanta Sarma over Gogoi row

    20 Feb 2026 11:33 AM IST
    India joins US-Led ‘Pax Silica’

    India joins US-led Pax Silica to strengthen critical minerals and AI supply chains

    20 Feb 2026 11:08 AM IST
    Assi

    Assi review: Anubhav Sinha’s thunderclap against rape culture, apathy of legal system

    20 Feb 2026 10:50 AM IST
    Trump at Board of Peace meeting

    India attends Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace meeting as observer

    20 Feb 2026 10:40 AM IST
    Bike-car collision in Kerala: 2 injured; actor Maniyanpilla Raju arrested, released on bail

    Six-year-old girl dies after car rams e-rickshaw in West Delhi’s Janakpuri

    20 Feb 2026 10:01 AM IST
    Why a Karnataka farmer’s campaign for road access to his land has made him a local ‘Gandhian’ hero

    Why a Karnataka farmer’s campaign for road access to his land has made him a local ‘Gandhian’ hero

    20 Feb 2026 9:48 AM IST
    The Kerala Story 2

    'Kerala Story 2': HC issues notice to producers, CBFC on plea to quash certification

    20 Feb 2026 9:46 AM IST
    US President Donald Trump

    Trump orders release of UFO files; accuses Obama of leaking classified information

    20 Feb 2026 9:31 AM IST
    Priyanka Gandhi in Assam

    Priyanka Gandhi rallies Congress in Guwahati after Bhupen Borah exit

    20 Feb 2026 9:21 AM IST
    Election Commission

    EC asks 22 states, UTs to prepare for final phase of SIR expected in April

    20 Feb 2026 8:55 AM IST
    Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

    One year of Rekha Gupta: PR push, policy slips and delayed promises in Delhi

    20 Feb 2026 8:13 AM IST
    Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

    Shashi Tharoor backs Delhi AI Summit, says ‘some glitches’ normal at large event

    20 Feb 2026 7:35 AM IST
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