Lucknow’s ‘Blue Drum’ Horror: NEET pressure, jewellery theft, business feud led to son’s brutal killing of father?

After shooting his father with a rifle, Akshat severed his legs below the knees, chopped off both hands and decapitated him. He then stuffed the torso into a sleeping bag and hid it inside a blue drum.
Kerala to get new name? Congress MP Shashi Tharoor wonders as Union Cabinet approves new name, here’s all about it

The Union Cabinet has approved changing Kerala’s name on the Kerala government’s proposal, on Tuesday. The decision comes ahead of the Kerala assembly elections which are likely to be held in April-May.
Racism at AIIMS: UP Police arrest accused for racially abusing, stalking, physically assaulting lady doctor from Nagaland

A third-year resident doctor from Nagaland posted at the AIIMS Gorakhpur was allegedly subjected to racial slurs, stalking and physical assault by three men near the institute’s premises on Sunday evening, news agency PTI reported.
Holi 2026: Flight prices skyrocket, Bengaluru-Gorakhpur flights at Rs 19,589; Check fares to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai

The Supreme Court of India had earlier expressed “serious concern” over the steep hike in airfares and additional charges imposed by private airlines during festive seasons and holidays. Air ticket prices during Holi are on the rise, especially in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru routes.
PM Modi’s two-day visit to Israel amid regional tensions, as India reshapes its regional strategy and key alliances

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set on a two-day visit to Israel from February 25, Wednesday to February 26, Thursday, to reinforce bilateral defence and trade cooperation as the tensions in the Middle-east brewing up due to US and Iran and Israel’s tensions with some of the regional nations.
Who are Bhopal sisters Afreen and Amreen arrested in sex racket? How did they lure victims?

According to separate complaints filed by two women, aged 21 and 32, the Bhopal sisters, Amreen and Afreen, lured them through deceptive job offers. The sisters targeted women from economically weaker backgrounds with promises of domestic or beautician jobs.
Delhi govt covers 3.97 lakh widows, 1.31 lakh divyang beneficiaries under Ayushman Scheme: CM Rekha Gupta

The Delhi government under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has taken a great initiative in the field of health security in the national capital. Widow and divyang pension beneficiaries receiving government pensions will from now on be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
Used electric vehicle batteries find new life bolstering the Texas grid

A company is repurposing the batteries to store electricity and sell it to the grid when power from wind and solar dwindles.
Dallas’ affordable housing supply is evaporating, report finds

High-cost housing in Texas’ third-largest city reflects challenges across the state, which has faced an affordability crisis amid extraordinary growth.
North Texas suburb will stay in region’s largest public transit system for now

The Plano City Council led an aggressive push to dismantle the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system. The suburb reached an agreement with the agency earlier this year to claw back some tax dollars and other concessions.