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India ‘stands firmly’ with Israel, Modi tells Knesset
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a steadfast manus of relationship to Israel and condemned the October 7 Hamas attack as a “barbaric violent attack” successful his code to the Israeli Parliament, Knesset, connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026). He supported the Gaza Peace Initiative, saying it is indispensable to “sustain” the process of peace-building successful the region. “The Gaza Peace Initiative that was endorsed by the U.N. Security Council offers a pathway. India has expressed its steadfast enactment for the initiative... We judge that it holds the committedness of a conscionable and durable bid for each the radical of the region, including by addressing the Palestine issue,” helium said.
NCERT apologises, says organisation of publication with conception connected ‘corruption’ successful judiciary stopped
Hours aft the Supreme Court of India registered a suo motu case connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) over the inclusion of a conception connected “corruption” successful the judiciary in the NCERT’s newest Social Science textbook for Class 8, the National Council for Educational Research and Training issued a connection apologising for the “inappropriate textual material” and “error successful judgement” that had “inadvertently crept” into the section successful question. Officials said directions had been issued connected February 24 (Tuesday) to support the organisation of this publication connected “strict hold until further orders”. On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court registered the suo motu case, calling the conception “a selective reference”, adjacent arsenic the NCERT apologised successful its connection aboriginal that nighttime saying “it regrets this mistake of judgement”.
Cash row: Lok Sabha Speaker reconstitutes sheet probing charges against Justice Yashwant Varma
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) reconstituted a three-member committee acceptable up to probe the grounds for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma after burnt wads of currency were recovered from his residence here successful March past year. The Speaker had constituted the committee connected August 12 past twelvemonth aft admitting a multi-party announcement for the removal of the Allahabad High Court judge, mounting successful question the process of his impeachment.
Delhi tribunal grants bail to six accused successful Turkman Gate violence
A Delhi tribunal connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) granted bail to six persons accused of violence that took spot past period during a demolition exercise near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque successful Turkman Gate last month. Additional Sessions Judge Bhupinder Singh granted alleviation to the accused persons. A full of 21 arrests person been made successful the lawsuit truthful far, connected antithetic occasions, the constabulary said. Among the arrested persons, 12 got bail connected February 17, portion six got alleviation connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026). Another idiosyncratic was fixed bail past month, sources said.
Woman, 3 daughters killed successful Siraspur; hubby absconding
A antheral allegedly murdered his woman and 3 insignificant daughters astatine their location successful north-west Delhi’s Siraspur village, the constabulary said connected Wednesday. Several teams person been constituted to nab the accused, Munchun Kewat, who has not been seen since Wednesday morning, said the police. An FIR has been registered nether Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Neighbours and relatives alerted the constabulary astatine the Samaypur Badli constabulary presumption astir 8 a.m. connected Wednesday, said an officer.
Rahul targets Modi implicit travel to Israel and commercialized woody with U.S., brings up ‘Epstein Files’
The Congress connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) sharply criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities sojourn to Israel, with the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi asking, “on whose orders the Prime Minister has gone to motion a woody against the country’s interest”. In a station connected X, Mr. Gandhi said helium had challenged the Prime Minister to cancel the Indo-U.S. commercialized deal, but Mr. Modi had softly near for Israel.
Real-estate promoter changeable dormant successful Howrah, writer assaulted aft questioning Trinamool MLA implicit links to the crime
In a horrific incidental successful West Bengal, a 27-year-old real-estate promoter was shot dead successful wide daylight connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) successful Howrah. The gruesome execution was caught connected CCTV camera, wherever miscreants fired aggregate rounds connected the victim. The CCTV footage showed 2 men shooting Shafique Khan arsenic helium fell down connected the road. One of the accused was identified arsenic Haroon Khan. Later successful the day, Opposition parties, including the BJP, shared videos of the accused riding pillion connected the motorbike of section Trinamool Congress MLA Gautam Chowdhury.
U.S. slaps 126% work connected Indian star imports
The Trump medication has imposed duties of 126% connected imports of star cells from India pursuing a “preliminary” determination that subsidised exports from Indian companies were hurting the competitiveness of American star companies and contravened World Trade Organization agreements connected subsidies. These tariffs were collectively imposed connected February 24 connected India, Indonesia and Laos pursuing an probe that began connected August 7, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Commerce pursuing a July 7, 2025, ailment by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade (AASMT), a conjugation of starring star manufacturers.
Yes Bank reports unauthorised transactions worthy ₹2.55 crore involving its Multi-Currency Prepaid Forex Card
Yes Bank connected Wednesday said fraudsters had conducted unauthorised transactions worthy $0.28 cardinal (₹2.55 crore) utilizing its Multi-Currency Prepaid Forex Cards of 5,000 customers. These cards were issued successful concern with BookMyForex.com. The slope said it came to airy aft its fraud monitoring strategy declined an antithetic summation successful transactions conducted overnight astatine a Latin American country.
Trump, Zelenskyy talk earlier Ukraine-U.S. talks successful Geneva
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy up of a caller circular of talks connected Thursday (February 26, 2026) aimed astatine ending Russia’s invasion, some sides said connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026). A White House authoritative gave AFP no further details astir the call, which came a time earlier Ukrainian and U.S. envoys were to meet, and up of caller trilateral talks with Russia expected successful aboriginal March. But Mr. Zelenskyy wrote connected societal media that helium had spoken with Mr. Trump, and that his Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were connected the call.
Iran negotiators get successful Geneva for high-stakes U.S. talks
An Iranian delegation headed by its top diplomat arrived successful Geneva connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) for talks with the U.S., arsenic the Islamic republic’s president struck an upbeat code astir the imaginable for a negotiated statement to avert caller conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened strikes if Iran fails to chopped a woody connected its atomic programme, and successful his State of the Union code connected Tuesday (February 24), the U.S. President accused Tehran of “sinister atomic ambitions” aft helium ordered a monolithic subject deployment astir the Gulf.
Trump administration’s ’third country’ deportation argumentation is unlawful, justice rules
The Trump administration’s latest argumentation of deporting immigrants to “third countries” to which they person nary ties is unlawful and indispensable beryllium acceptable aside, a national justice ruled connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) successful a lawsuit that already reached the nation’s highest court. U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy successful Massachusetts agreed to suspend his determination for 15 days, giving the authorities clip to entreaty his latest ruling successful the case. Murphy noted that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled successful the administration’s favour past year, pausing Murphy’s erstwhile determination and clearing the mode for a formation carrying respective migrants to implicit its travel to war-torn South Sudan, wherever they had nary ties.
T20 World Cup: India seeks speedy turnaround against Zimbabwe
Under a blazing sun, Varun Chakaravarthy wheeled his limb over. The section prima had a pugnacious outing against South Africa successful Ahmedabad, and on with his India mates, wants to sparkle against Zimbabwe successful the T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 1 lucifer astatine the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium successful Chennai connected Thursday (February 26, 2026). Optional nets being the taxable connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026), Varun and batter Tilak Varma were among the fewer who turned up for immoderate pre-game training. The Men successful Blue are successful a must-win concern portion they besides strive to unrecorded up to their defending champions tag.
