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Trump raises U.S. planetary tariff complaint from 10% to 15%
President Donald Trump said connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) that helium was raising the global tariff helium wants to enforce to 15%, up from 10% helium had announced a time earlier. Mr. Trump said successful a societal media station that helium was making the determination “Based connected a thorough, detailed, and implicit reappraisal of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American determination connected Tariffs issued yesterday,” by the U.S. Supreme Court.
India ‘studying’ U.S. tariff moves: Commerce Ministry
While the Supreme Court of the United States has struck down the reciprocal tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump connected assorted countries, including India, respective different tariffs stay successful spot that proceed to wounded assorted sectors, commercialized analysts and export information show. In a February 20 ruling, the Court held that Mr. Trump’s usage of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to enforce tariffs connected different countries exceeded his authorization arsenic President, and truthful struck down the duties. In a connection issued connected Saturday, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said it had “noted” the U.S. Supreme Court’s judgement, but did not clarify what would hap to India’s interim statement with Washington.
Comparing separation of powers jurisprudence betwixt India and U.S. based connected caller SCOTUS ruling
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), successful a 6:3 ratio judgment, declared that President Donald Trump overreached his authorization to unilaterally enforce unbounded tariffs and alteration them astatine volition utilizing the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977 during peacetime. Mr. Trump criticised the Supreme Court for being “very unpatriotic and disloyal to the Constitution”, suggesting the ruling was influenced by “foreign interests”.
Nearly 8% of voters removed from last electoral lists crossed six States and 3 U.T.s successful SIR 2nd phase
Nearly 8% of voters have been removed crossed 9 States and Union Territories successful the last electoral rolls published aft the 2nd signifier of the special intensive revision (SIR). While the last lists of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar, Chhattisgarh, and Goa were published connected Saturday (February 21, 2026), that of Gujarat were released connected February 17 and Puducherry and Lakshadweep connected February 14.
Akhilesh questions removal of NSG cover, accuses BJP authorities of ‘playing’ with his security
Samajwadi Party main Akhilesh Yadav connected Saturday (February 22, 2026) accused the BJP authorities of “playing” with his information and sought an mentation for the withdrawal of the National Security Guard (NSG) screen provided to him. In a connection issued from the SP headquarters, the erstwhile Chief Minister said the authorities indispensable clarify the reasons cited successful his information screen reappraisal that led to the withdrawal.
Five schoolhouse teachers held successful Odisha for ‘raping’ 13-year-old girl
Five teachers of a backstage schoolhouse were arrested connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) for allegedly raping a 13-year-old miss in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, constabulary said. The arrests were made aft the begetter of the people 7 pupil and the territory kid payment committee lodged abstracted complaints astatine the Rajkanika constabulary station, alleging that the accused teachers had raped the minor, a elder serviceman said. The parents of the pupil approached the territory kid payment committee aft their girl accused the teachers of abusing her sexually for a agelong period, helium said.
IED recovered down constabulary station successful Amritsar
The Punjab Police recovered an improvised explosive instrumentality down a constabulary post successful Amritsar district, adjacent arsenic the BJP slammed the “steadily deteriorating information situation” nether the AAP government. Acting connected circumstantial information, the Rayya constabulary station successful charge, Guriqbal Singh, recovered the explosive from down the chowki connected Friday (February 20) night, an authoritative said. The authoritative said that the country was cordoned disconnected aft the recovery, and a weaponry disposal squad was called to the spot.
Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts on Afghan borderline aft surge successful deadly attacks
Pakistan said that it had carried retired strikes on the borderline with Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of militants it blames for caller attacks wrong the country. Islamabad did not accidental successful precisely which areas the strikes were carried retired oregon supply details. There was nary contiguous remark from Kabul.
JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump’s accounts aft January 6 attack
JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the archetypal clip that it closed the slope accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump and respective of his businesses successful the governmental and legal aftermath of the January 6, 2021, attacks connected the U.S. Capitol, the latest improvement successful a ineligible saga implicit the arguable signifier of “debanking.” The acknowledgement came successful a tribunal filing submitted this week successful Mr. Trump’s suit against the slope and its leader, Jamie Dimon. The President sued for $5 billion, alleging that his accounts were closed for governmental reasons, disrupting his concern operations.
Ghislaine Maxwell fights merchandise of much Epstein documents, calling disclosure instrumentality unconstitutional
Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are warring the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell, saying a instrumentality utilized to unit the nationalist merchandise of millions of documents is unconstitutional. The lawyers filed papers precocious Friday (February 20, 2026) successful Manhattan national tribunal to effort to artifact the merchandise of documents from a since-settled civilian defamation suit brought a decennary agone by the precocious Epstein unfortunate Virginia Giuffre against Maxwell. The Justice Department precocious asked a justice to assistance secrecy requirements connected the files.
Alcaraz downs Fils to triumph Qatar Open, extends cleanable commencement to the year
World fig 1 Carlos Alcaraz cruised past Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-2 6-1 to triumph the Qatar Open on Saturday (February 21, 2026) and extend his cleanable commencement to the year. Alcaraz, whose 2nd trophy of 2026 came 20 days aft helium completed the career Grand Slam astatine the Australian Open, dictated the match from the outset and won a singular 89% of his first-serve points portion never facing a interruption constituent during the 50-minute encounter.
India volition beryllium up against it if de Kock gets going
It was lone a mates of months backmost that South Africa played a white-ball bid successful India aft blanking the location broadside successful the preceding Test series. That T20I bid was not lone a bully warm-up for the World Cup but besides gave some teams an thought astir each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Don’t hide that South Africa are inactive smarting implicit that decision successful the World Cup last successful Barbados successful June 2024 and are thirsting for revenge.
