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Bangladesh moving towards restoring visa for Indians, accidental Diplomatic sources
Days aft the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led (BNP) authorities took charge after scoring a major electoral in, Bangladesh is moving towards normalising visa facilities for Indian visitors, a diplomatic root has confirmed to The Hindu. However, a ceremonial notification successful this respect is yet to beryllium issued by Bangladesh. Bangladesh had halted issuing of visas in December 2025 erstwhile Indian missions faced protestation and respective incidents of chromatic pelting targeting Indian missions and visa centres were reported successful Bangladesh. Subsequently, protests were held successful India targeting Bangladesh’s High Commission successful New Delhi arsenic good arsenic visa centres successful West Bengal. Against this backdrop, the High Commission of Bangladesh had paused visa issuance and issued a public notice successful this regard.
Government studying implications of U.S. tariff, says Commerce Ministry
The Indian authorities is studying the developments connected the U.S. tariff and their implications, the Commerce Ministry said connected Saturday (February 21, 2026). India present faces a little tariff complaint of 10%, down from 18%, after U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (February 20, 2026) announced a caller planetary levy in the aftermath of the Supreme Court verdict against his tariffs. The proclamation said a “temporary import surcharge of 10% advertisement valorem” connected articles imported into the U.S. is effectual for a play of 150 days starting February 24.
Shirtless protest: Court sends arrested Youth Congress workers to five-day constabulary custody
A Delhi tribunal connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) sent the four Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers, who were arrested for protesting astatine the AI Impact Summit venue a time ago, to five-day constabulary custody. Judicial Magistrate Ravi allowed the Delhi Police’s plea seeking 5 days of custodial interrogation of the accused persons. A elaborate bid is awaited. The arrested protesters were Krishna Hari, nationalist caput of Youth Congress from Bihar; Kundan Yadav, IYC authorities secretary, Bihar; Ajay Kumar, IYC authorities president, Uttar Pradesh; and Narasimha Yadav from Telangana.
BJP workers amusement achromatic flags to Rahul Gandhi successful Mumbai implicit Youth Congress AI acme protest
BJP workers staged a black-flag protestation against Congress person Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai connected Saturday (February 21, 2026), calling it a effect to the Youth Congress’s protestation astatine the AI Summit. Mr. Gandhi landed astatine the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the greeting and travelled by roadworthy to Bhiwandi successful neighbouring Thane territory to look earlier a tribunal successful the 2014 defamation case. A radical of BJP supporters staged a protestation astatine Mulund toll naka and raised slogans against him. Speaking to reporters, protesters alleged that Mr. Gandhi consistently opposes the initiatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of tarnishing the country’s image.
It would beryllium ‘fine’ if Israel took implicit full West Asia region, says U.S. Envoy Mike Huckabee
Israel has “historical and biblical rights” to West Asia and “it would beryllium good if they took it all”, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said successful a recently released interrogation with podcaster Tucker Carlson. He aboriginal appeared to locomotion backmost connected the remark, describing it arsenic a “hyperbolic statement”. Mr. Huckabee, a erstwhile Republican Governor of Arkansas appointed Ambassador to Israel by the Trump administration, discussed with Mr. Carlson Israel’s “biblical rights” to the onshore and interpretations of the Old Testament.“This is simply a tiny colonisation of people. They person a transportation to this land, historically, biblically,” said Mr. Huckabee astir the Jews. “This peculiar country we are talking astir now, Israel, is simply a onshore that God gave done Abraham to a radical that helium chose. It was a people, a place, and a intent We tin look astatine it that way,” helium said.
RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi appears successful Bhiwandi court, names Sapkal arsenic caller guarantor
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) appeared earlier the Bhiwandi magistrate’s tribunal to furnish a caller surety successful a 2014 defamation case filed by an RSS activist, naming the party’s Maharashtra main Harshwardhan Sapkal arsenic his caller guarantor. While Mr. Gandhi is connected his mode to Bhiwandi from Mumbai, BJP workers amusement achromatic flags to him successful Mumbai. The BJP workers telephone it effect to Youth Congress protestation astatine AI Summit connected February 20. The Bhiwandi magistrate’s tribunal had asked Mr. Gandhi to contiguous a caller surety successful the case, arsenic erstwhile Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who had stood arsenic his surety oregon guarantor, passed distant successful December past year.
Maoism to beryllium eliminated from India by March 31: Home Minister Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (February 21, 2026) asserted that the forces liable for interior information would destruct Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) from the state by March 31. Addressing the 87th Raising Day parade of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) astatine a multi-sports analyzable successful Guwahati, Mr. Shah praised the unit for successfully containing the Maoist contented successful 3 years. “My assurance successful the CRPF makes maine reiterate that we volition escaped the state of the Maoist occupation by March 31,” helium said. “When the reddish panic ends successful the country, I volition accidental without hesitation that the CRPF and its CoBRA battalions had a large relation successful it. The federation should ever retrieve this,” Mr Shah said.
India present faces little tariff complaint of 10% with Trump’s proclamation connected caller levies aft U.S. Supreme Court verdict
India present faces a little tariff complaint of 10%, down from 18%, aft U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new planetary levy connected items imported into America in the aftermath of the Supreme Court verdict against his sweeping tariffs. In a proclamation titled ‘Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems’, Mr. Trump said helium is imposing, for a play of 150 days, a “temporary import surcharge of 10% advertisement valorem” connected articles imported into the United States, effectual February 24. Given this caller tariff complaint of 10%, which volition beryllium applicable connected countries astir the world, Indian goods being imported into the U.S. would nary longer beryllium taxable to the 18% tariff complaint that had been decided connected pursuing the announcement of a model for an Interim Agreement connected commercialized betwixt India and the U.S.
NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar writes to PM Modi seeking ouster of Civil Aviation Minister
NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday (February 21, 2026) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the ouster of Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu and demanding an autarkic probe into the level clang that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Mr. Rohit Pawar, addressing a property league successful New Delhi, alleged that Ajit Pawar’s decease successful a level clang astatine Baramati past period was caused arsenic portion of a conspiracy involving the aerial charter institution VSR.
India, Brazil acceptable bilateral commercialized people of implicit $20 cardinal successful 5 years
India and Brazil connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) acceptable a bilateral commercialized people of much than $20 cardinal successful the adjacent 5 years, aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, focussing successful the areas of captious minerals and security. Mr. Modi said the relations betwixt India and Brazil person agelong benefitted from President Lula’s visionary outlook and inspiring leadership.
Shantmanu takes oath arsenic Jammu and Kashmir SEC, hints astatine holding section assemblage elections
Former bureaucrat Shantmanu, who was connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) sworn successful arsenic the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for a five-year term, underscored the value of holding the long-pending panchayat and municipality section assemblage elections successful the Union Territory. Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of bureau to the retired IAS serviceman astatine a ceremonial held astatine Lok Bhavan successful Jammu.
Monks criticise Sri Lankan Govt implicit ‘organised run to sully Buddhism’
A conception of the almighty Buddhist clergy successful Sri Lanka has criticised the government implicit what they termed an “organised run being tally by vested interests to sully Buddhism”, the bulk religion, and monks. Issuing a 10-point ultimatum, the monks said the stature of Buddhism and monks was being “politically undermined” and called for urgent authorities attention. Addressing a gathering, starring monk Muruththettuwe Ananda said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had called him to transportation him from going up with the meeting, attended by monks from each provinces. “He asked maine to travel to person talks with him and to halt this,” Ananda said. Article 9 of the country’s constitution warrants the caput of authorities and the authorities to foster Buddhism, the religion of 74% of the population, portion preserving the rights of different religions.
MNS Chief Raj Thackeray stresses request for constructive Opposition, reaches retired to ruling dispensation
Asserting that the “politics of suspicion” was detrimental to democracy, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray connected Friday (February 20, 2026) emphasised the request for a constructive Opposition that engages with the authorities connected matters of nationalist interest. “Maharashtra utilized to person a steadfast governmental culture. After the elections, everyone utilized to conscionable each different and talk. That has stopped. Now, everything is looked astatine with contempt. This volition not work,” Mr. Thackeray told, portion defending his caller gathering with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Aus. Women vs Ind. Women 3rd T20I: India bushed Australia by 17 runs, seal bid 2-1
Smriti Mandhana’s blazing 50 was complemented by a superlative bowling show arsenic India defeated Australia by 17 runs successful the deciding 3rd and last Women’s T20I to seal the three-match bid 2-1 successful Adelaide connected Saturday (February 21, 2026). Opting to bat, India rode connected a fractional centuries from vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (82) and charismatic batter Jemimah Rodrigues (59) to people a immense 176 for 6. Mandhana and Rodrigues stitched unneurotic a 121-run basal to usher India to an imposing total.
Tilak Varma has been delivering for India, assured helium volition bash better: Suryakumar Yadav
In an property of instant judgment, an opener failing to unfastened his relationship thrice whitethorn look similar a catastrophe, but Suryakumar Yadav powerfully backed Abhishek Sharma. Addressing the media astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad connected Saturday (February 21, 2026), the Indian skipper effusively supported Abhishek. “I interest for the radical who are disquieted astir Abhishek’s form. When helium scores a run, you person seen what happens. The squad has a request that the lad should play with his identity. If it happens, past it’s fine, if it doesn’t, past we are determination to cover. Last twelvemonth helium covered for us, present we volition screen for him,” Suryakumar said up of the ICC T20 World Cup clash against South Africa.
