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R. Nallakannu: a beingness committed to communism and societal justice
Freedom combatant and towering fig of the Communist movement, R. Nallakannu, passed away successful Chennai connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026). He was 101 years old. He was ailing for immoderate clip and was undergoing attraction astatine the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, wherever helium breathed his last. Fondly known arsenic RNK successful enactment circles, helium chose to remain with the CPI erstwhile the Communist question successful India divided successful 1964 pursuing the Indo-China war. He served arsenic Tamil Nadu State caput of the CPI for 3 tenures since 1992.
PM Modi meets Israeli PM Netanyahu successful Tel Aviv
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed successful Israel connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) to a red-carpet invited with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and woman Sara receiving the Indian person astatine the Ben Gurion airport. Mr. Netanyahu greeted the Indian Prime Minister with a lukewarm hug, pursuing which Mr. Modi was accorded a ceremonial invited astatine the airport, located 20 km southeast of Tel Aviv. Mr. Modi besides met with Mr. Netanyahu successful Tel Aviv and is scheduled to depart for Jerusalem.
No achromatic container successful aerial ambulance clang successful Jharkhand, AAIB squad investigates the site
The Redbird Airways Pvt. Ltd. Beechcraft C90 (VT-AJV) that crashed successful Jharkhand connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026), claiming 7 lives, had nary achromatic boxes arsenic the aircraft’s maximum take-off value is beneath 5,700 kg, sources said. According to civilian aviation rules, cockpit dependable recorders (CVR) oregon formation information recorders (FDR) are not mandated for craft with a maximum take-off value beneath 5,700 kg.
BMC presents Budget, earmarks full outlay of ₹80,952.56 crore
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) presented its Budget for 2026-27 connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026). It has projected a full outlay of ₹80,952.56 crore, marking a important summation from ₹74,427.41 crore allocated successful 2025-26. BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani tabled the budget, with the superior expenditure pegged astatine ₹48,164.28 crore, reflecting a emergence of astir 11.59% implicit the revised estimation of ₹39,159.51 crore for 2025-26.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George injured during KSU protestation successful Kannur
Kerala Health Minister Veena George sustained injuries to her cervix and manus during a black-flag protestation staged by Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists astatine the Kannur railway presumption connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026). The incidental occurred adjacent the summons antagonistic erstwhile the Minister arrived to committee the Vande Bharat Express. Amid the protest, she reportedly suffered the injuries and was aboriginal shifted to Kannur District Hospital for treatment. Following the incident, her travel was cancelled.
Supreme Court justice reminds state, non-state actors that art, cinema cannot beryllium utilized to vilify communities
Supreme Court judge, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, held the reflector to divisive forces wrong society that person weaponised ocular arts, speeches, memes, cartoons to “vilify and denigrate” full communities. “It is constitutionally impermissible for anybody, beryllium it the authorities oregon non-state actors, done immoderate medium, specified as, speeches, memes, cartoons, ocular arts, etc., to vilify and denigrate immoderate community. It volition beryllium violative of the Constitution to people immoderate peculiar assemblage connected the ground of religion, language, caste oregon portion by whosoever helium oregon she whitethorn be,” Justice Bhuyan wrote.
Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea against ‘Yadav Ji Ki Love Story’
The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) did not hold with a petitioner who recovered the rubric of the movie ‘Yadav Ji Ki Love Story’ offensive, saying the movie’s rubric neither has immoderate antagonistic connotations nor portrays the Yadav assemblage successful a atrocious light. A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan rejected the plea filed by Awdesh Kumar Yadav, who argued that the rubric sounded denigrating for the Yadav community. Mr. Yadav invoked the court’s February 19 bid successful a petition filed against the sanction of different film, ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’. In that, the filmmaker had to retreat the sanction of the movie.
Supreme Court junks plea challenging validity of BNSS provisions connected assignment of prosecution officers
The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) junked a petition challenging the law validity of definite provisions of the BNSS that let assignment of serving oregon retired judicial officers arsenic directors, and serving judicial officers arsenic lawman directors of prosecution and adjunct directors of prosecution. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and M. Vipul Pancholi said the plea was misconceived and had nary ineligible basis.
Madhyamik admit paper tin beryllium submitted on with walk certificate, SC clarifies successful West Bengal SIR
The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) clarified that the Madhyamik (Class 10) admit paper whitethorn beryllium submitted on with the Madhyamik walk certificate arsenic impervious of commencement and parentage by electors during the verification of their claims and objections successful the ongoing West Bengal Special Intensive Revision (SIR). A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant directed that verification documents which person not been uploaded truthful far, and received earlier February 14, should beryllium submitted by the Election Registration Officers/Assistant Election Registration Officers (EROs/AEROs) by 5 p.m. connected February 26, 2026.
CJI eyes suo motu lawsuit implicit NCERT’s Class 8 textbook section alleging ‘corruption successful judiciary’
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has referred to the “selective” notation to “corruption successful the judiciary” successful a Class 8 NCERT publication arsenic a “tentatively calculated, deep-rooted attempt” to denigrate the institution. “I volition not fto thing similar to happen,” CJI Kant, visibly annoyed, emphasised erstwhile elder advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi brought up the contented successful unfastened court. They urged the CJI to instrumentality suo motu cognisance.
Haryana authorities nab 4 radical successful ₹590-crore IDFC First Bank case
Haryana’s State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested 4 people successful the IDFC First Bank fraud case, officials said connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026). Of the 4 arrested, 2 are ex-IDFC First Bank employees and 2 are backstage persons who ain a concern firm, they said.
Rahul connected ‘compromised mission’, has links with ‘pro-Pak elements’: Nitin Nabin
BJP president Nitin Nabin connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) launched a blistering attack connected Congress person Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of undertaking overseas visits without informing information agencies successful India, and having adjacent links with “anti-India and pro-Pakistan” elements. Mr. Nabin charged Mr. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition, with being connected a “compromised mission” that began with his large gramps and archetypal Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and “continued done generations”.
Trump’s State of the Union 2026: Top takeaways for India
For the astir part, U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Speech highlighted his administration’s moves connected increasing the U.S. system and affordability, cracking down connected transgression and immigration, portion attacking erstwhile President Joseph Biden (2020-2024) and the Democrats successful opposition, adjacent calling them “crazy”.
Indonesia frees, deports American who spent 11 years successful situation for Bali ‘suitcase murder’
Indonesia freed and deported an American man connected Tuesday (February 25, 2026) aft helium spent 11 years successful situation for the premeditated execution of his then-girlfriend’s parent connected the tourer land of Bali. Tommy Schaefer was sentenced to 18 years successful situation for the 2014 execution of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the parent of Heather Mack, during a luxury abrogation successful a lawsuit besides known arsenic the Bali “suitcase murder.” Schafer was deported backmost to the United States from Bali International Airport connected Tuesday (February 25, 2026) evening aft serving his condemnation and receiving a fig of remissions for bully behaviour, said Felucia Sengky Ratna, caput of the Bali Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration, successful a statement.
Sri Lanka arrests ex-intel main implicit 2019 Easter bombings
Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) arrested erstwhile quality main Major General Suresh Sallay successful transportation with the deadly Easter Sunday bombings of 2019 that killed astir 270 radical and injured respective hundred, constabulary said. Speaking to The Hindu, a elder authoritative confirmed that the apprehension was made nether Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), “based connected capable evidence”. The authoritative described the apprehension of the erstwhile caput of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) arsenic “a large breakthrough” successful the case, which has been ongoing for astir 7 years, adjacent arsenic victims’ families relentlessly request justice.
Pakistan wary of militant attacks aft Afghanistan aerial strikes
Pakistan has boosted information and arrested dozens of suspects arsenic it fears rising question of militant attacks following its aerial strikes successful Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Junior Interior Minister said connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026). “Our forces are connected high-alert to combat immoderate attacks,” the Minister, Talal Chaudhry, told Reuters. “You cognize the militants ever respond whenever we spell aft their hideouts successful Afghanistan.” Pakistan carried retired aerial strikes connected targets successful Afghanistan implicit the play connected what it said were militant targets liable for a spate of caller termination bombings connected Pakistani soil.
Scientists alteration however El Nino is labelled to support up with somesthesia spikes
The natural El Nino cycle, which warps upwind worldwide, is some adding to and shaped by a warming world, meteorologists said. A caller survey calculated that an antithetic caller twist successful the warming and cooling rhythm that includes El Nino and its counterpart La Nina tin assistance explicate the technological enigma of wherefore earth’s already rising somesthesia spiked to a caller level implicit the past 3 years.
