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Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna will marry on February 26 in Udaipur. Pre-wedding festivities began on February 24, including a cricket match and sangeet, where Rashmika surprised Vijay with a dance to the “Angaaron” song from “Pushpa 2.” Haldi and mehendi ceremonies followed today, featuring close friends, family, and vibrant yellow decor.
Veteran CPI leader R Nallakannu, 101, passed away in Chennai due to multi-organ failure. Born in 1925, he dedicated his life to workers’, peasants’, and farmers’ rights, social justice, and land reforms. Admired for his simplicity and discipline, Nallakannu held key party roles and bridged India’s independence generation with modern political activists.
NCERT will remove the “Judiciary Corruption” chapter from Class 8 Social Science books, sources said. The Supreme Court, led by CJI Surya Kant, expressed concern and may take action. Lawyers Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi highlighted that teaching young children about judicial corruption is inappropriate and unsettling for judges.
Several courts in West Bengal received bomb threat emails on Wednesday, just a day after similar warnings. Courts in Asansol, Suri, and West Burdwan were evacuated. Police and bomb squads searched the premises but found nothing. A similar threat hit Dhanbad. Cyber Crime Branch is investigating the origin of the emails.
Myanmar experienced three earthquakes today, February 25, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. Early in the morning, a magnitude 3.1 quake struck at 80 km depth, followed by a 4.4 magnitude tremor at 10 km depth, and later a 3.9 magnitude quake at 10 km depth. The shallow quakes make the region susceptible to […]
The Chhattisgarh High Court in Bilaspur received a bomb threat via email today, prompting evacuation and a thorough police search with a bomb disposal and dog squad. No explosives or hazardous materials were found, and the threat was confirmed a hoax. Authorities have registered a case, and an investigation into the false alert is ongoing.
Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a new e-library in Benaulim, Goa, offering over 10,000 digital books. The library supports competitive exam preparation for JEE, NEET, and CLAT and includes green learning initiatives. Around 4,500 students from eight local schools will benefit, gaining free access to NCERT textbooks and other study resources.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will host “Tribes Art Fest 2026” at Travancore House, Delhi, from March 2-13. Featuring 70+ tribal artists and 1,000+ artworks across 30 traditions, the festival includes exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, live demonstrations, and cultural performances, promoting tribal art, women’s leadership, and economic empowerment.
Steel industry veteran Jatinder Mehra has passed away, leaving a lasting impact on India’s metals sector. He served at Essar Group, SAIL, and RINL, leading major projects like Hazira and Paradip steel plants. Honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award, Mehra is remembered as a visionary leader and mentor.
Sri Lanka’s former SIS Chief, Major General (Retd) Suresh Sallay, was arrested in Peliyagoda over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 and injured 500+. Alleged to have links with the attackers and accused of enabling the attacks to influence the presidential election, Sallay denies wrongdoing. The arrest advances the ongoing investigation.
Praveen Khandelwal has again urged renaming Delhi as Indraprastha, citing its Mahabharat-era links to the Pandavas’ capital on the Yamuna. In a letter to Amit Shah, he said “Delhi” reflects only medieval history. He cited Archaeological Survey of India excavations at Purana Qila as evidence supporting restoration of the capital’s ancient civilizational identity.
Nearly 300 first-year MBA students of the Indian Institute of Management Nagpur boycotted their mid-term exam after 40 classmates were debarred for attending an unauthorized farewell party and returning late to campus. The students staged a silent protest. The issue has been resolved, and the postponed exam will be conducted later, an official said.
The Kerala High Court today said it will hear arguments on pleas against “The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond” in the post-lunch session. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas scheduled a detailed hearing today at 3 PM. The court had earlier orally observed that the film’s teaser and trailers depict Kerala’s communal harmony in a misleading […]
BJP president Nitin Nabin criticized LoP Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of foreign trips without informing security agencies and having links with “anti-India and pro-Pakistan” elements. He alleged a “compromised mission” spanning generations of the Nehru-Gandhi family. The comments follow a youth protest at Delhi’s AI Summit.
The Supreme Court today stayed the trial in a money laundering case against CM Hemant Soren. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on Soren’s plea seeking to quash the case and challenging repeated summons, after the Jharkhand High Court […]