Third Summons Issued Against Ranveer Allahbadia by Khar Police Station

The tally of suspected and confirmed Gullain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in Maharashtra reached 211 on Tuesday with the detection of a fresh case, officials said.

Of these, 183 are confirmed cases of the rare nerve disorder, they said.

GBS is a rare condition in which a person's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms, as well as problems swallowing or breathing.

Attorney General R Venkataramani said on Tuesday that no single country can claim the sole authority to dictate solutions for climate change and instead, having equal participation, equal responsibility and equal commitment to action will provide results.

The attorney general was delivering a speech at a conference titled "Climate Change: A Global Push is the Need of the Hour", organised by the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Committee on Legal Services.

President Droupadi Murmu hosted a ceremonial banquet for Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday night and expressed satisfaction at the establishment of strategic partnership between the two countries. 

In a special gesture, the President greeted him in front of the iconic Rampurva Bull statue placed near the steps of the grand complex, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a post on X.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday demanded an apology from his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee for calling the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj as "Mrityu Kumbh".

"A big leader (Banerjee) holding a responsible position should not insult the majority Hindu community through such a comment. She should apologise for uttering wrong words," he said.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit to re-file his defamation lawsuit against AAP leaders Atishi and Sanjay Singh after it refused to grant him further time to deposit the court fees.The counsel appearing for Dikshit requested Justice Purushaindra Kaurav to give two weeks' time to arrange the court fees as it was a "significant amount".

Vishwa Hindu Parishad has condemned remarks made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over Maha Kumbh. 

"I am surprised that she has said so. Does she even realize how big an event it is? A large number of people are taking 'Amrit snan' in cold weather. A doctor will never suggest this. This is their devotion and faith that they are coming and taking a holy dip...Calling it a 'Mrityu Kumbh' just based on one incident shows the height of hatred against Hindus... Mamata Banerjee recites Chandi Path to show herself as a Hindu...but her politics is based on Hindus and against Hindus...I feel she has made a very wrong statement...and the people of Bengal will not accept this, too...Does such an incident not happen in Bengal?... Just because of one incident calling this grand festival a 'Mrityu Kumbh' is wrong...We condemn such remarks..." VHP president Alok Kumar said. 

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of 346 new posts in the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF). 

The decision to expand ANTF aims to enhance enforcement efforts and curb the spread of narcotics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that Gujarat's bond with the BJP is not only unbreakable but is getting stronger by the day, as the ruling party swept the local body elections in his home state.

Thanking the people of the state, PM Modi said in a post on X that this is yet another victory for the politics of development.

Gujarat budget will be presented on February 20 during the state assembly session beginning Wednesday.

Governor Acharya Devvrat will address the House on the first day of the session. 

The Jharkhand government on Tuesday approved a 7-per cent hike in the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees, effective from July 1 last year, an official said.

Under the sixth central pay commission, the employees would be receiving DA of 246 per cent (of the basic pay) from the existing 239 per cent, he said.

Prayagraj District Magistrate (DM) Ravindra Mandar on Tuesday categorically denied rumours circulating on social media regarding an extension of the Maha Kumbh Mela due to heavy crowds. 

Dismissing these claims, he clarified that the schedule of the event is determined on the basis of religious "muhurats" (auspicious timings) and remains unchanged.

 India and Qatar on Tuesday agreed to double bilateral trade to USD 28 billion over the next five years and announced elevation of their relationship to the level of strategic partnership as Prime Minster Narendra Modi held talks with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.

A special court in Pune on Tuesday granted permanent exemption from appearance to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed over his alleged objectionable remarks on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. 

An application seeking permanent exemption from appearing before the court was moved by Advocate Milind Pawar, who is representing Gandhi in the defamation case, last month.

President Droupadi Murmu has granted the sanction to prosecute AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money-laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. 

The sanction against the 60-year-old former Delhi health minister was sought under section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

Delhi BJP State President Virendra Sachdeva, National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, and National General Secretary Tarun Chugh left to meet the Lieutenant Governor.

The Maharashtra State Commission for Women has directed the Mumbai police to probe into a complaint that says the content of the "India's Got Latent" YouTube show was bad for the young generation, its chairperson Rupali Chakankar said on Tuesday.

She said the complaint was submitted to the commission by two lawyers, and expressed confidence that the police will take appropriate action into it. 

A special POCSO court in Kolkata on Tuesday sentenced a man guilty of rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old child to death by hanging.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Thane's Badlapur.

A vaccine to fight cancers affecting women will be available in five to six months, and those in the age group of nine to 16 years will be eligible for inoculation, Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav said on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference here, the Union Minister of State for Health, Family Welfare and Ayush (Independent Charge) said that research on a vaccine is nearly complete and trials are underway.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that the Maha Kumbh has turned into a "Mrityu Kumbh" due to incidents of stampede, claiming that the actual toll at the mega religious gathering was suppressed by authorities.

The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday said an unprecedented 55 crore devotees at the Maha Kumbh Mela have taken a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam.

The Kumbh Mela which started on January 13 will continue till February 26 (Maha Shivratri).          

Half of India's 110 crore Sanatan followers have immersed themselves, and this number is expected to surpass 60 crore by the final bathing ritual on February 26, an official statement said, adding this Maha Kumbh has seen the largest participation in any religious, cultural, or social event.

Police intercepted a drone camera flying over the Ram temple route here during a trial of an anti-drone system on Tuesday and shot it down, officials said. 

According to the officials, a bomb disposal squad conducted a thorough examination of the drone camera and confirmed that there was no security threat. A case has been registered at the Ram Janmabhoomi police station.

"Four rounds of firing were done... Four people have been detained and taken into custody in the incident... No one was injured in the incident...All the civilians inside the building are safe...We are also trying to find out some of the goons who have absconded...The situation is normal...We are conducting raids at several places to find the other accused...We have not found Dharmendra..." said Patna SSP Awakash Kumar. 

"Why did people come from the US in chains? Why did such deportation take place? Did the PM protest? Mr Jaishankar, what did you do?" asked West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

 Uttarakhand High Court has directed Pauri Garhwal’s district magistrate and the director of Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve to demolish the dilapidated buildings near the Kalagarh Dam.

 The firing took place in Patna's Kankarbagh area today around 2 pm. Four criminals opened fire outside a house. After the firing, all the criminals went into hiding inside a house nearby. STF has reached the spot along with the Police. The force has surrounded the entire building from all sides. The criminals are being appealed to surrender. Patna SSP along with all the top officers present at the spot. STF team is conducting a search operation in the entire area, said Patna Police. 

Rupee depreciated 8 paise to close at 86.96 (provisional) against US dollar weighed down by sustained foreign fund outflows and an uptick in the US Dollar index. Forex traders said there is a negative bias for the USD/INR pair as foreign investors continue to sell domestic equities and the RBI support is tapering off slowly.

The police have arrested 10 people, including a woman, as part of the investigation into a clash that broke out between two communities in Bihar's Jamui district on Sunday in which three persons were injured, police said. The arrested woman has been identified as Khushboo Pandey, widely known as 'Hindu Sherni'.

Suchir Balaji's family has now dismissed the final autopsy report and has sent their son's hair for fresh testing.

Five people returning from the Maha Kumbh mela died and three got injured when their car rammed into a truck in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Tuesday, police said.

Two people were injured in a fire that broke out in a canteen near Gate No. 3 of Madhya Pradesh High Court in Indore. The blaze has been doused off. Details awaited. "The fire broke out in a restaurant, and a coaching centre and hostel are nearby. The locals first tried to douse the fire, and later the fire brigade doused it," said a fire official.

Legislators cutting across party lines on Tuesday expressed grief in the Odisha assembly over the death of a Nepali student on the KIIT campus here and condemned the alleged mistreatment of several other students from the neighbouring country by the private institute's authorities.

 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab government to decide on a representation seeking action against illegal travel agents duping innocents by illegally sending them abroad.

Third summons issued against Ranveer Allahbadia by Khar police station; he has already skipped two summons.

BJP legislators led by Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday staged a sit-in on the premises of the West Bengal Assembly in protest against alleged appeasement politics by the Mamata Banerjee government.

Agreement on the Revised agreement for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income between India and Qatar exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, at Hyderabad House, in Delhi

Nepal Embassy in India tweets "Ambassador of Nepal to India, Dr Shankar P Sharma had a telephone conversation with Prof. Achyuta Samanta, Founder of KIIT and also met his representatives. Prof. Samanta briefed Dr Sharma about the actions taken by KIIT including a public apology letter from the VC and termination of few staff"

The Budget session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly will begin on March 14 with the presentation of the Budget for 2025-26, Assembly Speaker M Appavu informed on Tuesday.

Calling it an abuse of the process of the law, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to shift him from Mandoli Jail in the national capital to any other prison, except ones in Punjab and Delhi.

In the Assembly, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath says "...This is the problem with you people, you (Samajwadi Party) will oppose every good work which is in the interest of the state. This type of opposition should be condemned...These people will teach their children in English medium schools but if the govt wants to give facilities to other's children, they will make them study Urdu, they want them to become Maulvis..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, hold delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House, in Delhi

Telangana Government has issued an order permitting all Government Muslim Employees/Teachers/Contract /Out-sourcing/Boards/ Corporations & Public Sector Employees working in the State to leave their Offices/Schools at 4.00 pm during the Month of Ramzan from 2nd March to 31st March (both days inclusive) to offer necessary prayers, except when their presence is required due to exigencies of services during the above period.

“We would like you (government) to do something, if the government is willing to do something, we are happy. Otherwise, we are not going to leave this vacuum and barren area the way it is being misused by so-called YouTube channels and YouTubers..,” Justice Surya Kant tells Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati and seeks Attorney General and Solicitor General assistance in the matter.

A suspicious object was found in Pinglish Nagwadi in Tral, Pulwama, after which the security forces cordoned off the area. Later, the bomb disposal squad destroyed the suspicious object.

Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla took a holy dip in Maha Kumbh 2025; she says, "This morning has been the most beautiful morning in my life...I took a holy dip in the Sangam. I didn't want to leave that place. It was an amazing and beautiful experience. I thank the police and everyone who has made such good arrangements."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, at the Hyderabad House in Delhi.

Justice Surya Kant has ordered that ‘petitioner or his associates shall not air any other show till further orders.’

If any other fir on same set of allegations is registered in Jaipur, arrest of petitioner shall remain stayed in that also. Petitioner shall deposit his passport at Thane police station. He shall not leave country without prior permission of this court: Justice Surya Kant

We direct - (i) no further FIR shall be registered against petitioner on the basis of episode aired on show India's Got Latent (ii) petitioner shall be at liberty to approach local police of Maharashtra and Assam for protection of his life and liberty in case of threat.

Ina  big relief to Ranveer Allahbadia, Justice Kant has held, “Issue notice. Meanwhile, arrest of petitioner in Maharashtra and Assam FIRs shall remain stayed, subject to his joining investigation. Further subject to his cooperating fully...he won't be accompanied by counsel inside police station.”

"The words you have chosen, parents will be ashamed, sisters will be ashamed. Entire society will feel ashamed. The pervert mind. The perversion you and your henchmen have exhibited! We have judicial system, bound by rule of law. If there are threats, law will take course," Justice Surya Kant.

Abhinav Chandrachud said, "Please see my interim application. "Ranveer Allahabadia ki zubaan kaatkar laane wale ko milega 5 lakhs ka inaam" is the threat."

Justice Kant responded saying, “If you can seek cheap publicity by using abusive language, this person extending threat is also seeking publicity.”

The top court has said that just because Ranveer Allahbadia is popular, he does not get the right to say anything and take the society for granted - “Somebody thinks that because I have become so and so popular, I can speak any kind of words and take entire society for granted...you tell us anyone in the world who would like such words!”

Calling Ranveer Allahbadia's mind dirty, Justice Surya Kant said, “He is insulting parents also! There is something dirty in this person's mind that has been spread through this program. Why the Courts should favor him?”

Justice Surya Kant lashes out at Abhinav Chandrachud saying, “If this is not obscenity in this country, then what it!? See the language you are using! You have got license to speak all kind of...?”

Questioning the YouTuber on the ‘parameters of obscenity’, SC asked, “What are the parameters of obscenity/vulgarity?”

To which Ranveer's lawyer said, “ This is for clubbing of FIRs. Petitioner has received death threats. First in Maharashtra, then Assam, now Jaipur...there is a reward...offense is old S.153A (promoting hatred).”

Justice Surya Kant has asked if Ranveer Allahbadia is defending the statements he has made, to which his lawyer, Abhinav Chandrachud said, “Not at all. I personally am disgusted. But whether it rises to the level of criminal offense is another question.”

The hearing begins in Supreme Court over Ranveer Allahbadia’s petition in 'India Got Latent' controversy case

The hearing of Ranveer Allahbadia's plea in the Supreme Court is expected to begin shortly. 

The Centre has notified the appointment of Justice Biren Vaishnav as the acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court from February 18 till March 2, as Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal has proceeded on leave.

5 dead and around 20 injured in a road accident where a dumper truck collided with a loading vehicle in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, along with Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Ritu Khanduri Bhushan, launches the e-Vidhan Sabha Application (NeVA) for the session of the Legislative Assembly at Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, Uttarakhand

 Dehradun.

Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AL Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar and President Droupadi Murmu introduce each other to their respective country's ministers and delegation at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in Delhi.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami meets Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri ahead of start of the Budget Session.

2 officers of Nepal embassy likely to visit Odisha institute on Tuesday over student's death

Emir of Qatar accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
 

Sensex declines 201.44 points to 75,795.42 in early trade; Nifty dips 82.65 points to 22,876.85

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav (@DrMohanYadav51) says, “On the coming February 23, the PM is coming to Bageshwar Dham to lay the foundation stone for a cancer hospital. He is coming for a noble cause. I would be welcoming him…”

Devotees in huge numbers reach Varanasi for darshan at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple after taking a holy dip in Prayagraj.

Sand artist Madhurendra Kumar creates an art of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar ahead of his visit to the district today. CM Nitish Kumar will inaugurate and lay stone of several projects in Kaimur later today.

ADCP Central Lucknow, Manisha Singh says, “The budget session is starting from today and keeping this in mind, we have made full security arrangements. We have divided the areas around the assembly into six sectors…”

Union Minister Piyush Goyal says, "We are set for a transition in the world. This transition is going to rest on the pillars of sustainability. It's going to rest on the pillar of entrepreneurship and energy. We have a huge start-up ecosystem in India, which will be inviting investments from Qatar. And we are looking at technology. These three pillars will define how we are going to work together in this changing world..."

Security deployed at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar. According to Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh, a Nepali girl student died by suicide after being harassed by a third-year Mechanical engineering student of KIIT University; the accused has also been arrested.

Two people who were travelling on a scooty got injured after an Audi car hit them in front of the Jorbagh Post Office. The car was being driven recklessly. Both the injured were rushed to a trauma centre, where Naitik is stable while Tushar is in critical condition.

Two MoUs signed between India and Qatar in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, at the inaugural event of India-Qatar Joint Business Forum organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Tesla has begun hiring in India following Elon Musk's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

An FSL team arrived at the residence of Sukhdev Singh in Raimal village, Gurdaspur.

After days of overwhelming crowd and a deadly stampede that claimed 18 lives, footfall at New Delhi railway station has returned to normal.

A speeding luxury car crashed into a tree in Lodhi Road area late last night.

Over 52 crore devotees have taken a holy dip in the first 35 days of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh 2025, the world's largest human gathering.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met former Prime Minister of UK Rishi Sunak in Delhi on Monday.

A Delta Airlines plane crashed while landing at Toronto's Pearson Airport and flipped upside down; 17 passengers are injured but no casualties have been reported.

Dehradun DM Savin Bansal has implemented Section 163 of BNSS to maintain peace within a radius of 300 meters around the assembly, in view of the possibility of adverse impact on peace and order due to activities like 'dharna', demonstration and hunger strike in view of the budget session of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly starting from today.

An explosion took place outside the house of a policeman in Gurdaspur, Punjab; a CCTV video of this explosion has also surfaced. This explosion took place in Raimal village of Dera Baba Nanak in Batala, Gurdaspur.

As per BJP sources, the new Delhi CM is expected to take oath on February 20 at the Ramlila Maidan at 4:30 pm; the swearing-in ceremony is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other top politicians, movie stars, business tycoons and the general public.

As the Maha Kumbh Mela draws closer to its conclusion on Feb 26, Prayagraj has been witnessing heavy crowd as devotees continue to throng the Triveni Sangam for a holy dip.

YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, who stirred a controversy with his filthy remarks on Samay Raina's show India's Got Latent, has filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the FIRs filed against him. A two-judge bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh will be hearing the plea today, as per the cause list.