- India on Saturday reported 11,499 new coronavirus infections, 12.6 per cent lower than yesterday.
- Counting of panchayat election votes will start at block level from Saturday 8 am amid tight security. The State Election Commission (SEC) has made necessary arrangements at all voting centres across the state
- The Karnataka High Court concluded the hearing related to the ‘hijab’ case Friday, but reserved its order. “Heard. Order reserved,” Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said.
- Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has fuelled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop.
- More than 1.9 million children in India lost a parent or caregiver due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a modelling study of 20 countries published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal.
- Department of Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance Friday released Rs 411 crore to Odisha for providing grants to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
- Mobile banking apps are the most popular banking channel in Asia, with 83 per cent of metro Indian and 78 per cent of metro Chinese online adults with bank accounts using their mobile banking app at least monthly, according to global market research firm Forrester.
- France is to deploy 500 military personnel as part of NATO forces to Romania after Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine, the army chief of staff said Friday.
- The Ministry of Education has launched a Bhasha Certificate Selfie Campaign to encourage cultural diversity and promote multilingualism and to foster the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. .
- Union Minister for MSME, Narayan Rane announced establishment of MSME-Technology Centre at Sindhudurg and launched the MSME RuPay Credit Card on Friday. The MSME-Technology Center to be set up at Sindhudurg at a cost of about Rs 200 crore will enhance the competitiveness of MSME industries.
- Former Odisha CM Hemananda Biswal passed away on 25 Feb at the age of 82 while undergoing treatment for pneumonia at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He had served as Odisha's CM from December 1989-March 1990 and from December 1999-March 2000.
- On 23 Feb reverted to the old scheme to provide guaranteed pension to state govt employees. With this announcement in the state Budget, the 18-year-old contributory ‘New Pension Scheme’ comes to an end. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said that, for all employees appointed after January 1, 2004, will implement the old pension scheme from the coming year.
- The election campaign for the fifth phase of polling ended in Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening as the silence period kicks off under the model code of conduct. Polling on 61 seats of 12 districts will be held on 27th February. The district going to poll In this phase are Barabanki Raebareli Pratapgarh Kaushambi Prayagraj Ayodhya Sravasti Bahraich Gonda Sultanpur, Amethi and Chitrakoot.
- The Supreme Court, A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh observed that the poor and the underprivileged suffer in the jail, however the rich and the influential can secure bail and also escape the law by fleeing from the country.
- The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Friday decided to lift all Covid-related restrictions in the national capital, including the night curfew and 50 per cent capacity rule at restaurants and bars from Monday
- The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kamrup Metropolitan on Friday slapped a fine of ₹ 2,000 on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.
- With the Election Commission stepping up vigil, more than ₹ 1,000 crore worth of cash, drugs, liquor and freebies have been seized so far in the ongoing assembly polls in five states.
- The Madras High Court has asked should not the government treat all religious institutions on par and whether temples should continue to remain under its "thumb."
- In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Friday said the Allahabad High Court can consider granting bail to the convicts who are not repeat offenders and have served 14 years or more as jail terms.
- The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to grant any protection from arrest or coercive action to filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar in a case related to showing obscene scenes involving minors in a Marathi movie
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