The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 neither prohibits interfaith marriages nor bars such couples from living together in a live-in relationship. "Even the interfaith marriage, per se, is not prohibited under the Act, 2021. Provision has also been made under the Act, 2021, and according to which, if a person wishes to change/convert his or her religion, he/she is expected to follow the procedure prescribed under section eight and nine of the Act, 2021. But one cannot be forced to convert his or her religion for the purposes of marriage or for living together in a live-in relationship," it added. It does not discriminate against citizens based on religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth," it said.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Mumbai and Delhi this week, as part of a three-nation tour to India, Australia and Japan aimed at enhancing and diversifying Canada’s trade relations, his office announced on Monday (February 23, 2026). We are diversifying our trade and attracting massive new investment to create new opportunities for our workers and businesses,” Mr. Carney was quoted as saying about the 10-day visit to all three countries. Ahead of the visit, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand on the sidelines of the Munich Security Forum last week. During the visit, Mr. Carney is expected to focus on India-Canada trade negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, investment opportunities, cooperation in fossil fuel and nuclear energy, as well as critical minerals technology. Last year, Mr. Modi’s visit to Canada for the G-7 outreach and meeting with Mr. Carney began the process of repairing ties, which the return visit this week is expected to complete, officials said.

(File Photo)MUMBAI: The rupee fell by 7 paise to 90.96 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by a rise in global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 against the US dollar and slipped further to 90.96, down 7 paise from its previous close. The rupee gained 5 paise to settle at 90.89 against the US dollar on Monday. It faces headwinds from (US President Donald) Trump's 15 per cent global tariffs announcement after the unfavourable Supreme Court ruling," Bhansali said. On the domestic equity market front, the Sensex tumbled 525.29 points to 82,769.37 in early trade, while the Nifty went down 145.85 points to 25,567.15.

Empires are carving up the world and its natural resources, revanchism and territorial warfare are on the rise, the superiority of Western civilisation is being asserted, and the East India Company is shutting shop. The East India Company in question was launched in London in 2010 by an Indian, Sanjiv Mehta, after he had bought the rights to the name. He opened a shop in Mayfair, the heart of affluent London, and traded in luxury food and drink items — including, inevitably, tea. Now, The Sunday Times of London has reported that the company has been placed into liquidation. After starting his company, Mehta was quoted as saying that he had reclaimed a symbol of colonial oppression for Indians and that “today’s East India Company is about compassion”.

The rupee fell by 7 paise to 90.96 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday (February 24, 2026), weighed down by a rise in global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 against the US dollar and slipped further to 90.96, down 7 paise from its previous close. The rupee gained 5 paise to settle at 90.89 against the US dollar on Monday. It faces headwinds from (US President Donald) Trump's 15 per cent global tariffs announcement after the unfavourable Supreme Court ruling," Bhansali said. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose sharply by 0.85 per cent to USD 72.10 per barrel.

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हरिद्वार में शटर गिराकर 'बैक डोर' से बिक रही शराब:ठेका बंद होने के बाद भी शराब बेचते हुए ।हरिद्वार के कनखल (जगजीतपुर) क्षेत्र में कानून और नियमों को ताक पर रखकर शराब बेचने का सनसनीखेज मामला सामने आया है। सरकारी समय सीमा खत्म होने के बाद जब ठेका बंद हो जाना चाहिए था, तब वहां चोर दरवाजे से बोतलों की सप्लाई जारी थी।. इस पूरी घटना का वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल होने के बाद विभाग में हड़कंप मच गया है।बंद ठेके के बाहर ‘मधुशाला’- आधी रात तक जमावड़ावायरल वीडियो जगजीतपुर क्षेत्र के देसी शराब ठेके का बताया जा रहा है। वीडियो में साफ देखा जा सकता है कि ठेके का मुख्य शटर गिरा हुआ है, लेकिन उसके बावजूद अवैध रूप से शराब की बिक्री की जा रही है।देर रात तक शराब खरीदने वालों की वहां भीड़ जुटी रही, जिससे स्थानीय निवासियों की सुरक्षा और शांति पर भी खतरा मंडरा रहा है। स्थानीय निवासियों ने कहा कि खुलेआम हो रही इस अवैध बिक्री की जानकारी विभाग को न हो, ऐसा मुमकिन नहीं है।आरोप है कि विभागीय अधिकारियों की शह पर ही ठेकेदार 'ओवरटाइम' में चांदी काट रहे हैं। क्षेत्रवासियों ने तंज कसते हुए कहा कि अधिकारी "कुंभकर्णी नींद" सो रहे हैं और माफिया सक्रिय हैं।आबकारी अधिकारी बोले- दोषी बख्शे नहीं जाएंगेमामला तूल पकड़ते ही जिला आबकारी अधिकारी कैलाश चंद्र बिंजोला ने जांच की कमान संभाली है। उन्होंने कहा:

The decision to promote Axar Patel when India were struggling at 34/3 in the 2024 T20 World Cup final proved to be a masterstroke. The decision to bring in Washington for Axar was always going to be debateable since the former hadn’t delivered consistently in the shortest format. But Axar Patel has been your MVP in T20 cricket. Let’s not forget what Axar Patel has done. I hope Axar sees it in that spirit as well.”Clearly, the gamble to play Washington didn’t pay off on Sunday.

His formulation about giving AI an open sky while keeping command in human hands draws a line many advanced economies have been reluctant to draw. No other country has built identity, payments, and entitlement delivery at this scale within a single policy arc, and that is the foundation on which India’s AI moment stands. Microsoft: $50 billion by 2030 for the Global South, with $17.5 billion already committed to India. Adani Group: $100 billion toward renewable energy-powered AI data centres by 2035. The government’s target of $200 billion in AI infrastructure investment over the next two years is not aspiration; the commitments already announced bring it within reach.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday sharply criticised banks for mis-selling financial products, particularly insurance, and urged lenders to refocus on their core role of credit delivery and mobilisation of low-cost current account and savings account (CASA) deposits. Addressing reporters after her post-Budget interaction with the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India, Sitharaman said depositors often suffer because mis-selling falls into a regulatory grey area between banking and insurance supervisors. ADVERTISEMENTShe said banks should devote greater attention to understanding customers’ financial positions, business cycles and individual requirements rather than aggressively pushing third-party products. The insurance regulator felt it is not their business because it is the banks which are doing it and RBI probably felt it is insurance business they are doing and I will not come into the picture. “The word mis-sell instead of offending anybody seems to be one more word on the lexicon,” the finance minister said.

ADVERTISEMENT“We have brought all the seven bodies for post-mortem at Sadar Hospital, Chatra. Victims identifiedThe deceased were identified as Captain Vivek Vikas Bhagat, Captain Savrajdeep Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Dr Vikas Kumar Gupta, Sachin Kumar Mishra, Archana Devi and Dhuru Kumar. "They arranged for an air ambulance on Monday. Family members of Sanjay Kumar also questioned the local healthcare system. “The tragic crash of an air ambulance in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, claiming the lives of all seven persons on board, is a matter of profound sorrow.

U.S. delivery and freight giant FedEx sued the Trump administration on Monday (February 23, 2026), seeking to reclaim money it paid for tariffs that have now been ruled illegal. The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s signature global tariffs last week, ruling that he had exceeded his authority in tapping emergency economic powers to impose them. FedEx is seeking a “full refund” of the duties it paid on imported goods in its suit against Customs and Border Protection, filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade. After the Supreme Court ruled against Mr. Trump’s country-specific tariffs last week, the President turned to a separate law to sign an order for broad 10% duties on imports, taking effect on Tuesday (February 24). He later vowed to hike the new tariffs to 15%.

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A deeply concerned Supreme Court on Monday said the Centre had to “satisfy” it that the drastic reduction in the cutoff marks for the all-India medical postgraduate entrance exam would not affect the quality of medical education. “You (the government) will have to satisfy us that the drastic reduction in the cutoff marks, virtually bringing it to zero, does not affect the quality of education,” the apex court told additional solicitor-general Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the health ministry. Filed through advocate Satyam Singh Rajput, the petition argues that such drastic cuts would severely compromise the quality of medical care and endanger patients’ lives. After the second round of counseling, some 9,621 seats out of this quota remained vacant. Of these, 5,213 seats were vacant atgovernment medical colleges alone.

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