Updated: Feb 26th, 2026 The Indian government has confirmed that from March 1, 2026, messaging apps like WhatsApp must be linked to an active SIM-card to work. This means WhatsApp will stop working if your SIM-card is not in the phone or if the number becomes inactive. The rule is part of a new SIM-binding...
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Six-planet Parade to light up Jamnagar sky on Feb 28, telescopic viewing arranged for public
Sky-watchers in Jamnagar are set for a rare celestial spectacle on Saturday evening as a striking “Planet Parade” will unfold over the western horizon. The astronomical event, featuring six planets visible at the same time, will be observed on February 28 shortly after sunset. To mark the occasion, the Jamnagar Astronomical Mandal in collaboration with...
Hawking family rejects ‘inappropriate conduct’ claims over photo in Epstein files
Updated: Feb 26th, 2026 The family of late British astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking has dismissed suggestions of inappropriate conduct after a photograph of him appearing alongside two bikini-clad women surfaced in documents linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, as per reports. The viral image reportedly shows Hawking reclining on a blue lounge chair, smiling and...
Larry Summers to resign from Harvard posts amid fallout over Jeffrey Epstein links
Updated: Feb 26th, 2026 Former Harvard president and ex-US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will step down from his academic roles at Harvard University following renewed scrutiny over his past association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as per reports citing a university spokesperson. Summers, 71, will resign from his professorship and faculty appointments at the...
Torrential rains lash Brazil, 46 dead, 30 people missing in flood
Brazil has been experiencing heavy rainfall since Monday, causing floods and landslides, leaving many people dead and many missing. According to the local fire department, approximately 42 people have lost their lives so far in the floods, and more than 20 others are missing. Officials further stated that, due to the floods and landslides, approximately...
Democrats accuse Trump administration of ‘largest government cover-up’ over Epstein files
Democrats have accused the administration of Donald Trump of orchestrating the “largest government cover-up in modern history” following reports that documents linked to allegations of sexual abuse involving a minor were withheld from recently released federal files, as per reports. The row centres on materials connected to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose case has continued...
Nobel Prize winner from Columbia University resigns after name emerges in Epstein files
Updated: Feb 26th, 2026 Dr Richard Axel, a Nobel Prize winner scientist and professor at Columbia University resigned from the co-director post at university after his name emerged in the Jeffrey Epstein files, as per reports. Since the millions of pages of the Epstein files were made public in January in which names of scientists,...
Four dead, six injured after armed boat confrontation near Cuba’s Coast
Updated: Feb 26th, 2026 Four people were killed and six others injured after a violent confrontation between a Florida-registered speedboat and Cuban border guards on February 25, 2026, Cuban authorities said. According to Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior, the boat entered Cuban territorial waters near the EI Pino channel in Villa Clara province. When Cuban...
Ex-US Air Force pilot arrested for training Chinese military
A former US Air Force officer who once flew some of America’s most advanced fighter jets has been arrested for allegedly training Chinese military pilots without authorisation, the Justice Department has said. Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., 65, also known by the call sign “Runner,” was arrested in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He was charged by criminal complaint...
Who is Punch, the baby monkey going viral after being rejected by mother?
Updated: Feb 25th, 2026 A baby monkey named Punch has become an unlikely internet sensation after his emotional story of abandonment and resilience captured global attention. Born in July 2025 at the Ichikawa City Zoo, the infant was rejected by his mother shortly after birth, forcing zoo staff to intervene and raise him by...









