The death toll from the LPG tanker accident on Jaipur-Ajmer national highway increased to 18, following the deaths of three additional burn victims, including a BEd student and two truck drivers. Fourteen patients remain in treatment at SMS Hospital, with one person being discharged.
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BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht criticized his party's decision to field ex-AAP member Kapil Mishra for the Karawal Nagar seat, calling it a mistake. Bisht stated he will still contest from Karawal Nagar and voiced the importance of ground workers in upcoming Delhi elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus were seen together at the BIMSTEC dinner table amidst worsening India-Bangladesh relations. The tension arose from Yunus' remarks about India's Northeast during his China visit, which Indian politicians criticized as provocative.
Supreme Court dismissed a PIL questioning repeated temporary releases of rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh between 2022 and 2024. The plea, filed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in 2025, accused the Haryana government of misusing its powers to grant him temporary releases under Section 11 of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners Act, 2022.
India observes National Science Day on February 28 to honour Sir CV Raman's discovery of the Raman Effect in 1928. The 2023 theme emphasiSes youth leadership in science and innovation, aligned with the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. Notably, Raman, who won the Nobel Prize in 1930, made significant contributions to physics and passed away in 1970.
BJP MP Sambit Patra criticized the Samajwadi Party for presenting a 'funeral shroud' for the Election Commission in Parliament, calling it a blow to democracy. SP leader Akhilesh Yadav had earlier accused the BJP of electoral misconduct, claiming voter intimidation and disruptions at polling stations in Ayodhya's Milkipur constituency.
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Delhi Police identified a juvenile responsible for sending hoax bomb threats to schools last year. His parent is connected to an NGO with links to a political party. The NGO had earlier questioned the legitimacy of terrorist Afzal Guru's hanging. The investigation is ongoing, and there have been at least seven confirmed instances of hoax emails.