NEWS & VEWS Dt. 23/02/2026 , Monday.

🗞️ Top Headlines
A low-pressure system has become active over the Bay of Bengal; rainfall is likely in the state.
Lunar Eclipse on Dol Purnima: Food restrictions from 6:00 AM, eclipse begins at 3:20 PM, ends at 6:47 PM.
Tension at the Odisha–West Bengal border; road construction stopped in Balasore and two vehicles seized by the administration.
In Telangana, 16 Maoists including Central Committee members Devji and Rajireddy surrendered.
A BJP MLA Chandru Lamani arrested in Karnataka while allegedly accepting a ₹5 lakh bribe.
Five live bullets recovered from a hostel at IIT Bombay; link traced to Bihar.
A potter selling earthen pots in Uttar Pradesh received a GST notice of ₹1.25 crore.
Two militants, including a top commander of Jaish group, killed in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.
India ‘A’ defeated Bangladesh to win the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars Cricket title.
South Africa defeated India in the Super-8 stage of the Cricket World Cup.
Sewage water entered the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.; emergency declared.
Fresh protests erupted in Iran, with students raising slogans of “Azadi” (freedom).
Hindus are the most educated religious group in the United States: Report.
Today is World Peace and Understanding Day.
🎂 Birth Anniversaries
P. C. Sorcar (magician)
Karan Singh Grover
Bhagyashree
Abhimanyu Samantsinghar
Kabiraj Krushnachandra Tripathy (Ganjam)
Pupul Bhuyan
🕯️ Death Anniversaries
Madhubala
Raman Lamba
Mata Amritanandamayi
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
📜 On This Day in History
(1945) The United States liberated Manila city.
(1947) The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was founded.
(1905) The first Rotary Club of Chicago was established.
(1998) Osama bin Laden issued a fatwa against the United States and Jews.