India ‘stands firmly’ with Israel, Modi tells Knesset
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a firm hand of friendship to Israel and condemned the October 7 Hamas attack as a “barbaric terrorist attack” in his address to the Israeli Parliament, Knesset, on Wednesday (February 25, 2026). He supported the Gaza Peace Initiative, saying it is necessary to “sustain” the process of peace-building in the region. “The Gaza Peace Initiative that was endorsed by the U.N. Security Council offers a pathway. India has expressed its firm support for the initiative... We believe that it holds the promise of a just and durable peace for all the people of the region, including by addressing the Palestine issue,” he said.
NCERT apologises, says distribution of book with section on ‘corruption’ in judiciary stopped
Hours after the Supreme Court of India registered a suo motu case on Wednesday (February 25, 2026) over the inclusion of a section on “corruption” in the judiciary in the NCERT’s newest Social Science textbook for Class 8, the National Council for Educational Research and Training issued a statement apologising for the “inappropriate textual material” and “error in judgement” that had “inadvertently crept” into the chapter in question. Officials said directions had been issued on February 24 (Tuesday) to keep the distribution of this book on “strict hold until further orders”. On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court registered the suo motu case, calling the section “a selective reference”, even as the NCERT apologised in its statement later that night saying “it regrets this error of judgement”.
