Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde has given his reaction on former minister Abdul Sattar’s visit to the temple on Mahashivratri and the purification controversy and many other issues. He said that this situation is regrettable. Abdul Sattar is the leader of our party and has also been a minister earlier, just like Sabir Sheikh was earlier. Our stand is clear that the one who is a patriot is our own but the one who speaks against the country is our adversary.

In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, former minister Abdul Sattar had reached Nageshwar temple on Sunday (February 15) on the occasion of Mahashivratri. After his darshan, some youths raised objection and then the process of purification was done in the temple premises.

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Deputy CM Eknath Shinde said, “The incident in Pahalgam is very unfortunate. My heart is with the victim’s family in this difficult time. I want to personally meet them and hear their problems and ensure that they get justice. Let us tell you that on April 22 last year Pahalgam Santosh Jagdale of Pune lost his life in a terrorist attack. A mountain of sorrows fell upon his family. Now his daughter Asavari Jagdale says that despite assurance from the government, she has to run from door to door for a government job.

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Shiv Sena chief Shinde said, “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is our supreme ideal. Our government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi We also work considering his thoughts as a guide. He cannot be compared with anyone. Maharaj is unique. I strongly condemn the related statement. The legacy of Shivaji Maharaj is incomparable.

What did Shinde say on metro accident and MMRDA meeting?

Deputy CM of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde Said that we are taking strict action regarding the recent accident in the metro. “The engineer responsible for the accident has been suspended and a detailed investigation is underway,” he said. Strict action will be taken against those found guilty. A fine of Rs 5 crore has been imposed on the contractor, while a penalty of Rs 1 crore has been imposed on the consultant.

He further said that MMRDA will give a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the family of the deceased and the government will ensure all possible assistance to the family. “I have ordered structural and safety audits for all ongoing projects of MMRDA, including mandatory third-party audits,” the deputy CM said. We are committed to ensuring that such a tragedy does not happen again. Whoever is found guilty will be given strict punishment under the law.

A play written by the late Hollywood star Chadwick Boseman is part of a legacy that will “preserve his memory”, his brothers have told Sky News.

Deep Azure, a play based around the death of Prince Jones, a black student who was killed by a police officer in Virginia in 2000, is premiering in the UK at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.

Boseman, who died in 2020, four years after being diagnosed with colon cancer, attended the same university, Howard, in Washington DC, and was inspired to write by the true events.

Best known for his starring role in Black Panther, the Oscar nominee also spent a lot of time writing outside of his acting work.

The star’s brothers Kevin and Derek say director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu “fell in love” with Deep Azure after coming across it a few years ago, and pitched the idea to Shakespeare’s Globe.

“It preserves his memory,” Derek told presenters Anna Jones and Kamali Melbourne on Mornings on Sky News.

He said it had taken him years to come to terms with his brother’s death.

“This play is absolutely about grief,” said Kevin. “It’s about love, it’s about faith. So, yeah, all of that definitely connects to what we’ve been through.”

Paying tribute to his brother, Kevin said his happiest memories are of the time they lived together in New York after college.

“My fondest memories really are of us living together, and him experiencing New York City and becoming an artist.”

Deep Azure is inspired by Shakespeare and the poetry of hip-hop, as well as jazz. Boseman’s brothers say he always had a passion for theatre and that it is one of several plays he wrote before he died.

It follows Azure, whose world spirals out of control after her fiancé Deep is killed by the police.

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“Writing was his number one thing,” Derek said.

“He actually initially was a directing major and took an acting class to better understand as a director how to communicate with actors, and then studied at Oxford, the British Academy of Dramatic Arts summer programme,” Kevin continued. “And then became a great actor.”

“He was always writing,” said Derek. “If we were on a vacation or sitting in the living room watching television, he always had a notebook or a laptop, and he was always writing.”

Deep Azure is now showing at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement involving the U.S. and Hungary on Monday.

During remarks at the signing ceremony, Rubio indicated that the U.S.-Hungary relationship, and the relationship between President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is very close.

The American diplomat described the relationship between the two nations as being “as close as I can possibly imagine it being.”

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto after signing the US-Hungary Intergovernmental Agreement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 16, 2026. (Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio, during remarks delivered alongside Orbán, asserted, “Your success is our success.” 

He noted that if Hungary ever faces financial problems, “impediments to growth, or threats to national stability, he knows “President Trump will be very interested” in “finding ways” to help.

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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after a joint press conference following talks during a visit on Feb. 16, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. (Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Trump has praised Orbán and backed him for re-election.

“Highly Respected Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, is a truly strong and powerful Leader, with a proven track record of delivering phenomenal results. He fights tirelessly for, and loves, his Great Country and People, just like I do for the United States of America. Viktor works hard to Protect Hungary, Grow the Economy, Create Jobs, Promote Trade, Stop Illegal Immigration, and Ensure LAW AND ORDER!” Trump declared on Truth Social this month. 

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“Relations between Hungary and the United States have reached new heights of cooperation and spectacular achievement under my Administration, thanks largely to Prime Minister Orbán. I look forward to continuing working closely with him so that both of our Countries can further advance this tremendous path to SUCCESS and cooperation. I was proud to ENDORSE Viktor for Re-Election in 2022, and am honored to do so again. Viktor Orbán is a true friend, fighter, and WINNER, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Hungary — HE WILL NEVER LET THE GREAT PEOPLE OF HUNGARY DOWN!” Trump added.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reached Geneva for the second round of talks with America. Here he met Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He posted on X and bluntly said that bowing down to threats is not part of this deal. He said that Iran is in favor of a fair and equal agreement.

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Abbas Araghchi said, ‘I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable agreement. Bowing to threats is not on the table (part of the deal). The second round of indirect talks between Iran and America will take place on Tuesday (17 February 2026) and Oman will again play the role of mediator in it. The first round of talks was held in Muscat last week, which both sides described as a good start. Araghchi also plans to address the United Nations Disarmament Conference in Geneva.

Talks resumed between Iran and America

Israel-US had targeted Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025 and claimed that the nuclear sites had been extensively damaged. Only after that the situation remains tense. After this, Tehran and Washington started talks again in February. The White House had confirmed on Saturday (February 14, 2026) that Washington has sent Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for talks.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that President Trump wants talks first, but all options are open. Iran claims that its nuclear program is peaceful. It is enriching uranium up to 60 percent, which is very close to weapons grade. The Trump administration has bluntly said that Iran cannot be allowed uranium enrichment at any cost.

President Trump announced on Friday (13 February 2026) that the world’s largest aircraft carrier ‘USS Gerald R. Ford’s are being shipped from the Caribbean to the Middle East. Trump is constantly saying that regime change in Iran would be the best thing.

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville unleashed an expletive-filled rant on Saturday, arguing that the Democratic Party will win the next two elections and defeat the GOP “motherf——.”

Carville closed a short video to his “Politics War Room” podcast, insisting that the Democratic Party needs to embrace a sense of “gallows humor” and “laugh heartily” at Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.

“I know we all got to get through this with difficult times, but never forget it’s Mardi Gras,” Carville said. “And never forget that if we don’t develop a sense of, I don’t know, you call it gallows humor, then the b——- have won.”

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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville claimed Democrats will defeat the GOP’s “f—— a—” in the next two elections. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SCAD)

He continued, “But they’re not gonna beat us because we’re going to laugh at these motherf—— and we’re going to do it a lot, and we’re gonna laugh heartily, and we’re gonna laugh out loud and then we’re gonna beat their f—— a—- come November and the November after that. God bless the United States of America. God bless the decent citizens that live in this country. And f— all these a——- in the White House.”

Carville previously wrote in an Oct. 2024 New York Times guest essay that he was “certain” former Vice President Kamala Harris would win the 2024 presidential election.

“America, it will all be OK. Ms. Harris will be elected the next president of the United States. Of this, I am certain,” Carville wrote.

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James Carville previously predicted former Vice President Kamala Harris would win the 2024 presidential election. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

He added, “I refuse to believe that the same country that has time and again overcome its mistakes to bend its future toward justice will make the same mistake twice. America overcame Mr. Trump in 2020. I know that we know we are better than this.”

In November, Carville declared that he would bet money on the Democratic Party retaking the White House, House and Senate by 2028.

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James Carville has repeatedly insisted the Democratic Party will retake the White House, Senate and House by 2028. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times)

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“I’m going to tell you what’s going to happen. A Democrat is going to be elected in 2028. You know that. I know that,” he said. “The Democratic president is going to announce a special transition advisory committee on the reform of the Supreme Court.”