A look at the headlines right now:

  1. O Panneerselvam says AIADMK will rule Tamil Nadu without any support from other parties: The acting chief minister’s remarks came after the Supreme Court convicted AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala in a disproportionate assets case.
  2. Three soldiers killed, 15 injured during encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora: The incident began after security personnel received intelligence inputs that the gunmen were hiding in a residential part of the district.
  3. Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns: Flynn had told Vice President Mike Pence that he did not discuss lifting US sanctions with Russia, but it was later found that the matter had cropped up.
  4. Toll rises to 13 in blast outside Punjab Assembly in Lahore: The Jamat-ul-Ahrar faction of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the explosion.
  5. No need to stand up for national anthem played as part of a film or documentary, says Supreme Court: You will still need to stand up for the song before every movie screening at cinema halls across the country.
  6. RSS, Subramanian Swamy support Home Minister Kiren Rijiju’s Hindu population remarks: The senior BJP leader said India had a democracy because Hindus were a majority in the country.
  7. Not my place to lecture another country, Justin Trudeau says on Donald Trump’s travel ban: The Canadian leader said keeping citizens safe was the priority for any government, but that his country would continue to pursue an open policy for refugees.
  8. Tehmina Janjua becomes Pakistan’s first woman foreign secretary: The diplomat will replace Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry in the first week of March.
  9. New method for appointing judges may be finalised by February-end, says Supreme Court: The apex court’s claim came while hearing a petition seeking a more transparent procedure for judicial appointments.
  10. Police arrest Jagran.com editor Shekhar Tripathi for publishing exit poll: The Election Commission had ordered 15 cases against the daily for releasing the survey, which projected the BJP as the front-runner in the UP elections.