Here are the top news for the day from The Hindu’s Morning Digest, on February 21, 2026

Trump signs 10% global tariff after stinging U.S Supreme Court rebuke

President Donald Trump on Friday (February 20, 2026) to signed a 10% tariff ‘on all Countries’ after the Supreme Court handed him a stinging rebuke by striking down his signature economic policy. The conservative-majority top court ruled six-three that a 1977 law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Mr. Trump has relied on “does not authorize the president to impose tariffs.”

Amid SIR exercise, Home Ministry notifies another panel to clear pending CAA applications in West Bengal

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday (February 20, 2026) notified another empowered committee comprising Census, postal and Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials in West Bengal to fast-track hundreds of pending citizenship applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) amid the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State.

Supreme Court asks judicial officers to be deployed for West Bengal SIR

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 20, 2026) took an “extraordinary” decision to involve the judiciary in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, saying the persistent “trust deficit” between the Mamata Banerjee government and the Election Commission (EC) has led to a “stalemate”, with time running out.

‘They’ll be paying tariffs, and we will not be paying tariffs’: Trump says no changes to India-U.S. deal post court ruling

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that there were no changes to the parameters of the U.S.-India trade deal announced on February 2, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday (February 20, 2026) that the President’ s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ were unlawful.

India participated as an ‘observer’ in Board of Peace meeting: MEA

A day after an Indian diplomat participated in the first meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza in Washington D.C., the External Affairs Ministry said India was there as an “observer”. In addition, the official spokesperson of the Ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, reiterated India’s position on the Palestinian issue and said India stood for a “sovereign, independent, and viable State of Palestine based on 1967 borders”.

Gujarat to amend marriage registration rules, cites ‘misuse’ of existing norms

The Gujarat government on Friday (February 20, 2026) announced that it will amend the rules under the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Act, stating that the move is intended to plug procedural loopholes and prevent alleged misuse of the existing system.

U.P. court sentences ex-junior engineer, wife to death for sexual exploitation of 33 children

A special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Friday (February 20, 2026) sentenced a former junior engineer of the state’s Irrigation Department and his wife to death for the sexual exploitation of 33 minor boys — some as young as three — over a decade, officials said.

U.K. government considers removing former prince Andrew from line of succession amid Epstein row

The British government on Friday (February 20, 2026) mulled passing a law to remove former prince Andrew from the line of succession, as police stepped up investigations into his conduct, quizzing the disgraced royal’s former protection officers. Amid a torrent of often tawdry revelations from the files of late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, King Charles III has already stripped his younger brother of all his titles and ousted him from his home in Windsor.

Have done more work in 1 year than AAP did in 10 years: CM

Describing her first year in office as one devoted to fixing “legacy issues”, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said her government focused on cleaning the Yamuna, improving civic infrastructure and tackling air pollution. Releasing a ‘report card’ to mark her government’s one year in office, Ms. Gupta said, “We have done more work on legacy issues in one year than the previous [AAP] government did in 10 years.

Hamas says path for Gaza must begin with end to ‘aggression’

Discussions on Gaza’s future must begin with a total halt to Israeli “aggression”, Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said after U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace met for the first time.

Modi holds talks with top leaders of Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and Slovakia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (February 20, 2026) held talks with top leaders of Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Slovakia with a focus on shoring up bilateral cooperation in trade and technology sectors. He also held a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and discussed how the global body can play a “constructive role” in making use of artificial intelligence inclusive.

T20 World Cup: Onus on Pakistan spinners and New Zealand batters as Super Eight begins

After shouldering their team’s leap past the group-stage hurdle, Pakistan spinners will be expected to live up to the reputation through the Super Eight phase too, beginning with their Group 2 match against New Zealand at the R. Premadasa Stadium here on Saturday (February 21, 2026).