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18% U.S. tariff connected ‘Made successful India’ products, says PM Modi aft telephone telephone with President Trump
Indicating a positive crook successful a bilateral relationship that had been nether strain due to the fact that of aggregate issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that “Made successful India” products volition “now” pull a “reduced tariff of 18%” successful the U.S., aft a telephonic speech with President Donald Trump connected Monday. The determination is expected to importantly trim the interaction of the 50% punishment tariffs that Mr. Trump had imposed connected India successful August 2025.
Rajasthan SIR: Bulk Form 7 applications for elector sanction deletion aboveground successful Barmer; BJP BLAs contradict filing them
Subhan Khan, a BJP idiosyncratic astatine the sleepy colony of Janpaliya successful Barmer territory successful Rajasthan, was stunned erstwhile his Booth Level Officer informed him that an exertion had been filed seeking the deletion of his sanction from the State’s electoral rolls done Form 7. Even much surprisingly, the signifier was submitted successful his name. Hundreds of specified forms person surfaced successful this colony arsenic good arsenic definite different villages of this district. While booth-level agents of the BJP successful whose names these forms had been filed denied signing them, galore said the forms had created a furore successful the villages, and disquieted voters had sought answers from them.
Form 7 filings for deletion of names from electoral rolls spark outrage successful Gujarat
Allegations person emerged successful Gujarat of mass submissions of Form 7 applications seeking the deletion of names from electoral rolls. Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercice, respective voters person claimed that their names, phone, and Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers were misused, and signatures forged to record mendacious claims. In immoderate cases, voters alleged they were asked to motion hundreds of Form 7 applications and were told the forms were for inclusion of names, not deletion.
AI grounds Boeing 787-8 level aft aviator reports substance power malfunction
An Air India aviator reported an instance of a substance power malfunction connected a Boeing 787-8 formation from London to Bengaluru aft it landed connected Monday (February 2, 2026), pursuing which the hose says it has grounded the craft and is examining the matter. The switches that proviso substance to the 2 engines connected an craft were astatine the bosom of the preliminary study into the Air India AI 171 clang successful Ahmedabad past June. The preliminary study into Air India’s Ahmedabad crash, which besides progressive a Boeing 787 aircraft, said that the switches that proviso substance to the motor shifted oregon “transitioned” to the CUTOFF presumption 1 aft different and determination was a nonaccomplishment of motor thrust and some engines unopen down, precipitating the clang of the Boeing 787-8 craft which killed astatine slightest 269. While the study didn’t specify whether this was an inadvertent oregon deliberate action, a tiny fragment of the speech betwixt the 2 pilots reproduced successful it sparked a statement connected whether the clang was a termination attempt.
Rise successful confederate States’ stock successful devolution of funds provides nary alleviation to Tamil Nadu
Despite 5 confederate States being assigned a collectively higher stock nether the vertical organisation strategy of the 16th Finance Commission (FC) than successful the past, Tamil Nadu’s stock has seen lone a marginal rise. The stock of Tamil Nadu, which was 4.079% successful the 15th FC, roseate to 4.097% now, accounting for a complaint of summation of 0.44%. This was followed by Telangana with a emergence of 3.43% and Andhra Pradesh with 4.2%. Only Karnataka and Kerala person witnessed a double-digit complaint of summation — 13.27% and 23.74%. At the all-India level, Kerala’s grade of emergence is lone adjacent to Haryana’s 24.52%, portion the 3rd slot goes to Karnataka.
Sonam Wangchuk incited unit by referring to Nepal, Bangladesh and Arab Spring: Centre tells SC
The Centre and the Union Territory of Ladakh medication accused detained clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk of utilizing the veneer of Gandhian non-violence to disguise existent incitement to the younger and impressionable generations to crook to violence. Appearing earlier a Bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta reasoned that Mr. Wangchuk’s instigation adjacent touched upon “self-immolation” and non-cooperation successful lawsuit of an outer aggression. The apical instrumentality serviceman said the portion was located on the borderline to a state with which India had a “fragile” relationship.
BJP names Tarun Chugh arsenic perceiver for Legislature Party person predetermination successful Manipur
In further denotation of the restoration of an elected authorities successful Manipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Board connected Monday (February 2, 2026) appointed Tarun Chugh, nationalist wide secretary, arsenic central perceiver for the predetermination of the Legislature Party person successful Manipur. Over the past 2 days, the BJP cardinal enactment asked each its legislators arsenic good arsenic confederation partners from Manipur to beryllium contiguous successful New Delhi for a important meeting. President’s Rule was imposed successful Manipur connected February 13, 2025 pursuing the resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and the Assembly was placed nether suspended animation.
Congress says authorities is misusing rules to soundlessness Leader of Opposition from quoting Naravane’s publication connected China borderline issue
The Congress connected Monday (February 2, 2026) accused the Narendra Modi Government of “misusing rules to heckle and silence” Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, preventing him from speaking connected the 2020 India-China borderline struggle by objecting to references to erstwhile Army main General (retired) Manoj Naravane’s memoir. Congress wide caput K.C. Venugopal, who repeatedly took connected the Treasury benches arsenic Mr. Gandhi attempted to rise the contented successful the House, said the authorities was acrophobic that the “truth of its incompetence” would beryllium exposed.
CEC insulted and humiliated america during meeting: Mamata Banerjee
Accusing the Election Commission of “parroting” the ruling BJP’s line, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked retired of the EC office connected Monday. Ms. Banerjee alleged that she was “insulted and humiliated” by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during the meeting. Ms. Banerjee, accompanied by Trinamool Congress MPs and 12 voters from West Bengal — 5 of whom were declared dormant and had their names deleted from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) — met the EC to rise objections. The delegation had achromatic shawls connected arsenic a people of protest.
Investigation into PSLV failures ‘ongoing’, adjacent motorboat day successful June: Minister
The investigation into the causes down the consecutive failures of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is ongoing, and an outer squad is besides progressive successful the probe. But nary of the companies that had satellites onboard the doomed rockets person expressed reservations implicit their reliability. ISRO is considering a caller motorboat day successful June, the Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, and Space, Jitendra Singh, said astatine a property briefing connected Monday (February 2, 2026).
U.S. Justice Department says it has taken down Epstein-related files that whitethorn person had victims’ information
The Justice Department said Monday (February 2, 2026) that it had taken down respective 1000 documents and “media” that whitethorn person inadvertently included victim-identifying accusation since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein connected Friday (January 30, 2026).
Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquires xAI
Elon Musk’s abstraction steadfast SpaceX said connected Monday (February 2, 2026) it has acquired his artificial intelligence startup xAI, combining the rocket-and-satellite company with the maker of the Grok chatbot successful a determination aimed astatine unifying Mr. Musk’s AI and abstraction ambitions. A merger would correspond 1 of the astir high-profit firm pairings successful Silicon Valley, blending a space-and-defence contractor with a rapidly evolving AI developer whose costs are dominated by chips, information centres and energy.
Iranian media says President has ordered talks with U.S
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the commencement of atomic talks with the United States, section media said connected Monday (February 2, 2026), aft U.S. person Donald Trump said helium was hopeful of a woody to avert subject enactment against the Islamic republic. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the commencement of atomic talks with the United States, section media said connected Monday, aft U.S. President Donald Trump said helium was hopeful of a woody to avert subject enactment against the Islamic republic.
Players volition travel immoderate determination authorities and Board take: Pakistan skipper Salman
Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha connected Monday said the players volition travel immoderate instructions are given to them by the authorities oregon the cricket Board with regards to boycotting the marquee T20 World Cup lucifer against India connected February 15 successful Colombo. Salman told the media earlier leaving with the squad from Lahore to Colombo that the players had been informed astir the determination by the squad manager connected Sunday instantly aft the lucifer against Australia.
