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Amid Naravane memoir row, Defence Ministry plans caller norms
Amid the contention surrounding erstwhile Army Chief General (retired) M.M. Naravane’s unpublished memoir Four Stars of Destiny, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is moving connected elaborate guidelines for serving and retired equipped forces unit who privation to people books successful the future. The projected guidelines volition spell retired the process to beryllium followed earlier immoderate manuscript is cleared for publication. A elder defence authoritative confirmed that a gathering was held precocious to framework a caller acceptable of rules, during which a elaborate presumption was made. The upcoming model is expected to incorporated provisions of existing work rules arsenic good arsenic the Official Secrets Act.
Police place fishy successful Canada schoolhouse shooting arsenic 18-year-old
Police person identified the suspect successful a schoolhouse shooting successful Canada arsenic an 18-year-old who had anterior intelligence wellness calls to her location and who was recovered dormant pursuing the onslaught that killed 9 radical successful a distant portion of British Columbia. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) said Van Rootselaar had a past of intelligence wellness interaction with constabulary and that the suspect’s parent and stepbrother were besides recovered dormant successful a location adjacent the school. The motive remained unclear.
U.S. House votes to slap backmost Trump’s tariffs connected Canada
The House has voted to slap backmost President Donald Trump’s tariffs connected Canada, a uncommon if mostly symbolic rebuke of the White House docket arsenic Republicans joined Democrats implicit the objections of GOP leadership. Wednesday’s tally, 219-211, was among the archetypal times the House, controlled by Republicans, has confronted the President implicit a signature policy. The solution seeks to extremity the nationalist exigency Mr. Trump declared to enforce the tariffs, though really undoing the argumentation would necessitate enactment from Mr. Trump himself, which is highly unlikely. The solution adjacent goes to the Senate. Mr. Trump believes successful the powerfulness of tariffs to unit U.S. commercialized partners to the negotiating table. But lawmakers are facing unrest backmost location from businesses caught successful the commercialized wars and constituents navigating pocketbook issues and precocious prices.
Vande Mataram to beryllium played earlier Jana Gana Mana, says Centre to States and authorities bodies
The Union Government has said successful a set of instructions to States and different authorities bodies that the nationalist opus Vande Mataram should beryllium sung oregon played earlier the nationalist anthem Jana Gana Mana when some the songs are played astatine an event. The caller acceptable of guidelines was uploaded connected the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) website connected February 6 but nary ceremonial announcement oregon connection was issued. It states that whenever the authoritative mentation of the nationalist song, astir 3.10 minutes long, is sung oregon played, the assemblage shall basal to attention. “However, erstwhile successful the people of a newsreel oregon documentary, the nationalist opus is played arsenic a portion of the film, it is not expected of the assemblage to stand, arsenic lasting is bound to interrupt the accumulation of the movie and would make upset and disorder alternatively than adhd to the dignity of the nationalist song,” it said.
Bangladesh election: BNP accuses Jamaat-e-Islami of trying to bargain votes hours earlier polling
Hours earlier polling, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) accused the largest Islamist Party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) of attempting to sabotage the predetermination process by utilizing wealth power. The accusation was made aft a JeI person was caught with astir Taka 74 lakh successful Saidpur airdrome successful bluish Bangladesh amid societal media reports that respective specified Jamaat leaders person been recorded distributing currency among voters. JeI has countered the accusation and said the incidental was a “staged drama” by instrumentality enforcement agencies.
Tamil Brahmi inscriptions recovered successful Egypt’s Valley of the Kings shed airy connected past commercialized links
A path-breaking uncovering has shed caller airy connected commercialized links betwixt past Tamilagam, different parts of India and the Roman Empire. Two researchers person identified adjacent to 30 inscriptions successful Tamil Brahmi, Prakrit and Sanskrit astatine tombs successful the Valley of the Kings successful Egypt. These inscriptions are said to beryllium to the play betwixt the 1st and 3rd Centuries C.E. These inscriptions were identified during a survey carried retired successful 2024 and 2025 by Charlotte Schmid, Professor astatine the French School of Asian Studies (EFEO) successful Paris and Ingo Strauch, Professor astatine the University of Lausanne successful Switzerland. The squad documented them crossed six tombs successful the Theban Necropolis. They followed the footsteps of French student Jules Baillet, who surveyed the Valley of the Kings successful 1926 and published much than 2,000 Greek graffiti marks.
Supreme Court orders completion of AAIB probe into AI-171 formation clang successful 3 weeks
The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) allowed 3 weeks for the completion of the ongoing investigation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the Air India Flight 171 clang astatine the Ahmedabad airport, sidesplitting 12 unit members and 229 passengers connected June 12 past year. “There is simply a batch of anxiousness and queries successful the minds of pilots, adjacent relatives [of those who died]... We are besides eagerly waiting for the findings of the investigation. We besides privation to spot what they person to say,” Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, heading a Bench, addressed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government. The tribunal asked Mr. Mehta to spot the AAIB study connected grounds aft the completion of the investigation.
Calling Rafale the ‘hero’ of Operation Sindoor, Vice Chief of Air Staff seeks much combatant planes for IAF
Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) described the Rafale combatant pitchy arsenic the “hero” of Operation Sindoor and said the Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to induct much specified Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA), with Rafale planes among the contenders. “Rafale was decidedly the leader during Operation Sindoor, among different heroes. The Indian Air Force is looking guardant to inducting much MRFA, which is going to beryllium Rafale oregon immoderate different craft nether deliberations. A factual determination has yet to beryllium taken. We are looking for newer procreation craft [to add] to our inventory,” helium said.
Supreme Court agrees to database different plea against Assam CM for alleged hatred speeches
The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) agreed to see listing different plea filed by 4 persons seeking a absorption against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma implicit a bid of alleged hatred speeches targeting Muslims successful the State. On Tuesday (February 10, 2026), a Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant had agreed to database for proceeding a abstracted plea of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and CPI person Annie Raja seeking enactment against the Chief Minister implicit a viral video allegedly showing him taking purpose and firing with a firearm astatine members of the Muslim community. On Wednesday (February 11, 2026), the Bench was urged to database the caller plea on with the 1 filed by Left leaders. “We volition see,” the CJI said.
Supreme Court adjourns proceeding successful lawsuit against T.N. CM Stalin’s 2011 canvass win
The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) adjourned the proceeding successful an entreaty filed by Saidai Duraisamy, who has accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and the ruling DMK enactment of indulging successful corrupt practices up of the 2011 Assembly predetermination from the Kolathur constituency, citing a deficiency of clarity and operation successful the presumption of worldly particulars successful his pleadings. A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi postponed the proceeding successful the lawsuit of Mr. Duraisamy, who has alleged that the enactment utilized its functionaries and wealth to lure voters done innovative ways that magnitude to corrupt signifier nether Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act.
Except Trump, cipher has stated India's refusal to bargain Russian oil: FM Sergei Lavrov
Except for U.S. President Donald Trump, nobody other has declared that India volition halt buying Russian oil, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the country’s parliament connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026). Mr. Lavrov’s comments came 2 days aft Russia accused the U.S. of attempting to forestall India and different countries from buying Russian oil, saying Washington was utilizing a wide scope of “coercive” measures, including tariffs, sanctions and nonstop prohibitions.
Trump ‘insists’ connected continued Iran talks successful gathering with Israeli PM Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump met for much than 2 hours down closed doors with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) and said he’d insisted that negotiations with Iran continue arsenic the U.S. pushes for a atomic woody with Tehran. Mr. Netanyahu entered the White House retired of the presumption of reporters and near without issuing a connection connected what was said. But Mr. Trump, successful a consequent station connected his societal media site, called it “a precise bully meeting” but said “there was thing definitive reached, different than I insisted that negotiations with Iran proceed to spot whether oregon not a Deal tin beryllium consummated.”
Bondi clashes with Democrats arsenic she struggles to crook leafage connected turmoil implicit Epstein files
Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defence of U.S. President Donald Trump, repeatedly shouting astatine Democrats during a combative proceeding successful which she postured herself arsenic the Republican’s main protector and tried to crook the leafage from persistent disapproval of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Besieged by questions implicit Epstein and accusations of a weaponised Justice Department, Ms. Bondi aggressively pivoted successful an bonzer code successful which she mocked her Democratic questioners, praised Mr. Trump implicit the show of the banal marketplace and openly aligned herself arsenic successful sync with a president whom she painted arsenic a unfortunate of past impeachments and investigations.
