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Sikh separatist Pannun execution plot: Nikhil Gupta pleads blameworthy successful U.S. court
Indian nationalist Nikhil Gupta, accused of being progressive successful a murder-for-hire crippled against a Sikh separatist successful New York City, pleaded guilty connected Friday (February 13, 2026) to three transgression charges, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office successful Manhattan said. Gupta, 54, pleaded blameworthy to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to perpetrate murder-for-hire and conspiracy to perpetrate wealth laundering, which carry a maximum combined condemnation of 40 years successful prison, the spokesperson said. He entered his plea earlier U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn successful Manhattan national court.
Trump says alteration successful powerfulness successful Iran ‘would beryllium champion happening that could happen’
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that a alteration successful powerfulness successful Iran “would beryllium the champion happening that could happen” arsenic the U.S. medication weighs whether to instrumentality subject enactment against Tehran. Mr. Trump made the comments soon aft visiting with troops successful Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and aft helium confirmed earlier successful the time that he’s deploying a 2nd craft bearer radical to the Mideast for imaginable subject enactment against Iran. “It seems similar that would beryllium the champion happening that could happen,” Mr. Trump said successful an speech with reporters erstwhile asked astir pressing for the ouster of the Islamic clerical regularisation successful Iran.
Hasina’s beingness successful India, Ganga waters pact to beryllium cardinal priorities for BNP government: sources
Stopping “border killings”, starting negotiations for renewal of the Ganga waters agreement, and expanding the fig of aesculapian visas are immoderate of the priority areas for Bangladesh’s incoming government, sources successful the Bangladesh Nationalist Party told The Hindu on Friday (February 13, 2026). Giving an penetration into the database of deliverables, BNP’s sources said India should urgently woody with the contented of Sheikh Hasina’s beingness connected Indian soil, arsenic Ms. Hasina has been making comments astir the developments successful her country.
DGCA slaps ₹1 crore good connected Air India for operating level without requisite certification
Aviation information watchdog DGCA has imposed a good of ₹1 crore connected Tata Group-owned Air India for operating an Airbus A320 Neo level without the requisite airworthiness certification connected astatine slightest 8 routes past year, according to sources. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), connected December 2 past year, said it was probing the incidental of Air India operating an A320 Neo level without having a requisite airworthiness certification connected astatine slightest 8 routes. The sources said connected Friday (February 13, 2026) that the regulator has imposed a ₹1 crore good connected Air India for the violations.
Another 6 lakh names whitethorn spell from Bengal elector list
About six lakh much names are apt to beryllium removed from the West Bengal elector list, arsenic hearings for the peculiar intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful the State are acceptable to extremity connected February 14. In the archetypal signifier of the SIR, 58 lakh names were already removed from the State’s elector list, and the full fig of electors dropped to 7.08 crore. Sources astatine the bureau of the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal pointed retired that, truthful far, astir 6.25 lakh electors were absent from their SIR hearings. Notices for ‘logical discrepancies’ successful enumeration forms were issued to astir 1.36 crore voters, and the details of 1.23 crore of them person been verified. While details are yet to beryllium uploaded for a fewer lakh voters, astir 6.25 lakh voters did not look for their hearings contempt notices being issued to them by the ECI.
Give ‘some acknowledgement’ to Dhrupad singer, Supreme Court asks A.R. Rahman
The Supreme Court asked euphony composer A.R. Rahman and the producers of the Tamil movie Ponniyin Selvan II connected Friday to consider giving “some benignant of an acknowledgement” to Dhrupad singer and Padma Shri awardee Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar for the philharmonic creation “Shiva Stuti” utilized successful the opus “Veera Raja Veera” featured successful the Tamil film. The opus creation is based connected “Shiva Stuti”, primitively sung by the Dagar brothers, Late Ustad N. Faiyazuddin Dagar and Late Ustad Zahiruddin Dagar, the begetter and uncle, respectively, of Mr. Wasifuddin Dagar. Mr. Dagar has argued that the movie credits and acknowledges that the opus was based connected “Dagarvani Tradition Dhrupad” - a wide stylistic attack to Hindustani Classical euphony - but it did not springiness immoderate recognition to him.
Adani Group enters atomic powerfulness assemblage aft SHANTI Act
The Adani Group announced its introduction into the atomic powerfulness sector connected Thursday (February 12, 2026), via a regulatory filing. This is the archetypal lawsuit of a large powerfulness institution successful India doing so, pursuing the transition of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act successful December. “We privation to pass you that Adani Power Limited (APL) has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary — Adani Atomic Energy Limited,” the institution said, successful a announcement to the National Stock Exchange of India connected February 12. It did not connection immoderate details connected the nonstop quality of the group’s plans.The Hindu reached retired to Adani Power for much details but did not person a remark earlier the clip of publication.
India believed that Panchsheel pact settled border: CDS Anil Chauhan
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan connected Friday (February 13, 2026) said that autarkic India was keen connected building a bully narration with China. He said that aft Independence, it was for India to determine wherever the frontiers lay. “[Jawaharlal] Nehru astir apt knew that we had thing similar the McMahon Line successful the east, and we had immoderate benignant of assertion successful the Ladakh area, but it was not intelligibly defined. That is wherefore helium wanted to spell successful for the Panchsheel Agreement... probably,” General Chauhan said.
Telecom work providers bash not ain spectrum: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court connected Friday (February 13, 2026) laid down that telecom work providers (TSPs) bash not ain spectrum, a precious and finite nationalist assets meant to beryllium utilized for the communal bully of all, and cannot see it among their excavation of “assets” for insolvency oregon liquidation. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Atul Chandurkar held that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) excludes immoderate assets implicit which a firm debtor has nary ownership rights. “Mere designation of spectrum licensing rights arsenic an intangible plus by TSPs successful the fiscal statements is not conclusive of their ownership, arsenic it lone represents power implicit aboriginal economical benefits,” Justice Narasimha clarified the law.
AAIB preliminary study connected level clang adjacent Baramati to beryllium released precise soon: Civil Aviation Minister
AAIB’s preliminary study connected the Learjet 45 craft clang that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and 4 others will beryllium released precise soon, Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu said connected Friday (February 13, 2026). The Learjet 45 level that crashed adjacent Baramati airdrome connected January 28 belonged to VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd. Pawar and 4 others were killed successful the crash, which is being probed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). “Very soon we volition person the preliminary study of the investigation,” Mr. Naidu said. He was speaking to reporters connected the sidelines of an lawsuit organised by existent property manufacture assemblage Naredco.
Arundhati Roy withdraws from Berlin Film Festival amid Gaza row
Award-winning writer Arundhati Roy said Friday (February 13, 2026) she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival implicit assemblage president Wim Wenders’ comments that helium wanted to “stay retired of politics” aft being asked astir Gaza. Ms. Roy said successful a connection sent to AFP that she was “shocked and disgusted” by Mr. Wenders’ effect to a question connected Gaza astatine a property league connected Thursday (February 12, 2026). “With heavy regret, I indispensable accidental that I volition not beryllium attending the Berlinale,” she said. When asked astir Germany’s enactment for Israel astatine the property conference, Mr. Wenders said, “We cannot truly participate the tract of politics,” describing filmmakers arsenic “the counterweight to politics”.
Women, number practice astatine two-decade debased successful Bangladesh
As the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a landslide victory, the 13th nationalist polls person recorded the lowest practice of women and taste minorities successful Bangladesh successful implicit 2 decades. Only 7 women person been straight elected to Parliament, portion practice from spiritual and taste number communities has besides fallen, with conscionable 4 candidates elected. Of the 7 women elected, six are BNP nominees. The seventh is an autarkic campaigner who was expelled from the BNP up of the polls. This predetermination marks a important diminution successful women’s practice successful the nationalist Parliament compared to caller polls. In the 12th nationalist predetermination successful 2024, 19 women won wide seats. The numbers were higher successful the 2 preceding parliaments, with 22 women elected successful 2018 and 18 successful 2014. The highest fig successful the past 2 decades was recorded successful 2008, erstwhile 19 women were elected.
Iran announces enquiry squad to analyse deadly protests
The Iranian authorities announced connected Friday (February 13, 2026) the constitution of a commission of enquiry to look into protests against the precocious outgo of surviving that turned into anti-government rallies that near thousands dead. “A fact-finding committee has been formed with representatives from applicable institutions and is collecting documents and proceeding statements,” Iranian authorities spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told the section quality bureau ISNA. “The last study volition beryllium published for nationalist accusation and further ineligible enactment aft the process is completed,” she stated.
Rubio holds talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi connected Friday (February 13, 2026) connected the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference astatine a clip of heightened Washington-Beijing tensions. The talks, which lasted an hr according to Rubio’s team, came conscionable days aft U.S. President Donald Trump said helium would big Chinese President Xi Jinping astatine the White House toward the extremity of the year, notably to sermon commercialized issues. Mr. Rubio and Mr. Wang met astatine a large edifice successful the Bavarian capital, shaking hands but not speaking to reporters. Washington and Beijing person been locked successful a standoff implicit tariffs since Mr. Trump returned to powerfulness past year.
U.N. ‘extremely worried’ by Cuba crisis
The United Nations said connected Friday (February 13, 2026) it was deeply alarmed by the situation unfolding successful Cuba arsenic the land federation struggles nether what amounts to a U.S. blockade of lipid deliveries. President Donald Trump has vowed to starve Cuba of lipid aft past month’s U.S. subject ousting of Nicolas Maduro, the person of Venezuela, which had been communist Cuba’s main lipid supplier. “We are highly disquieted astir Cuba’s deepening socio-economic situation — amid a decades-long fiscal and commercialized embargo, utmost upwind events, and the caller U.S. measures restricting lipid shipments,” U.N. quality rights bureau spokeswoman Marta Hurtado told a media briefing successful Geneva.
