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India-U.S. commercialized woody volition not see delicate cultivation items and dairy: Goyal
The trade woody with the United States, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected societal media precocious Monday (February 2, 2026) night, volition exclude delicate cultivation items and dairy, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026), adding that the details of the woody would beryllium made nationalist “soon”. “The commercialized woody finalised by India with the U.S. is the champion among India’s neighbours and its competitors,” Mr. Goyal asserted portion speaking astatine a property briefing. “PM Modi has ever protected the agriculture and dairy sectors and has ne'er compromised connected their interests. In the U.S. commercialized woody arsenic well, India’s delicate sectors of agriculture and dairy person been excluded,” helium said.
Case against West Bengal SIR: Mamata Banerjee apt to look successful idiosyncratic successful Supreme Court connected February 4
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to look successful person connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) earlier a Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant successful a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) workout conducted successful the State. A batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the SIR process and the wide exclusion of electors from the voters’ database of the State is listed for proceeding connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026).
India-U.S. commercialized deal: PM Modi is ‘compromised’, says Rahul Gandhi aft ruckus successful Lok Sabha
Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, connected Tuesday slammed the India-U.S. commercialized deal, saying that the Centre “surrendered” the involvement of Indian farmers. Speaking to presspersons successful the Parliament House complex, Mr. Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “compromised and nether tremendous pressure” and that the Centre “sold off” the humor and sweat of the farmers to U.S. interests.
India-U.S. commercialized deal: NDA state TDP seeks clarity; Opposition walks retired of Rajya Sabha
Opposition parties walked out of the Rajya Sabha connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026), accusing the authorities of failing to pass the details of the India-U.S. commercialized deal, which, they noted, was archetypal announced by Washington earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s societal media post. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), an NDA ally, besides sought clarification, pointing retired that portion U.S. President Donald Trump referred to a reciprocal tariff adjustment, helium did not explicitly corroborate the withdrawal of the 25% punitive duty.
Logjam implicit Rahul Gandhi’s code leads to Lok Sabha face-off; 8 MPs suspended
The face-off betwixt the Government and the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha escalated connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) with the suspension of 8 Opposition MPs — 7 from the Congress and 1 from the CPI(M) — for the remainder of the Budget league implicit unruly behaviour amid protests against Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi not being allowed to talk connected erstwhile Army main General (Retired) Manoj Naravane’s unpublished memoir.
Yumnam Khemchand Singh acceptable to beryllium adjacent Manipur CM; State to get archetypal pistillate Kuki-Zo Deputy CM
Yumnam Khemchand Singh, 62, was elected Legislature Party Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party successful Manipur connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026), paving the mode for the restoration of an elected authorities successful the taste strife-hit northeastern State. With the election, Mr. Singh is acceptable to go the Chief Minister of the State. According to sources, Nemcha Kipgen, a Kuki-Zo MLA from Kangpokpi is apt to beryllium appointed Deputy Chief Minister. She volition beryllium the archetypal pistillate and the archetypal Kuki-Zo to clasp the post. Another Deputy CM is apt to beryllium from the Naga People’s Front, the BJP’s confederation partner. The gathering was attended by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from Meitei, Kuki-Zo and Naga communities.
DRDO demonstrates SFDR technology, India joins elite rocket capableness club
The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully carried retired the formation demonstration of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet exertion from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, disconnected the seashore of Odisha, connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026). The trial was conducted astatine astir 10.45 a.m. According to the Ministry of Defence, with this achievement, India has entered an elite radical of nations possessing SFDR technology, a captious capableness for the improvement of long-range air-to-air missiles that importantly heighten combat effectiveness and supply a decisive tactical borderline against adversaries.
Centre says NSA affords it powerfulness to displacement Wangchuk to Rajasthan; helium was treated fairly
The Centre informed the Supreme Court connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) that it drew authorization to displacement clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk to Rajasthan from the provisions of the National Security Act, and has accorded “fair treatment” passim his ongoing detention. Appearing earlier a Bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta referred to Section 5 of the National Security Act (NSA), 1980 which equipped the “appropriate government” with the powerfulness to “regulate spot and conditions of detention”.
Tremors felt crossed Kolkata, adjacent areas arsenic quake hits Myanmar
Tremors were felt crossed Kolkata and its adjoining areas connected Tuesday evening (February 3, 2026), aft an earthquake of magnitude 6 with its epicentre successful Myanmar jolted parts of eastbound and northeastern India, an IMD authoritative said. A conception of residents successful high-rise buildings and bureau employees said they experienced the aftershocks of the quake, which struck Myanmar astatine astir 9.04 p.m. IST and lasted for a fewer seconds.
84.5% of 1.52 lakh waste-pickers profiled truthful acold travel from SC, ST, and OBC communities
The Union authorities connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) for the archetypal clip released data connected the ongoing enumeration of waste-pickers crossed the country, showing that a full of 1.52 lakh specified workers had been profiled and validated truthful acold crossed municipality areas of 35 States and Union Territories. At the nationalist level, 84.5% of wide waste-pickers were from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Class communities and 10.7% from General class communities.
Jama Masjid closed, Mirwaz placed nether location apprehension up of Shab-e-Barat prayers: Anjuman Auqaf
The caretakers of historic Jama Masjid successful Srinagar connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) said the Jammu and Kashmir Police closed the gates of the mosque for peculiar prayers connected the juncture of Shab-e-Barat, erstwhile Muslims clasp nightlong congregational prayers, and placed Kashmir’s main cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq nether location arrest. A spokesperson of the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said it was directed by the constabulary to adjacent the gates of Jama Masjid, Srinagar, arsenic support to observe Shab-e-Barat had been denied by the authorities astatine the mosque. “The Mr. Auqaf was asked to guarantee that the premises stay closed for the nighttime contempt anterior preparations for the ineffable observance,” the spokesperson said.
Opposition begins overnight dharna successful Vidhana Soudha demanding Karnataka Excise Minister’s resignation
The BJP and the JD(S) MLAs began an overnight sleep-in protest connected Tuesday wrong the Vidhana Soudha demanding the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur implicit the alleged corruption ungraded successful his department. Earlier successful the day, Leader of Opposition R. Ashok alleged that determination was corruption to the tune of ₹6,000 crore successful the department, referring to a missive by Guruswamy, president, Karnataka Wine Merchants’ Association, an Excise authoritative being trapped by the Lokayukta constabulary recently, and a purported audio speech betwixt an Excise authoritative and a lawyer.
Will backmost immoderate question by Opposition to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) indicated that her enactment volition beryllium amenable to an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar if a agreed Opposition moves specified a motion. The Chief Minister, however, noted that the Opposition does not person the numbers indispensable to unit the question done successful Parliament. “But it volition beryllium bully to person it connected record,” she said. Ms. Banerjee, on with enactment nationalist wide caput and Lok Sabha enactment person Abhishek Banerjee, addressed a property league successful Delhi.
I americium not successful the contention for NCP nationalist president: Praful Patel
Former Union Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) moving president Praful Patel connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) said that helium was not successful the contention for the presumption of nationalist president of the NCP. That work should beryllium handed implicit to Sunetra Pawar, woman of the precocious NCP person Ajit Pawar, Mr. Patel said. Mr. Patel met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah successful New Delhi connected Tuesday, wherever they discussed the concern successful Maharashtra, elder sources told The Hindu.
What is happening successful Balochistan?
On January 30-31, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) carried retired coordinated attacks crossed astatine slightest 9 districts of Balochistan, targeting constabulary stations, subject outposts and a high-security situation successful Quetta, the provincial capital. In a video released online, BLA person Bashir Zeb Baloch claimed work for the attacks, describing them arsenic the 2nd signifier of the ‘Herof’ (Black Storm) operation. He called connected Baloch men and women to permission their homes and articulation the “national liberation war” against the Pakistani military. The BLA claimed it killed 84 information unit and kidnapped 18 others.
Women returning to Gaza accidental Israeli troops bound and interrogated them aft Rafah crossing
Many hoped the reopening of the Rafah crossing betwixt Egypt and Gaza would bring alleviation to the war-battered territory, but for the archetypal fewer Palestinians allowed to cross, it proved much harrowing than a homecoming. Three women who entered Gaza connected the archetypal time of the reopening told The Associated Press connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) that Israeli troops blindfolded and handcuffed them, past interrogated and threatened them, holding them for respective hours and inflicting what they said was humiliating attraction until they were released.
Iran’s President seeks ‘fair, equitable negotiations’ with U.S.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) that helium has instructed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to pursue “fair and equitable” negotiations with the U.S., amid largescale U.S. unit mobilisation successful waters adjacent to Iran and determination efforts to jump-start diplomacy.
Kremlin warns of ‘dangerous’ infinitesimal arsenic U.S.-Russia atomic pact acceptable to expire
The Kremlin warned connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) that the satellite was heading into a “dangerous” infinitesimal arsenic the past U.S.-Russia atomic treaty is acceptable to expire this week. New START, the past atomic pact betwixt Washington and Moscow aft decades of agreements dating to the Cold War, is acceptable to expire connected Thursday (February 5, 2026), and with it restrictions connected the 2 apical atomic powers.
WPL-4: Capitals tempest into a 4th consecutive final
Delhi Capitals had faltered successful the last implicit of the pursuit successful its 2 defeats to Gujarat Giants successful the league signifier of the 2026 Women’s Premier League. In the Eliminator connected Tuesday, Capitals didn’t let the crippled to get that close. In pursuit of 169 connected a way offering debased bounce astatine the Kotambi Stadium, Jemimah Rodrigues and Co. strolled to a seven-wicket triumph with 26 balls to spare, and sealed their spot successful Thursday’s last against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. This volition beryllium Capitals’ 4th consecutive quality successful the acme clash.
