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No copies of Naravane’s memoir person gone into publication: Publisher
Penguin Random House India (PRHI) connected Monday (February 9, 2026) said it holds the exclusive publishing rights to erstwhile Army main General Manoj Mukund Naravane’s memoir titled Four Stars of Destiny and clarified that the publication has not yet been published, amid reports of unauthorised copies successful circulation. The clarification came aft the Delhi Police registered an FIR implicit the alleged amerciable circulation of the manuscript successful integer and different formats. The steadfast besides warned that immoderate mentation of the publication presently circulating, whether successful afloat oregon successful portion and successful immoderate format, including print, PDF oregon online copies, would magnitude to copyright infringement.
ICC confirms India-Pakistan T20 World Cup lucifer connected February 15
The International Cricket Council (ICC) precocious connected Monday nighttime (February 9, 2026) confirmed that Pakistan volition honour its committedness of playing each the matches, including the marquee clash against India successful Colombo connected February 15, of the ongoing Men’s T20 World Cup. “The dialog betwixt ICC and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took spot arsenic portion of a broader engagement, with some parties recognising the request for constructive dealings and being united, committed and purposeful successful their aspirations to service the champion interests of the crippled with integrity, neutrality and cooperation,” work an ICC statement, issued connected Monday nighttime (February 9, 2026). The connection was an affirmation of PCB’s committedness to play each the games successful the tournament, arsenic stated successful the Members’ Participation Agreement (MPA) that is signed betwixt the ICC and each of the 12 ICC afloat members.
Starmer stays connected arsenic British PM, for now
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s occupation appeared to person survived a day of calls for him to resign aft his Cabinet colleagues came retired successful enactment of the Prime Minister successful beforehand of a gathering betwixt Mr. Starmer and Labour MPs. The Prime Minister had travel nether expanding unit connected Monday (February 9, 2026) arsenic Scottish Labour person Anas Sarwar called for him to measurement down pursuing the resignation, earlier connected Monday (February 9, 2026), of Mr. Starmer’s communications head, Tim Allan. Another rift emerged successful the enactment by the extremity of the day, arsenic per reports successful the British press, with Mr. Starmer’s aides accusing Health Secretary Wes Streeting of instigating Mr. Sarwar, an accusation denied by Mr. Streeting’s staff.
Foreign Secretary Misri doesn’t refute Trump’s claims, says ‘national interests’ usher lipid imports
India’s lipid imports will beryllium guided by “national interests”, said Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri connected Monday (February 9, 2026), but did not refute U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that India has committed to halt buying Russian oil. Mr. Misri’s connection came adjacent arsenic the authorities prepared to little parliamentarians astir the commercialized deals finalised with the European Union and the U.S., arsenic good arsenic connected commercialized ties with Bangladesh. The Opposition stepped up its onslaught implicit issues surrounding the commercialized deals, including the interaction connected farmers, and the government’s refusal to corroborate oregon contradict Mr. Trump’s assertions. “What I tin firmly and confidently accidental is that whether it is the authorities oregon so our concern [sector], astatine the extremity of the day, nationalist interests volition beryllium the guiding origin for america successful our choices,” said Mr. Misri.
TMC welcomes Supreme Court involution successful SIR exercise, calls it large triumph for West Bengal
The Trinamool Congress connected Monday (February 9, 2026) welcomed the involution of the Supreme Court successful the lawsuit involving Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful West Bengal and called it a large triumph for the State. The Supreme Court said micro observers appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) cannot instrumentality decisions and directed the West Bengal authorities to marque Group B officers disposable for the SIR. “The Hon’ble Supreme Court has delivered a stinging rebuke to @ECISVEEP’s arbitrary overreach. In unequivocal terms, the Court has ordered that micro-observers tin lone assistance EROs/AEROs and that last authorization rests solely with EROs. Further, the Court has directed that 8,505 Bengal officials beryllium tagged to EROs to enactment the SIR process,” the Trinamool Congress posted connected societal media.
India, Greece to fortify defence partnership, grow capableness of subject industries
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral gathering with Greece’s Minister of National Defence, Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias, successful New Delhi connected Monday (February 9, 2026). The gathering focused connected strengthening defence practice nether the India–Greece Strategic Partnership. According to the Ministry of Defence, some Ministers reiterated that the concern is rooted successful shared values of peace, stability, state and communal respect. They agreed to grow the capacities of their indigenous defence industries by aligning India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat inaugural with Greece’s defence reforms nether Agenda 2030.
Ghislaine Maxwell declined to reply questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights
Lawmakers tried connected Monday (February 9, 2026) to interrogation Ghislaine Maxwell, but the erstwhile woman and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to debar answering questions that would beryllium incriminating. Maxwell was to beryllium questioned during a video telephone to the national situation campy successful Texas wherever she’s serving a 20-year condemnation for enactment trafficking. She’s travel nether caller scrutiny arsenic lawmakers effort to analyse however Epstein, a well-connected financier, was capable to sexually maltreatment underage girls for years. Maxwell has been seeking to person her condemnation overturned, arguing that she was wrongfully convicted.
King Charles ‘ready to support’ U.K. constabulary successful ex-prince Andrew misconduct probe related to Epstein files
Buckingham Palace connected Monday (February 9, 2026) said it “stands ready” to enactment a constabulary probe into the behaviour of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger member of King Charles III, aft further damaging claims emerged implicit his relation with convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein. Thames Valley Police confirmed it is assessing allegations against Andrew that helium whitethorn person passed connected confidential accusation to Epstein successful his erstwhile relation arsenic the U.K.’s commercialized envoy. According to the BBC, emails released successful the U.S. look to amusement that Andrew forwarded reports to Epstein, including 1 from November 2010 sent by his past Indian-origin peculiar adjunct Amit Patel, related to authoritative commercialized visits.
U.S. trims tariffs connected Bangladesh to 19%
Bangladesh connected Monday (February 9, 2026) secured a reduced 19% tariff nether a commercialized statement with the United States that would exempt immoderate textiles and garments manufactured with U.S. materials, interim authorities main Muhammad Yunus said. In an X post, helium said Washington had “committed to establishing a mechanics for definite textile and apparel goods from Bangladesh utilizing U.S.-produced fabric and man-made fibre to person zero reciprocal tariff successful (the) U.S. market”.
Iran arrests astatine slightest 4 betterment beforehand politicians
The Islamic Iran Nation’s Union Party sought the merchandise of secretary-general Azar Mansouri, the Shargh newspaper said connected Monday (February 9, 2026), aft her arrest on with different members of the Reform Front, an umbrella assemblage of Iranian reformists and moderates. A run of wide arrests and intimidation has led to the arrests of thousands arsenic authorities question to deter further protests aft past month’s crackdown connected the bloodiest unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The judiciary's media outlet, Mizan, said “four important governmental elements supporting the Zionist [regime] and the United States" were indicted but gave nary details.
