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BNP claims landslide triumph successful Bangladesh Election aft 20 years
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), aft 20-years, is acceptable to involvement a assertion to signifier a authorities successful Bangladesh by winning implicit 200 seats successful the Bangladesh wide elections. Tarique Rahman, lad of BNP laminitis Ziaur Rahman and erstwhile Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is poised to go Bangladesh’s premier minister, revealed elder politicians successful BNP. Mr. Rahman won successful implicit bulk from Dhaka-17, and Bogura-6, a BNP stronghold.
PM Modi inaugurates Seva Teerth analyzable arsenic caller Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (February 13, 2026) inaugurated the Seva Teerth complex, which volition location the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the National Security Council Secretariat and the Cabinet Secretariat. PM Modi unveiled the plaque of Seva Teerth at the caller analyzable -- the sanction inscribed successful Devanagari publication connected the partition of the complex. Below it is the motto ‘Nagrik Devo Bhava’ (citizen is akin to God). The PMO volition displacement from the South Block connected Raisina Hill to Seva Teerth, bringing unneurotic the offices of the Cabinet Secretariat and the National Security Council Secretariat that were located astatine antithetic places.
Reliance acquires U.S. licence to import Venezuelan oil
Reliance Industries has acquired a wide licence from the U.S. to procure Venezuelan oil, sources privy of the improvement confirmed to The Hindu. The licence would let the privately-owned refiner to procure lipid from the South American state being successful compliance with applicable laws, the root confirmed. With this, Reliance, which operates the world’s largest single-site refining analyzable astatine Gujarat’s Jamnagar, would beryllium joining aggregate planetary refiners who person sought to bargain Venezuelan oil. Since capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro successful January, the U.S. has eased sanctions connected the South American nation’s vigor manufacture to resume the travel of lipid from the state that holds the world’s largest reserves.
Sensex crashes implicit 1,048.16 points connected selling successful metal, IT stocks; Nifty sinks 336 points
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled much than 1% connected Friday (February 13, 2026) owed to an across-the-board selloff, particularly successful metal, IT and commodity stocks, tracking sluggish planetary markets. In a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,048.16 points, oregon 1.25%, to adjacent astatine 82,626.76. During the day, the benchmark tanked 1,140.37 points, oregon 1.36%, to deed an intraday debased of 82,534.55. The 50-share NSE Nifty plunged 336.10 points, oregon 1.30%, to settee astatine 25,471.10. In the intraday trade, it slumped 362.9 points, oregon 1.4%, to deed a debased of 25,444.30.
Opposition MPs request Hardeep Puri’s resignation implicit alleged links with Epstein
The Opposition MPs connected Friday (February 13, 2026) staged a protestation extracurricular the Makar Dwar successful the Parliament House analyzable while demanding the resignation of Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who is nether occurrence aft Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi questioned his links with the infamous Jeffrey Epstein. MPs from crossed the Opposition parties held placards speechmaking “Who’s grip, who’s choke” during the demonstration. This comes aft Rahul Gandhi, connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026), claimed helium has verified accusation linking Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to the precocious released Epstein files by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Government tin record FIR oregon determination Privilege Motion, I volition basal with farmers: Rahul Gandhi connected disapproval of U.S. commercialized deal
Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday (February 12, 2026) said the authorities could record cases oregon determination a Privilege Motion against him, but helium would proceed to basal with farmers, arsenic helium accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “anti-farmer” and of “selling” the state done the India-U.S. interim commercialized deal. “I basal with the farmers and won’t backmost an inch,” Mr. Gandhi said successful a video that helium posted connected his X handle. Earlier successful the day, Opposition leaders including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge protested wrong the Parliament analyzable against the commercialized woody arsenic good arsenic expressed solidarity with the general onslaught called by labour unions and farmers’ association.
Abhishek Banerjee rebuts FM Sitharaman, points to mundane GST burdens connected poor
Trinamool Congress national wide caput Abhishek Banerjee connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) responded sharply to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s remark that helium had “twisted facts” successful his caller speech, asserting that the Centre was ignoring the day-to-day taxation load faced by mean families. Answering the statement connected the Union Budget, Ms. Sitharaman had accused Mr. Banerjee of twisting facts and besides rejected allegations by Trinamool MPs that West Bengal did not find a notation successful the Union Budget, stating that “it is simply a deliberate effort to dispersed misinformation”. She besides countered the Trinamool MP’s remark that GST has to beryllium paid adjacent aft death, saying that determination is nary GST connected ceremonial services and “maybe it’s the syndicate moving successful West Bengal, which volition beryllium charging chopped wealth connected death”.
Row erupts implicit organisation of unauthorised forms for ‘unmapped voters’ successful Bengal
A enactment has erupted in West Bengal ahead of the closure of the SIR exercise following reports that unauthorised forms are being circulated to see unmapped voters who failed to taxable required documents during enumeration. Alleged organisation of specified forms successful parts of Murshidabad and South 24 Parganas conscionable days earlier the extremity of the proceeding process has prompted the Election Commission to question reports from territory authorities, adjacent arsenic the Chief Electoral Officer said that nary specified signifier was issued by the canvass panel.
Manipur violence: SC orders CBI to record presumption study connected intersexual battle cases aft lawyer claims deficiency of accusation connected probe
The Supreme Court connected Friday (February 13, 2026) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to record a presumption report detailing whether the bureau has compiled capable grounds to “bring location the guilt” to persons accused of assorted heinous offences, including the intersexual battle and gangrape of women during the sectarian unit that rocked Manipur in May 2023. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the CBI indispensable stock copies of the chargesheets of the cases with the victims oregon their families arsenic dictated by the law.
Nagaland Deputy CM appeals for bid amid unit connected the outskirts of Dimapur
Yanthungo Patton, Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland, expressed his interest implicit incidents of violence and arson successful Maova village, located connected the outskirts of Dimapur. Earlier connected Friday (February 13, 2026), arson and clashes were reported betwixt Naga-Kuki villages connected the outskirts of Dimapur. Police sources told The Hindu that the incidental has thing to bash with the Manipur contented and appears to beryllium a “local issue”. Mr. Patton wrote successful a station connected X, “Any enactment that disrupts bid and endangers lives and spot is simply a substance of superior concern”. He besides appealed for bid and requested radical to support calm and restraint. He wrote, “I impulse each those progressive to stay calm, workout restraint, and let lawful and constructive processes to code immoderate grievances.”
Mukhtar Ansari subordinate Shoaib ‘Bobby’ Kidwai changeable dormant connected Lucknow–Ayodhya highway
A history-sheeter associated with slain gangster Mukhtar Ansari, named Shoaib Kidwai alias Bobby, was changeable dead successful wide daylight successful Barabanki connected Friday (February 13, 2026) afternoon. The incidental took spot adjacent the Aseni crook connected the Lucknow–Ayodhya road nether Barabanki district’s Kotwali constabulary station. The deceased, who faces aggregate cases, was travelling successful a sedan car from Lucknow to Barabanki erstwhile motorcycle-borne assailants intercepted his conveyance soon aft it descended from the highway.
Kremlin says Vladimir Medinsky to pb Russian delegation astatine Ukraine bid talks successful Geneva from February 17
The next circular of Ukraine bid talks betwixt Russia, Ukraine and the United States volition beryllium held successful Geneva on February 17 and February 18, Russian news agencies reported, citing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. “The adjacent circular of talks connected the Ukrainian colony volition beryllium held successful the aforesaid trilateral Russia-U.S.-Ukraine format, connected February 17-18 successful Geneva,” the RIA Novosti news bureau cited Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov arsenic saying.
U.K. coercion prohibition connected Palestine Action radical unlawful, tribunal rules aft appeal
Britain’s prohibition connected pro-Palestinian run group Palestine Action as a violent organisation was ruled unlawful by London’s High Court connected Friday (February 13, 2026), though the ban volition temporarily stay successful spot and the authorities said it would entreaty the decision. Palestine Action was proscribed successful July, having progressively targeted Israel-linked defence companies – peculiarly Elbit Systems – successful Britain with “direct action”, often blocking entrances or spraying reddish paint.
Zimbabwe stuns Australia, wins by 23 runs
In 1 of the biggest upsets of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup, Zimbabwe stunned Australia by 23 runs successful Colombo connected Friday (February 13, 2026). Man-of-the-Match Blessing Muzarabani’s 4 for 17 proved decisive arsenic the mighty Australians fell short. The triumph takes Zimbabwe to 2nd spot successful Group B, having won some their games truthful far. Australia is down successful 3rd portion Sri Lanka presently leads the table. Chasing a people of 170, Australia mislaid wickets astatine regular intervals to suffer steam against Zimbabwe. Australian openers Josh Inglis (8) and stand-in skipper Travis Head (17) had scored 13 runs successful 1.1 overs erstwhile pacer Blessing Muzarabani struck a telling stroke by removing Inglis.
T20 World Cup 2026 | Siddique takes fifer arsenic UAE restrict Canada to 150/7
Senior pacer Junaid Siddique took 5 wickets to header a disciplined bowling effort from the United Arab Emirates arsenic they restricted Canada to a below-par 150 for 7 successful their T20 World Cup lucifer present connected Friday. Opting to bat, Canada were jolted aboriginal arsenic pacers Siddique (5/35) and Muhammad Jawadullah ripped done the apical bid wrong the archetypal 4 overs. Siddique acceptable the code with a superb opening spell, fetching 2 wickets earlier claiming 3 scalps astatine the death.
