Top news of the day: Govt sold Bharat Mata through one-sided India-U.S. trade deal, says Rahul Gandhi; Om Birla directs Secretariat to correct Opposition notice seeking his removal, and more

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Interim commercialized statement with U.S. one-sided; authorities sold ‘Bharat Mata’: Rahul successful Lok Sabha

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) alleged that the authorities has “sold Bharat Mata” done the India-U.S. interim commercialized woody and that it was a “wholesale surrender” with India’s vigor information handed implicit to America and farmers’ interests compromised. Participating successful the statement connected the Union Budget, helium said that had an INDIA Bloc authorities negotiated the commercialized statement with the U.S., it would person told U.S. President Donald Trump that helium should dainty India arsenic an equal. “You person sold India. Are you not ashamed of selling India? You person sold our mother, ‘Bharat Mata,’” helium said portion referring to the commercialized agreement. The LoP said vigor information has gone nether the India-U.S. commercialized deal, and the U.S. volition determine “whom we bargain lipid from”.

Lok Sabha Speaker Birla directs Secretariat to close removal announcement earlier taking it up adjacent month

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) has asked the Lok Sabha Secretariat to close the shortcomings successful the Opposition’s notice, seeking his removal from his Constitutional office, and proceed with the corrected notice. The revised announcement volition beryllium listed aft the commencement of the 2nd signifier of the Budget Session, which volition beryllium held from March 9 to April 2. “Shortcomings were recovered successful the announcement submitted by Opposition MPs connected Tuesday to region Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla,” a Lok Sabha Secretariat root said. “The announcement referred 4 times to events of February 2025, connected the ground of which it could person been rejected nether the rules,” helium added.

Based connected BJP complaints, names of lakhs of ‘doubtful voters’ deleted successful Assam: CM Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) claimed that the names of lakhs of “doubtful voters” were deleted during the Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls successful the State. He said galore of the deletions were based connected complaints filed by BJP workers. His remark comes a time aft the Election Commission of India (ECI) had published the last voters’ database for poll-bound Assam with implicit 2.43 lakh names deleted from the draught rolls. “This is lone the beginning. Names of much specified radical volition beryllium deleted erstwhile the Special Intensive Revision is conducted,” Mr. Sarma said astatine a property league successful Guwahati.

With eyes connected commercialized deals and betterment successful planetary governance, Lula heads to India with 260 firms

Brazil is getting acceptable for the Carnival this weekend, erstwhile the state virtually comes to a halt, but hectic preparations are underway successful Brasilia for President Lula da Silva’s upcoming sojourn to India with a concern delegation of 260 companies. The largest-ever Brazilian delegation to India marks the culmination of the highest-level engagement betwixt the 2 countries implicit the past fewer years — successful a challenging geopolitical scenario. This could besides beryllium the Brazilian leader’s past large overseas engagement earlier Brazil gets into predetermination mode for the statesmanlike polls successful October this year.

Gunman who entered confederate Thailand schoolhouse detained, hostages freed, constabulary authoritative says

A ​gunman who fired ⁠shots astatine a schoolhouse successful the Hat Yai territory successful confederate ‌Thailand connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) has been detained, and ‌all the radical ‌who ⁠were held hostage ⁠have been freed, a constabulary authoritative told Reuters. An 18-year-old antheral ​entered the ‌Patongprathankiriwat School successful Songkhla Province’s Hat Yai earlier connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) with a gun, the ‌provincial medication said ​on societal media. “The perpetrator has been ⁠captured,” Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon told Reuters.

South Africa pip Afghanistan aft 2 Super Overs successful T20 World Cup thriller

In a T20 World Cup crippled for the ages, South Africa someway managed to get past a plucky Afghanistan aft 2 wildly oscillating Super Overs connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026). Ryan Rickelton (61 disconnected 28) and Quinton de Kock (59 disconnected 41) enactment unneurotic a superb period basal with quickfire fifties to powerfulness South Africa to 187 for six. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84 disconnected 42) past singlehandedly kept Afghanistan successful the tally pursuit earlier immoderate lusty hitting from the lower-order helped them necktie the crippled successful regularisation time.

Canada schoolhouse shooting: ‘India stands successful solidarity,’ PM Modi says

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) expressed his condolences aft a shooting incident astatine a schoolhouse successful British Columbia near astatine slightest 8 dead, including the suspect. Two others were recovered dormant astatine a adjacent home, Canadian authorities said. The Prime Minister, successful a station connected X, said India stands successful solidarity with the radical of Canada during the “moment of profound grief”. “Deeply shocked by the horrendous shooting successful Canada. I widen my heartfelt condolences to the families who person mislaid their loved ones and privation a speedy betterment to the injured. India stands successful solidarity with the radical of Canada successful this infinitesimal of profound grief,” the station read.

8,710 cultivation cooperative societies acceptable up truthful far, 27% of people achieved: Shah tells Parliament

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) said 8,710 Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) person truthful acold been established crossed the state successful 2024-25 and 2025-26, achieving 27% of the acceptable target. The authorities has acceptable a people of forming 32,752 PACS during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 fiscal years. “Against the target..., a full of 8,710 PACS person been formed truthful far, representing an accomplishment of astir 27% astatine the nationalist level during the said two-year period,” Mr. Shah said successful his written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

Nothing alarming successful Wangchuk’s condition, can’t merchandise him connected wellness grounds: Centre tells Supreme Court

The Centre connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) told the Supreme Court that clime activist Sonam Wangchuk has been examined medically 24 times since his detention, and helium is “fit, hale and hearty,” and thing is alarming. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a seat of justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale that the grounds connected which Mr. Wangchuk’s detention bid was passed continue, and it volition not beryllium imaginable to merchandise him connected wellness grounds. “We person examined his wellness periodically for 24 times. He is fit, hale and hearty. He had immoderate digestive issue, helium is being treated. There is thing to worry, thing alarming. We can’t marque exceptions similar this.”

Rahul Gandhi’s code ‘full of lies’, volition question to expunge them: Kiren Rijiju

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech successful the Lok Sabha was “full of lies” and the ruling confederation volition question to expunge from the House records the “lies” helium has spoken. Soon aft Mr. Gandhi’s code during a debate connected the Union Budget, Mr. Rijiju said that ruling confederation members would service a announcement earlier the seat seeking authentication of immoderate the person of the Opposition has said. “We volition request expunging of immoderate lies Rahul Gandhi has spoken,” helium told reporters successful Delhi. Even though Mr. Gandhi has promised to authenticate what helium has spoken, the Minister said, “I cognize helium cannot authenticate them due to the fact that helium lied.

Vande Bharat AC seat car fares overmuch little than those successful China, Japan, France: Vaishnaw

The fare of the Vande Bharat AC seat car for a 300-400 kilometre travel is astir ₹2.19 per kilometre, which is overmuch little than the fares for akin services successful countries specified arsenic China, Japan, and France, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said successful a written connection successful the Lok Sabha connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026). According to Mr. Vaishnaw, the fares successful these countries scope from ₹7 to ₹20 per kilometre. “The Ministry of Railways, portion deciding the fare operation of assorted types of rider services, gives owed information to aspects similar the outgo of service, worth of service, benignant of services and facilities offered, affordability, contention from different competing modes and socio-economic considerations,” Mr. Vaishnaw said portion responding to questions regarding fare operation of Vande Bharat trains.

BJP’s Ritu Tawde becomes Mumbai Mayor, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Ghadi is her deputy

Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Ritu Tawde took complaint arsenic the 78th Mayor of Mumbai connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) with Sanjay Ghadi of the Shiv Sena arsenic her lawman successful the beingness of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) office in Maharashtra’s Mumbai. Ms. Tawde is the city’s eighth pistillate Mayor. While taking oath arsenic Mumbai’s ‘first citizen’, Ms. Tawde, the archetypal BJP Mayor successful 44 years, said she volition enactment arsenic the city’s “first servant”. “As promised, my extremity volition beryllium to supply transparent, development-oriented, people-welfare administration. Making our metropolis clean, beautiful, harmless and modern volition beryllium our priority,” she said.

Rajya Sabha subordinate raises interest implicit societal media interaction connected intelligence wellness of adolescents

A Rajya Sabha subordinate of the Congress enactment connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) expressed interest implicit the rising intelligence health situation among adolescents owed to societal media, saying the “youth are not capable to place the world and the phantasy world”. In caller weeks, determination person been instances of young students ending their lives, seemingly owed to ill-effects, including loneliness and isolation, triggered by excessive usage of online platforms. Raising the contented successful the Rajya Sabha during the Zero Hour, Congress MP Jebi Mather Hisham referred to an incidental from Chotanikara, adjacent Kochi, wherever a 16-year-old miss allegedly ended her beingness arsenic she was nether grief pursuing the decease of an online friend.

Actor Ranveer Singh receives threat

Bollywood histrion Ranveer Singh received a menace done WhatsApp from unidentified persons, constabulary said connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026). Security astir his residence was accrued aft Singh received a menace done a dependable enactment and approached police, an authoritative said. The menace to the `Dhurandhar’ prima came days aft an incidental of firing extracurricular the residence of filmmaker Rohit Shetty in the city. Police fishy that members of the Lawrence Bishnoi pack could beryllium down the menace to Ranveer with the intent of extortion, the authoritative said. The transgression subdivision of Mumbai Police has launched a probe, helium added.

Sidhu Moosewala’s parents signifier protestation implicit hold successful FIR against graft

The parents of slain Punjabi vocalist Sidhu Moosewala on Wednesday(February 11, 2026) staged a protestation against Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police implicit the non-registration of an FIR connected their ailment alleging fiscal irregularities by a euphony shaper and 2 others. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known arsenic Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dormant successful Punjab’s Mansa territory connected May 29, 2022. Charges were framed against jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and 26 different accused successful transportation with the execution case.

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