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Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in: PM Modi receives invite, LS Speaker Om Birla to attend
Bangladesh has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the swearing-in ceremonial of newly-elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chief Tarique Rahman on February 17. According to sources, Mr. Modi declined the invitation, arsenic helium volition beryllium successful Mumbai for bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, and past volition seat the Artificial Intelligence (AI) interaction acme successful Delhi. According to a connection from External Affairs Ministry, Om Birla, the Lok Sabha Speaker, volition correspond the Government of India astatine the swearing-in ceremonial of the recently elected authorities of Bangladesh led by Tarique Rahman.
Tamil Nadu SIR: Final electoral rolls to beryllium published connected February 23
The last electoral rotation successful Tamil Nadu volition beryllium published connected February 23, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said connected Sunday (February 15, 2026). Following an bid of the Supreme Court of India, the Election Commission of India (ECI), connected January 30 said that they had instructed that the database of the names of the persons figuring successful the class of “logical discrepancies” shall beryllium displayed astatine the gram panchayat bhawans, nationalist places and Taluka/Sub-Division, including the ward offices successful municipality areas.
Security agencies bust monolithic ‘mule account’ web successful J&K; fearfulness misuse by panic groups
Security agencies person busted an ever-growing ecosystem of “mule accounts” in Jammu and Kashmir that serves arsenic the fiscal backbone of planetary scam networks, with officials fearing that the funds routed done these accounts could beryllium utilized for separatist and anti-national activities. The officials said much than 8,000 mule accounts operating successful the portion person been identified and frozen implicit a play of 3 years, exposing a blase web of wealth laundering. They described these accounts arsenic the “weakest yet astir important link” successful the cybercrime chain, arsenic without them, the conversion of stolen wealth into untraceable cryptocurrency would beryllium impossible.
Witnessing betrayal of Indian farmers successful sanction of U.S. commercialized deal: Rahul Gandhi
Upping the ante against the authorities over the India-U.S. interim commercialized deal, Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) posed a drawstring of questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged that “we are witnessing a betrayal” of Indian farmers. Mr. Gandhi, who has been attacking the authorities and accusing it of a sell-out done the deal, said this contented concerns the aboriginal and asked whether India is allowing different state to summation a semipermanent clasp implicit India’s agriculture industry.
U.P. cough syrup smuggling case: SP younker wing’s erstwhile State Secretary arrested
The Lucknow unit of the Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a man successful transportation with the amerciable retention and smuggling of codeine-laced cough syrup for intoxicating purposes, STF officials said connected Sunday (February 15, 2026). The accused was identified arsenic Amit Yadav, a nonmigratory of Maidagin successful Varanasi, and was arrested precocious connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) night. According to STF officials, a lawsuit was registered against Mr. Yadav astatine the Sushant Golf City constabulary presumption successful Lucknow for cough syrup smuggling, and helium was being sought successful transportation with the case.
Caste enactment implicit Dalit woman’s engagement astatine anganwadi centre successful Odisha resolved, says official
Two days aft a caste enactment implicit the engagement of a Dalit pistillate arsenic an anganwadi helper was raised successful Parliament, Odisha’s Kendrapara territory medication connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) said the substance had been resolved done negotiations. Kendrapara territory sub-collector Arun Nayak said the substance has been amicably resolved arsenic villagers person agreed to nonstop their children to the anganwadi centre from Monday (February 16, 2026). “Final talks with upper-caste residents, who had stopped sending their children to the centre since November 21, were held successful the beingness of stakeholders, including members of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Odisha State Commission for Women. The officials sensitised villagers connected the abolition of age-old caste practices,” helium said.
Meta to chopped wage outs to fact-checking partners successful India
Facebook and Instagram genitor Meta is sharply cutting the fees it pays retired to nonrecreational information checkers successful India, 2 radical with cognition of discussions betwixt the societal media elephantine and its partners told The Hindu. The amounts fact-checking organisations that are approved partners of the societal media steadfast get paid has been reduced for the coming six period play by anyplace from a 3rd to 50%, the radical said. Meta’s fact-checking partnerships ended successful the United States pursuing the predetermination of U.S. President Donald Trump.
India adds much than 50,000 MW of powerfulness procreation capableness successful existent fiscal year
India has added 52,537 megawatts (MW) of energy generation from each sources combined successful the ongoing fiscal twelvemonth until January 31, the Union Ministry of Power said connected Sunday (February 15, 2026). This translates to an summation of much than 11% to the full installed capableness of the state astatine extremity of the erstwhile fiscal year. “This [also] marks the highest ever capableness summation successful a azygous year, surpassing the erstwhile grounds of 34,054 MW achieved during FY 2024–25,” it stated.
Rijiju warns Opposition against disruption, says govt. volition array ‘critical’ Bill successful 2nd fractional of Budget Session
Warning the Opposition against disrupting Parliament erstwhile proceedings of the Budget Session resume aft the recess connected March 9, 2026, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the 2nd portion of the Session, scheduled from March 9 to April 2, volition beryllium “interesting” arsenic respective “important” legislations and 1 “critical” Bill volition beryllium tabled successful Parliament. “If the Opposition doesn’t let the House to function, we volition spell for the guillotine. It volition beryllium a nonaccomplishment for them,” helium said connected Sunday (February 15, 2026).
Eight provisions of VB-G RAM G Act challenged earlier Madras High Court
A nationalist involvement litigation petition has been filed successful the Madras High Court challenging eight provisions of the Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G Act) of 2025 which had replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of 2005. The PIL plea is expected to beryllium listed for proceeding earlier the archetypal Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan this week. Seventy-one-year-old advocator T. Sivagnanasambandan of T. Nagar successful Chennnai had filed the lawsuit done his counsel connected grounds M.L. Ravi.
Bangladesh seeks reset successful India ties, onus connected New Delhi to recognise changed reality: Tarique’s Advisor
Bangladesh wants to reset ties with India connected a caller footing present that ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League enactment nary longer clasp power, Humayun Kabir, advisor to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, has said, asserting that the 2 nations should enactment unneurotic for “mutual benefit”. Mr. Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) connected Friday (February 13, 2026) secured a sweeping triumph with much than two-thirds bulk successful the landmark parliamentary elections held connected Thursday (February 12, 2026).
Israeli airstrikes termination 9 successful Gaza, including structure camp, Palestinian officials say
At least 9 Palestinians were killed successful Israeli airstrikes successful the bluish and southern Gaza Strip connected Sunday (February 15, 2026), Palestinian Civil Defence and Health officials said, successful what Israel’s subject called a effect to Hamas ceasefire violations. Medics said an Israeli airstrike connected a structure encampment lodging displaced families killed astatine slightest 4 people, while wellness officials said different onslaught killed 5 successful Khan Younis successful the south. “In caller hours, the IDF has begun striking successful effect to Hamas’s blatant usurpation of the ceasefire statement yesterday successful the Beit Hanoun area,” an Israeli subject authoritative said, adding that “terrorists emerged from a passageway eastbound of the yellowish line”.
Aus Women vs Ind Women archetypal T20I: Clinical India bushed Australia by 21 runs nether DLS method successful rain-hit match
India were objective with some bat and shot arsenic they crushed Australia by 9 wickets nether the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method successful the archetypal Women’s T20 International to commencement their circuit Down Under connected a resounding enactment successful Sydney connected Sunday (February 15, 2026). Seamer Arundhati Reddy (4/22) led an fantabulous bowling show arsenic India packed disconnected Australia for 133. Such was the Indian bowlers’ show that Australia were bundled retired with 2 overs to spare.
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup: Fans make electrifying ambiance astatine Premadasa Stadium
In warm Colombo, the cricketing crystal betwixt India and Pakistan volition concisely thaw on Sunday (February 15, 2026) night. The prelude to this ICC T20 World Cup Group A lucifer has been astir theatrics and subcontinental angst, earlier Pakistan decided to yet play against its neighbour. While athletics and authorities inexplicably mix, this amalgamation is astatine an utmost level successful contests involving India and Pakistan. Hopefully, the leap crossed the Palk Strait and into Sri Lanka, volition soften the governmental edges adjacent if sporting hostility is high.
