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Rahul Gandhi and Rajnath Singh spar implicit Chinese aggression allegations
A row erupted successful the Lok Sabha connected Monday (February 2, 2025) aft Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi sought to punctuation from the unpublished “memoir” of erstwhile Army Chief Gen (retd) M.M. Naravane but Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on with different BJP members, powerfully opposed it and accused the Congress person of “misleading” the House. As Mr. Gandhi roseate to talk connected the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, helium said helium would archetypal similar to respond to the charges made by the erstwhile speaker, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, against the Congress connected nationalism and began quoting from what helium stated was the “memoir” of Gen. Naravane.
Supreme Court issues notices to Centre, 12 states connected PIL by Christian assemblage against anti-conversion laws
The Supreme Court connected Monday (February 2, 2026) sought responses from the Centre and 12 States, including Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh, connected a caller PIL filed by the National Council of Churches successful India challenging the validity of their respective anti-conversion laws. The National Council of Churches successful India (NCCI), represented by elder advocator Meenakshi Arora, besides sought a enactment connected the cognition of these State laws. A seat comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took enactment of the submissions of the NCCI and sought responses from the Centre and 12 State Governments wrong 4 weeks.
SC refuses to entertain PIL questioning procedures to grounds caste of citizens successful 2027 census
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 2, 2026) refused to entertain a PIL questioning the procedure to beryllium adopted to record, classify, and verify the caste information of citizens successful the 2027 wide census. The apical court, however, asked the Centre and the bureau of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, to see the suggestions made by PIL petitioner Aakash Goel, an academician, connected the issue. Mr. Goel, represented by elder advocator Mukta Gupta, said a transparent questionnaire, to beryllium utilized for recording, classifying, and verifying the caste details of the citizens, has to beryllium placed successful the nationalist domain. The elder advocator alleged that the Directorate of Census Operations has not disclosed the criteria for signaling the caste individuality of citizens “notwithstanding the acknowledgement that caste enumeration has extended beyond the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled tribes this time”.
Mamata confronts cops deployed astatine Delhi’s Banga Bhawan, claims SIR-affected families ‘threatened’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Monday (February 2, 2026) confronted constabulary unit deployed extracurricular the Banga Bhawan successful Delhi and alleged harassment of the families affected by the SIR workout successful her State. Police said information arrangements successful the country person been stepped up aft the incident. Addressing reporters, she claimed that radical from West Bengal who were staying astatine Banga Bhawan were being “threatened” and questioned the dense constabulary deployment. She added, however, that she doesn’t blasted police, but “those who are connected the top”. Ms. Banerjee, who arrived successful Delhi connected Sunday (February 1), reached the West Bengal government’s impermanent house, up of her scheduled gathering with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) successful the eastbound State.
Sheikh Hasina sentenced to 10 years successful jailhouse by Bangladesh tribunal successful 2 corruption cases
A Bangladesh tribunal connected Monday (February 2, 2026) sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years successful jail successful 2 abstracted corruption cases related to alleged irregularities successful allocations of onshore successful a authorities lodging project. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Ms. Hasina to a full of 10 years’ imprisonment — 5 years successful each case, state-run BSS quality bureau reported. The tribunal sentenced 78-year-old Ms. Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others successful the cases implicit alleged irregularities successful the allocation of plots nether the Rajuk New Town Project successful Purbachol. The judgement was pronounced astatine astir 12.30 p.m..
PCB volition travel Pakistan authorities determination connected India boycott
Pakistan Cricket Board was connected Monday (February 2, 2026) tight-lipped astir its government’s determination to boycott the T20 World Cup crippled against India, but a well-placed root conceded that it has nary prime but to travel instructions coming from the top. Amid the drama, the nationalist squad near for Colombo to play its different games successful the showpiece starting February 7. The broadside is expected to scope the Sri Lankan superior aboriginal this evening. A apical root successful the PCB said the Board volition travel authorities instructions successful lawsuit different crippled against the arch-foes gets lined up during the knockout signifier of the tournament.
Supreme Court directs Centre to represent tribunal to settee Pennaiyar stream quality betwixt T.N. and Karnataka
The Supreme Court connected Monday (February 2, 2026) directed the Centre to represent a tribunal to adjudicate the quality between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of Pennaiyar River water. A Bench, headed by Justice Vikram Nath, directed the Central authorities to contented a notification to represent the inter-State h2o disputes tribunal wrong a month. “The Centre whitethorn spot the ailment filed by Tamil Nadu earlier the tribunal upon its constitution,” the Bench said. Tamil Nadu, successful 2018, had moved the Supreme Court against Karnataka implicit its enactment connected dams and diversions structures connected the river. Karnataka had nary close to utilise the waters of Pennaiyar stream to the detriment of the radical of Tamil Nadu, the State had told the court.
Pakistani forces termination 177 Baloch militants successful 48 hours, the highest toll successful decades
Pakistani information forces killed astir 2 twelve militants overnight in multiple raids successful the insurgency-hit southwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the militant decease toll to 177 successful the past 48 hours, officials said connected Monday (February 2, 2026), pursuing a question of coordinated insurgent attacks that killed astatine slightest 33 people, mostly civilian. Police, backed by the military, person been conducting these raids successful respective areas against members of the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army since aboriginal connected Saturday (January 31), aft astir 200 militants successful tiny groups carried retired simultaneous termination bombings and weapon attacks connected constabulary stations, civilian homes, and information facilities crossed the province.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, ‘SIR-affected’ families conscionable CEC successful Delhi
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee connected Monday (February 2, 2026) met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar successful New Delhi on with ‘SIR-affected’ families and enactment leaders. Last week, Mr. Kumar had fixed clip to Ms. Banerjee for a gathering connected Monday (February 2, 2026). Ms. Banerjee, who reached the nationalist superior connected Sunday (February 1, 2026), is being accompanied by Trinamool MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, who is besides an advocate.
Activists emblem ‘opacity, underfunding’ successful agrarian jobs Budget
Civil nine groups and agrarian employment activists person criticised the Union Budget’s allocations for agrarian occupation schemes, alleging that the authorities has offered small clarity connected the modulation from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to the caller Viksit Bharat‑Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB‑GRAMG) framework, and that the promised 125 days of employment cannot beryllium financed with the outlay provided. The Budget has earmarked ₹95,692.31 crore for VB‑GRAMG and ₹30,000 crore for MGNREGS, taking the combined allocation for the 2 agrarian employment heads to ₹1,25,692.31 crore, which the authorities has projected arsenic a 43% summation implicit the Revised Estimate (RE) of ₹88,000 crore for MGNREGS successful 2025‑26.
New schoolhouse interest instrumentality volition not beryllium implemented successful the existent world year: Delhi govt tells Supeme Court
The Delhi authorities informed the Supreme Court connected Monday (February 2, 2026) that it would not instrumentality the Delhi School Education (Transparency successful Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025, which seeks to modulate the fixation of fees by backstage schools successful the nationalist capital, from the 2025-2026 world year. A Bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha reacted to the submission made by Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, for the Director of Education, Delhi government, that “it seems amended consciousness has prevailed finally”. In the erstwhile tribunal hearing, the Bench had questioned the “rushed implementation” of the 2025 Act by the government.
Trump threatens ineligible enactment against Grammy big implicit Epstein comment
Donald Trump threatened ineligible action connected Monday (February 2, 2026) against the big of the 68th Grammy Awards implicit the comedian’s remark connected the U.S. President and convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein. After congratulating Billie Eilish for winning the Grammy for Song of the Year for her way “Wildflower,” big Trevor Noah brought up Mr. Trump and Epstein. “Wow. That’s a Grammy that each creator wants — astir arsenic overmuch arsenic Mr. Trump wants Greenland,” helium quipped, referring to the president’s threats to prehend the autonomous Arctic territory.
T20 World Cup | Pakistan to boycott crippled against India, ICC warns of superior implications
Pakistan connected Sunday (February 1, 2026) announced a boycott of its high-profile men’s T20 World Cup radical league match against India, a determination that is apt to person superior repercussions adjacent arsenic the government cleared the nationalist team’s participation in the remainder of the planetary lawsuit starting February 7. “The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan grants support to the Pakistan Cricket Team to enactment successful the ICC World T20 2026, however, the Pakistan Cricket Team shall not instrumentality the tract successful the lucifer scheduled connected 15th February 2026 against India,” the authorities posted connected societal media.
China hands beingness condemnation to erstwhile Justice Minister implicit bribery
China’s erstwhile Justice Minister Tang Yijun was sentenced by a Chinese tribunal to beingness successful situation connected Monday (February 2, 2026) for taking bribes, authorities broadcaster CCTV reported. The Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court successful the southeastern coastal Fujian state said Tang had illegally accepted spot worthy much than 137 cardinal yuan ($19.71 million) betwixt 2006 and 2022, and abused his presumption to question benefits for entities and individuals successful areas specified arsenic company listings, onshore buybacks, slope loans and lawsuit handling, according to CCTV.
Name of Mira Nair, parent of NYC Mayor Mamdani, appears successful email successful newly-released Epstein files
Indian filmmaker Mira Nair had attended an “after party” for a movie astatine the townhouse of convicted enactment trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, according to the latest Epstein files released by the US Justice Department. Ms. Nair, the parent of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is mentioned successful 1 of the emails arsenic portion of further files of probe related to millionaire enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein enactment retired successful nationalist domain by the Department of Justice connected Friday (January 30, 2026). “Just near Ghislaine’s townhouse... aft enactment for film. Bill Clinton and Jeff Bezos were there... Jean Pigozzi, manager Mira Nair...etc. Film received tepid absorption though women similar it overmuch more... Hillary Swank and Gere astatine anserine enactment successful Bloomingdales inexpensive sportwear department... precise weird.
