Top news of the day: Supreme Court orders extension of time for objections in West Bengal SIR; Opposition mulls no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla, and more

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People hold   successful  queues during hearings nether  the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, astatine  Krishnanagar, successful  Nadia, West Bengal.

People hold successful queues during hearings nether the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, astatine Krishnanagar, successful Nadia, West Bengal. | Photo Credit: PTI

SIR proceeding highlights: Supreme Court orders hold of clip for objections successful West Bengal SIR by a week from Feb. 14

A Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N.V. Anjaria connected Monday (February 9, 2026), ordered an hold of the clip for objections by a week from February 14 successful the West Bengal SIR case. 

Opposition mulling no-confidence question against Speaker Om Birla

The Opposition parties are exploring if they should determination a no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker. This was discussed astatine a gathering of the INDIA bloc held by Congress president and Leader of Opposition (LoP) successful the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, sources told The Hindu.

Supreme Court requests Delhi HC to springiness Sengar entreaty successful custodial decease lawsuit ‘out-of-turn’ hearing

The Supreme Court requested the Delhi High Court connected Monday (February 9, 2026) to supply ‘out-of-turn’ proceeding to an entreaty filed by former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar challenging his conviction and 10-year condemnation successful the custodial decease of the begetter of Unnao rape survivor.

India announces $175 cardinal economical bundle to Seychelles

India connected Monday (February 9, 2026) announced $175 cardinal arsenic improvement assistance to Seychelles after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with the island nation’s President Patrick Herminie. The 2 sides besides agreed connected a wide imaginativeness to grow practice successful areas of sustainability, commercialized and system and security.

Jana Nayagan producer to retreat writ petition from Madras High Court

The shaper of actor Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan has fixed a missive to the Madras High Court Registry for withdrawing a writ petition filed against the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) since the accumulation location had present agreed for a notation to the revising committee.

Thirupparankundram elevation Dargah: Prayers lone during festival days, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, connected Monday (February 9, 2026), refused to entertain a situation to Madras High Court orders restricting the behaviour of prayer, including namaz, astatine Nellithoppu country of the Sikkandar Badhusha Avuliya Dargah, located atop the Thirupparankundram elevation successful Madurai territory of Tamil Nadu, during Ramzan and Bakrid festival days alone.

In message to India, Jamaat main says predetermination volition amusement ‘red card’ to forces of ‘hegemony’

In an indirect connection to India, the person of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party has said the upcoming election will amusement ‘red card’ to the ‘pro-hegemony’ forces successful Bangladesh. Addressing an predetermination rally successful Dhaka connected Sunday (February 8, 2026), Ameer of Jamaat-E-Islami Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said if elected to power, Jamaat volition enactment for each sections of nine and assured that pupil person Nahid Islam volition beryllium an “important Minister” if the 11-party confederation that is led by Jamaat-e-Islami is elected to power.

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s archetypal pistillate PM

Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi won a landslide victory on Sunday (February 8, 2026) successful a astonishment drawback election. Her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its conjugation partners won a two-thirds bulk successful the 465-seat House of Representatives. 

BWF unveil sweeping overhaul to reshape planetary badminton from 2027

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) connected Monday (February 9, 2026) announced a large restructuring of the planetary calendar from 2027, unveiling an expanded World Tour, higher prize wealth and caller contention formats aimed astatine accelerating the sport’s planetary growth.

T20 World Cup: Naqvi acceptable to question Sharif’s motion for India lucifer aft BCB asks to extremity boycott, says PCB source

Pakistan Cricket Board main Mohsin Naqvi is acceptable to petition his Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to retreat the boycott of their T20 World Cup lucifer against India aft being requested to bash truthful by his Bangladesh counterpart, a PCB root has revealed.

Published - February 09, 2026 05:42 p.m. IST

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