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BJP person Yumnam Khemchand Singh sworn successful arsenic Manipur CM
BJP Manipur Legislature Party Leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh sworn successful arsenic Manipur’s Chief Minister connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026). BJP’s Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho of Naga People’s arsenic Deputy Chief Minister took oath arsenic the Deputy Chief Ministers of the State. The swearing-in ceremonial was held astatine Lok Bhavan successful Imphal, hours aft the President’s regularisation successful Manipur was revoked.
CM Mamata argues successful Supreme Court, alleges targeting of West Bengal successful SIR exercise
In a uncommon determination by a serving Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) argued her petition successful the Supreme Court against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged unfair targetting of West Bengal by the canvass sheet and bulldozing of its citizens. Moving an interlocutory exertion seeking support to look and reason successful person, Ms. Banerjee claimed the Election Commission of India (ECI) was targetting the State arsenic micro-observers were not appointed successful immoderate different State wherever the process was being carried out. The Bench issued a announcement to the ECI connected the assignment of micro-observers. The adjacent proceeding is posted for Monday (February 9, 2026).
Two terrorists killed successful Udhampur operation: Army
Two unidentified terrorists were killed successful an anti-terror operation successful Jammu’s Udhampur connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026). The brushwood had started astir 4 p.m. connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026). “Contact with terrorists was established yesterday (Tuesday) and since then, terrorists were prevented from breaking contact. Following a calibrated and coordinated response, 2 terrorists person been successfully neutralised,” an Army spokesperson said. The operation, named Kiya, “concluded successfully”. However, the country remains nether surveillance,” the spokesperson added.
Anil Ambani-ADAG alleged slope fraud case: Supreme Court orders SIT probe; criticises hold by ED, CBI
The Supreme Court orders the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) successful the Anil Ambani/Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) alleged slope fraud ‘scam’ case. The Supreme Court said, “The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) indispensable look into the nexus and conspiracy betwixt the slope officials and the accused,” adding that the CBI has already delayed looking into the allegations, and nary further hold would beryllium tolerated. Further, the Supreme Court said the probe should beryllium held successful a just and dispassionate manner. Directing the CBI to taxable a presumption study wrong 4 weeks, the SC said it would show the case.
Agriculture, dairy sectors wholly protected successful commercialized woody with U.S.: Piyush Goyal tells Lok Sabha
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) told the Lok Sabha that the delicate sectors of the country, similar agriculture and dairy, are completely protected successful the India-U.S. commercialized deal. He said that the U.S. tariffs for Indian goods volition beryllium reduced to 18%. The tariff connected India is among the lowest arsenic compared to its rival nations, Mr. Goyal said successful the Lok Sabha. “India has been palmy successful protecting the cultivation and dairy sectors,” helium said, adding the woody volition assistance beforehand initiatives similar ‘Make successful India’ and ‘Design successful India’, and volition marque India self-reliant.
Three minors extremity beingness successful Ghaziabad
Three minor girls were recovered dead successful Ghaziabad’s Sun City analyzable connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026) night. A elder Ghaziabad constabulary serviceman told The Hindu that the incidental happened astatine midnight aft the children told their parent that they were stepping retired of their rooms to fetch water. The girls had sustained fatal injuries and were rushed by an ambulance to a infirmary successful Loni, wherever doctors declared them dormant connected arrival. The constabulary are yet to zero successful connected the origin of the incident.
T.N. Assembly election: Seat-sharing committee volition determine seats for Congress, says DMK person Kanimozhi
DMK Parliamentary Party person Kanimozhi connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) said seat-sharing talks with the Congress were continuing and lone the committee appointed for the intent would sermon spot allocation and related issues. When asked whether the Congress’ request was high, she declined to respond, saying seats had not yet been discussed. She added that DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin would denote if much governmental parties joined the DMK alliance. Ms. Kanimozhi, who is heading the manifesto committee, said the sheet would see due inputs for inclusion with the Chief Minister’s approval.
Supreme Court announcement to Centre connected plea challenging NBEMS’s determination to trim NEET PG cut-off percentile
The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) sought responses from the Centre and others connected a plea challenging the determination of the National Board of Examinations successful Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to drastically trim the qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG 2025-26. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notices to the Union of India, the NBEMS, the National Medical Commission and others. The substance is listed for adjacent proceeding connected February 6. With implicit 18,000 postgraduate aesculapian seats crossed the state remaining vacant, the Board revised the qualifying percentiles for NEET-PG 2025 admissions, reducing it to zero from 40 percentile for reserved categories — which volition marque adjacent those scoring arsenic debased arsenic minus 40 retired of 800 to instrumentality portion successful the 3rd circular of counselling for PG aesculapian seats.
IndiGo to set long-haul formation schedule; to suspend Copenhagen services from February 17
IndiGo connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) announced adjusting its long-haul formation schedule, including suspending services to Copenhagen from February 17, owed to outer operational constraints. Besides, the hose volition trim flights connected Delhi–London Heathrow and Delhi–Manchester routes. In a statement, the hose said its wide-body cognition has faced outer operational constraints specified arsenic continuously changing airspace constraints owed to geopolitical circumstances, congestion astatine airports some successful India and abroad.
Ukraine, Russia statesman 2nd circular of U.S.-brokered bid talks successful Abu Dhabi
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators began a 2nd circular of U.S.-brokered talks successful Abu Dhabi connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026), seeking to beforehand efforts to extremity Europe’s biggest struggle since World War Two. The two-day trilateral meetings travel aft President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia had exploited a U.S.-backed vigor truce past week to stockpile munitions, attacking Ukraine with a grounds fig of ballistic missiles connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026). “Another circular of negotiations has begun successful Abu Dhabi. The dialog process started successful a trilateral format — Ukraine, the United States, and Russia,” Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s apical negotiator, said connected the Telegram app.
U.S. and Iran to clasp atomic talks successful Oman connected February 6 amid heightened tensions: diplomat
Nuclear talks betwixt the United States and Iran are expected to instrumentality spot successful Oman connected Friday (February 6, 2026), a determination diplomat said, with a possible confrontation looming arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump builds up forces successful the Middle East. Mr. Trump has warned that “bad things” would astir apt hap if a woody could not beryllium reached, ratcheting up unit connected the Islamic Republic successful a standoff that has led to communal threats of aerial strikes and stirred fears of escalation into a wider war.
Israeli strikes termination 18 successful Gaza, diligent crossings astatine Rafah halted, Palestinian officials say
Israeli vessel shelling and airstrikes killed 18 people, including 4 children, successful Gaza connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026), and Israel halted the transition of patients done the Rafah borderline crossing, Palestinian officials said. The Israeli subject said tanks had fired connected Gaza and airstrikes had been launched aft a gunman changeable astatine Israeli soldiers and earnestly injured a reservist. The strikes targeted Gaza City and the confederate metropolis of Khan Younis.
Thousands of troops deed streets successful Nepal up of polls
Nepal deployed thousands of troops astir the country connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) to boost information up of the archetypal elections since past year’s deadly protests toppled the erstwhile government. In total, 300,000 information unit and impermanent predetermination constabulary were being sent retired successful the pb up to the March 5 vote, an summation from erstwhile polls. “We person deployed much information unit successful this predetermination to marque information arrangements much effectual and to guarantee the upcoming predetermination is just and secure,” Ananda Kafle, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs, told AFP.
X hits backmost aft France summons Elon Musk, raids offices successful deepfake probe
French prosecutors searched the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s X arsenic portion of an probe into alleged governmental interference and intersexual deepfakes and summoned Musk successful what the societal media elephantine slammed arsenic “politicised” raids. The hunt came arsenic some Britain and the European Union person opened investigations into the instauration of sexualised deepfakes of women and children by Musk's AI chatbot Grok.
Dhoni backs ‘Ro-Ko’ to continue; says India volition beryllium unsafe astatine T20 World Cup
Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has thrown his value down senior batting stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, saying cipher should archer them whether they tin proceed oregon not, portion backing the “dangerous” Indian T20 squad to support its satellite rubric connected location turf. In an interrogation to sports broadcaster Jatin Sapru facilitated by tile and stone-installation institution MYK Laticrete, which roped successful Dhoni arsenic its marque ambassador, the reclusive superstar gave uncommon views connected Indian cricketing matters.
