February 13, 2026
68 articles published on this date
Supreme Court Urges Trial Courts to Discharge Accused When Evidence Is Insufficient
The Supreme Court directed lower courts to 'show courage' and discharge accused persons before trial when the prosecution's evidence does not disclose...
One Nation One Election Bill: Former CJI Testifies It Does Not Violate Basic Structure
On February 12, 2026, former Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the One Nation One Election...
India-US Interim Trade Deal: Foreign Secretary Misri and Ambassador Gor Advance Bilateral Framework
India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in New Delhi to advance implementation of the India-US Interim Trade Deal...
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum: Budget and Timeline Still Being Determined, Government Tells Rajya Sabha
In a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated that the budget and timeline for the Yuge Yugeen...
2,000-Year-Old Tamil-Brahmi Inscriptions Found in Egypt's Valley of the Kings
Researchers have identified approximately 30 Tamil-Brahmi and Prakrit inscriptions inside six rock-cut tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, including the...
WHO Needs a Financial Model Less Vulnerable to Political Volatility
An editorial argues that the World Health Organization (WHO) urgently needs to reform its financial model to reduce vulnerability to the political decisions...
India Updates CPI Inflation Series to Base Year 2024=100, Expanding Consumer Basket
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with a revised base year of 2024=100, replacing the...
India's AI Applications Stack: Building on Digital Public Infrastructure for Global AI Leadership
India's AI ecosystem is increasingly positioned to offer a distinct 'applications stack' to the world — leveraging its unique strengths in digital public...
Supreme Court Blocks Haryana's Jungle Safari Project Over Aravalli Definition Ambiguity
The Supreme Court refused to allow Haryana to submit its revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Jungle Safari project in the Aravalli...
Telangana Government Trifurcates GHMC Into Three Municipal Corporations
The Telangana government issued G.O. Ms. No. 55 on February 11, 2026, formally splitting the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) into three...
Refurbished Medical Devices in India: Regulatory Conflict Between Health Access and Domestic Manufacturing
India's medical device sector is witnessing a regulatory conflict over the import of refurbished (pre-owned) high-end medical equipment such as MRI...
India's Pulse Production Gap and the Push for Self-Reliance in Pulses
India, the world's largest producer, consumer, and importer of pulses, continues to face a structural gap between domestic production and demand...
India Targets 50 New Airports in Five Years as Aviation Infrastructure Expands
Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu announced that India aims to develop 50 new airports in the next five years Currently, India has 165 operational...
Only 22% of Deaths Nationwide Have Medically Certified Cause, Delhi Leads at 66%
Data reveals that only 22% of deaths nationwide have a medically certified cause of death (MCCD), despite the scheme being in operation for decades. Delhi...
SEBI Initiates Multi-Pronged Strategy to Reduce Regulatory Costs in Capital Markets
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey announced that the capital markets regulator is pursuing multiple measures to reduce regulatory costs and compliance...
Bangladesh Election Results 2026: BNP Sweeps to Supermajority, Tarique Rahman Set to Become Prime Minister
Bangladesh held its 13th general parliamentary election on February 12, 2026 — the first since the August 2024 student-led uprising that ousted Sheikh...
US Trade Representative Removes Map Depicting J&K as Part of India After Pakistan's Protest
The US Trade Representative (USTR) removed a map of India from its official social media account that showed the entire Jammu & Kashmir (including PoK and...
Shorter All-Oral TB Regimens Found Cost-Effective in India: ICMR Study
An economic evaluation by ICMR's National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR), found...
UNSC Monitoring Team Flags Jaish-e-Mohammed Link to Red Fort Attack
The 37th Report of the UN Security Council's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (published February 4, 2026) has noted that Pakistan-based...
UN General Assembly Approves 40-Member Scientific Panel on AI Impact Over US Objections
The UN General Assembly voted 117-2 to approve the creation of a 40-member Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, with only...
BNP's Bangladesh Election Victory and Prospects for an India-Bangladesh Diplomatic Reset
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman secured a landslide victory in Bangladesh's February 12, 2026 parliamentary elections, winning...
Indian Automobile Sales Hit Record January Highs: PVs Up 12.6%, Two-Wheelers Up 26.2%
Passenger vehicle (PV) dispatches in January 2026 grew 12.6% year-on-year to 4,49,616 units, the highest-ever January sales for the segment. Two-wheeler...
Parliament Budget Session Adjourns for Recess; Standing Committees to Examine Demands for Grants
Both Houses of Parliament -- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha -- were adjourned on February 13 for a three-week recess, and will reconvene on March 9 for the...
Madras High Court Rules That Counselling Cannot Be Ordered Beyond Medical Admission Deadlines
The Madras High Court ruled that High Courts cannot direct the conduct of medical admission counselling beyond the officially prescribed admission deadline...
Tamil Nadu Credits Rs 5,000 to 1.31 Crore Women Under Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Scheme
The Tamil Nadu government credited Rs 5,000 each to the bank accounts of 1.31 crore women beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (Women's...
Substantive Motion in Parliament: Mechanism for Seeking MP Disqualification
A Lok Sabha member submitted a substantive motion seeking the cancellation of another member's parliamentary membership, bringing renewed attention to the...
Bangladesh Elections 2026: BNP Wins Landslide, India Seeks Bilateral Reset
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman (son of BNP founder and late President Ziaur Rahman), won a landslide victory in Bangladesh's...
Israel Moves to Revoke Citizenship of Palestinian Citizens Convicted of Terrorism Offences
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed court documents seeking to revoke the Israeli citizenship of two Palestinian men convicted of terrorism...
Supreme Court Directs Himachal Pradesh to Complete Local Body Elections by May 31
The Supreme Court extended the deadline for completing panchayat and urban local body elections in Himachal Pradesh from April 30 to May 31, 2026, keeping...
India's CPI Reset to Base Year 2024: New Basket, Revised Weights, Same Inflation Story?
MoSPI released India's first retail inflation data under the new CPI series (Base Year: 2024=100) on February 12, 2026; the January 2026 inflation reading...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Returns to Power After 20 Years in Landmark Election
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide victory in the February 12, 2026 general election, securing 209 out of 300 seats in the Jatiya...
EU Leaders Agree on Competitiveness Action Plan to Counter Pressure from Russia, China, and the US
European Union leaders broadly agreed on a plan to restructure the 27-nation bloc's economy for greater global competitiveness, in response to antagonism...
Rajasthan Minister's Remarks on Right to Health Act Spark Assembly Uproar
Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar questioned the need for the Right to Health Act in the state Assembly, stating that the government's...
US Revokes EPA Endangerment Finding, Dismantles Federal Climate Regulation
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which classified six greenhouse gases (CO2, methane, nitrous oxide...
Tamil Nadu Sets Record With 33 Deceased Organ Donors in January 2026
Tamil Nadu recorded 33 deceased organ donors in January 2026, setting a new monthly record for the state. Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital was...
India's Taxpayer Base Doubles to 12 Crore in 11 Years: Formalisation and Middle Class Expansion
India's income tax return filers doubled from 5.26 crore in 2013-14 to 12.13 crore in 2024-25, registering a CAGR of 7.9% over 11 years. The Finance...
Supreme Court Questions RERA Effectiveness, Suggests Abolition Over Facilitating Builders
On February 12, 2026, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made sharp observations about the functioning of Real Estate...
CPI Base Year 2024 Revision: SBI Flags Geographic Skew in New Market Additions
State Bank of India (SBI) researchers published a critique of India's newly released Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with base year 2024=100, flagging a...
The SHANTI Act: Concerns Over Diluted Nuclear Liability and Supplier Indemnification
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act received Presidential assent on December 20, 2025...
US Deploys Second Aircraft Carrier to West Asia Amid Escalating Iran Tensions
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the US Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier, has been ordered to the Middle East from the Caribbean, joining the USS Abraham...
Maharashtra Launches Rs 500 Crore AI-Agriculture Policy, Hosts India's First AI for Agri Summit
Maharashtra hosted the 'AI for Agri 2026' Global Conference and Investment Summit on February 22-23 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai — India's...
US Administration Signals Rollback of Steel and Aluminium Tariffs
The US administration is reportedly planning to scale back tariffs on steel and aluminium products that were raised to as high as 50% last year Officials at...
Nationwide Strike Against New Labour Codes: Trade Unions Call Bharat Bandh
A 24-hour nationwide strike (Bharat Bandh) was observed on February 12, 2026, called by a joint platform of 10 central trade unions protesting the four new...
India's Freight Emissions Could Rise 400% by 2047 Without Urgent Reform
Smart Freight Centre (SFC) India, in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and IIM-Bangalore, released a whitepaper titled...
Scientists Capture First Clear Evidence of Star Collapsing Directly Into Black Hole
Researchers observed a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy, designated M31-2014-DS1, collapsing directly into a black hole without producing a supernova...
India Must Reframe Foreign Policy as Multilateral Structures Erode
A major policy analysis argues that multilateral structures are withering as power politics reshape the world order, requiring India to reframe its foreign...
US and Taiwan Finalise Trade Deal Cutting Tariffs to 15% With $85 Billion Purchase Commitments
The US and Taiwan signed a reciprocal trade agreement reducing US tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15%, placing Taiwan on equal footing with South...
Why Indians Suffer Heart Attacks a Decade Earlier Than Westerners
Cardiologists have highlighted that Indians develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) nearly a decade earlier than Western populations, with heart attacks...
Rs 4,703 Crore Sanctioned for 82 Infrastructure Projects in North East Under NESIDS
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has sanctioned 82 infrastructure projects costing Rs 4,703.81 crore under the restructured...
Assam Receives Rs 747 Crore for Road and Bridge Projects Under CRIF and Setu Bandhan Schemes
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways announced approval of Rs 617.98 crore for 10 road development projects in Assam under the Central Road...
Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu: Rs 3,000 Crore Extradosed Bridge Over the Brahmaputra in Assam
A Rs 3,000 crore bridge -- the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu -- spanning 1.24 km over the Brahmaputra River is set for inauguration on February 14, 2026...
FOGSI Seeks Rollback of NEET-PG Percentile Cuts, Warns of Diluted Medical Education Standards
The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) formally urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to review and withdraw the...
RBI's 'Stealth Easing' and the Case for a Rate Cut Pause in April
A major global brokerage has dropped its expectation for a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India in April 2026, citing firmer inflation and ongoing 'stealth...
India-US Trade Deal Triggers Farmer Concerns Over Agricultural Import Concessions
Farm union leaders met with political leaders to discuss launching a movement against the India-US interim trade deal announced in early February 2026...
Union Budget 2026-27 Charts Outward-Looking Path Toward Viksit Bharat 2047
Experts have assessed the Union Budget 2026-27 and Economic Survey 2025-26 as charting a resilient, outward-looking development path aligned with the Viksit...
Commerce Ministry to Roll Out Eight Components of Export Promotion Mission
The commerce ministry is set to operationalise eight major components of the Rs 25,060 crore Export Promotion Mission (EPM) next week Key components include...
India's Exports Grow 8.5% in Q2 FY2025-26 as Electronics Emerges as Key Driver
India's total exports (merchandise and services) grew 8.5% in the July-September quarter (Q2) of FY2025-26, according to NITI Aayog analysis Both...
CPI Revamp: India Launches New Consumer Price Index Series with 2024 Base Year
India's retail inflation stood at 2.75% in January 2026, the first reading under the newly launched CPI series with base year 2024=100, replacing the...
New Labour Codes Effective Since November 2025: Salary Structure Impact and Compliance Challenges
India's four new Labour Codes, which came into effect on 21 November 2025, have increased employer costs for benefits like gratuity and overtime Despite...
PM Modi Congratulates BNP's Tarique Rahman on Bangladesh Election Victory: India Eyes Reset in Bilateral Ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally called Tarique Rahman to congratulate him on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) decisive victory in the...
CDS Explains India's 1954 Recognition of Tibet as Part of China and the Need to Rethink Himalayan Security
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, speaking at the Bharat Himalayan Strategy Forum in Dehradun, explained why Prime Minister Nehru...
Parliamentary Debate on Voting Rights for Undertrials and Constitutional Reforms
Members of Parliament raised multiple issues in the Rajya Sabha including voting rights for undertrials, inter-basin water transfer projects, high-speed...
Debate Over Proposed Defence Publication Guidelines for Military Personnel
A Member of Parliament criticised the government's proposed guidelines for serving and retired military personnel who intend to publish books, calling them...
Capacity Building of Small Tea Growers and BLFs: Key to India's Tea Sector Productivity
Industry experts have emphasised that capacity-building of small tea growers and Bought Leaf Factories (BLFs) is essential to improve productivity, quality...
Maharashtra Government Approves AI Infrastructure Procurement for Higher Education Under NEP 2020
The Maharashtra state government granted administrative approval to procure AI infrastructure for its Higher and Technical Education Department, aligned...
VB-G RAM G Replaces MGNREGA: Policy Shift Meets Rural Realities
The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar Aajeevika Mission (Grameen), or VB-G RAM G, passed by Parliament on December 18, 2025, and approved by the...
India's Q1 Edible Oil Imports Decline 2% as Palm Oil Gains at the Expense of Soybean and Sunflower Oil
India's vegetable oil imports fell 2% to 3.96 million tonnes in Q1 of the 2025-26 oil year (November 2025-January 2026), compared to the same period the...
RBI Invites Public Comments on Revised Lead Bank Scheme Guidelines
The Reserve Bank of India issued a draft circular on revised guidelines for the Lead Bank Scheme (LBS) and invited public comments by March 6, 2026 The...